This is What Research Looks Like in 2018

Could you encapsulate years of research in a single image?

Could you encapsulate years of research in a single image?

Dozens of UAlberta graduate students took on this very challenge in the 2018 Images of Research contest. Here's what they came up with:

First Place

Image for Post"Augmented Phobia" by Anna Chakravorty (MA Visual Communication Design)

Second Place

Image for Post"Absorption Experience" by Kim McCollum (MA Painting)

Third Place

Image for Post"Learning to see through the hand" by Ron Wigglesworth (PhD Secondary Education)

Honourable Mentions

Image for PostImage for PostLeft: "Sans Escher" by William Northlich (PhD Music) || Right: "The Girls of Enghelab Street" by Zohreh Valiary (MA Arts & Design)

People's Choice

Image for Post"Politicizing Social Media" by Jennifer Zeller (MA Philosophy)

Semi-finalists

Image for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostImage for PostFrom top: Nicole Boucher || Adrienne Dagg || Jens Boos || Cole D. Gross || Darpan Malhotra || Darren Andrychuk || Gregory Funston || William Meadus Caroline Martin || Greg Whistance-Smith || Rylan Kafara || Reza Keshavarzi || Kevin Laxamana || Caitlin Guzzo || Francesca Jean|| Lillian Ngan || Kirsti Van Dornick || Kun Xu

Want the story behind the photo?

Visit the Images of Research exhibition in Cameron Library to learn more about these incredible images - and the research they capture.

Exhibition ends April 30, 2018.