1990

Biorad MRC-600 confocal scanning optical microscope installed. Philips EM300 retired.

1991

Charging for photographic consumables began.

1991

IMAGELAB, the combined image analysis and confocal microscopy facility, opened by the Minister for Science and Technology in December.

1992

New instruments installed: JEOL JSM 6000F SEM, Siemens D5000 X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and Zeiss EM902 TEM.

1992

Corporate Development Grant from University of Sydney provided seed funds for a Business Manager to liaise with industry and manage their R&D projects.

1993

PARK AutoProbe LS scanned probe microscope installed.

1994

VG HB 601UX field-emission scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) installed.

1995

Australian Research Council funds the Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Sydney, which was a joint bid from the EMU and the School of Physics.

1996

ACEM14, the 14th Australian Conference on Electron Microscopy, was held at the University of Sydney.

1996

Philips XL30 scanning electron microscope installed.

1997

First students completed the Key Centre's Graduate Diploma in Science (Microscopy and Microanalysis); the Senate accredited the Master of Science (Microscopy and Microanalysis).

1998

JEOL P15 travelling, table-top SEM used by three high schools with dedicated resource kits.

1998

Graduate Certificate in Science (Microscopy and Microanalysis) and Master of Science (Microscopy and Microanalysis) offered as part of Key Centre's postgraduate courses.

1998

International Conference on Confocal Microscopy and 3D Image Processing sponsored by the Key Centre and held in the University of Sydney.

1999

Graduate Certificate in Science (Microscopy and Microanalysis) offered as part of Key Centre's postgraduate courses.

1999

Philips CM120 BioFilter TEM installed.

1999

Professor David J. H. Cockayne left the EMU for Oxford University, UK; Professor David McKenzie appointed as new Director of the Key Centre. Dr Clive Nockolds appointed Acting Director of the EMU.