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Magazine contest seeks entries

The “At Large” winner in the Fall 2019 issue was shot by Alex Silver, a graduate student in electrical engineering. Shot at 50X magnification through a light microscope, the image came about when Silver was preparing a liquid protein sample for testing. The sample dried out and the proteins within it crystallized into frost-like patterns. The larger blue and green flakes that form a cartoon-like figure are graphene, which was used as a substrate for the test. Credit: Alex Silver/SCOPE Lab. All Rights Reserved.

The staff of Research/Penn State magazine announces a contest to find a superb research-related image to be published on its “At Large” pages in the Spring 2020 issue. The winning photographer will receive a high-quality print of the image, suitable for framing.

A submitted photo:

  • must relate to research being done by someone at Penn State (any campus)
  • must be a strong horizontal so it can completely fill a two-page spread.
  • must be available at high resolution, at least 300 dpi at a size of 11” x 17”. 
  • may be a scenic, close-up, or micrograph; realistic or abstract; color, black and white, or colorized. See the gallery of previous winners (below) for examples.
  • may include a person in the scene, but should not be a portrait.

Deadline for submission is Friday, January 17, 2020.

You may submit more than one image, but be selective; please do not send a link to an entire collection of images.

Send your entry to Cherie Winner at clw43@psu.edu. Provide basic information about the image, such as where it was shot and the research it relates to. We’ll write the caption (which you’ll have a chance to review before publication).

Research/Penn State is a biannual publication with a circulation of more than 32,000, covering research and creative activity at the University.

A colorized image from a scanning electron microscope reveals the layers in a thin film designed to be part of a miniature ultrasound device that could be used to detect cancers of the skin or eye. The film and image were created by Flavio Griggio during his graduate work with Susan Trolier-McKinstry, director of the Smart Materials Integration lab. Credit: Flavio Griggio. All Rights Reserved.

Dozens of blue-green damselfish flit among the branches of a coral colony on Australia's Northern Great Barrier Reef, which offer refuge from predation by larger fish. Postdoctoral scholar Joe Pollock and lab director Mónica Medina study the role of microbial symbionts in coral physiology and health. Credit: F. Joseph Pollack. All Rights Reserved.

A Mongolian horseman gathers his mares prior to milking. He and his family ferment the milk to make airag, a mild alcoholic beverage. Kirk French, a senior lecturer in anthropology, studies the social and economic impacts of small-scale alcohol production in cultures around the world. Credit: © Kirk French. All Rights Reserved.

Gently spread by a researcher, the wing of an eastern bluebird offers clues to the bird's age and fitness. This bird was captured as part of a study by ecologists Julian Avery and Margaret Brittingham, with graduate student Danielle Williams, on how chronic noise from Marcellus Shale gas transport affects breeding behavior of songbirds. Credit: Julian Avery [instagram.com/evolutionavery]. All Rights Reserved.

A colorized image from a scanning electron microscope reveals the layers in a thin film designed to be part of a miniature ultrasound device that could be used to detect cancers of the skin or eye. The film and image were created by Flavio Griggio during his graduate work with Susan Trolier-McKinstry, director of the Smart Materials Integration lab. Credit: Flavio Griggio. All Rights Reserved.

Dozens of blue-green damselfish flit among the branches of a coral colony on Australia's Northern Great Barrier Reef, which offer refuge from predation by larger fish. Postdoctoral scholar Joe Pollock and lab director Mónica Medina study the role of microbial symbionts in coral physiology and health. Credit: F. Joseph Pollack. All Rights Reserved.

A Mongolian horseman gathers his mares prior to milking. He and his family ferment the milk to make airag, a mild alcoholic beverage. Kirk French, a senior lecturer in anthropology, studies the social and economic impacts of small-scale alcohol production in cultures around the world. Credit: © Kirk French. All Rights Reserved.

Gently spread by a researcher, the wing of an eastern bluebird offers clues to the bird's age and fitness. This bird was captured as part of a study by ecologists Julian Avery and Margaret Brittingham, with graduate student Danielle Williams, on how chronic noise from Marcellus Shale gas transport affects breeding behavior of songbirds. Credit: Julian Avery [instagram.com/evolutionavery]. All Rights Reserved.

 

Last Updated November 18, 2019

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