Art of Science Winners

2022 Art of Science Photography and Video Contest

Art of Science submissions showcase original images and footage of the inherent beauty in research, scholarship and creative activity. Open to FAU faculty, students and staff.

See winners hung in public spaces around campus.

First Place

Triceratops Leg

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

Second Place

Peek-a-boo

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

Third Place

Beautiful Invader

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

Student in the Lab Winner

Bigger Scope

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

Student in the Field Winner

Tunnel Fishion

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

Faculty in the Field Winner

Turtles at Dusk

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

TIE: Faculty in the Lab Winner

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 Winner

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

Julia Flow 1

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

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

2021 Art of Science

2021 Art of Science Virtual Gallery

First Place

Understanding Cholesterol Imbalance

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

Second Place

Hydrogel

By Satviki Singh, undergraduate student,
FAU High School

Third Place

Pinpointing the Origins of Ataxia

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

2021 In the Field Faculty Winner

Skin Care

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

2021 In the Field Student Winner

2021 photo contest surface colors of estuary

Watercolors Painted with Primary Productivity

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

2021 In the Lab Faculty Winner

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

TIE: 2021 In the Lab Student Winner

Starry Skeleton

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

TIE: 2021 In the Lab Student Winner

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

Space Bear Eating

By Hunter Hines, Ph.D., visiting researcher,
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

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

2020 Art of Science

2020 Art of Science Virtual Gallery

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