SPMage07 Edition

The SPMage 2007 edition took place between March 2007 and September 2007, thanks to the disinterested financial support of the following institutions:

• Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid
• NANOTEC Electrónica, S. L. (SPM manufacturer)
• Spanish Microscopy Society
• FECYT

Researchers from more than 30 countries participated in the contest submitting more than 300 images with a higher scientific and artistic quality. More than 9000 Euros were handed over in prizes.

Finalist Images were selected in two phases. The first one was performed by a technical committee formed by 27 researchers, whereas the second evaluation step was accomplished by an International Jury, composed of international prestigious scientists, science dissemination experts, journalists and artists, selected the five winning images of this edition, taking into account both their scientific and artistic qualities. We believe that the SPMAGE07 contest has identified some of the most beautiful and impressive images of the nanoworld.

The Organising Committee acknowledges all the participants, the members of the International Jury and the technical committee, and sponsors for supporting this initiative. The competition has been also supported by projects Nanoobjects-cm (S0505/MAT-0303) Madrid Regional Government, Spain, and Atomic Force Microscopy and Nanosystems (NAN2004-09183-C10) Spanish Government

SPMage07 Images Awarded:

FIRST PRIZE (5000 €)
"Nano rings" Andreas Fuhrer ETH Zürich, Zürich (Switzerland)
SECOND PRIZE (2500 €)	THIRD PRIZE (1250 €)
"The surface of human red blood cells after treatment with antibiotic peptide" Luciano Paulino Silva EMBRAPA Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnología, Brasilia (Brazil)	"Root" Konstantin Demidenok Leibniz-Institut Für Polymer Forshung, Dresden (Germany)
FOURTH PRIZE (500 €)	FIFTH PRIZE (500 €)
"Thymine integrated circuits grown on silver terminated silicon (111) R3 x R3" Cornelius Krull Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)	"Daisy flowers in the nanoworld" Carmen Munuera ICMM-CSIC, Madrid (Spain)

SPMage07 International Jury:
Ron Reinferberger	Purdue University, USA
Klaus Kern	Max Planck Institute, Germany
Miquel Salmerón	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Jacques Miltat	CNRS-Université Paris-sud, France
Oscar Custance	Osaka University, Japan
Arturo M. Baró	ICMM-CSIC, Spain
Lola Gil	Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Spain
Malén Ruiz de Elvira	"El País" (Newspaper), Spain
Ricardo Rodríguez Vita	CosmoCaixa-Madrid (Science Museum), Spain

SPMage07 Technical Committee:
Adriana Gil	Nanotec SL,Spain
Alvaro Sao Paulo	CSIC-CNM-IMM, Spain
Amadeo Vázquez de Parga	UAM, Spain
Carmen Ocal	CSIC-ICMAB, Spain
Celia Rogero	INTA, Spain
Cristina Gómez Navarro	MPI for Solid State Research, Germany
Esther Barrena	MPI for Metal Research, Germany
Fernando Moreno	CSIC-CNM-IMM, Spain
Francesc Pérez Murano	CSIC-CNM-IMB, Spain
Iván Brihuega	MPI for Solid State Research, Germany
Jaime Colchero Paetz	UM, Spain
José Angel Martín Gago	CSIC-ICMM, Spain
José Gabriel Rodrigo	UANM, Spain
José I. Pascual	Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
José Miguel Martín	CSIC-CNM-IMM, Spain
José Ortega	UAM, Spain
Juan de la Figuera	UAM, Spain
Juan J. Sáenz	UAM, Spain
Mónica Luna	CSIC-CNM-IMM, Spain
Oscar Rodríguez	UCM, Spain
Pedro J. de Pablo	UAM, Spain
Rubén Pérez	UAM, Spain
Jose I. Arnaudas	UNIZAR, Spain
Mª Teresa Cuberes	UCLM, Spain
Javier Méndez	CSIC-ICMM, Spain
Celia Polop	UAM, Spain
Felix Zámora	UAM,Spain