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The 68th International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication

The 30th EIPBN Bizarre/Beautiful Micrograph Contest is now OPEN. Please see all 2025 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.
  • There is no restriction with respect to the subject matter.
  • Electron and ion micrographs have to be black and white.

In 2024, 46 entries were submitted from seven different countries.

There will be seven awards:

  • Grand Prize
  • Best Electron Micrograph
  • Best Ion Micrograph
  • Best Photon Micrograph
  • Best Scanning Probe Micrograph
  • Most Bizarre
  • 3Beamers Choice

For other micrographs, some Honorable Mention awards will be given at the discretion of the judges.

Entries will be posted below as they come in.