Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom 2022

    The NNCI Image Contest 2022

    In honor of National Nanotechnology Day, October 9th, the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) hosted our annual Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom image contest. Referencing Richard Feynman’s 1959 lecture, "There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom," this image contest celebrates the beauty of the micro and nanoscale. Images featured in this contest were produced at one of the 16 NNCI sites during the past year. Click on the categories below to see all of the images and learn about the research. 

     

    Most Stunning

    Most Unique Capability

    Most Whimsical

     

    Sites from across the NNCI contributed stunning, unique, and whimsical images of the micro and nanoscale for the 2022 image contest. The public cast more than 2,800 votes to determine these winners. In addition to first place, honorable mentions were also selected. First place winning artists will receive up to $1,000 in travel support to a professional conference of their choice and their NNCI site will receive a framed print of their winning image. Sites who received honorable mentions will also receive a framed print of their image.

    Morning Mist in the Lithium Pine Forest

    Most Stunning - Winner
    Morning Mist in the Lithium Pine Forest
    Artists: Pu Riley Zhang (Graduate Student), Stanford University - Johanna Nelson Weker and Yi Cui Research Groups
    NNCI Site: nano@stanford

    Lava Dew Drops on Obsidian Grass Blades

    Most Stunning - Honorable Mention
    Lava Dew Drops on Obsidian Grass Blades
    Artists: Mohammad Bakhtiar Uddin (PhD candidate) and Dr. Ram V. Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University/Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
    NNCI Site: Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)

    Plenty of Waves at the Bottom

    Most Unique Capability - Winner
    Plenty of Waves at the Bottom
    Artist: Mohammad Sayem Bin Abdullah, Graduate Student, University of Washington
    NNCI Site: Northwest Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NNI)

    Below the Surface

    Most Unique Capability - Honorable Mention
    Below the Surface
    Artists: Lukas Michalek, Post Doc and Kelly Lui, Graduate student, Stanford University-Zhenan Bao Group
    NNCI Site: nano@stanford

    Disco in Nano

    Most Whimsical - Winner
    Disco in Nano
    Artists: Kelly Liu (Graduate Student) and Lukas Michalek (Post Doc), Stanford University-Zhenan Bao Group
    NNCI Site: nano@stanford

    A Beautiful Failure: Learning from Experimental Imperfections

    Most Whimsical - Honorable Mention
    A Beautiful Failure: Learning from Experimental Imperfections
    Artist: Anjali Kumari, Graduate Student, The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
    NNCI Site: Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)

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