UC San Diego Library Presents Art of Science 2024

A distinguished panel of judges, including UC San Diego faculty, staff and prominent community members selected the 2024 Art of Science contest winners. This year’s judges included:

• Stuart Sandin, Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
• James C. Nieh, Professor, Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, UC San Diego
• Clarissa Chevalier, Ph.D. Candidate, Visual Arts Department, UC San Diego
• Michael Field, Director of Experience Design, San Diego Natural History Museum
• Lynda Claassen, Director, Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library
• Erik T. Mitchell, Audrey Geisel University Librarian, UC San Diego Library

An open voting period allowed the campus and San Diego community to vote for their favorite image, resulting in the Open Voting Winner.

The 2024 Art of Science contest winners are:

The By-the-Wind Sailor, Velella
Artist: Gregory Rouse, faculty, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Marine Biology Research Division
Category: 2024 Judges’ Award Winner, Faculty/Project Scientist Participant

More Than Just Coral Glow
Artist: Or Ben-Zvi, postdoctoral researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Jaffe Laboratory for Underwater Imaging and Smith Lab
Category: 2024 Judges’ Award Winner, Postdoctoral Participant

Intertidal Constellation
Artist: Ethan G. Staats, graduate student, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Deheyn Lab
Category: 2024 Judges’ Award Winner, Graduate Student Participant

12-Day-Old Fluorescent Sea Urchin Larva
Artists: Svenja C. Kling, graduate student; Elliot Jackson, postdoc; and Emilio Romero, graduate student; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Hamdoun Lab
Category: 2024 Open Voting Winner

Hansbreen Glacier
Artist: Dale Stokes, faculty, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; International Partnership for Acoustic Monitoring of Glaciers (IPAOMG)
Category: 2024 Judges’ Award Winner, Honorable Mention

Walking Through Windows
Artist: Sakina Lemieux, postdoctoral researcher, UC San Diego Department of Neurosciences
Category: 2024 Judges’ Award Winner, Honorable Mention

Living Materials Made With Algae Glow Under Stress
Artists: Chenghai Li, Ph.D. student; Shengqiang Cai, doctoral advisor, UC San Diego Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, CAI Research Group
Category: 2024 Judges’ Award Winner, Honorable Mention

The Library’s Research Data Collections repository hosts more than 80 terabytes of data from various scientific disciplines at UC San Diego, including archaeology, chemistry, climate science, structural engineering, ocean science and more. The repository’s rich collection of images inspired the Library to create the Art of Science contest.

For more information about the Art of Science contest, visit lib.ucsd.edu/artofscience. To view the Art of Science 2024 digital exhibit, visit lib.ucsd.edu/artofscience2024.

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