Hello All - Deadline Extended to noon, December 13, 2022 Immortalize your research on the walls of Birck and Win cash prizes! 2022 Birck Nanotechnology Center Research Image Contest Sponsored by NSAC and Birck leadership If we get at least 30 entries, then the top three entries will win cash prizes of $100 each, and the grand prize winner also wins the NanoHat: a brand new, comfy winter cap adorned with structurally colored sequins (on display in Neil's office)! Please share your research images which showcase the beauty you've observed around you at Birck! All members of the Birck community - students, staff, and faculty - are welcome to submit their images that can include not only research images but also photos of life here at Birck. For research images, we ask that you also write a short paragraph explaining what we are looking at and why it is significant to you. We will assemble a panel of judges and announce awards at the BNC Holiday Party in December. You can submit multiple images anytime between now and December 12, 2022 to a new MS Teams channel we have set up for the image contest, see link or QR code below: [Qr code Description automatically generated]https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3a200d8bd979d54a2cb619552bbeb6480a%... If you have issues or questions, please email Neil Dilley at ndilley@purdue.edu<mailto:ndilley@purdue.edu> . Happy image hunting! [Text, logo, company name Description automatically generated] and the Birck Nanotechnology Center [A picture containing text, indoor, seat Description automatically generated][A picture containing background pattern Description automatically generated][A group of colorful feathers Description automatically generated with low confidence][A picture containing indoor, birthday, office, chocolate Description automatically generated][A picture containing tool Description automatically generated][cid:image018.png@01D90D72.80276AC0][A close-up of a person's chest Description automatically generated with medium confidence] -- Neil R. Dilley, Ph.D. Research Scientist Birck Nanotechnology Center , Rm 1010 1205 West State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 765-496-6080