September 25, 2008 — Arlington, VA. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) along with the journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), today announced the winners of their sixth annual International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.
Illustrators, photographers, computer programmers, and graphics specialists from around the world were invited to submit visualizations that would intrigue, explain, and educate. Over 180 entries were received from 21 countries.
Jeff Nesbit, Director of NSF's Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, praised the winners, saying "These visualizations are aids to understanding, keys to insight, and tools for learning. They explain complex phenomena to the public, let researchers view their subjects from new perspectives, and most importantly, spark the imaginations of students everywhere. We are indebted," he said, "to these extraordinary individuals and very talented teams."
Winning entries can be viewed on the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001A-lLSTCPYiwzbuCd-1j-N3cODIcpeV4Noh6ljfxnTl_sMgNKRyispfX0E2Hk3a18KxdusAq6iKqhLWUYS-cGRyI7LElxjfngadaq74B2e1Joa1nTfVRwz1DZ6vUYJN4eqSiNgQcZci5WyaweI701Mw==" shape="rect" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">NSF website, the <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001A-lLSTCPYiziXqLm86IXiJuiyV53vvsLyZj7KXs_SpmNMaHGX5k9Ji5WP-sFpTc7l8U9cn9iSo4JXXKAUzOZBHvEKXFH9e4pwZjXUWxgT3Vrxac5ykN8cQ==" shape="rect" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Science<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001A-lLSTCPYiziXqLm86IXiJuiyV53vvsLyZj7KXs_SpmNMaHGX5k9Ji5WP-sFpTc7l8U9cn9iSo4JXXKAUzOZBHvEKXFH9e4pwZjXUWxgT3Vrxac5ykN8cQ==" shape="rect" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> website, and in the print issue of this week's Science. First place and honorable mention winners are listed below. A number of semifinalist awards were made as well. Note: only two researchers are listed here; in some instances several others contributed to the winning visualization. Please visit the websites for complete listings. No first place awards were made this year in the Non-Interactive Media category.
PHOTOGRAPHY
First Place: The Glass Forest
Mario De Stefano
The 2nd University of Naples
Honorable Mention: String Vibrations
Andrew Davidhazy
Rochester Institute of Technology
Honorable Mention: Squid Suckers: The Little Monsters that Feed the Beast
Jessica D. Schiffman and Caroline L. Schauer
Drexel University
Honorable Mention: Polymazing
Ye Jin Eun and Douglas B. Weibel
University of Wisconsin — Madison
ILLUSTRATIONS
First Place: Zoom into the Human Bloodstream
Linda Nye and the Exploratorium Visualization Laboratory
The Exploratorium
Honorable Mention: 3D Imaging of Mammalian Cells With Ion-Abrasion Scanning Electron Microscopy
Donald Bliss and Sriram Subramaniam
National Library of Medicine, NIH
Honorable Mention: Visualizing the Bible
Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild
Carnegie Mellon University
INFORMATIONAL GRAPHICS
First Place: "Mad Hatter's Tea" from Alice's Adventures in a Microscopic Wonderland
Colleen Champ, BS, CLSp(CG) and Dennis Kunkel, Ph.D.
Concise Image Studios
Honorable Mention: Stream Micro-ecology: Life in a Biofilm
Andrew Dopheide and Dr Gillian Lewis
University of Auckland
NON-INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Honorable Mention: A Window into Life
Travis Vermilye and Kenneth Eward
Honorable Mention: Fighting Infection by Clonal Selection
Etsuko Uno and Drew Berry
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Honorable Mention: Smarter than the Worm
Mirjam Kaplow and Katharina Strohmeier
Fraunhofer FIRST
INTERACTIVE MEDIA
First Place: Genomics Digital Lab: Plant Cells
Jeremy Friedberg and Tommy Sors
Spongelab Interactive
Honorable Mention: Exploring Life's Origins
Janet Iwasa
Massachusetts General Hospital
For more information on the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge or other NSF programs, please contact:
Susan Mason
OLPA/NSF
703.292.8070
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