2012 Photomicrography Competition

Snow crystal, illuminated with colored lights

Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht

Affiliation
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Department of Physics
Pasadena, California, USA
Technique

Homemade Microscope

Magnification
5x

Ashbya gossypii (a multinucleate filamentous fungus) CLN3 mRNA (orange) and nuclei (blue)

ChangHwan Lee

Affiliation
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Technique
Single Molecule Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization
Magnification
63x

Fossilized stromatolite (accumulations of cyanobacteria on a substrate)

Douglas Moore

Affiliation
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
University Relations & Communications/Geology
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Technique
Stereomicroscopy
Magnification
12.5x