Lab on a Chip has yet again shown huge community support by sponsoring some of the most prestigious prizes in the miniaturisation field.

 

At this year's µ-TAS meeting in San Diego the journal together with Corning Inc., awarded the 'Pioneers of Miniaturisation Prize' to Patrick Doyle, Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT, USA for his extraordinary work on stop-flow lithography and bar-coded particles. Jean-Louis Viovy from the Institute Curie commented on Doyle's work: "[Patrick] developed the "stop-flow lithography" technological platform, which I consider a major breakthrough in microfluidics. 

I personally regard Patrick Doyle as one of the most creative young researchers in microfluidics, and I am sure he will become a major leader in the field." The lucky winner took home $5000 prize money plus a certificate and medal. 

 

Lab on a Chip also awarded the best poster and presentation during the µ-TAS conference, the 'Widmer Young Researcher Poster Award', to presenter M Fouad. 

Among 589 posters, this poster titled 'Nanotechnology meets plant biotechnology: carbon nanotubes deliver DNA and incorporate into the plant cell structure' caught the judges' eyes. The fabulous presentation was awarded with $1000 prize money, a certificate and medal. 

This time, a new award was also part of the Lab on a Chip sponsorship: The 'Art in Science Award'. A panel of judges considered 50 images which scientist had submitted. The winner image of this award will be published as Lab on a Chip cover image and awarded with $2500 and a certificate. "The winner, Yu Wen Huang (Texas A & M University) clearly understood the principles of this award and produced an image that was reminiscent of a tall city building seen in an early morning fog. The picture is an optical effect generated by concentrated double-stranded DNA in the vicinity of a 50 micrometre wide electrode inside a microchannel", commented Harp Minhas, Editor, Lab on a Chip who proudly presented all awards to the lucky winners.