Submission Guidelines
Participants:
- Must be a currently enrolled student or graduated the year of the contest at the University of Puget Sound; any major is welcome.
- Individuals are allowed to submit up to three entries, but these must be of different subjects or utilizing different microscopy techniques.
Subjects:
- Any image taken on a microscope at Puget Sound is eligible (light, fluorescence, SEM, TEM, or confocal microscopy).
- Images can be generated from coursework or independent research conducted at Puget Sound.
- Images should contain a scale bar and additional annotations entrants feel are necessary to help the audience understand your image.
Image Quality:
- Files must be in .JPEG or.TIFF format.
- Please submit the highest quality image with regard to file size, bit depth, and resolution.
- Digital editing software may be used to adjust image attributes such as brightness, contrast, and color saturation, but the software used must be indicated in the figure caption.
- Digital editing software MAY NOT be used to alter the contents of the image outside of scale bars or other necessary annotations.
Deadline:
All entries must be emailed to Amy Replogle (areplogle@pugetsound.edu) with a figure caption by the Monday before the Fall poster symposium.
Judging:
- Will take place at the Fall Poster Symposium.
- Images will be judged by a panel of Puget Sound faculty, staff, and students in attendance.
- To see last year's entries and winners see our Photo Gallery.
Past Prizes:
- Prize winners were announced at the Fall Poster Symposium.
- People’s Choice winner received a water bottle and umbrella by Leica.
- All entrants received a flash drive and travel clock also provided by Leica.
- All entries are featured on the Science Core Facility Webpage.
- All images are displayed in the Harned Hall Science Center.