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Lab on a Chip awards prestigious prizes at MicroTAS 2017

07 Nov 2017

The µTAS 2017 Conference was held during 22 – 26^th October in Savannah, Georgia, USA. Maria Southall, Deputy Editor of Lab on a Chip, attended this conference and announced the prestigious Lab on a Chip awards which include the Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship (in partnership with Dolomite Microfluidics), the Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize, the Art in Science competition (in partnership with NIST) and the µTAS video competition (in partnership with Dolomite Microfluidics). The competition was tough, but we are pleased to announce this year’s Prize Winners below.

“Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship

Professor Aaron Wheeler (University of Toronto) was announced as the winner of the 12th “Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship, sponsored by Dolomite and Lab on a Chip. The “Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship rewards early to mid-career scientists who have made extraordinary or outstanding contributions to the understanding or development of miniaturised systems. Professor Aaron Wheeler received a certificate and a monetary award, and delivered a short lecture titled “A Pioneer’s Trail: from Savannah to Toronto to Kakuma and Beyond” at the conference.

Left to Right – Aaron Wheeler (Winner), Maria Southall (Lab on a Chip), Mark Gilligan (Dolomite). Photo taken by Darius Rackus.

Art in Science Competition

Darwin Reyes from the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) and Lab on a Chip presented the Art in Science award to Maria Cristina Letizia (EPFL, Switzerland). The award aims to highlight the aesthetic value in scientific illustrations while still conveying scientific merit. Check our her winning photograph “Give Bubbles a Chance” below.

Left to right: Darwin Reyes (NIST), Maria Cristina Letizia (Winner), Maria Southall (Lab on a Chip), Winning photo “Give Bubbles a Chance”

µTAS Video Competition

Dolomite and Lab on a Chip announced Aniruddha Kaushik (Johns Hopkins University) as the winner of the 2017 µTAS video competition. µTAS participants were invited to submit short videos with a scientific or educational focus. The winning video “Droplet Microfluidics Rap” can be viewed on our YouTube channel, along with the runner up video “Bubbles in Complex Microgeometries at Large Capillary Numbers” by Martin Sauzade (Stony Brook University). Mark Gilligan of Dolomite presented the winner with a voucher for Dolomite equipment.

Left to right: Mark Gilligan (Dolomite), Aniruddha Kaushik (Winner), Maria Southall (Lab on a Chip)

Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize

The Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize was awarded to Jin Ko, PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania for their poster on the prognosis of traumatic brain injury using machine learning based miRNA signatures in nanomagnetically isolated brain-derived exosomes.

Left to right: Séverine Le Gac and Ashleigh Theberge (Poster Award Chairs), Maria Southall (Lab on a Chip), David Issadore (PhD supervisor of award winner)

Congratulations to all the winners at the conference! We look forward to seeing you at µTAS 2018 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan!

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2017 Art in Science Competition

27 Jun 2017

The µTAS 2017 Conference will feature the 10th Art in Science competition entitled ‘Under the Looking Glass: Art from the World of Small Science‘, sponsored and supported by National Institute of Standards and Technology, Lab on a Chip, MicroTAS and the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.

Deadline 23rd October 2017 at 23:59 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time

Since the earliest publications of the scientific world, the aesthetic value of scientific illustrations and images has been critical to many researchers. The illustrations and diagrams of earlier scientists such as Galileo and Da Vinci have become iconic symbols of science and the scientific thought process.

In current scientific literature, many scientists consider the selection of a publication as a “cover article” in a prestigious journal to be very complimentary.

Are you attending the µTAS 2017 Conference?

**Would you like your image to be featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip?**

Would you like to win a financial reward?

To draw attention to the aesthetic value in scientific illustration while still conveying scientific merit, NIST, LOC and CBMSare sponsoring this annual competition. Applications are encouraged from authors in attendance of the µTAS Conference and the winner will be selected by a panel of judges.

Applications must show a photograph, micrograph or other accurate representation of a system that would be of interest to the µTAS community and be represented in the final manuscript or presentation given at the Conference.

They must also contain a brief caption that describes the illustration’s content and its scientific merit. The winner will be selected on the basis of aesthetic eye appeal, artistic allure and scientific merit. In addition to having the image featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip, the winner will also receive a financial prize at the Conference.

Art in Science Competition Submission Process

Step 1. Sign-In to the Electronic Form Using Your Abstract/Manuscript Number

Step 2. Fill in Remaining Information on Electronic Submission Form

Step 3. Upload Your Image

Good Luck!

You can also take a look at the winners from last year on our blog.

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2017 MicroTAS Video Competition

06 Mar 2017

Lab on a Chip is pleased to announce the 2017 MicroTAS Video Competition in partnership with Dolomite Microfluidics and supported by μTAS and Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS).

We invite registered μTAS participants to submit short videos (see terms and conditions below) that are either scientifically or educationally focused. Videos may be fun, artistic or just surprising and unusual in order to meet these criteria.

Dolomite Microfluidics, innovators in microfluidic solutions, are sponsoring this competition with the prize of $1500 worth of Dolomite equipment.

If you have an idea for a video that you would like to share with the μTAS community read the entry conditions below!

Deadline: 23rd October 2017

Terms and Conditions

Only participants registered for the MicroTAS conference can take part and submit videos.
Videos must be either scientific (demonstrating interesting aspects) or educational (enhancing understanding) with respect to micro- or nanofluidics.
Videos can be enhanced by audio, animations, or annotations.
Videos should be no longer than 2 minutes with a file size less than 25 Mbytes (please use appropriate video compression).
Videos must be viewable on a PC without special software (.mpg, .mp4, .mov, .avi or .wmv).
All videos are submitted on the basis that they may be used by LOC and/or CBMS for promotional purposes in any form.
Assessment by an international panel of judges will take place at MicroTAS 2017 and the judges’ decision will be final.
The prize will be awarded at MicroTAS 2017, and a voucher for the equipment will be presented to the person submitting the winning entry.
The video submission deadline is the end of Monday, 23^rd October, 2017 (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time).

Video Award Submission Process – Easy 3 Step Process

Step 1. Sign-In to the Electronic Form Using Your Registration Number

Please have your Registration Number accessible. If you are unable to locate your Registration Number, please contact info@microtas2017.org.

Step 2. Fill in information on Electronic Submission Form

Please fill in information on the electronic submission form including title of image and your caption.

Step 3. Upload Your Video

All entries are to be submitted online via this website as .mpg, .mp4, .mov, .avi or .wmv. Once your entry has been successfully uploaded and submitted, you will be given an entry number and you will be sent a confirmation email with the information you provided, minus the video. The ability to submit a video will close at the end of Monday, 23rd October 2017 (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time).

Good Luck!

Previous winners:

MicroTAS 2016 Conference, Dublin, Ireland
Micropillars Chocolate Cake
Enrica Rollo
EPFL, Switzerland

MicroTAS 2015 Conference, Gyeongju, Korea
Spin Me Right Round
David Kinahan, Ducrée Labs, Dublin City University, Ireland

MicroTAS 2014 Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Magnetotactic Bacteria
Tijmen Hageman, KIST Europe GmbH, Germany

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Lab on a Chip awards prestigious prizes at MicroTAS 2016

20 Oct 2016

The µTAS 2016 Conference was held during 9-13^th October in Dublin, Ireland. Sam Keltie and Maria Southall, Executive and Deputy Editors of Lab on a Chip, attended this conference and announced the prestigious Lab on a Chip awards which include the Pioneers of Miniaturization Lectureship (in partnership with Corning Inc), the Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize, the Art in Science competition (in partnership with NIST) and the µTAS video competition (in partnership with Dolomite Microfluidics). The competition was tough but we are pleased to announce this year’s Prize Winners below.

“Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship

Congratulations to all of our Prize Winners: Dr Daniel Irimia (top left), Vaibhav Jain (top right), Enrica Rollo (bottom right) and Adam Churchman (bottom right).

Dr Daniel Irimia (Massachusets General Hospital) was announced as the winner of the 11^th “Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship, sponsored by Lab on a Chip and Corning Inc and supported by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS). The “Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship rewards early to mid-career scientists who have made extraordinary or outstanding contributions to the understanding or development of miniaturised systems. Dr Daniel Irimia received a certificate and a monetary award from Po Ki Yuen (Corning Inc), and delivered a short lecture titled “The amazing neutrophil: unexpected insights from tiny devices” at the conference.

Art in Science Competition

Lab on a Chip and Darwin Reyes from the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) presented the Art in Science award to Vaibhav Jain, Purdue University. The award aims to highlight the aesthetic value in scientific illustrations while still conveying scientific merit. You can see his winning photograph “The Rising Sun” along with the runner ups on our Art in Science blog post.

µTAS Video Competition

Lab on a Chip and Dolomite Microfluidics announced Enrica Rollo (EPFL) as the winner of the 2016 µTAS Video Competition supported by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS). µTAS participants were invited to submit short videos with a scientific or educational focus.The winners baked a micropillar chocolate cake! The full video can be viewed on our YouTube channel along with the runner up video “Keep calm and keep’em separated” by Burcu Gumuscu (University of Twente). Mark Gilligan of Dolomite presented the winner with a voucher for Dolomite equipment.

Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize

The Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize was awarded to Adam Churchman, PhD student at Leeds University. His poster highlighted his research on the formation of oil layer inside microbubbles through single step microfluidics.

Also of interest: Browse through our collection of archived µTAS Abstracts online!

Congratulations to all the winners at the conference! We look forward to seeing you at µTAS 2017 in Savannah, Georgia.

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Art in Science Competition Winner Announced at MicroTAS 2016

14 Oct 2016

Lab on a Chip and the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) were pleased to present the Art in Science award at the µTAS 2016 Conference on 13 October 2016. The award highlights the aesthetic value in scientific illustrations while still conveying scientific merit. Many fantastic submissions were received this year with the winner selected by Sam Keltie, Lab on a Chip Executive Editor, Darwin Reyes, NIST and Dino Di Carlo, Lab on a Chip Editorial Board member.

And the winner is…

Vaibhav Jain, Purdue University

“The Rising Sun”

Dark field micrograph of sweat advancing in a paper channel dyed with Cobalt chloride dihydrate (Bluish), changing it to cobalt chloride hexahydrate (Reddish orange)

And the runners up are…

Gokce Ozkazanc, Bilkent University

“Composition of Particles in a Droplet”

Visualization of Particle Composition inside a Water Droplet

Susanna Lladó Maldonado, TU Braunschweig

“Wellness microresort for cells“

Mixing performance in a microbubble column-bioreactor

A big thank you to all the contributors this year!

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MSB 2016 poster prize winner

04 May 2016

The 32nd International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis was held at Queen’s Landing in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada from April 3-7, 2016. This symposium has been running since 1989 and was originally founded by Professor Barry Karger (Northeastern University). Over the years the format of MSB 2016 has evolved into an interactive forum for the discussion of cutting-edge research on the frontiers of separation science.

Several awards were on offer at MSB 2016, but we are happy to announce that the Lab on a Chip poster prize was won by Nicolas Drouin of the University of Genevea, Switzerland. He is pictured (above) receiving his prize from Philip Britz-McKibbin of McMaster University (Conference Chair) and Karen Waldron of Université de Montréal (Conference Co-organizer). Congratulations Nicolas!

More information on the symposium can be found here.

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2016 MicroTAS Video Competition

27 Apr 2016

Lab on a Chip is proud to announce the third μTAS Video Competition, in partnership with Dolomite Microfluidics and supported by μTAS and Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS).

We invite registered μTAS partipants to submit short videos (see terms and conditions below) that are either scientifically or educationally focused. Videos may be fun, artistic or just surprising and unusual in order to meet these criteria.

Dolomite Microfluidics, innovators in microfluidic solutions, are sponsoring this competition with the prize of €2500 worth of Dolomite equipment.

If you have an idea for a video that you would like to share with the μTAS community read the entry conditions below!

Deadline: 10 October 2016

Terms and Conditions

Only participants registered for the MicroTAS conference can take part and submit videos.
Videos must be either scientific (demonstrating interesting aspects) or educational (enhancing understanding) with respect to micro- or nanofluidics.
Videos can be enhanced by audio, animations, or annotations.
Videos should be no longer than 2 minutes with a file size less than 25 Mbytes (please use appropriate video compression).
Videos must be viewable on a PC without special software (.mpg, .mp4, .mov, .avi or .wmv).
All videos are submitted on the basis that they may be used by LOC and/or CBMS for promotional purposes in any form.
Assessment by an international panel of judges will take place at MicroTAS 2016 and the judges’ decision will be final
The prize will be awarded at MicroTAS 2016, and a voucher for the equipment will be presented to the person submitting the winning entry.
The video submission deadline is the end of Monday, 10th October, 2016 (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time).

Video Award Submission Process – Easy 3 Step Process

Step 1. Sign-In to the Electronic Form using your Registration Number

Please have your Registration Number accessible. If you are unable to locate your Registration Number, please contact info@microtas2016.org.

Step 2. Fill in information on Electronic Submission Form

Step 3. Upload Your Video

All entries are to be submitted online via this website as .mpg, .mp4, .mov, .avi or .wmv. Once your entry has been successfully uploaded and submitted, you will be given an entry number and you will be sent a confirmation email with the information your provided, minus the video. The ability to submit a video will close at the end of Monday, 10 October 2016 (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time).

Good luck!

Previous winners:

MicroTAS 2015 Conference, Gyeongju, Korea
Spin Me Right Round
David Kinahan, Ducrée Labs, Dublin City University, Ireland

MicroTAS 2014 Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Magnetotactic Bacteria
Tijmen Hageman, KIST Europe GmbH, Germany

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2016 Art in Science Competition

14 Apr 2016

The µTAS 2016 Conference will feature the ninth Art in Science competition entitled ‘Under the Looking Glass: Art from the World of Small Science‘, sponsored and supported by National Institute of Standards and Technology, Lab on a Chip, MicroTAS and the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.

Deadline 10th October 2016 at 23:59 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time

In current scientific literature, many scientists consider the selection of a publication as a “cover article” in a prestigious journal to be very complimentary.

Are you attending the µTAS 2016 Conference?

**Would you like your image to be featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip?**

Would you like to win a financial reward?

To draw attention to the aesthetic value in scientific illustration while still conveying scientific merit, NIST, LOC and CBMS are sponsoring this annual competition. Applications are encouraged from authors in attendance of the µTAS Conference and the winner will be selected by a panel of judges.

Art in Science Competition Submission Process

Step 1. Sign-In to the Electronic Form Using Your Abstract/Manuscript Number

Step 2. Fill in Remaining Information on Electronic Submission Form

Step 3. Upload Your Image

Good Luck!

You can also take a look at the winners from last year on our blog.

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2015 Art in Science – Editorial

04 Apr 2016

The 19th International Conference of Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences held in Gyeonju, South Korea on October 2015 saw the 8th Art in Science competition.

The judges thought the quality of submissions was really high and the Lab on a Chip team would like to thank all the contributors. Please join us at Lab on a Chip in congratulating all of our prize winners.

You can read more information about this competition and its winners on Darwin R. Reyes’s Editorial in Issue 8.

The Art in Science award is sponsored by NIST and supported by MicroTAS, the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS) and the Lab on a Chip journal. The award consists of a monetary prize ($2500), an award certificate, and the coveted front cover of the Lab on a Chip journal.

We encourage you to participate in the 2016 Art in Science competition

2015 Winner: Through Warhol’s eyepiece, by Matteo Cornaglia

Image winner of the MicroTAS 2015 Art in Science award titled Through Warhol’s eyepiece by Matteo Cornaglia (Laboratory of Microsystems, EPFL).

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Lab on a Chip awards prestigious prizes at MicroTAS 2015

10 Nov 2015

The µTAS 2015 Conference was held in October at the Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Korea.

Sarah Ruthven, Executive Editor of Lab on a Chip, was in attendance at the conference to announce the prestigious Lab on a Chip awards which include the Pioneers of Miniaturisation Lectureship (in partnership with Corning Inc), the Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize, the Art in Science award (sponsored by NIST) and the µTAS video competition (in partnership with Dolomite Microfluidics).

“Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship

Professor Dino Di Carlo was announced as the winner of the 10^th “Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship, sponsored by Lab on a Chip and Corning Incorporated and supported by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS). The “Pioneers of Miniaturization” Lectureship rewards early to mid-career scientists who have made extraordinary or outstanding contributions to the understanding or development of miniaturised systems. Professor Di Carlo received a certificate, a monetary award and delivered a short lecture titled ‘Microfluidic Frontiers’ at the conference. More information can be found on the competition blog.

Left to right: Sarah Ruthven (Lab on a Chip) and Professor Di Carlo (winner).

Art in Science Award

Lab on a Chip and the National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) presented the Art in Science award to Matteo Cornaglia from the Laboratory of Microsystems, EPFL in Switzerland. The award aims to highlight the aesthetic value in scientific illustrations while still conveying scientific merit. More information on the winning photograph can be found on the competition blog.

Left to right: Darwin Reyes (NIST), Matteo Cornaglia (winner) and Sarah Ruthven (Lab on a Chip).

µTAS Video Competition

Lab on a Chip and Dolomite Microfluidics announced Dan Kirby and the Ducrée Lab, Dublin City University the winner of the 2015 µTAS Video Competition supported by the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS).

µTAS participants were invited to submit short videos with a scientific or educational focus. The winners, the Ducrée Lab, recreated an 80’s music video titled “Spin me right round” to promote new areas of research in lab-on-a-disc platforms. The full video can be viewed on the competition blog.

Left to right: Mark Gilligan (Dolomite), Dan Kirby (winner) and Sarah Ruthven (Lab on a Chip).

Widmer Young Researcher Poster Prize

The Widmer Poster Prize was awarded to Jinho Kim from Inje University, Korea, with a poster titled “Single-cell isolation of circulating tumor cells by microfluidic technology”.

Left to right: Jinho Kim (winner) and Sarah Ruthven (Lab on a Chip).

Congratulations to all the winners at the conference! We look forward to seeing you at µTAS 2016 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Lab on a Chip awards prestigious prizes at MicroTAS 2017

2017 Art in Science Competition

Deadline 23rd October 2017 at 23:59 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time

Are you attending the µTAS 2017 Conference?

**Would you like your image to be featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip?**

Would you like to win a financial reward?

2017 MicroTAS Video Competition

Lab on a Chip awards prestigious prizes at MicroTAS 2016

Art in Science Competition Winner Announced at MicroTAS 2016

MSB 2016 poster prize winner

2016 MicroTAS Video Competition

Deadline: 10 October 2016

2016 Art in Science Competition

Deadline 10th October 2016 at 23:59 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA time

Are you attending the µTAS 2016 Conference?

**Would you like your image to be featured on the cover of Lab on a Chip?**

Would you like to win a financial reward?

2015 Art in Science – Editorial

Lab on a Chip awards prestigious prizes at MicroTAS 2015

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