PhD candidate, Lisa Tran is awarded 5th place in the 2017 Small World in Motion competition. Tran’s entry on cholesteric liquid crystal shells, encapsulating water droplets at a 10X magnification, gave off psychedelic colors under polarized light. The competition which is hosted annually by Nikon features digital photomicrographs of life as seen through a light microscope.
To read more about the competition, visit Nikon Small World
To view Lisa Tran’s video entry, click here