CDMMS

Capital District Microscopy and Microanalysis Society

Serving the Upstate New York Area

An affiliate of The Microbeam Analysis Society

and the Microscopy Society of America

"The purpose of this Society is to increase, disseminate, and promote knowledge of microscopy and microanalysis techniques in the biological and physical sciences in the Capital District region of New York State."

Following is an article by Craig Robertson of the GE Global Research Center. We adopted Craig's design for our logo at the September 26th, 2002 meeting.

Thank you all for voting for the design I submitted. This is the thinking that went into my design of the logo for the CDMMS.

• The round shape-the globe upon which most of our investigation takes place.
• Black background-the blank unknown we seek to explore.
• The rainbow cone-the focusing of our "many hued" probes.
• The multicolored star-the diversity of information we gather.
• Half Moon-exploration of the Capitol District by an earlier "analytical probe".
• The microscope: A piece of analytical apparatus from our scientific beginnings.
• The blue in the lettering-the background color of the New York State flag,
  but really because I like the color here.

To answer some questions that came up about the "Half Moon"ship and why I picked it, consider the following:

The Half Moon was the ship commanded by Henry Hudson in his exploration of North America in 1609. Hudson sailed from Amsterdam and explored the coastline as far south as Virginia with a crew of about twenty. In particular, he explored the river named after him as far north as present day Albany. He returned to England and the ship returned to the Netherlands. A replica of the Half Moon was built at the Snow Dock in Albany, New York, and launched in June of 1989. Currently, she is a regular visitor to the Port of Albany during the Summer and Fall. For more information try looking at the following site: Half Moon