WG 14 – Room Environment

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WG 14 – Objectives

A stable environment is crucial to operate state of the art microscopes. Commercial instruments are designed to operate under specific room environment parameters, including temperature, humidity, vibration, dust, and electrical/electromagnetic or acoustical noise. 

It is important to adhere to these specifications to ensure accurate and reproducible results. Currently, it is unclear for the light microscopy community how to accurately and routinely measure these parameters and relate own measurements with the required specifications. 

WG14 aims to establish measurement protocols for light microscopy room requirements. Our initial goal will be to develop protocols for measuring temperature at key locations in the room and at the microscope.

WG 14 – Co-Chairs

WG 14 - Latest News

 Upcoming meeting: 15th July 2026, 5:00 pm
Last meeting: 20th May 2026, 5:00 pm

1st meeting, 20th of March 2024

Meeting date

20/03/2024 @ 5:00 PM (CET/CEST)

Meeting summary

We agreed on some general operation topics and had a great brainstorming session: Meetings: We agreed to meet monthly for one hour every 3rd Wednesday of a month at 5PM CE(S)T. If necessary, there will be exceptions to the rule, which will already be the case for our 2nd meeting: We agreed on shifting our April meeting to April 10th. The May meeting will take place on the regular date, May 15th. Co-chairs: We need at least 2 co-chairs who will serve initially for a two-years term. We will vote for our co-chairs during the 3rd meeting in May. Main Aims: We discussed important topics to focus on: temperature, dust, humidity, vibrations, electrical distortions/noise. We plan to set up protocols, guidelines, and standards for measurements for these parameters. We decided to start working on protocols for temperature first. Mission statement and WG14 name: A small group prepares a draft as basis for our discussion in the next meeting. Based on the mission statement we will think about adjusting the name of WG 14.

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