CoolLED’s 4th Annual Image in an Image Competition
For the fourth year running, we once again enjoyed receiving many stunning entries for our competition,
where we look for what image you see inside an image, and not just the quality of the acquisition itself.
The prize is one of our most popular LED Illumination Systems – the simple yet controllable pE-300white for fluorescence microscopy
which offers intense, broad-spectrum LED illumination for imaging most common fluorophores from DAPI to Cy5.
Honourable Mentions
Following the initial round of entries, the CoolLED staff voted for their favourite. Once our internal voting had closed, we were able to whittle the entries down to a top 6 and opened up the voting to the general public.
The top 6 were as follows…
The Winner
We received hundreds of votes for various images in the top 6, but with great pleasure, we can announce that the winner of our Image in an Image competition 2023 is…
Adam Vogrin – Venetian Mask
Australian native wildflower bud – outer surface
Confocal microscopy image via autofluorescence10x objective
z-stack maximum intensity projection
About Our Winner
Adam is a Technical Officer for the STEM College at RMIT University, Australia. Here, he manages and maintains several pieces of research equipment, including multiphoton, confocal and regular fluorescence microscopes.
In addition to maintaining research equipment and laboratory spaces, he is responsible for training new users and provide advice on experimental procedures and troubleshooting.
Where He Works
One of Australia’s original tertiary institutions, RMIT University enjoys an international reputation for excellence in education, research and engagement with industry and community.
The STEM College incorporates the fields of sciences, engineering, computing technologies and health and medical sciences.
Employing more than 1,000 staff, we provide industry relevant programs and exceptional student experience across STEM to approximately 25,000 students both onshore and offshore. Our vibrant research community attracts funding from a range of government and industry sources in support of high impact research that transforms industries, shapes lives and communities.
We are focused on creating innovative and practical solutions to real-life problems; discovering and applying new knowledge and new ways of thinking about the environment and sustainability, health and wellbeing; advanced technologies and digital transformation through research, education and training in collaboration with a wide range of partners.
On Hearing He Had Won
I’m so thrilled to have won! Thanks to CoolLED and everyone who voted for my image. Whenever I generate a microscopy image, or see one published, my mind always tries to see something else within the image, so I love the theme of the Image in an Image Competition.
I’m excited to put the pE-300white Illumination System to good use. I find that LED illumination systems are so much easier to use and maintain compared to the standard mercury lamps.
Teaching new staff and students microscopy using the same test slides gets quite old after a few years! So I like to grab a flower or seed from outside and use that as a specimen when I train people instead. Plants tend to autofluoresce quite strongly so they are perfect, and my winning image of a flower bud is an example of this.
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