2021 Birck Nanotechnology Center Research Image Contest Sponsored by NSAC and Birck leadership $600 in prize awards for student entries 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, and student entries are eligible to win: $300 for 1st place $200 for 2nd place $100 for 3rd place You can submit multiple images anytime between now and November 30, 2021 to a new MS Teams channel we have set up for the image contest, see link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3abf8be291dbb9468b831b6e0de523b930%... In the channel, please start a new conversation using your photo and relevant description. 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:image007.png@01D7C415.C4916820][A close-up of a person's chest Description automatically generated with medium confidence]