{"id":27,"date":"2014-07-15T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T17:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asminternational.org\/ims\/?page_id="},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:39:09","slug":"classes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asminternational.org\/ims\/membership\/imc\/classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28e065f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28e065f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44b17a8a\" data-id=\"44b17a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397a17ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"397a17ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Classes<\/h1><ol style=\"margin-left: 40px\"><li><p><strong>Light Microscopy<\/strong> \u2013 All Materials.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Electron Microscopy<\/strong> \u2013 All Materials.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Student Entries<\/strong> \u2013 All Materials. (Undergraduate\u00a0Students Only<sup>1<\/sup>)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Artistic Microscopy (Color)<\/strong> \u2013 Based on the use of color microscopy.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Artistic Microscopy (Black &amp; White)<\/strong> \u2013 Based on the use of black &amp; white microscopy.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Additional Notes:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Digitally captured images are permitted in all categories, but the images must depict true structures, which have not been significantly altered from their original appearance.<\/li><li>Class 1, 2, and 3 entries are expected to use multiple images\/techniques and narrative to convey how metallography and\/or electron microscopy techniques were used to characterize a material or process, help solve a problem, or describe a unique or unusual technique.<\/li><li>Class 4 and 5 entries are for artistic or aesthetic value and are not eligible for Best in Show Jacquet-Lucas Award.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>1 A student is defined as an individual who is working toward a first degree (e.g., Associates Degree, Bachelor&#8217;s Degree), or equivalent in another country. 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