Image Contest Recognizes Continuing Contributions of SPMs to Advances in Nanotechnology

To recognize the continuing contributions that Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPMs) have made to advances in Nanotechnology, the second edition of the International Scanning Probe Microscope Image Prize (SPMAGE' 09) is announced to identify remarkable SPM images. An international jury, composed of outstanding researchers in the field of SPM as well as experts in dissemination and artists, will judge the submitted images on the basis of both scientific relevance and artistic appeal.

The 5 winning images will receive the following prizes:

• First Prize: 5000 €
• Second Prize: 2500 €
• Third Prize: 1250 €
• 2 Fourth Prizes: 2x600 €

To enter the competition, participants must send an electronic SPM image using the submission page http://www.icmm.csic.es/spmage/submission.php. Participants must follow the contest rules as stated in http://www.icmm.csic.es/spmage/rules.php. The deadline for image submission is February, 15, 2009.

The SPMAGE09 contest is the second edition of the successful SPMAGE07 contest and it has been funded from the generous support of the following institutions and private companies:

• Centro de Investigaciones en Nanomateriales y Nanotecnología (CINN)
• Centro de Investigaciones en Nanociencia y Nanomateriales (CIN2)
• CIC Nanogune
• CSIC
• Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón
• International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL)
• Nanotec Electrónica SL
• Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid