LNF Picture Contest

2022 LNF Photo Contest Winners

Fist place: Mingtao Hu for Crustal Starry Night (Prof. Mi's group, U-M Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Second place: Benhoush Rostami for Black Hole (Prof. Najafi's group, U-M Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Third place: Jiangnan Liu for A Sketch From the Scratch (Prof. Mi's group, U-M Electrical and Computer Engineering)
ArtsEngine Winner: Ruby Wellen for Metallic Coral Reef (Prof. Ahmadi's group, U-M Mechanical Engineering) and Mingtao Hu for Crustal Starry Night (Prof. Mi's group, U-M Electrical and Computer Engineering)

About the Contest

This contest was conceived and organized by the LNF User Committee, with the support from the LNF and the Graduate Community grant from the U-M College of Engineering Graduate Office. The LNF User Committee is a group of LNF lab users who advise and give feedback to the LNF staff from a student/lab user perspective, and to work on ways to improve the lab, promote student camaraderie, stimulate professional interaction among students, and improve the lab community and environment for LNF users.

The prizes are as follows:
First prize: $100
Second prize: $75
Third prize: $50

We are happy to have partnered with ArtsEngine who also grants $100 for the "ArtsEngine Honorary Award" to the entry that demonstrates a mastery of subject matter and artistic impression.

Rules

Submit any photograph, SEM, AFM or other microscope images taken in the LNF or image of a structure created, at least partially, in the LNF.
Any LNF user may submit one entry.
Images may be publicly distributed and should not show confidential research or material not ready for display. They may be used in promotional material.
Submissions are done via the LNF Online Services.
Title the image, use a name that relates to what you see in the photos-show your creativity (i.e. "Sunrise in LNF"). In addition, include a technical description (500 character max).

Past Winners

2020 Photo Contest Winners

Fist place: Wonjin Choi for Microscale Kirigami Net (Prof. Kotov's group, U-M Chemical Engineering)
Second place: Jong Kim for Organic Impressionism (Prof. Forrest's group, U-M Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Third place: Ashley Jian for Modern Art Oil Painting (Prof. Ahmadi's group, U-M Electrical and Computer Engineering)
ArtsEngine Winner: Audrey Rose Gutierrez for Sun Beats Down (Prof. Reddy's group, U-M Mechanical Engineering)