Seventh Annual Art of Science

Winners

First Place

Selfie ... Cephie

By Chelsea Bennice, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Second Place

Sea Turtle Beginning

By Gabriella Carvajal, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Third Place

Journey to Space

By Sky Rueff, undergraduate student,
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Faculty in the Field

Rosette Nebula

By Rob Gross, Ph.D., instructor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Faculty in the Lab

Radiant Architects

By Laura Fontenas, Ph.D., assistant professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Student in the Field

Two to Tango

By Aaron Mencia, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Student in the Lab

Skeletal Secrets

By Alejandra Coronet-Zegarra, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Research Excellence

Face of Digestion

By Emily Arbesfeld, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Hatchet

By Yash Bhagwanji, Ph.D., associate professor,
College of Education

Tres Leches

By Li Sun Chin, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Origin Story

By Tessa Dallo, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Conch Sunset

By Megan Davis, Ph.D., research professor,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Where Bone Meets Gold

By Ahmed Eltawila, doctoral student,
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Man-in-the-Ground Vine

By Sharon Hart, MFA, professor,
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Cracks That Mend

By Maria Mejia, professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Metallic Bloom

By Gladel Saintilme, graduate student,
Graduate College

Sonic Portrait

Anne L. van Zelst, Ph.D., assistant professor,
College of Education

Honorable Mentions

Octopus Americanus

By Natasha Ahrweiler, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Crimson Spread

By Ashley Arbesfeld, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Past Reprinted

By Jacqueline Fewkes, Ph.D., professor,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Owls Having Guts

By Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D., professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Seagrass Root

By Alex Hoey, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Where Memories Begin

By Marianne Charlene Monet, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Hidden Current

By Puja Perumalraja, student, FAU High School,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Gut Gathering

By Fernanda Salomao Del Bianco, student,
FAU High School, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Fruit Fly Desire

By Katherine Sankey, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Lipid Droplets

By Maciej Stawikowski, Ph.D., assistant professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Spaced Out Eggs

By Tiarra Steadman, undergraduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Lettuce Paradox

By Angelina Zitelli, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Sixth Annual Art of Science

Winners

First Place

All's Fair in Love and War

By Jacob Francis, Ph.D., assistant professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Second Place

The Art of Transgenesis

By Addison Manofsky, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and FAU High School

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Third Place

Eye of the Cerebellum

By Marianne Charlene Monet, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Faculty in the Lab

Where is it?

By Maciej Stawikowski, Ph.D., assistant professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Faculty in the Field (tie)

Sponge and Sea Lilies

By Priscilla Winder, Ph.D., research associate,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Faculty in the Field (tie)

Western Veil Nebula

By Rob Gross, Ph.D., instructor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Student in the Lab

Guts and Glory

By Chantae Bennett, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Student in the Field

What Lies Beneath

By Olivia Ruchti, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Honorable Mentions

Brain Fibers

By Refaat Gabr, Ph.D., staff,
Division of Research

Portrait of a Zebrafish

By Tessa Dallo, doctoral student,
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Howler Monkey

By Janny Mauricio Velasco Alban, graduate student,
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Huntington's Disease

By Tyler Sarovich, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Mosaicism of Cancer

By Ugoma Onubogu, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Arm Signals

By Chelsea Bennice, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Cowrie Eggs and Rainbow

By Elle Linetsky, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Octo-chainsaw

By Colleen Hecker, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Stereovision Illumination

By Alexis Base, doctoral student,
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Mysterious Fractal Flow

By Michael Ostroff, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Rootless Pea-stone

By Regina Duchak, undergraduate student,
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Porpoise with Purpose

By Jamie Knaub, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Tissue Regeneration

By Priscilla Xu, undergraduate student,
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Without Maternal Influence

By Katie Poquette, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Where Have All the Conch Gone?

By Megan Davis, Ph.D., research professor,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Fifth Annual Art of Science

Winners

First Place

Zebrafish Spinal Cord 1

By Addison Manofsky, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College and FAU High School

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Second Place

Brain Cell Galaxy

By Peter Rodriguez, doctoral candidate,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

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Third Place

Momma

By Aaron Mencia, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Faculty in the Lab

Duality of Fear

By Tim Holford, Ph.D.,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Student in the Lab

Oh My Gauze

By Jamie Knaub, doctoral candidate,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Student in the Field

Tracking Shirleen

By Derek Aoki, doctoral candidate,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Faculty in the Field

Ribbon Reef

By Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Dinner Time

By Camila Rimoldi Ibanez, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Jumping the Gap

By Jana Boerner, Ph.D., assistant research professor and managing core director,
Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Travel Tree

By Jason Hedetniemi, Ph.D., instructor of mathematics,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

Sharktography

By Dawn Raja Somu, doctoral candidate,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Greasy Brain

By Qi Zhang, Ph.D., associate professor,
Charles E. Schmidt of Science

Watchful Eye

By Kathryn Coates, doctoral student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Stressed Out

By Aisha Mirza, undergraduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Rhizopus Revelation

By Sakshi Kumari Pandit, undergraduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Fourth Annual Art of Science

Winners

First Place

Triceratops Leg

By Anton Oleinik, Ph.D., associate professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Second Place

Peek-a-boo

By Sydney Bell, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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Third Place

Beautiful Invader

By Haley Davis, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Student in the Lab

Bigger Scope

By Dawn Raja Somu, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Student in the Field

Tunnel Fishion

By Clark Morgan, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Faculty in the Field

Turtles at Dusk

By Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D., professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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TIE: Faculty in the Lab

Nutricious and Delicious

By Megan Davis, Ph.D., research professor,
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

TIE: Faculty in the Lab

Creeping it Real

By Jennifer Krill, Ph.D., University School Assistant Professor, FAU Lab Schools,
College of Education

Video

Space Hatchling

By Alexis Moyle, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

People's Choice

Sponge Reproduction

By Camille Berardone, undergraduate student,
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Julia Flow 1

By Michael Ostroff, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Sea Bound

By Derek Aoki, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Understanding Carbs

By Andrienne Martin, graduate student,
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Iron Wood

By Sofia Feliciano, graduate student,
College of Engineering and Computer Science

Growing Human Neurons

By Ritvik Kesharaju, undergraduate student,
FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Millipede Marvel

By Jamie Knaub, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Third Annual Art of Science

Winners

First Place

Understanding Cholesterol Imbalance

By Maciej Stawikowski, Ph.D., Research Professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Second Place

Hydrogel

By Satviki Singh, undergraduate student,
FAU High School

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Third Place

Pinpointing the Origins of Ataxia

By Patrick Grant, Ph.D., associate professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

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Faculty in the Field

Skin Care

By Chelsea Bennice, Ph.D., Assistant to the Director of the ASCEND Program,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

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Student in the Field

2021 photo contest surface colors of estuary

Watercolors Painted with Primary Productivity

By Clark Morgan, graduate student,
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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Faculty in the Lab

2021 photo contest Reaching the Brain Cortex

Dopamine and Serotonin Neural Projections Reaching the Brain Cortex

By Lorena Bianchine Areal, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

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TIE: Student in the Lab

Starry Skeleton

By Dawn Raja Somu, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

TIE: In the Lab Student

Thresher Vertebrae

By Jamie Knaub, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

People's Choice

AFM Images of Prion Fragment

By Deepika Regmi, Ph.D., graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

HONORABLE MENTIONS

I'm Just Normal

By Gonzalo Illan, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow,
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Kingsnake Scales

By Arwen Paredes, undergraduate student,
FAU High School

Sandi

By Connor Cane, undergraduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Sun Coral

By Anton Oleinik, Ph.D., associate professor,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Feeding Time

By Charlene Fournier, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

You Talkin' To Me?

By Morgan Slevin, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Shark Olfactory Tissue

By Aubrey Clark, graduate student,
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Second Annual Art of Science

Winners

First Place

Web Spinner

by Tricia Meredith, Ph.D., assistant research professor
College of Education
and director of Research, A.D. Henderson University School and FAU High School

Second Place