Art in Science 2016: Reception and Winners

On November 17th, we held the reception for our annual Art in Science competition.
We were pleased to have received 40 submissions from departments across UCI’s campus. The stellar quality was impressive! Our guest judge, Professor Stephen Barker and Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, eloquently told us his vision for the winners: how one may make emotions and perceptions come alive in art.
Professor Barker and our very own and much beloved adviser, Professor Eric O. Potma from the Department of Chemistry, came to unanimous decision on the top two winners and one honorable mention.
Honorable Mention: Neha Garg, “LCAT Particles”

The picture represents the particle (fluorescent) trapping in the microstreaming vortices at air-liquid interfaces. The air-liquid interfaces are actuated using an acoustic wave which creates streamlines in the fluid causing the particles to trap.

 
2nd Place: Haoxin Zhange, “Fear of the Brain”
When animals or human beings are threatened, they feel fear. In my study, the virus containing the m-cherry fluorescent protein gene sequence and the opsin gene sequence was labeled to Parvalbumin-positive neuron subtype in certain areas of the mice’s brain. Exciting these neuron optogenetically will induce the innate fear responses of the animal. In the behavioural experiment, rodent presented freezing behaviour, which means they were feeling fear, when stimulating these specific neuron. The brain tissue was then sliced and the labeled neurons were captured by confocal microscopy. This figure presents the neurons responsible for fear emotion in rodent brain.

1st Place: Yasemin Sarigul-Klijn, “Musicglove”
[This comic is] inspired by the research that has gone on with my lab to aid people with disability, and that I too have had the privilege to contribute to.
 
With a good dose of art and snacks, we bid 2016, adieu. To view this year’s, and past year’s winners, drop by the lobby in Natural Sciences 2 when you need a study/lab break! 

7th Art in Science: 1st People’s Choice Award

The People’s Choice Award sponsored by Kaleri for the 7th Art in Science is finally revealed.
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Congratulations Laia Ferrer for winning the People’s Choice Award with Quadruple Taylor Cone.

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This prize comes as a result of our collaboration with the UCI start-up Kaleri. They have created an online exhibit with all this year’s submissions so that you can enjoy it, even if you weren’t able to attend our event last Thursday. Click here to visit the exhibit.

7th Art in Science contest

Hello Friends!
It is time for celebrating art again.

Photonics@UCI presents the 7th Art in Science annual contest.

We encourage all UCI affiliates, in all disciplines, to present their work as beautiful pieces of art. Submit your work hereSubmission deadline is Saturday November 15, 2014. Check the submission guidelines here and examples of previous editions here.
A jury formed by OSA affiliated professors will judge the entires on an event that will take place on Thursday November 20th, 2014 at 6:15pm, where snacks and drinks will be served.
This year we are going online! We collaborate with Kaleri for a virtual exhibit that you will be able to enjoy for longer time and to share with all your friends. Additionally, Kaleri is sponsoring a special $50 People’s Choice Award for the most tweetted artwork containing the hashtag #ais7. So get the Kaleri App (Android and iOS) and vote for your favorite piece!
Let the contest begin!
Spread the word:

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Download and share the AiS7 poster

Art in Science 2013 contest

This is the belated report of the 6th Art in Science contest that took place last November.
With over 30 entries, the event was a success one more year. We want to thank all who participated: contestants, judges, organizers and all of you who joined us in the event.
This time we had 3 winners and 2 honorable mentions.

1st Prize goes to Jolie McLane for “Magnetic Eye”

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2nd place is for Sophia Lin for “Antelope Canyon of the mind”

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3rd place is for Rupsa Datta for “Fluorescent Art”

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1st honorable mention goes to Li Li for “Particle in Box”

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2nd honorable mention goes to Alba Alfonso-García for “Hair follicle in mouse ear”

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We are already looking forward to seeing your fabulous and artistic work at the 7th Art in Science 2014! Until then, here you are some photos of the past event:

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Deadline for submissions to Art in Science is this Friday at noon!
Don’t forget to send your fabulous work at photonics@uci.edu.
The e-mail address has changed! But e-mails sent to the old website will still make it to us 😉
Looking forward to seeing your Art!!
Photonics@UCI team

Art in Science 2013

We are pleased to present the 6th annual Art in Science contest!

Find the guidelines for submissions here, and examples of past editions here. Submit your art to photonics@uci.edu.

DATES TO KEEP IN MIND:
DEADLINE for submissions: Friday 22nd November (noon).
EVENT: Tuesday 26th November (6pm).

The logo contest is also open of submissions!!
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