The quality of entries for the 2008 RMS Micrograph Competition was simply spectacular. With over 158 entries from 15 countries, the competition proved to be the most successful yet. Click here to download the full article from infocus.
As with previous years, the competition was strongly supported by companies exhibiting at MICROSCIENCE 2008. A wide variety of generous prize donations were made by a number of companies keen to be involved and support the event. These included widescreen LCD TVs, a laptop, digital cameras and cash prizes!
Sponsorship:
We would like to thank the following companies, who generously sponsored our awards;
EM Life:
First Prize
1st place in the EM Life category was awarded to Steve Gschmeissner for his SEM of a mole nose to show specialised Eimers organs
Steve won a 32" LCD TV, donated by Hitachi High-Technologies www.hitachi-hitec.com
Second Prize
2nd place in the EM Life category was awarded to David Spears for his micrograph of a Thistle floret.
David won a C-Lux 2 Digital Camera, donated by Leica Microsystems www.leica-microsystems.com
Third Prize
3rd place in the EM Life category was awarded to John Greenhorn for his micrograph entitled Microscopy - The Devil is in the Detail.
John won £100, donated by Agar Scientific www.agarscientific.com
EM Materials:
First Prize
1st place in the EM Materials category was awarded to David McCarthy & Annie Cavanagh for their micrograph entitled Physical Science - Pharmaceutical Drug delivery Polymer (polymethacrylic acid and the corticosteroid drug prednisolone).
David and Annie won a 32" LCD TV, donated by Hitachi High-Technologies. www.hitachi-hitec.com
Second Prize
2nd place in the EM Materials category was awarded to John Hinton for his Electron Back Scatter Diffraction image of the texture of undeformed AISI430 ferritic stainless steel.
John won an iPod Touch, donated by Carl Zeiss SMT www.smt.zeiss.com
Third Prize
3rd place in the EM Materials category was awarded to David McCarthy & Annie Cavanagh for their micrograph entitled Physical Science - Erythritol Crystal A Crystal of Erythritol (natural sugar).
David and Annie won £250, donated by FEI Company www.fei.com
LM Life:
First Prize
1st place in the LM Life category was awarded to Steve Lowry for his micrograph of a Hens tongue.
Steve won a Canon ESO 350 SLR Digital Camera, donated by Quorum Technologies
www.quorumtech.com
Steve was also the overall LM winner and won a £500 filter gift certificate, donated by Laser Components www.lasercomponents.com
Second Prize
2nd place in the LM Life category was awarded to Kevin Mackenzie for his micrograph of a Water Flea (Daphnia).
John won an Olympus 850 SW Digital Camera, donated by Olympus www.olympus.co.uk
Third Prize
3rd place in the LM Life category was awarded to Louise Cole for her micrograph of a Nano Bicycle. Louise won a digital photo frame, donated by the Royal Microscopical Society.
LM Materials:
First Prize
1st place in the LM Materials category was awarded to Karl E. Deckart for his micrograph entitled Photographic fixing salt.
Karl won a Laptop, donated by Imaging Associates www.imas.co.uk
Second Prize
2nd place in the LM Materials category was awarded to Olga Nesterenok for her optical micrograph of a deformed polymer foil, polarized light.
Olga won a Nintendo DS lite, donated by Hamamatsu Photonics www.sales.hamamatsu.com
Third Prize
3rd place in the LM Materials category was awarded to Matthew Thomas for his micrograph entitled The Running Man.
Matthew won a Digital Camera, donated by Carl Zeiss www.zeiss.co.uk
