CeNSE First Annual Nanotechnology Contest
A call for work completed with assistance of CeNSE facilities or staff was made to all researchers and students with the following three categories:
1. Image Category. SEM, TEM, AFM, or any of the optically related images.
Winner: Prashanthi Para
Honerable mention (in no particular order): Bing Hu and Eugene Donev
2. Publication category. Submissions can include any published paper. Only one submission per first author.
Winner: Stephen Johnson
Honorable mention: Hari Chirra
3. Poster Presentations Category. Any poster presentation based partially on work done at CeNSE was eligible. The winner was chosen based on both aesthetic and scientific appeal.
Winner: JC Li
Honorable Mention (in no particular order): Bing Hu and Harri Chirra
All winners were chosen by a small anonymous committee headed by Brian Wajdyk with the mandate of impartiality. Below are the winning submissions. All images are clickable links to submitted work.
1. Image Category. SEM, TEM, AFM, or any of the optically related images were acceptable.
Winner is Prashanthi Para.
Honoroable mention to Bing Hu and Eugene Donev (seel below respectively)
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2. Publication Category. Submissions can include any published paper. Only one submission per first author.
S L Johnson et al 2010 Nanotechnology 21 125204
Honorable Mention goes to Harri Chirra
Nanoscale Characterization of the Equilibrium and Kinetic Response of Hydrogel Structures
Hariharasudhan D. Chirra, J. Zach Hilt
Langmuir 2010 26 (13), 11249-11257
3. Poster Presentation Category. Any poster presentation based partially on work done at CeNSE was eligible. The winner was chosen based on both aesthetic and scientific appeal.
Winner is JC Li for "Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes"
Honorable mention goes to Bing Hu and Harri Chirra.
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