Science as Art
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious... the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. -Albert Einstein
Sometimes, science and art meet in the middle. For example, when a visual representation of science or technology has an unexpected aesthetic appeal, it becomes a connection for scientists, artists and the general public.
In celebration of this connection, Clemson University and South Carolina high school students are being challenged to share powerful and inspiring visual images produced in laboratories and workspaces for the "Science as Art" exhibit.
Entries for Science as Art 2009 are due by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2009.
Congratulations to the winners of Science as Art 2009!
Category: Digital Media
1st place
"Mimicking Nature: Fiber Based Microprobe", Daria Monaenkova, Marius Chyasnavichys and Taras Andrukh
2nd place
"Giving Birth to a Droplet by Popping a Water Balloon", Daria Monaenkova, Marius Chyasnavichys, Taras Andrukh and Alexandr Tokarev
3rd place
"Silhouette", Ashley Triplett
Honorable Mention
"La Cuadrada (She Who Is Squared) ", Kevin Human, Micah Guy, Shirley Yu and Pisut Wisessing
Category: Photography
1st place
"Hamlet", Sijie Lin, Priyanka Bhattacharya, Tatsiana Ratnikova and Pu-Chun Ke
2nd place
"Liquefaction", Nadarajah Ravichandran and Brian Machmer
3rd place
"Fractal Plastic", Ian Stocks
Honorable Mention
"When Worlds Collide ", Robert Bellinger
Category: Three-Dimensional
1st place
"Stellated Truncated Icosahedron, made of Sonobe Units", Matthew King
2nd place
"Five Tone Tetrahedra", Jason Fellers
3rd place
"Origami Hyperbolic Plane", Neil Calkin
Category: Non-Photographic Two Dimensional
1st place
"Light from Light", Suellen Floyd Pometto
2nd place
"The Principle of Superposition: Abstract", Hayden Childers
Category: Informational Graphic
1st place
"Secret of the Rock-Climbing Ability in Fishes", Takashi Maie and Eric Livingston
2nd place
"Water", Craig Campbell
3rd place
"Nano Honey Florets", Ramakrishna Podila, Bevan Elliott and Apparao Rao
Honorable Mention
"Layout of an Integrated Circuit", Nishant Gupta and Githin Alapatt
High School Winners:
1st place
"The Star Studded Creation", Clay Beck, D. W. Daniel High School
2nd place
"A Drop of 18.02", Sara Burns
3rd place
"A Flight of Swans", Kelly Tsao, D. W. Daniel High School
Honorable Mention
"Opulence", Kelly Tsao, D. W. Daniel High School
Gallery of 2007 High School Entries