Announcing the 2007 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners
Photography: First Place (tie)
What Lies Behind Our Nose?
Kai-hung Fung
Scientific visuals should not be confined to the scientific community nor to a particular discipline. It’s the visuals that make science exciting and intriguing to the layperson. The goal of the National Science Foundation’s annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge is to celebrate the advances in imaging technologies and visualization techniques in depicting scientific knowledge. This years winners contain a gorgeous collection of images, from the airways behind our nose to visualizing the physiologic mechanism of tobacco dependence.
According to the NSF’s guidelines, “Entries should have scientific significance, freshness and originality, as well as have an aesthetically pleasing composition and drama. The spirit of the competition is for communicating science, engineering and technology for education and journalistic purposes.”
All entries are judged according to the following criteria:
- Visual impact
Effective communication
Freshness/Originality
And the categories for submission include:
- Photography
Illustration
Interactive media
Animation
Sadly there were no winners under the illustration category. Looks like 3D is where it’s at in terms of visualization techniques. Be sure to check out the entire gallery of winners.
But here are all the rest of the medical visualization winners for your instant gratification.
How Does a Muscle Work?
Credit: Mark McGowan, Pat Murphy, David Goodsell, Leana Rosetti
Breast Cancer Virtual Anatomy
Credit: CCG Metamedia, Steve Rothman, Cathryn Tune, Nicola Landucci, Joseph Speiser, Samantha Belmont
Nicotine: The Physiologic Mechanism of Tobacco Dependence
Credit: Jane Hurd, Donna DeSmet, Jason Guerrero, Donald Tolentino
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