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2020 Microscopy Today Micrograph Awards Charles Lyman, Senior Editor Te second Microscopy Today Micrograph Awards compe-
tition was again a great success. Te premise of these compe- titions is that scientific micrographs can be interesting in their own right as images with visual impact. Submissions came from 20 US states and 21 other countries. Te judges could not see the names of the submitters or their affiliations. Te 25 final- ist micrographs (Microscopy Today July cover and in the contest gallery) came from the US and 15 other countries. In this article we show the three prize winners in each cate-
gory: Published category, for micrographs published in the previ- ous year; Open category, for unpublished micrographs; and the Video category, for clips of movies taken through a microscope and animations of reconstructed images. Te following images are the first, second, and third prize winners in each category, as well as the winner of the People’s Choice Award and a special award. Finalists and prize winners were selected by a panel of
judges led by Robert Simmons, and the People’s Choice Award was selected via public voting at the competition gallery on the MSA website. Te judging panel for the 2020 competition was
Published Category
comprised of five judges, all of whom bring their own special expertise. Tis year Robert Simmons (Chief Judge), Charles Lyman (Senior Editor), and Bob Price (Editor-in-Chief) were joined by Andree Kraker and Jeanette Killius. Andree brings expertise from materials science and is well known as a photog- rapher outside of the scientific realm. Jeanette comes from the biological side of microscopy, is well established as a photogra- pher, and is a Past President of MSA. Tis group of scientists and artists provides the broad knowledge base needed to address the scientific, technical, and esthetic aspects of our competition. Te original idea for the Microscopy Today Micrograph
Awards competition was proposed by Robert and Camille Sim- mons. Tey suggested in 2017 that Microscopy Today sponsor a micrograph contest emphasizing both the scientific and artistic merit of micrographs. Tis concept was developed during 2018, producing a prospectus and a set of instructions for use of the micrograph submission soſtware designed by Nestor Zaluzec. When submitting a micrograph it is very important to read and follow the instructions for image submission
Published 1st
Prize. Triceratium morlandii, a diatom from Otago, New Zealand, from a prepared slide by H.J. Baker. This fossil species has no living examples.
Phase contrast light microscopy with the background replaced in Photoshop. Similar to an image published in the 2020 Nikon Small World Calendar. Image by Larry Gouliard, Jr., independent microscopist, Pekin, IL.
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