(Nanowerk News) NT-MDT's ProIMGE contest is coming to an end. Mrs. Alisa Krasnova of Chuvash State University, Russia, and her AFM-image "Nano-frost" collected 2377 votes and became the winner of the month November.

    

Mrs. Alisa Krasnova graduated from the Chuvash State University. She is a coordinator of Youth Resource Center at the faculty of Applied Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology, and a Chairman of the Students' Society of the faculty. The main directions of Alisa’s research are electro-optical properties of the binary films and synthesis of metal selenides. At the scan we can see the exfoliation of the linear carbon chain on the silicon surface after the heat treatment.
NT-MDT congratulates the winner! Mrs. Alisa Krasnova will receive $1000 certificate!
The TOP-10 best images of November are:
 1
Mrs. Alisa Krasnova with the scan «Nano-frost»
Organization: Chuvash State University
Scan size: 80 x 80 µ
Probes used: NSG01
 2

Anna Kokshina with the scan «Orange juice»
Organization: Chuvash State Univeristy
Scan size: 50 x 50 µ
Probes used: NSG01
 3
Dr. Vitaly Filimonov with the scan «Nanogrid»
Organization: Mari State Technical University
Scan size: 1 x 1 µ
Probes used: NSG03
 4

Dr. Dmitry Kiselev with the scan «Finish Triangles»
Organization: National University of Science and Technology "MISiS"
Scan size: 10 x 10 nm
Probes used: NSG10
 5
Mr. Timo Korfmann with the scan «Love is all around»
Organization: Technische Universität Dresden
Scan size: 20 x 20 µ
Probes used: NSG30
 6

Mr. Alexey Vasilyev with the scan «Trefoil»
Organization: Chuvash State University
Scan size: 20 x 20 µ
Probes used: NSG01
 7

Mr. Alexander Smirnov with the scan «Dancing ghosts»
Organization: Chuvash State University
Scan size: 50 x 50 µ
Probes used: NSG01
 8
Ms. Lubov Khazikova with the scan «The ruins of the Coliseum»
Organization: St.-Petersburg State University
Scan size: 10 x 10 µ
Probes used: NSG01
 9
Mr. Nikolay Bobkov with the scan «Micro Percent»
Organization: Institute of crystallography of Russian Academy of Sciences
Scan size: 80 x 80 µ
Probes used: FMG01/AU
 10
Mrs. Denise Erb with the scan «Morningstar»
Organization: Deutsches Elektronensynchrotron
Scan size: 10 x 10 µ
Probes used: HA_NC
Our congratulations to the finalists! All submitted scans can be seen on http://www.ntmdt-tips.com.
The second stage of the contest will be in January 2012. The jury will choose the TOP-3 and the winners of the ProIMAGE Contest will get:
  • USD 3000 (First prize)
  • USD 2000 (Second prize)
  • USD 1000 (Third prize)
  • The ProIMAGE Contest 2011 is still going on. NT-MDT wishes the finalists good luck!
    Source: NT-MDT (press release)