The Elegance of Science 2011

1st Place: Oxpecker on Giraffe – Todd Palmer

2nd Place: Evolution of Solution Dilution – Emily thompson

3rd Place: Ancient Pollen – Sarah Allen

Alumni Winner: Tangle Specimens – Erin Curry

  • Oxpecker bird on giraffe
    Oxpecker on giraffe, Todd Palmer
  • full color palette of conjugated electrochromic polymers
    Evolution of Solution Dilution, Emily Thompson
  • Fossil pollen magnification
    Ancient Pollen, Sarah E. Allen
  • multiple frames of tangled cotton fiber under glass
    Tangle Specimens, Erin Curry
  • vine tendril holding grass
    Strong, Alexandra Rozin
  • lichen on tree
    Fleur, Alexandra Rozin
  • trees in an abandoned structure
    Grow, Alexandra Rozin
  • photo of giraffe in captivity
    Tarnished Elegance, Allison LaRue
  • photo of rippling water surface
    Towards the Unknown, Allison LaRue
  • eight separate sequential flow images colorized
    Flow: Coronal Mass Ejection, Amory Timpe
  • Eight separate sequential flow images colorized
    Flow: RGB, Amory Timpe
  • four separate sequential flow images colorized
    Flow: YinYang, Amory Timpe
  • Snapshot of Particle Image Velocimetry of flow phenomena
    Leading Edge Vortex, Amory Timpe
  • The compound eyes of a moth
    Dark eyes-Light eyes, Andrei Sourakov
  • Leaf praying mantis
    Red eye, Andrei Sourakov
  • fuzzy red Regal Moth
    Regal head, Andrei Sourakov
  • compilation of leaf spots changing colors
    Sick Beauty of Fall Leaves, Andrei Sourakov
  • magnification of blue butterfly wing
    Y, Andrei Sourakov
  • Photos of the surface of a Germanium crystal combined with a spider web image
    Germanium Tangled Web, Bill Appleton, Sefaattin Tongay, Max Lemaitre, Brent Gila
  • microscope images of ion exchange resin
    The challenge of scale, Treavor Boyer and Krystal Walker
  • A silicon wafer that formed a smiley face
    Happy Resistance, Brad Yates
  • interpretive painting of sound waves
    Melodies of a Lyrical Landscape, Brittany Acocelli
  • painting interpreting audio as a visual image
    Melodies of a Lyrical Landscape 2, Brittany Acocelli
  • illustration of neotropic plant
    Lost walnut from the Andes, Camila Pizan
  • tropical tree illustration
    Madroño, Camila Pizano
  • cell structure of the roots of Garcinia madrunno
    Root coat, Camila Pizano
  • magnification of fungi living in plant roots
    The life within, Camila Pizano
  • selection of fungal spores
    They come in many colors and shapes, Camila Pizano
  • image of microscopic intent
    I made a small impression, Eddie McCumiskey
  • magnification of foil being welded
    Lifting out a row of indents, Eddie McCumiskey
  • interpretive painting of marine life
    Bajo Agua, Elizabeth Mirabal
  • interpretive painting of marine life
    Lo Que Dejo la Sirenita, Elizabeth Mirabal
  • interpretive painting of marine life
    Mañana bajo agua, Elizabeth Mirabal
  • work space after airbrushing an object
    Electrochromic Graffiti, Emily Thompson
  • time-lapse series of chemical change of polymer
    Freeing Fluorescence, Emily Thompson
  • A network of neurons shaped to read 'Gators'
    Gators on the Brain, Eric Franca& Kucku Varghese
  • several frames of laser-treated material
    Lasers at Work, David W. Hahn and Vincent Hohreiter
  • colorful lantern bugs
    lanternbugs, Julian Resasco
  • ants on a Glory lily
    Gilded lily, Kathleen Rudolph
  • hyena in the headlight
    hyena in the headlight, Kathleen Rudolph
  • termites surfacing from under ground
    Lift off!, Kathleen Rudolph
  • green bee on blanketflower
    A. splendens, Katie Buckley
  • small paper wasp nest
    Contrast, Katie Buckley
  • bumble bee on white flower
    Fit for a Queen, Katie Buckley
  • honey bee nursery
    Growing, Katie Buckley
  • Bumble bee flying to white flowers
    Morning Commute, Katie Buckley
  • Photo of chemical structure illustration on paper floating in water
    Expressions of natural organic matter 1, Katie Indarawis
  • Photo of chemical structure illustration on paper in a forest
    Expressions of natural organic matter 2, Katie Indarawis
  • Photo of chemical structure illustration on paper in a bush
    Expressions of natural organic matter 3, Katie Indarawis
  • Photo of chemical structure illustration on paper floating in water
    Expressions of natural organic matter 4, Katie Indarawis
  • Photo of chemical structure illustration on paper floating in water
    Expressions of natural organic matter 5, Katie Indarawis
  • sample of brain cancer cells
    Spheres of Hope, Mark Rohaus
  • magnification of a single fungal spore
    Microscopic Budding Life, Megan Smith
  • tomato flower against the sky
    Hope for the Future, Megan Smith
  • magnification of spores
    Encapsulated Futures, Megan Smith
  • interpretive art using ceramic and metal
    bunch, Nicole Gugliotti
  • Excitation-Emission Matrix
    Excitation-Emission Matrix, Pedro Palomino
  • two fossil flowers
    Fossil Flower Sisters, Sarah E. Allen
  • fossil of an early flower-type of plant
    Octopetalous Beauty, Sarah E. Allen
  • multiple views of hard water test samples
    Hues of Hardness, Sarah Comstock
  • magnified images of tissue painted on ceramic
    "Delicately" (series, 1), Sarah Tancred
  • magnified images of tissue painted on ceramic
    "Delicately" (series,1,) detail, Sarah Tancred
  • magnified images of tissue painted on ceramic
    Delicately 2, Sarah Tancred
  • magnified images of tissue painted on ceramic
    Little Spaces, Sarah Tancred
  • magnified images of tissue painted on ceramic
    Spongy Bone , Sarah Tancred
  • ion exchange beads in dropper
    Beads of Water, Kyle Taylor and Rachel Donahue
  • reaction of ion exchange beads
    Regeneration, Kyle Taylor and Rachel Donahue
  • Caravan of Wildebeest
    Caravan of Wildebeest, Todd Palmer
  • two African moths mating
    Moths, Todd Palmer
  • chameleon on a vine
    Setaro's dwarf chameleon, Todd Palmer
  • zebras crossing a river
    Zebra crossing, Todd Palmer
  • sign at entrance to Salvation Mountain
    wandering the desert, Victoria Machado
  • Photo of Salvation Mountain, CA
    a mountain of love rises out of the desert floor, Victoria Machado
  • Photo of Salvation Mountain, CA
    salvation mountain, Victoria Machado
  • magnification of reaction of DNA in a cell
    Comets of Doom, Yaima L. Lightfoot
  • self portrait with chest x-ray
    Lungs, Zac Thompson