2020 Microscopy Today Micrograph Awards
Published 2nd
Prize. Native vanadium dendritic inclusions in the mineral hibonite revealed by X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT). This image reveals
the growth mechanism and has implications for dendritic crystallization in low-oxygen fugacity systems. Specimen was scanned at 50 kV, yielding a tomogram. Published in Microscopy and Microanalysis 25(S2) (2019) 2486. Image by Sarah Gain, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation, and Analysis of the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Published 3rd
as reference nanoparticles. SEM image acquired at 10 kV with an in-lens secondary electron detector. Image colored in ImageJ using LUT “Orange hot.” Published in Microscopy and Microanalysis 25(S2) (2019) 2328. Image by Vasile-Dan Hondoroaba, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, Germany.
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https://www.microscopy.org/awards/micrograph_submission_ instructions.cfm). Following these guidelines makes it much easier for the judges to assess submitted images. Te judging process has two steps: once the scientific relevance of an image has been established, the judges evaluate visual impact. Can the micrograph stand on its own as a captivating image without requiring knowledge of the subject or the type of microscopy employed? In other words, would the image look good on a liv- ing room or museum wall?
Open Category Another goal of our competition is to honor images that
may not be eligible or competitive in other micrograph con- tests. First, all types of micrographs are welcome in this com- petition, whether they were acquired with a light microscope, electron microscope, X-ray microscope, scanning probe micro- scope, or some other microanalytical tool. Second, some worthy micrographs are published in journals or magazines without a thought of entering them in a competition. By honoring pub- lished images in a separate category we hope to encourage
Prize. Gold nanocubes with a monodispersed size distribution (edge = 55 nm) deposited on a silicon wafer. These tiny uniform cubes were produced
Open 1st
Prize. Thin film crystals formed by evaporation of a solution smeared on a glass slide in which the solute was a mixture of iron, aluminum, phosphorus,
and ammonium sulfates. The nucleation site in the center was likely a dust particle. Polarized light microscopy with color introduced by a waveplate. Image by Karl Gaff, K Gaff Microscopy, Dublin, Ireland.
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