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Eesti: See pildigalerii sisaldab teadusfoto konkursi riiklike osavõistluse võitjaid ja üldvõitjaid.

English: This gallery contains the country/region finalists and winners of the international stage of European Science Photo Competition 2015.

Italiano: Questa galleria contiene i finalisti e i vincitori a livello nazionale/regionale della fase internazional delConcorso Fotografico Scientifico Europeo 2015.

Türkçe: Bu galeride Avrupa Bilim Fotoğrafları Yarışması 2015'in ülke/bölge finalistleri ve kazananları yer alır.

Ελληνικά: Αυτή η γκαλερί περιέχει τους φιναλίστ από τα τοπικά τμήματα των διαγωνισμών σε κάθε χώρα/περιοχή και τους νικητές του διεθνούς μέρους του Ευρωπαϊκού Διαγωνισμού Επιστημονικής Φωτογραφίας 2015.

Македонски: Галеријава ги содржи победниците од поединечните земји/региони и финалистите во меѓународната конкуренција на Европскиот натпревар за научна фотографија 2015.

Русский: Эта галерея содержит конкурсные работы победителей и финалистов локальных частей конкурса Европейской научной фотографии и визуализации 2015 — ESPC—2015, в том числе российской.

Српски / srpski: Ova galerija sadrži fotografije po zemlljama i pobednike na međunarodnom nivou konkursa European Science Photo Competition 2015.

Українська: Ця галерея містить переможців локальних етапів та переможців міжнародної частини Європейського конкурсу наукових фотографій 2015.

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Winners

People in Science
Winner		Runner-up
Checking the test bench for active vibration control at the Fraunhofer Institute LBF. Thomas Ernsting		Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. Lecturer Vadim Evgenyevich Privalov. Daniil Filatov
Microscopy images
Winner		Runner-up
Millipedes. The animal on the left side is a member of a Julus species, the one on the right side is a member of a Polydesmus species. Pr.zs.i		Surface of butterfly feeler. Pavel Kejzlar
Non-photographic media
Winner		Runner-up
Video demonstrating the properties of YBCO superconductor. Maxim Bilovitskiy		Small gallium droplets are fusing together in a very interesting way. Tavo Romann
Image sets
Winner		Winner
Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Thom Becker		Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Thom Becker
Winner		Winner
Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Thom Becker		Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Thom Becker
Runner-up
Movement of the moon passing directly behind the Earth (lunar eclipse). Christina Irakleous
General category
Winner		Runner-up
A conehead mantis walking on a rail track somewhere in mountainous Arcadia, Southern Greece. Panagiotis Stavropoulos		Frosted bubble. Daniela Rapava

Finalists

Austria

Nominations from Austria
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Deployment of a permanent electrical resistivity tomography profile on a longitudinal section of an active landslide. Ekrem Canli		Heliometer at Kuffner Observatory. Hubertl
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Layers of chalk eroded by river. Eudherz		Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings on soil, after screening for homozygous lines on agarplates. Martin Stübler		A pipe was laid through a beaver dam to make it passable for migratory fish during spawning season. Simon7778
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Colored SEM image of bacteria immobilized on a mineral surface. Stefan Weiss		Protonema cells of Physcomitrella patens. Andoij		CLSM image of protein-nanocapsules. Stefan Weiss
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
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Extracting sediment cores from percussion drilling. Ekrem Canli		Preparing stock solutions for the upcoming week. Martin Stübler		Walking on Pāhoehoe lava in Piton de la Fournaise. Ekrem Canli
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Aluminium tensile specimen. Hb tuw		Aluminium tensile specimen. Hb tuw		Steel tensile specimen. Hb tuw
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
3D photography of a red kangaroo. Roman Klein		3D photography of a red kangaroo. Roman Klein		3D photography of an eastern grey kangaroo. Roman Klein
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Micrograph of grey cast iron. Hb tuw		Micrograph of ductile iron. Hb tuw

Belarus

Nominations from Belarus
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Crystals. Sergey A. Tretyakov		Section of foidolite under polarizing microscope. Elena manul
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Mineralogy. Anastasia Prisunko		World Atlas as the symbol of geography. Anastasia Prisunko

Belgium‎

Nominations from Belgium
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		BEST MICROSCOPY IMAGE
Excavation of a 3200 year old settlement in Cyprus. BretschneiderJ		Photonic structures localized in scales on the cuticle of Entimus imperialis. Sébastien R. Mouchet
GENERAL CATEGORY IMAGE		BEST IMAGE SET
Mudpots in Yellowstone National Park. Albatros4825		Autofluorescence of Gregarina garnhami during different life stages. Garnhami

Bulgaria‎‎

Nominations from Bulgaria
GENERAL CATEGORY		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		GENERAL CATEGORY
Pobiti Kamani. Sborisova		Laboratory cultivation and sampling of microalgae. Gergana Marinova		A green alga Haematococcus pluvialis cultivated at different temperatures and light intensities. Gergana Marinova

Croatia‎‎

Nominations from Croatia
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Hummingbird hawk-moth. Ivicabrlic		Butterfly wings. Ivicabrlic		Caterpillar of Aglais io. Ivicabrlic
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Movement of light. Ivicabrlic		Broken light bulb. Ivicabrlic
BEST MICROSCOPY IMAGE		BEST IMAGE SET
Potato starch. Silentelove		Corona discharge. MrJanCroatian

Czech Republic‎‎

Nominations from Czech Republic
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Butterfly feeler. Pavel Kejzlar		Mosquito eye. Pavel Kejzlar		Calcium carbonate crystals. Pavel Kejzlar
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Holmium oxide particles. Stanislav Nevyhosteny		Tungstate particles encapsulated in PVB. Stanislav Nevyhosteny
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Fluorescence and birefringence of 445 nm laser in calcite crystal. Jan Pavelka		Flame of triethyl borate. Jiri Navratil		Water drop lens effect. Stanislav Nevyhosteny
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
GLong exposure photograph of gliding arc in argon. Jiri Sperka, Lucia Potocnakova and Vit Kudrle		Experiment set-up for children. Stanislav Nevyhosteny

Denmark‎

Nominations from Denmark
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
The beginning of a journey. Martin Nielsen		With malaise trap. Martin Nielsen		Taking a break from fieldwork. Martin Nielsen
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		MICROSCOPY
A cicada has just emerged from its pupae. Martin Nielsen		A male of the endemic stump-tailed chameleon Rhampholeon moyeri. Martin Nielsen		Carbon fibres generated from pyrolysis of a silk cocoon. DTU Mohanty
BEST IMAGE SET		BEST IMAGE SET		BEST IMAGE SET
Nanoimprint lithography and the development of capillary resist bridges. 130°C. Felix Trier and Adam Andersen Læssøe		Nanoimprint lithography and the development of capillary resist bridges. 140°C. Felix Trier and Adam Andersen Læssøe		Nanoimprint lithography and the development of capillary resist bridges. 150°C. Felix Trier and Adam Andersen Læssøe

Estonia‎‎

Image sets from Estonia
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
Exploring the airplane traffic on the viewing platform of a big swing in Rõuge Nightingale Valley. Martin Mark		International Space Station over the deepest lake in Estonia – Rõuge Suurjärv. Martin Mark		Iridium flare on a moonlit night in Võru County, Estonia. Martin Mark
Finalist
Compilation of photos taken by Estonian first satellite ESTCube-1 from 2013 to 2015. Erik Kulu, ESTCube-1 team
Microscopy images from Estonia
Winner		II prize		II prize
Decomposition of EMImBF4 ionic liquid at extreme voltages on a carbon electrode. Tavo Romann		Red alga Ceramium tenuicorne under epifluorescence microscope. Rando Tuvikene		Lactose crystals under polarized light. Maxim Bilovitskiy
Finalist		Finalist
Corrosion of duralumin. Maido Merisalu		Confocal laser scanning fluorescence micrograph of thale cress anther. Heiti Paves
People in Science from Estonia
Winner		II prize		II prize
Ornithologist Kalev Rattiste taking notes on Kakrarahu islet at common gull colony. Johanna Adojaan		Assembly of people interested in astronomy in Estonia. Martin Mark		Estonian lepitopterist Aare Lindt on field works. Lennart Lennuk
Finalist		Finalist
Maarja Lõhmus conducting seminar on Media Semiotics for Phd and Msc students via Skype. Ular Loolaid		Children exploring the world. Ella Kari
General Category images from Estonia
Winner		II prize		II prize
X-ray crystallography. Kaspar Kallip		Female and two male glow worms mating. Tavo Romann		Nature taking over the experimentation site. Anna-Helena Purre
Finalist		Finalist
Occurrence of natural phenomena. Formation of ice balls in beach. Aleksandr Abrosimov		Looking for the Perseids meteor shower in Luhasoo bog in Estonia. Martin Mark
Non-photographic media from Estonia
Winner		II prize		II prize
Demonstrating the properties of YBCO superconductor. Maxim Bilovitskiy		Caenorhabditis elegans, a free-living transparent nematode. Heiti Paves		Cytoplasmic streaming in onion bulb scale epidermis cells. Heiti Paves
Finalist		Finalist
Small gallium droplets are fusing together in a very interesting way. Tavo Romann		Movement of organelles in Tradescantia stamen hair cells. Heiti Paves

Finland‎‎

Nominations from Finland
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
SEM image of alder pollen. ToniVakiparta		SEM image of calcium sulphate crystal. ToniVakiparta		SEM image of unknown polled on mugwort. ToniVakiparta
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Laser diffraction monophotogrammetry. Jorma Palmén		The moon 34 hours after new moon. Mika-Pekka Markkanen		Noctilucent clouds over Vantaa, Finland. Mika-Pekka Markkanen

France‎‎

Nominations from France‎‎
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Parachute. Pascal Lafourcade		Sparks and beads. Jean-Christophe, Michel, Delagnes
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Transparent marbles plunged into a index matching photoluminescent liquid, lighted by a laser beam. Pfloutch		Droplet deposited on a thin gold film. Pfloutch
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Steel containing extremely high amount of alloying elements forming carbides with exotic morphologies. Gael Guetard		Mesoporous silica hemisphere (in blue) electrochemically sprinkled with NaCl crystals (grey) at the water-oil interface. Łukasz Półtorak, Grégoire Herzog and Alain Walcarius
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Glass explosion after laser exposure. Jean-Christophe, Michel, Delagnes		Cell massively infected with HIV, showing the budding of the viral particles across the cell surface. Roingeard		An adenovirus population observed by electron microscopy. Roingeard
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
Life in the laboratory. Baltouz		Avignon University botanists carrying out a sampling for scientific study in the Crau plain. Matthieu Gauvain		An entomologist prepare moths caught at night. Matthieu Gauvain
IMAGE SET a		IMAGE SET a		IMAGE SET a
Fossil found in Paleoproterozoic sédiments of the Franceville basin, Gabon. Benoit Potin		The underside central zone of the sample shows a hole dug in Paleoproterozoic silt. Benoit Potin		The signs of Paleoproterozoic life. Benoit Potin
IMAGE SET b		IMAGE SET b		IMAGE SET b
Charles Oberthür's Lepidoptera collections – afrotropical ecozone. Édouard Hue & VIGNERON		Charles Oberthür's Lepidoptera collections – Neotropic ecozone, 1. Édouard Hue & VIGNERON		Charles Oberthür's Lepidoptera collections – Neotropic ecozone, 2. Édouard Hue & VIGNERON
IMAGE SET b		IMAGE SET b		IMAGE SET b
Charles Oberthür's Lepidoptera collections – oriental ecozone, 1. Édouard Hue & VIGNERON		Charles Oberthür's Lepidoptera collections – oriental ecozone, 2. Édouard Hue & VIGNERON		Charles Oberthür's Lepidoptera collections – holarctic ecozone. Édouard Hue & VIGNERON
IMAGE SET b		IMAGE SET c
Charles Oberthür's Lepidoptera collections – australasian ecozone. Édouard Hue & VIGNERON		Optical microphotographs of oyster embryos (Crassostrea gigas). Left side image is microphotograph under fluorescent light after nile red coloration in order to reveal lipids. Right sideis the same picture in natural light. Toinoux1431

Germany ‎

Nominations from Germany
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Star forming region Messier 17. European Southern Observatory		Getting on and off to Greenland ice sheet. Silvan Leinss
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Plasma glowing in a Bell jar. Diener electronic GmbH + Co KG		An old copper gasket that has over years been coated by a thin layer of titanium dioxide because of the deposition of titanium in the vacuum pump. The colors of the reflected light in the photo are the result of thin film interference. Reinhart Herder		A colour-ringed juvenile Sandwich tern. Hertha56
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Ascorbic acid in polarized light. Radix2010		Micro crystals of saccharose under polarized light. Radix2010		Phosphatidylcholine based liquid crystals under polarized light. Kvcsldk85
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Group of elongated cells (hyphae) from the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina. Christian Scheckhuber		Polyurethane fibers on aluminium foil. Wikicristof
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
Test bench for active vibration control at the Fraunhofer Institute LBF. Thomas Ernsting		A German taxonomist is taking pictures of plant vouchers collected for further identification. Fitryamandita
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
The development of a single zebrafish retina captured on a light sheet microscope approx. every 12 hours from 1.5 days to 3.5 days after birth of the embryo. IchaJaroslav		Liquid carbon dioxide jets emerging a nozzle into stagnant air at atmospheric pressure. Lena RUB
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Radix2010		Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Radix2010
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Radix2010		Micro crystals of paracetamol in polarized light. Radix2010
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Confocal image depicting activated astrocytes surrounding amyloid plaques. Pics56		Confocal image depicting activated astrocytes surrounding amyloid plaques. Pics56		Confocal image depicting activated astrocytes surrounding amyloid plaques. Pics56
NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA		NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA		NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA
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The solar eclipse of November 3, 2013, as observed from the MSG satellite, in geostationary orbit 36000 km above the equator. Max r punkt		This artist’s impression shows VFTS 352 — the hottest and most massive double star system to date where the two components are in contact and sharing material. European Southern Observatory		This artist’s impression shows how Mars may have looked about four billion years ago. European Southern Observatory

Greece‎‎

Nominations from Greece‎‎
General category		General category		General category
A conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) walking on a rail track somewhere in mountainous Arcadia, Southern Greece, by Redpit7		Interference patterns on soap bubble 10x polarized light, by Cosmic73		Megabalanus coccopoma, the titan acorn barnacle, by Marina Karaevangelou
Image set		Image set
Movement of the moon passing directly behind the Earth, by Christina Irakleous		Sunsets for one whole year at Salamis island, Greece, by Taosne
Microscopy		Microscopy		Microscopy
Astrocytes obtained from brains of newborn mice. Astrocytes are depicted in red. Cell nuclei are depicted in blue, by Archontia Kaminari		Pancreatic tumor stained for epithelial and growth markers, by Fkot1290		Smooth Muscle Actin, by Nakos histopathology
Non-photographic		Non-photographic
Three dimensional figure of the final concentration of a pollutant generated as part of a hydrogeological model of flow and transport in a heterogenoous porous media, by Stelioslio		Outflow patterns of particulates emitting from dry powder inhalers, by Aleck Alexopoulos
People in Science		People in Science		People in Science
Excavation inside an ancient cistern, by Giorgos Peppas, Panagiotis Koutis		Drawing plans of an ancient well, by Giorgos Peppas, Panagiotis Koutis		Pathobiology of Cells and Extracellular Matrix Lab at NCSR "Demokritos", by Michail Tzortzatos

Hungary‎

Nominations from Hungary
General category		General category		General category
Cluster fly (Diptera, Calliphoridae)Ócsai Tájvédelmi Körzet, by Patrikkatona		Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) in the spider's net Ruddy darter In the spider's net, by Vincze András		Cross-section of mineral at Armagh Planetarium, by Sinkaattila97
Image set		Image set		Image set
The camouflage of a cuttlefish photos taken at Komodo, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, by Konyali43		A dried stream (Martinkai-ér) near Debrecen (Hungary) in 2013. See the impact of drying and climate change, by Vincze András		Microscopic images of petal-like crack patterns formed upon drying out of droplets of silica particles, by Vvjbp
Microscopy image		Microscopy image		Microscopy image
Human hair after shave. In the interior of the hair is the central medulla, outside the cortex is shown. The whole structure is made up of a protein called keratin, by Pr.zs.i		Introverted Millipede The animal on the left side is a member of a Julus species, the one on the right side is a member of a Polydesmus species, by Pr.zs.i		Nut, in the picture you can see a small vegetable crop , by Pr.zs.i
Non-photographic media		Non-photographic media
Membrane protein of the polarized hepatocytes, by Erdélyi-Belle Boglárka PhD		Growing of corn, by Szabista005
People in Science		People in Science		People in Science
Wojciech Dziembowski Professor of University of Warsaw by Thaler Tamas		Remo Ruffini Professor of Theoretical Physics Sapienza University of Rome by Thaler Tamas		Ede Andraskay Professor of Budapest University of Technology and Economics by Thaler Tamas

Ireland‎

Nominations from Ireland
GENERAL CATEGORY		MICROSCOPY IMAGE
Different sized gold nanoparticles dispersed in water. Nikonianman		Biofilm of an opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans. Nk.microbio
GENERAL CATEGORY		MICROSCOPY IMAGE
Hydrophobic molecules in water. Crys83		Compression moulded polyamide 11/antimicrobial composite. Nikhil.thokala

Italy‎‎

Nominations from Italy
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
Pyroxene crystal in a Basalt from Etna. Strekeisen		Pyroxene and olivine in a calc-silicate marble from Brasil. Strekeisen		Garnet, Glaucophane and Omphacite in an Eclogite. Strekeisen
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
Fibrous Epidotes crystals. Strekeisen		Skeletal pyroxene and olivine crystals in an Etruscan furnace slag. Strekeisen		Big Muscovite crystals in a Gneiss. Strekeisen
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
Vermicular intergrowth of branching rods of quartz (Myrmekite) in a plagioclase. Strekeisen		Pink-yellow Piemontite (manganese rich epidote) crystals from Apuan Alps. Strekeisen		Pistacite Epidote with harlequin colors. Strekeisen
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
Cross-hatched twinning in Microcline. Strekeisen		Complex flow structure in volcanic glass. Strekeisen		Micaschist with Crenulation cleavage. Strekeisen
image set, finalist		image set, finalist		image set, finalist
Cosmological simulation zoomed on a single galaxy and its environment when the universe was only one billion years old. Density map. Vis-sns		Cosmological simulation zoomed on a single galaxy and its environment when the universe was only one billion years old. Pressure map. Vis-sns		Cosmological simulation zoomed on a single galaxy and its environment when the universe was only one billion years old. Temperature map. Vis-sns
Microscopy, winner		Microscopy, finalist		Microscopy, finalist
Rotifers are considered to be the smallest animals on Earth. Wiedehopf20		Oscillatoria filaments. Wiedehopf20		Ciliate Frontonia is digesting blue-green algae. Wiedehopf20
Microscopy, finalist		Microscopy, finalist
Somatic embryos of Cupressus sempervirens. Medea0207		Longitudinal section of olive inflorescence. Mariella Paciulli
People in Science, winner		People in Science, finalist		People in Science, finalist
Scientist at work. Vincenzi Saverio		Francis Chaouloff with T-maze test. Eleonora Lugara'		Carolina Muguruza at Neurocentre Magendie. Eleonora Lugara'
People in Science, finalist		People in Science, finalist
Explaining the differences between a non-smoker's lung and a smoker's one. Alfonso Lucifredi		In Neurocentre Magendie, Bordeaux. Eleonora Lugara'
General category, winner		General category, finalist		General category, finalist
Mirror of the Coihueco fluorescence telescopes, Pierre Auger Observatory. Robycol03		Lava tube at Mount Etna. Nunzio Santisi		Non-invasive non-destructive UV-induced fluorescence image of an historical violin to show hidden restorations. LabArvediCremona
General category, finalist		General category, finalist
Inside of a INFN laboratory. Daniele1357		Ocular disease in a 9 months old male Kurzhaar dog. Pier Luigi Dodi
Non-photographic media, winner
3D rendering of a 1 cubic millimeter portion of mouse brain cortex. Antonino Paolo Di Giovanna

Kazakhstan

1st place Best image set		1st place Best image set		1st place Best image set
Arabidopsis plant root growth in vertical plate. Alena Kravchenko		Arabidopsis thaliana. Alena Kravchenko		Arabidopsis thaliana. Alena Kravchenko
2nd place general category		2nd place general category		finalist general category
Andromeda galaxy seen through spherical glass. Bozonhiggsa		Concretions in Western Kazakhstan. Alexandr Babkin		Successful synthesis of porphyrin. Bismoldirs
3rd place People in science		finalist Microscopy
Conceptual photograph of an enthusiastic scientist. InstituteofBatteries		Nanowires of ZnO. Oral Ualibek

Latvia‎

NOMINATIONS FROM LATVIA
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
SEM image of layer of TiO2, by Ainars Knoks		Sharp and crossed crystal spears found in glass-ceramics, by Elektroliize1989s		A cross-section of a Vaccinium oxycoccos, by Turaids

Lithuania‎

Nominations from Lithuania‎
BEST GENERAL CATEGORY IMAGE		BEST MICROSCOPY IMAGE
Listening the neural activity of a cockroach. MatasNavickas		Laser-induced damage on the optical surface. Lidaris LIDT Service
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
Underwater archaeologist makes a survey of small ancient canoe made from oak tree in Zeimena river. Raibulys		Underwater archaeologist at routine work during summer camp in Luokesa lake. Raibulys

Macedonia

Nominations from Macedonia
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
A bullet that has just been extracted from a 9-years-old girl's arm.. Zisovska		Skulls showing different stages of human evolution compared with the one of modern human (Homo sapiens). Nik.vuk
GENERAL CATEGORY		MICROSCOPY IMAGE
Plant from the Aloaceae family. Nadicat9		Conidophores of Peronospora hyoscyami f.sp. tabacina, a cause of tobacco disease. Tashkoskip

Moldova

Nominations from Moldova
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		GENERAL CATEGORY
A speleologist highlights a gypsum crystal in Zolushka Cave. Victoria Galbur		Iron-manganese layers on the wall of Zolushca Cave. Victoria Galbur

Norway

Nominations from Norway
BEST GENERAL CATEGORY IMAGE		BEST MICROSCOPY IMAGE
The Heinabergsjökull in Iceland. Highway1958		Electroetched tungsten wire with a tiny bump at the end. SeldaEkiz
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		IMAGE SET
A veterinary check to a test mice. Cmdragon		The impact of a laser pulse on a microdrop of opaque liquid. Alexander L. Klein et. al

Poland

Nominations from Poland
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Coffee waiting to be consumed by archaeologist during Chodlik Archaeological Mission.. Archeologia.chodlik		Part of the experimental setup for cooling and trapping of rubidium atoms. Tomasz Kawalec
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Bones where some DNA has been extracted. Klaudia Pizoń		Archaeological finds from early medieval burials. Archeologia.chodlik
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
Polish scientist Marek Demiański. Borys Kozielski		Looking after equipment that allows cool down groups of atoms to near absolute zero. Tomasz Kawalec
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
Archaeologist from Chodlik Archaeological Mission. Archeologia.chodlik		Determining soil parameters. Builderpb
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
SEM image of mosquito proboscis, tube-like mouthpart that is used to blood sucking. Judyta Dulnik		SEM image of sage pollen. Judyta Dulnik		Immunofluorescent staining for F-actin filaments (green) and nuclei (blue) in neonatal cardiomyocytes. Ps1415
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Macrostructure of alloy Al-5Cu. Gabriela Sikora & Łukasz Gawąd		Microstructure of Ni-Cr-Al-Nb-C alloy under DIC microscope. Grzegorz Cios		Macrostructure of alloy Al-50Cu. Gabriela Sikora & Łukasz Gawąd
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
SEM image of mouse fibroblasts cultured on electrospun nanofibrous scaffold material. Judyta Dulnik		SEM image of mouse fibroblasts cultured on electrospun nanofibrous scaffold material. Judyta Dulnik		SEM image of mouse fibroblasts cultured on electrospun nanofibrous scaffold material. Judyta Dulnik

Portugal

NOMINATIONS FROM Portugal
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Macrophage (marked with light blue) ingested Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungal pathogen (pale yellow circle). Carolina Coelho		Synthetically grown nanodiamond particles. D. Mukherjee
Non-photographic		Non-photographic
Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation of plasma wind collision (from top to bottom) with lunar crustal magnetic field (blue field lines), resulting in the formation of a miniature magnetosphere. Epp Golp		Density map of the electron-positron plasma created within the standing wave. Epp Golp
GENERAL		GENERAL
Seal in Ecomare, Texel. Felipe Oliveira Ribas		Arenite. Eliomlr

Romania‎

Nominations from Romania‎
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
A mouse in a cage. Ciotu Cosmin		Home-made wine with microbial life. Dimineataperacoare
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Ferroin. Voicu Dragoș		Hops (Humulus lupulus). Liana Salanta		Fluorescent ink dissolving in water under UV light. Schbence
MICROSCOPY		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE		NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA
Hematite nanoparticles (20 nm) have self-organized into a shape of heart. Iacob Mihail		Scientist who studies hop varieties. Liana Salanta		Construction process of a dome into lunar crater. Mrazvan22

Russia‎

MICROSCOPY IMAGES from Russia
Winner		II prize		III prize
Cross-section of the stem Gínkgo bilóba. Anatoly Mikhaltsov		Moth Dack9		Chameleon skin. The picture depicts the minute pores with a diameter about 200 nanometers. Evgeny Varakin
Finalist		Finalist
Tungsten carbide coating on the diamond grain and the mosaic technique of Gustav Klimt (the "The Kiss" painting). Daria Sidorenko, Natalia Shvyndina, MISiS		Housefly. Dack9

GENERAL CATEGORY IMAGE from Russia
Winner		II prize		III prize
An arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) female, tagged with a satelite transmitter Hobboto4ek		The high-voltage arc, enveloping a dielectric glass surface of the tube. Sergey Orlov		Polar lights over Middle Ural in Perm Soolodov
Finalist		Finalist
The photo illustrates the process of restoration of the icon (Saint Nicholas, 19th century) before any changes are done in the sample. Youlia Danilewskaya		Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33). Good Astronom

PEOPLE IN SCIENS from Russia
Winner		II prize		III prize
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. Lecturer Vadim Evgenyevich Privalov. Dan5265		Scientists and engineers of Omsk manufacturing union "Polyot" (Angara rockets part production). Alexandra Gorbunova		An outstanding scientist, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, E.S. Kulagin (Pulkovo Observatory) Stepan Chubaev
Finalist		Finalist
Student microbiologist is involved in the preparation of the culture medium. AvenaSativa		Ornithologist at work (Pustynskiy wildlife sanctuary, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) Pevel Lisitsin

Non-photographic media from Russia
Winner		II prize		III prize
Lorentz сhaos as black hole German A. Chernykh & Irina A. Chernykh		The model of the sound space object Q0906+6930, which manifests in a radio range Dmitry Konnov Olegovich		The theoretical images of a protoplanetary disk at 3 mm (left map) and 160 micron (right map). Yaroslav Pavlyuchenkov
Finalist		Finalist
Migration and contact between the two leukocytes - granulocyte and agranulocyte. Anna Morgunkova		Basins of attraction (Ricker model, William Edwin (Bill) Ricker) Matvei Kulakov

Image sets from Russia
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
An electron micrograph of volcanic sublimates (minerals) in natural colors. Image size is 700 microns along the long side. Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka. Mikhail Zeleski		An electron micrograph of volcanic sublimates (minerals) in natural colors. Image size is 700 microns along the long side. Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka. Mikhail Zeleski		An electron micrograph of volcanic sublimates (minerals) in natural colors. Image size is 700 microns along the long side. Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka. Mikhail Zeleski

II sets from Russia
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
A human zygote. A first day of development. Both male and female pronuclei, a polar body are clearly visible. NinaSes		4-cell human embryo (2nd day of development). NinaSes		8-cell human embryo (3rd day of development). NinaSes

III sets from Russia
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
Fluorescence of an apple tree flower. negative filter Maria Milaslava		Fluorescence of apple tree flower Maria Milaslava		Fluorescence of lilac flower Maria Milaslava

Finalist sets from Russia
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
The oxides on the surface of a sample obtained by SHS Ni-Al-B. Nina V. Sachkova		The oxides on the surface of a sample obtained by SHS Ni-Al-B. Nina V. Sachkova		The oxides on the surface of a sample obtained by SHS Ni-Al-B. Nina V. Sachkova

Finalist sets from Russia
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
This is a series photo of tissue from Ivanovo (Ivanovo Calico museum) Ludmila August		This is a series photo of tissue from Ivanovo (Ivanovo Calico museum) Ludmila August		This is a series photo of tissue from Ivanovo (Ivanovo Calico museum) Ludmila August

Serbia‎

GENERAL CATEGORY
1		2		3
Nezara viridula. Neda Glisovic		Dipsacus fullonum. Ksenija Bogdanović		Morning dew on grass. Silly quasar (Jelena Kazimirovic)
3		4		5
Macro photo of moss with gametophyte. Milan Vesić		Agaricaceae. I.M. Duda		Ischnura elegans mating. Ksenija Bogdanović
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
1		2		3
Speleologist light the cave passage in the Buronov Ponor cave. Vkrzalic		Speleologist during the exploration trip to cave Suvi Ponor. Vkrzalic		Speleologists during the exploration to the newly discovered cave on the hill Cerovo. Vkrzalic
4		5
Demonstrating the burning of propane and butane gas. Blanka Bencsik		Anthropologists at work. Amiskov
MICROSCOPY IMAGES
1		2		3
Insect. Ecoesref		SEM image of thermally treated nickel manganite. Slavica Savic 74		Copper(II) chloride. Vkrzalic
4		5
SEM image of pollen of Bellis perennis. Bojan Kostić		Mixed bacterial biofilm of staphylococci and bacilli. SandraG89
IMAGE SET
1		2		3
Metamorphosis of Malacosoma neustria. Ksenija Bogdanović		Chemical reaction on a Petri dish. Milos Aleksandric		Brain. Jovan Nikolic
NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA
1
Human heart and lungs on a 3D reconstruction of the thin multislice CT. Semnic

Slovakia‎

Nominations from Slovakia
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Ice in normal light. Danielarapava		Ice in polarized light. Danielarapava		Apatura ilia, change of colour. Danielarapava
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Frosted bubble. Danielarapava		Photoelasticity. Danielarapava

Slovenia‎

BEST MICROSCOPY IMAGES
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Microscope specimen of tick, by Alenka100		Microscope specimen of tick full of blood, by Alenka100		Fossil wood of Taxodioxylon gypsaceum, by Matija Križnar

Spain

Nominations from Spain
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Water when it is subjected to a sinusoidal vibration of 11 Hz within a circular container. Jordi Torrents		Droplets of water and surface tension. Marpolia		Lighting storm in the southside of Milan. Bernardo de Menezes Petrucci
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Female fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) explore a salt patch after they have mated. Francisco Romero Ferrero		Natural springs in the city of Te Puia, New Zealand. Manuel Pavon Garcia		NGC 1333. AAEIVISSA
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Purified and crystalized protein. Natalia Cuesta		Ant muscles. José María Gómez Durán		Parietal peritoneum with a healthy mesothelial layer, muscular packages and blood vessels with eritrocites inside. Guada Tirma
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Mature neurons (in blue-grey) and newborn neurons (in red) in a brain, that are accompanied by astrocytes (in green), which are in charge of 'taking care' of them by providing support and nutrients. AlmudenaFM		Immunofluorescence techniques have allowed to stain newborn neurons with doublecortin antibody (in blue) and an already mature neuron undergoing the apoptotic process with fraction antibody (in grey). Neuronal nuclei were stained with DAPI (red). AlmudenaFM
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Exfoliation corrosion in a piece of aluminium. Carlos Delgado		Exfoliation corrosion in a piece of aluminium. Carlos Delgado		Exfoliation corrosion in a piece of aluminium. Carlos Delgado
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA
Immunohistochemical localization of GAP-43 and alpha-fetoprotein in rat brain at E19.5. Alejandro García García		Morphology of Zygaena wings. Francisco Martinez Clavel		Morphology of Phyllium bioculatum. Roman Klein

Sweden‎

NOMINATIONS FROM SWEDEN
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Two virally infected astrocytes (green) are shown on a background of other non-infected astrocytes (red). Teresa Fernandez Zafra		Turbinate cells infected with BVDV. Maj Hjort (SVA)
Non-photographic		Non-photographic
SEM and microCT of stingless bees native to Brazil. Gavin Taylor		An x-ray projection of the ocelli and compound eyes of a European hoverfly. Gavin Taylor
GENERAL		GENERAL
Noctilucent clouds over Stockholm. Kevin (KEEPIL) Cho		Kroppefjall eyed granite. Annaleida

Switzerland‎

Nominations from Switzerland‎
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
SEM image of the transversal section of a pyrolyzed bamboo cane. Giulio Scocchi		Immunohistochemically stained adult dentate gyrus of the mouse hippocampus. Anna Engler		Copper crystals. Lyndsey Hendriks
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Gold seed layer. Lyndsey Hendriks		Supramolecular pyrene derivative nanorods. Bzitoo
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
Aerial recording of Swiss Camp in Greenland. Capricorn4049		Podarcis muralis in the botanical garden of Bern. Persilian

Turkey‎

Nominations from Turkey‎
Best image set		Best image set		Best image set
The preadipocyte cell line PA6 fully differentiated into adipocytes, by M. Oktar Guloglu		Fully differentiated adipocytes with oil-red-O staining, by M. Oktar Guloglu		Adipocytes where Ephrin B-1 is stained green and lipid vesicles expressing perilipin that are stained in red, by M. Oktar Guloglu
Microscopy, 1st place		Microscopy, 2nd place		Microscopy, 3rd place
Soft mesocrystals, by Nuveyre		Neuron cluster, by M. Oktar Guloglu		Immunohistochemically stained fibers of tumor infiltrating skeletal muscle, by Bora Gurel
People in Science 1st place		People in Science 2nd place		People in Science 3rd place
Engin Umut Akkaya in Bilkent University, by Yigit Altay		Sefik Suzer in Bilkent University, by Yigit Altay		Marine research project, by Evrimsahan

Ukraine

General category
1st place		2nd place		2nd place
Inside an antenna mirror Yevpatoria radio telescope RT-70, by Busus		The picture is satellite image of irrigated crops and Kahov irrigation canal, by Anastasiya.Tishaeva		The fragment of earthenware (XIV century A.D.) which belongs to Kievan Rus' culture and was found during the process of archaeological excavations at Poshtova Square, Kyiv, 2015, by Nataliya Shestakova
Image sets
1st place		2nd place		3rd place
Ischemic preconditioning of the heart, by Goshovska		Laboratory of microclonal propagation of plants in vitro, Uman city, by Almanahe~ukwiki		Fragment of the life cycle of slime mold Comatricha nigra, by Kateryna Kot
Microscopy images
1st place		1st place		1st place
Spore clusters, formed inside sporangia of the myxomycete Reticularia olivacea from pine forests, Eastern Ukraine, by Дмитро Леонтьєв		Fruiting bodies of the myxomycete Alwisia lloydiae from Tasmania, by Дмитро Леонтьєв		Internal surface of the peridium of the rare myxomycete Tubifera dudkae, by Дмитро Леонтьєв
2nd place		3rd place
Neonatal cardiomyocytes ultrastructure after anoxia-reoxygenation. Programmed cell death (apoptosis), by Ltumanovskaya		Confocal image of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and astrocytes, by Tsoleg
Non-photographic media
1st place		2nd place		3rd place
Multiscroll attractors of dynamical systems, by Belch84		Langton's ant in hexagonal grid, by Maxter315		Example of paroxysm in mice EEG, by Blacknick
People in Science
1st place		2nd place		3rd place
Cleaning up of a grave of The Catacomb culture at the excavation of a burial mound, Zaporizhzhya region, by Каїра Федір		Transmission electron microscope (NAS of Ukraine), by ValerieDesign		Archaeologists in the process of excavation at Poshtova Square, Kyiv, 2015, by Nataliya Shestakova

United Kingdom‎

Nominations from UK
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
A common puffball emitting spores. Lesmalvern		Part of the laser table with visible laser beam. Pawel Nowakowski
GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY		GENERAL CATEGORY
The solar corona viewed in extreme ultraviolet. Huwmorgan73		Stress in plastic slightly rotates polarised light producing the spectrum of colors. Cubitt Robert		A damselfly larva has just emerged from a lake and the adult is just emerging. Lesmalvern
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY
Fenestrulina delicia, an encrusting marine Bryozoa. Bryan Wasson		Miniature human beating hearts created from stem cells. Professor Nikolai Zhelev		SEM image of an array of aluminium oxide micropillars made by 3D printing. Ezrado
MICROSCOPY		MICROSCOPY		PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
Immunofluorescent Human Embryonic Kidney 293 (HEK 293) cells. Iznewton		Mouse skin stained with Masson's trichrome stain. Jhsteel		Naval architect at work. Lucy Elizabeth Collins
IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET		IMAGE SET
Saffman-Taylor instability. Claire Trease, Kingston University		Saffman-Taylor instability. Claire Trease, Kingston University		Saffman-Taylor instability. Claire Trease, Kingston University