Hello All - Thank you to all those who submitted images to this year's Birck research image contest! Below, we recognize the winning submissions among the over 30 beautiful images we received. Once again, thank you for your inspiring images and have a wonderful holiday break. Best regards, Neil Honorable mention: Jinwook Baek Crystal growth islands [cid:image010.jpg@01D9138F.887CED80] [cid:image011.jpg@01D9138F.887CED80] -- Neil R. Dilley, Ph.D. Research Scientist Birck Nanotechnology Center , Rm 1010 1205 West State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2057 765-496-6080 Honorable mention: Shabnam Ghotbi Ascaris worm [A picture containing background pattern Description automatically generated] Honorable mention: Shabnam Ghotbi Lotus flowers [A picture containing different, several Description automatically generated] Third Prize: Akanksha Parmar Grains in additively manufactured steel [cid:image014.jpg@01D9138F.887CED80] Second prize: Luktuke, Amey Avinash A festive solder [Diagram Description automatically generated] First prize: Ching-Chien Chen Shape memory alloy [cid:image016.jpg@01D9138F.887CED80]