The finalists of the ProIMAGE Contest 2012

NT-MDT announces the first finalists of the annual international competition of AFM-images ProIMAGE Contest 2012!

The annual international competition of AFM-images ProIMAGE Contest started on the 2^nd of July 2012. The company received many different images interesting both from academic and aesthetic points of view. The mission of the contest is to show the beauty of the nanoworld and to accentuate the high quality of NT-MDT probes for AFM.

Every AFM-image obtained with NT-MDT probes can participate in the contest. The expert group of NT-MDT chooses finalists every week. The chosen works will be placed at the NT-MDT scan-gallery; and each finalist will obtain reward points in the bonus program of NanoBOND Club.

Now we have got the following finalists of the ProIMAGE Contest 2012:

1		Author: Ms. Raluca Gavrila Organization: National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest) Scan size: 2x2 μm Probes used: HA-NC_B
2		Author: Dr. Rui Liu Organization: Tianjin University Scan size: 16x16 μm Probes used: NSG10
3		Author: Mr. Shuai Zhang Organization: Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center Scan size: 1 х1 μm Probes used: NSG01
4		Author: Dr. Bogdan Donose Organization: The University of Queensland/ Advanced Water Management Centre Scan size: 3,5x3,5 μm Probes used: Etalon
5		Author: Dr. Bogdan Donose Organization: The University of Queensland/Advanced Water Management Centre Scan size: 30x30 μm Probes used: Etalon
6		Author: Prof. Andrey Shukurov Organization: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Macromolecular Physics Scan size: 10x10 μm Probes used: NSG03
7		Author: Mr. Dmitry Podkopaev Organization: Moscow state university of food production Scan size: 100x100 nm Probes used: NSG10
8		Author: Mr. Filimon Andrei Organization: INCDFM Bucharest, Magurele Scan size: 5x5 μm Probes used: NSG03
9		Author: Mr. Filimon Andrei Organization: INCDFM Bucharest, Magurele Scan size: 5x5 μm Probes used: NSG03
10		Author: Dr. Wojciech Chrzanowski Organization: The University of Sydney Scan size: 500x500 nm Probes used: NSG01
11		Author: Ms. Alpysbayeva Balausa Organization: Казахский Национальный университет им. аль-Фараби Scan size: 15x15 μm Probes used: NSG01
12		Author: Dr. Wojciech Chrzanowski Organization: The University of Sydney Scan size: 5x5 μm Probes used: NSG01
13		Author: Mr. Reinier Oropesa-Nuñez Organization: Center for Advanced Studies of Cuba Scan size: 6x6 μm Probes used: NSG10
14		Author: Mr. Reinier Oropesa-Nuñez Organization: Center for Advanced Studies of Cuba Scan size: 10х10 μm Probes used: NSG10
15		Author: Ms. Raluca Gavrila Organization: National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest) Scan size: 10x10 μm Probes used: HA_NC – B
16		Author: Ms. Raluca Gavrila Organization: National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest) Scan size: 1x1 μm Probes used: PtIr wire
17		Author: Ms. Raluca Gavrila Organization: National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (IMT-Bucharest) Scan size: 40x40 μm Probes used: NSG03
18		Author: Dr. Bogdan Donose Organization: The University of Queensland/Advanced Water Management Centre Scan size: 7x7 μm Probes used: Etalon
19		Author: Dr. Ilona Kopf Organization: School of Chemistry/CRANN, Trinity College Dublin Scan size: 4.1х4.1 μm Probes used: NSG01
20		Author: Dr. Mikhail V Shaleev Organization: Institute for Physics of Microstructures RAS Scan size: 5x5 μm Probes used: NSG01

The competition is going on. Send us your best AFM-images, and take your chance to be a finalist and a winner of the contest! The results of the ProIMAGE Contest 2012 will be announced on September the 28^th.

In addition every visitor can give a name to a scan-finalist. The best names will be declared from 8 to 12 of October. The winners will also receive prizes from the company.

The detailed information is at the site: http://ntmdt-tips.com/.