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    Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom 2023

    The NNCI Image Contest 2023

    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 two years. 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 2023 image contest.  The public cast over 2,100 votes to determine this year’s winners.  First place winning artists will receive up to $1,000 in travel support to a professional conference of their choice and their sites receive a framed print of their winning image. Honorable mentions will receive a framed print of their image. Congratulations to all our winners and thank you for participating!

    Stunning Wavy Resemblance

    Most Stunning Winner
    Stunning Wavy Resemblance
    Artists: Sachin Shendokar (Grad student) and Dr. Shyam Aravamudhan (Associate Professor), North Carolina A&T State University/Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
    NNCI Site: Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC)

    Lung Surfactant Swirls at the Bottom

    Most Stunning - Honorable Mention
    Lung Surfactant Swirls at the Bottom
    Artist: Zach McAllister, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Minnesota
    NNCI Site: Midwest Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (MiNIC)

    Shark Skin Mimicry

    Most Unique Capability - Winner
    Shark Skin Mimicry
    Artist: Chuang Qu, Research Scientist, University of Louisville
    NNCI Site: Kentucky Multi-Scale Manufacturing and Nano Integration Node (KY Multiscale)

    Carbon Heart

    Most Unique Capability - Honorable Mention
    Carbon Heart
    Artists: Henry Moise (Grad Student) and Marco Gigantino (Post Doc), Cargnello Group, Stanford University
    NNCI Site: nano@stanford

    The Berry Land

    Most Whimsical - Winner
    The Berry Land
    Artist: Elizabeth Zhang, Grad Student, Stanford University
    NNCI Site: nano@stanford

    The big top goes micro

    Most Whimsical - Honorable Mention
    The Big Top Goes Micro
    Artist: Madelyn Mettler
    NNCI Site: Montana Nanotechnology Facility (MONT)

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