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The MNE 2021 micrograph contest is now closed. Please see all award winners and entries below. 

The rules include the following:

  • Entries have to be of a single image taken with a microscope and should not be significantly altered.
  • Video entries must be 30 seconds or less.
  • There is no restriction with respect to the subject matter.
  • Electron and ion micrographs have to be black and white.
  • Contestants must submit a completed Entry Form.

In 2021, 55 entries were submitted. The entries came from:

Italy, Spain, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Israel, France, Russia, UK, and the U.S.

The judges were:

  • James Owen – Zyvex Labs
  • AnnaMaria Gerardino – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
  • Denise Hirner – UpNano

There were 4 awards:

  • 1st Place
  • 2nd Place
  • 3rd Place
  • MNE People’s Choice

There were also 7 honorable mentions given.


1st Place

"Summertime Feeling", The first place micrograph contest winner, submitted by Gemma Rius from the Institure of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC).

2nd Place

"Reverse image search result is 'flight'", The second place micrograph contest entry submitteed by Nicholas Bertram and Xiyuan Liu from the Technical University of Denmark.

3rd Place

"NANO Hokusai", The third place micrograph contest winner, submitted by Oliver Vanderpoorten from the Arctic University of Tromsø.

MNE’ers Choice

"ZnO flower", The MNEer's Choice Award micrograph contest winner, submitted by Monsur Islam from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Honorable Mentions

"Triceratops biking", An honorable mention micrograph contest entry submitted by Jordi Llobet from Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM-CSIC).
"You shall not pass!" An honorable mention micrograph contest entry submitted by Ada-Iona Bunea from DTU Nanolab.
"These cheeses make me hungry!" An honorable mention micrograph entry submitted by Atefeh Shadmani from Niels Bohr Institute (Copenhagen University, Denmark).
"Graphene Seaweeds", An honorable mention micrograph contest entry submitted by Gemma Rius from Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona and IMB-CNM-CSIC.
"Beginning or end of time?" An honorable mention micrograph contest entry submitted by Victor Fournié from Fluigent.
"Reverse timeline golden bullet", An honorable mention micrograph contest entry submitted by Marco Riccardi from EPFL.
"The Mushroom Cloud - Atomic bomb explosion", An honorable mention micrograph contest entry submitted by Konstantina Tourlouki from Nanotypos and NML-NCSR Demorkritos,

Complete List of Entries

"μChristmas Tree", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Jesper Y. Pan from DTU Nanolab.
"Bells of gray crystal break on each bough", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Dr. Thomas D.A. Jones from the University of Dundee.
"Blackberries", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Luigi  Piro from Instituto Italiano di Technologia.
"Hakuna matata. Simba, the Lion King", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Jordi Llobet from Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM CSIC).
"Futuristic city, green roofs", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Jordi Llobert form Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM CSIC).
"Triceratops biking", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Jordi Llobet from the Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM CSIC).
"Starfleet hangar or Eiffel bridge", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Jordi Llobet from the Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM CSIC).
"Starfleet Hangar. New X-wing starfighter", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Jordi Llobet from Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics (IMB-CNM CSIC)
"You shall not pass!", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Ada-Iona Bunea from DTU Nanolab.
"Bees ate my micro-honeycombs!", A micrograph contest entry submitted by Ariadni Droumpali from DTU Nanolab.