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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The 5th Annual Images of Research Competition is Coming : This is What You Need to Know
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The University of Alberta Images of Research Competition & Exhibition is celebrating its 5 year anniversary this year. In addition to University of Alberta graduate students, this year's competition is also open to postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines.
Semifinalists will have their image and description immortalized in the University of Alberta's Education & Research Archive (ERA) Images of Research Collection.
Submissions will be accepted from January 20, 2020 to February 7, 2020 at 5 PM. Visit the competition website for more details uab.ca/ior.
The third and final submission preparation workshop will be on January 29, 2020. This workshop is approved as Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research Professional Development credits. Register for this workshop here.
For inspirational purposes, below are some of the entries from the 2019 competition.
Rutherford Library Galleria is holding an exhibition of past IOR semifinalist for the month of January.
Abundant Recursive Mathematics Curricula Possibilities
Luo, Lixin
First Prize
Meiosis
Girodat, Jamie-Lee
Semi-Finalist
The Importance of Traditional Knowledge in Freshwater and Fish Monitoring
Stenekes, Sydney
Semi-Finalist
The University of Alberta Images of Research Competition & Exhibition is a partnership through the University of Alberta Library, Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research, and Campus Design and Print Solutions.
Follow competition updates on social media @uofalibrary @UAlbertaFGSR #ualbertaIOR
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
2019 Images of Research Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Images of Research! We are so pleased to present the outstanding entries of the Images of Research competition for 2019.
Out of 67 eligible entries, a panel of judges chose the winners and semifinalists; all will be on display in HT Coutts Education Library from April 4 to 30, 2019.
Out of 67 eligible entries, a panel of judges chose the winners and semifinalists; all will be on display in HT Coutts Education Library from April 4 to 30, 2019.
Images of Research exhibition
Location: HT Coutts Education Library, main floor
Date: April 4 - 30, 2019
PhD - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Science
"Brazil is a fusion of powdery sands, mystic jungle, thundering waterfalls, and an exuberant carnival culture, much like the colors and shapes in the image presented here. Our focus is the Atlantic forest, the Mata Atlântica, which home to many species, some of which live nowhere else on this planet. Around 85% of the Mata Atlântica have been deforested and unsustainable land-use techniques, such as the slash-and-burn land management, had a detrimental effect on the fertility of the leftover soil. While providing a short-termed boost with nutrients, this approach leaves the soil depleted shortly after. Following nearly forgotten Amazonian indigenous soil management practices, we joined a project on using biochar, charcoal made of biomass, for cost-effective and sustainable soil amelioration. It was applied in different ways to optimize its beneficial effects on soil stabilization and the growth of perennial crops, such as cassava. The image is made up of leaves of cassava plants on a backdrop of nearly virgin Mata Atlântica. Small-scale plantations in the midst of the Mata Atlântica – an agroforestry approach aiming at protecting the remains of this unique habitat in harmony with sustainable food production on the already deforested land."
Re-Packing My Library: A Collection in Understanding
PhD - Drama, Arts
“Re-Packing my Library” depicts the collection process that goes into writing a dissertation. It shows a collection of books, papers, pamphlets, programs, and notes amassed over three years of research packed (once again) hastily into my father’s old bag the night before yet another departure.
Taken in my small Munich apartment, this picture shows material collected over the past three years about the Swiss-German director Milo Rau and his production company, the International Institute of Political Murder, for my dissertation. The documents in and around the suitcase are the result of the numerous research trips to performances, political actions, conferences, lectures, and interviews that have taken me – and my battered suitcase – across Europe. These research trips have helped me understand Rau’s theatre – his political aesthetic, complex themes, and directorial choices – and has given me a greater respect for Rau’s research trips (to Moscow, Bukavu, Kigali, Bucharest) in his near-obsessive search to understand war, genocide, and justice. The collection of papers and books spilling out of the suitcase are a reminder of late nights, cheap hotels, long waits at airports, and even longer train rides, but also the physical, material proof of my own obsessive, international search for understanding."
"Here, we have experimentally measured the wavefunction of a single buried arsenic atom peeking through a silicon surface. Its complex form perfectly captures one of the most fundamental properties of quantum mechanics: the location of an electron is based on probability and is never fixed. While we tend to think of electrons as being perfect little spheres existing in a single position, they really can be found everywhere around the atom. Bright spots in the wavefunction show areas with a higher probability of finding one. Arsenic atoms in silicon are used as the building blocks of quantum computers, so understanding its elusive electrons helps with more advanced designs."
"After a long day of drifting at sea, fishers go home with either a boatload of fish or nothing at all. Sunset marks the end of a day’s work of a fisher who sails on a daily basis to make ends meet. This photo was taken during my ethnographic fieldwork in Davao Oriental, Philippines. Fishing as a livelihood closely embedded in the environment is very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The acute changes in weather patterns compounded by the influx of commercial fishing companies forced small-scale fishers to go further offshore which increases the costs of every venture. In a landscape marked by environmental degradation and marine resource depletion caused by natural and human-induced calamities, fishers are prompted to engage in a myriad of economic activities. In this research, I take a closer look at how these fishers navigate through the waves of uncertainty. Farming and wage labor becomes the community’s adaptive strategy in the midst of economic instability. As they safely moor their boats, fishers see the sunset as a symbol for the arbitrariness of their lives. The cyclic nature of the sun setting over the ocean brings the hope of a new dawn with new opportunities."
Date: April 4 - 30, 2019
First Place $800
Abundant Recursive Mathematics Curricula Possibilities
Lixin Luo
PhD Secondary Education, Education
"A mathematics curriculum often seems be designed or delivered as linear: a sequence of predetermined, sometimes unrelated, topics with little chances for learners to revisit them from different perspectives. This suggests learning as accumulation with predictable outcomes. However, learning, observed through a complexfied worldview, is neither linear nor predictable. Learning is a self-organizing process through which a learner and her environment co-evolve, and a recursive elaboration through which a learner transforms her previous understanding. This view demands a recursive curriculum that changes along its formation. What might such curriculum be like in theory and practice is my research focus. This fractal-like image is a working visualization of recursive curricula. The nodes represent equivalent contents. Each branch represents certain mathematical/curricular event(s) that allow a content to change into or connect to another. The infinite spiral is made of loops that represent different development stages of an entry content (highlighted in green) and are ordered by the level of abstraction. The nodes on the same loop are different forms of the same content. Any node can be an entry point for many recursive curricula in the same or different dimension. This image represents abundant curriculum possibilities rather than a fixed one."
Second Place $600
Steps Towards Meaningful Physical Education
Jodi Harding-Kuriger
PhD - Elementary Education, Education
"These snowshoes were made by my Dad and Grandpa Fern. First steps: build a snowshoe form, steam lengths of straight pliable wood, bend it over the form to shape the shoes, rivet ends together, remove shoes from the form and allow to dry. Second steps: cut moose rawhide strips, once frame has dried, weave the rawhide through all the predrilled holes in the frame to create the webbing of the snowshoes. Third steps: attach the leather harnesses to the snowshoes.
Research is ceremony because it is life changing and it requires preparatory steps long before the final event (Wilson, 2008). First steps: using the Meaningful Physical Education (MPE) approach (Beni, Fletcher, & Ní Chróinín, 2017; Ní Chróinín, Fletcher, & Griffin, 2018), piece together flexible lesson plans using experiences that are enjoyable, challenging, communal, personal, and improve abilities. Second steps: weave student choices, culture, context, and community into the plans. Third steps: Reflect on teachers’ and students’ physical education experiences in all environments: air, water, land, snow & ice. Harness physical education to life long love and joy for physical activity."
Research is ceremony because it is life changing and it requires preparatory steps long before the final event (Wilson, 2008). First steps: using the Meaningful Physical Education (MPE) approach (Beni, Fletcher, & Ní Chróinín, 2017; Ní Chróinín, Fletcher, & Griffin, 2018), piece together flexible lesson plans using experiences that are enjoyable, challenging, communal, personal, and improve abilities. Second steps: weave student choices, culture, context, and community into the plans. Third steps: Reflect on teachers’ and students’ physical education experiences in all environments: air, water, land, snow & ice. Harness physical education to life long love and joy for physical activity."
Third Place $500
Biochar Bloom
Konstantin von Gunten
"Brazil is a fusion of powdery sands, mystic jungle, thundering waterfalls, and an exuberant carnival culture, much like the colors and shapes in the image presented here. Our focus is the Atlantic forest, the Mata Atlântica, which home to many species, some of which live nowhere else on this planet. Around 85% of the Mata Atlântica have been deforested and unsustainable land-use techniques, such as the slash-and-burn land management, had a detrimental effect on the fertility of the leftover soil. While providing a short-termed boost with nutrients, this approach leaves the soil depleted shortly after. Following nearly forgotten Amazonian indigenous soil management practices, we joined a project on using biochar, charcoal made of biomass, for cost-effective and sustainable soil amelioration. It was applied in different ways to optimize its beneficial effects on soil stabilization and the growth of perennial crops, such as cassava. The image is made up of leaves of cassava plants on a backdrop of nearly virgin Mata Atlântica. Small-scale plantations in the midst of the Mata Atlântica – an agroforestry approach aiming at protecting the remains of this unique habitat in harmony with sustainable food production on the already deforested land."
Honorable Mention $250
Re-Packing My Library: A Collection in Understanding
Lily Climenhaga
PhD - Drama, Arts“Re-Packing my Library” depicts the collection process that goes into writing a dissertation. It shows a collection of books, papers, pamphlets, programs, and notes amassed over three years of research packed (once again) hastily into my father’s old bag the night before yet another departure.
Taken in my small Munich apartment, this picture shows material collected over the past three years about the Swiss-German director Milo Rau and his production company, the International Institute of Political Murder, for my dissertation. The documents in and around the suitcase are the result of the numerous research trips to performances, political actions, conferences, lectures, and interviews that have taken me – and my battered suitcase – across Europe. These research trips have helped me understand Rau’s theatre – his political aesthetic, complex themes, and directorial choices – and has given me a greater respect for Rau’s research trips (to Moscow, Bukavu, Kigali, Bucharest) in his near-obsessive search to understand war, genocide, and justice. The collection of papers and books spilling out of the suitcase are a reminder of late nights, cheap hotels, long waits at airports, and even longer train rides, but also the physical, material proof of my own obsessive, international search for understanding."
Honorable Mention $250
Probability
Taleana Huff
PhD - Physics, Science
"Here, we have experimentally measured the wavefunction of a single buried arsenic atom peeking through a silicon surface. Its complex form perfectly captures one of the most fundamental properties of quantum mechanics: the location of an electron is based on probability and is never fixed. While we tend to think of electrons as being perfect little spheres existing in a single position, they really can be found everywhere around the atom. Bright spots in the wavefunction show areas with a higher probability of finding one. Arsenic atoms in silicon are used as the building blocks of quantum computers, so understanding its elusive electrons helps with more advanced designs."
People’s Choice $250
Sunset: Uncertainties and opportunities
Deanna Joyce Neri
Masters - Anthropology, Arts"After a long day of drifting at sea, fishers go home with either a boatload of fish or nothing at all. Sunset marks the end of a day’s work of a fisher who sails on a daily basis to make ends meet. This photo was taken during my ethnographic fieldwork in Davao Oriental, Philippines. Fishing as a livelihood closely embedded in the environment is very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The acute changes in weather patterns compounded by the influx of commercial fishing companies forced small-scale fishers to go further offshore which increases the costs of every venture. In a landscape marked by environmental degradation and marine resource depletion caused by natural and human-induced calamities, fishers are prompted to engage in a myriad of economic activities. In this research, I take a closer look at how these fishers navigate through the waves of uncertainty. Farming and wage labor becomes the community’s adaptive strategy in the midst of economic instability. As they safely moor their boats, fishers see the sunset as a symbol for the arbitrariness of their lives. The cyclic nature of the sun setting over the ocean brings the hope of a new dawn with new opportunities."
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Vote in the People's Choice Award for 2019 Images of Research
At its essence, the University of Alberta Images of Research competition challenges our graduate students to share their research in a way that society can relate to and understand.
The judges have met, debated, and chosen the winners, apart from the People's Choice Award, who will be revealed at a reception on April 3. The coveted title of 'People's Choice' and the $250 prize is chosen by you from the 24 semifinalists.
The People's Choice Award voting is now open. All of this year's semifinalists will be displayed at Coutts Education and Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Library on North Campus, University of Alberta throughout April.
How to vote:
1. Click here to view the finalists online and vote for your favourite entry with the best image and description.2. Share this post with your community!
Voting is open to the public from March 13 to 20, 2019.
Friday, January 11, 2019
Capture the Essence of Your Research in a Single Image
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The University of Alberta Images of Research Competition & Exhibition is the ultimate test of knowledge transfer for any graduate student. The challenge is to portray your research in a single image. Are you up for the task?
Semifinalists will have their image and description immortalized in the University of Alberta's Education & Research Archive (ERA) Images of Research Collection.
Submissions will be accepted from January 21, 2018 to February 8, 2019. Visit the competition website for more details uab.ca/ior.
We will be holding two submission preparation workshops on January 17 and 23, 2019. The workshops are approved as Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research Professional Development credits. Register for the workshops here.
To spark inspiration here are some entries from the 2018 competition and visit the Rutherford Library Galleria's teaser exhibit happening throughout the month of January.
Augmented Phobia by Anna Chakravorty
The University of Alberta Images of Research Competition & Exhibition is brought forth through continued partnership of University of Alberta Libraries, Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research, and Campus Design and Print Solutions.
Follow competition updates on social media @uofalibraries @UAlbertaFGSR #ualbertaIOR
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Announcing the Winners of Images of Research 2018
Drum roll please….
We are so pleased to present the winners of the Images of Research competition for 2018. Out of 100 eligible entries, a panel of judges chose the winners and semifinalists; all will be on display in Cameron Library from April 5 to 30, 2018.
Date: April 5 - 30, 2018
We are so pleased to present the winners of the Images of Research competition for 2018. Out of 100 eligible entries, a panel of judges chose the winners and semifinalists; all will be on display in Cameron Library from April 5 to 30, 2018.
Images of Research exhibition
Location: Cameron Library, main floorDate: April 5 - 30, 2018
First Place $800
Augmented Phobia
Anna Chakravorty
Master's - Arts, Visual Communication, Design
"Most people who suffer phobias (around 60–80%) never seek treatment and of those who do seek treatment, approximately 25% either refuse exposure therapy when they hear what it entails or drops out of therapy. One of the reasons for this refusal data could be that the main feature of exposure is confronting the feared stimuli, which some people may find too frightening. New efforts are needed to increase the number of phobia sufferers who benefit
from exposure therapy. Augmented reality systems give users a feeling of presence and reality judgment that can be exploited to treat some psychological disorders. My master's research focuses on understanding the human interaction with the technology and to determine if augmented reality can help people to overcome their phobias. To answer this, a series of testing would involve where the stimuli would render from basic shapes and forms to more real objects to a stage where the patient would be able to hold and interact with the stimuli. This would help people to expose themselves to their fears as well as act as a self-therapy."
Second Place $600
Absorption Experience
Kim McCollum
Master's - Arts, Painting
“My research explores the relationship between textile work and abstract painting. This image is a digital collage that combines several photos of me learning to block print in India. These photos are mixed with digital paint and pattern to create an image that expresses the feeling of flow created when making something by hand. I wanted to visually capture the feeling of being so completely engrossed in the process of creating something that the creation and the creator become one. Making digital collages like this is the first step in my creative process. I combine digital painting with images of textile art to make connections between the two mediums and generate new ideas. My next step involves creating large-scale physical artworks inspired by my digital collages. This involves using painted and hand-woven components to create woven paintings. Referencing the visual histories of both ‘high’ and ‘low’ art has potential to create new connections and break down barriers that limit the influence of certain work based on medium.”
Third Place $500
Learning to see through the hand
Ron Wigglesworth
PhD - Education, Secondary Education
"Rapid development of digital technology is inevitable and will call for continued changes in education. If kinaesthetic drawing amplifies a student’s sensibility and sensitivity to what is being observed, then might we benefit by utilizing our haptic senses more broadly in our increasingly-digitized schools? Becoming aware of what we do not see enriches our understanding of what we do see. Perhaps slow drawing by hand might offer a powerful enhancement to the current ocularcentric domination in the sciences. Pedagogical implications from drawing could enhance understanding and observation skills in many fields where the mediated image is used. My research asks: what drawing can still offer in an increasingly digital/digitized world?
Digital technologies offer powerful tools, but the immediacy of a digital image does not guarantee quality nor assure learning. The drawing process changes the subject; undergoing a change in sensibility. Drawing requires thoughtful observation, discipline and practice, all of which are essential skills in ensuring learning success. Faster is not better. Drawing has the potential to slow down students scrambling in a digital world. Learning is a process, and drawing is a way of opening the eyes and a way of thinking and feeling. Thinking emerges from the process of drawing as new perceptions are created."
Honorable Mention $250
Sans Escher
William Northlich
PhD - Arts, Music
"Sans Escher is a graphic musical score. The aesthetic and design vision behind Sans Escher is musical indeterminacy, conveyed by abstract of conventional music notation. Such a graphic score may be observed as an independent piece of artwork, or as a musical score that may be performed by any number of players consisting of any instrumentation with the option of including additional staging and spatial designs, all of which may be determined by the ensemble. Precise elements of dynamics, articulations, length of musical passages, and pitch are also up to the discretion of the ensemble or individual player.
My doctoral research consists of the confluence of electronic music and improvisation, and how improvisatory methodologies are effective in representing performances of electronic music visually. Graphic scores are indispensable in visually representing unorthodox processes, gestures, sonic states, and aesthetic visions. Thus, audiences are able to make profound connections with related musical material by gaining insight into performative decisions, sonic results, and the composer’s inspiration."
Honorable Mention $250
The Girls of Enghelab Street
Zohreh Valiary
Master's - Arts, Arts & Design
"An often-cited example of a country with a highly restricted society is Iran. Iranian women’s history is a labyrinthine road of darkness, patriarchy and suppression. After the invasion of Muslims, women started losing their equal rights, and the situation continued to be more or less the same until the end of the 19th century when some movements started to happen toward the emancipation of women. These movements, that still are going, on have a long way to go to reach the goal of equal rights and freedom for women in my motherland.
I based ""the Girls of Enghelab Street"" on the action of Vida Movahed, a young Iranian woman who, on December 27, 2017, stood on a platform in Enghelab street in Tehran, tied her white hijab (a symbol of protest against mandatory hijab created by Masih Alinejad, the founder of the online movement ""My Stealthy Freedom""), to a stick, and waved it at the crowd until the authorities arrested her. After Vida Movahed's action more women started doing the same to show their union and support for the movement. Twenty-nine women were arrested in the two months leading up to February 2018.
The aim of my research is to explore how visual communication design might provide a medium through which one can foster awareness and build empowerment in my target audience of young, educated Iranian women, aged eighteen to twenty-five."
People’s Choice
Politicizing Social Media $250
Jennifer Zeller
Master's - Arts, Philosophy
“Politicizing Social Media” portrays everyday social media users and some of their political opinions. If inappropriately phrased or posted in an unfitting format, these perspectives tend to be disregarded and considered irrelevant or unpolitical by academics. This has resulted in unbalanced, if not ignorant, academic discourses on social media as most scholars have only focussed on the political potentials of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or Youtube – not their disadvantages or “unprofessional” contents. However, the original meaning of politics – from Greek polis – revolves around the ordinary people, not merely a political elite. Correspondingly, my research aims at constructing a philosophical and political theory of social media by analysing often disregarded, but nonetheless political contents and by using theories such as those from Hannah Arendt, Jürgen Habermas and others. Thus, I am in the middle of the picture with my books, trying to make sense of how politics are made on social media around me from a scientific point of view.”
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Get Your Votes in for the 2018 IOR People’s Choice Award
The countdown is on to find out who are the winners of the Images of Research 2018 competition. In three weeks, the winners will be announced and we need the community’s voices to choose who will be given the People’s Choice Award.
The winning image will be the one that the people feel is the most engaging visual portrayal of the creator’s research. Essentially, the competition is an exercise in bringing academic research to the public in an engaging way.
The People’s Choice Award winner will receive $250.00 and their image will be preserved in UAlberta’s digital archive, ERA.
Public voting is open from March 14-21, 2018. There are 60 entries in the running.
Vote Now!
Share far and wide on your social media to support your favourite entry.
Discover the previous Images of Research winners and semifinalists in ERA.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Congratulations to Images of Research Winners
University of Alberta Libraries and the Faculty of Graduate and Studies and Research are pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Images of Research Competition and Exhibition. This innovative program challenges graduate students to capture, share, and present the essence of their research in one image.
The response from students was enthusiastic. Over 100 visually dynamic images were submitted, representing research across a wide range of disciplines. From those entries, our 6 judges chose 24 images for inclusion in the exhibition, as well as our top prize winners. In addition, UAlberta community members cast over 750 votes for our People’s Choice Award.
And the winners are....
Dylan Brenneis
Master’s
Mechanical Engineering
First Prize (Tie) - $700
Self Portrait 2045
The second tie winner for first is:
Camelia Vokey
Master’s
Occupational Therapy
First Prize (Tie) - $700
I Am Not Alone
Third prize and honourable mentions:
Noemi de Bruijn
Master’s Art & Design
Third Prize - $500
Wonder-trail in Blue and Yellow
Camille Burger
Ph.D
Drama
Honorable Mention - $250
Body as a Home
Ashley Sims
Ph.D
History & Classics
Honorable Mention - $250
‘Divers cullort ribbans’: material evidence from the archives
The winner of the People’s Choice Award, receiving 87 of the 795 votes, is:
Trevor Poitras
Master’s
Neuroscience
People's Choice - $250
Outgrowth
Congratulations and sincere thanks to all of our winners and entrants for sharing their brilliant images and engaging research summaries!
Winning and semi-finalist images will soon be available online through UAL’s digital repository, ERA.
The public exhibition will be on display in Cameron Library from April 6 to 30, 2017.
The response from students was enthusiastic. Over 100 visually dynamic images were submitted, representing research across a wide range of disciplines. From those entries, our 6 judges chose 24 images for inclusion in the exhibition, as well as our top prize winners. In addition, UAlberta community members cast over 750 votes for our People’s Choice Award.
And the winners are....
Dylan Brenneis
Master’s
Mechanical Engineering
First Prize (Tie) - $700
Self Portrait 2045
The second tie winner for first is:
Camelia Vokey
Master’s
Occupational Therapy
First Prize (Tie) - $700
I Am Not Alone
Third prize and honourable mentions:
Noemi de Bruijn
Master’s Art & Design
Third Prize - $500
Wonder-trail in Blue and Yellow
Camille Burger
Ph.D
Drama
Honorable Mention - $250
Body as a Home
Ashley Sims
Ph.D
History & Classics
Honorable Mention - $250
‘Divers cullort ribbans’: material evidence from the archives
The winner of the People’s Choice Award, receiving 87 of the 795 votes, is:
Trevor Poitras
Master’s
Neuroscience
People's Choice - $250
Outgrowth
Congratulations and sincere thanks to all of our winners and entrants for sharing their brilliant images and engaging research summaries!
Winning and semi-finalist images will soon be available online through UAL’s digital repository, ERA.
The public exhibition will be on display in Cameron Library from April 6 to 30, 2017.
Monday, March 20, 2017
Images of Research People’s Choice Voting Now Open!
All members of the UofA campus community are invited to cast a vote to determine the 2017 Images of Research (IOR) People’s Choice award!
Online voting is open from March 20 - 27, so head over to the IOR website NOW to vote for your favourite image.
Or vote HERE. One vote per person, CCID login required.
Online voting is open from March 20 - 27, so head over to the IOR website NOW to vote for your favourite image.
Or vote HERE. One vote per person, CCID login required.
The winner of this category will receive $250 and be included in the IOR exhibition happening from April 6 - 30 on the main floor of Cameron Library. Make sure to visit the exhibit to view all the winning and semifinalist images in person.
Images of Research (IOR) is an opportunity for current UofA graduate students from all disciplines to capture, share, and present the essence of their research in a single image. The competition, which closed February 13, is organized by University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) in collaboration with the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR), and with the support of Campus Design & Print Solutions.
If you have questions or comments, please contact ior@ualberta.ca.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Images of Research Competition Deadline Extended to Feb.13, 2017
The Images of Research competition deadline has been extended until Monday at 5:00 PM, February 13, 2017.
Capitalize on the weekend and create an image that reflects your research. You could win CASH PRIZES!
For more information on entry details, visit our webpage.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Images of Research 2016 Winner Pony Meyer
Images of Research (IOR), a competition for graduate students to showcase their research in one image, launches for its second year on Monday, January 23, 2017. Last year’s winner, Pony Meyer, was recently featured on the UAlberta home page.
Meyer, who identifies as non-binary, is currently pursuing an Interdisciplinary PhD between the Drama department and Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation. Their winning portrait, entitled “King Me!”, captures the community validation aspect of their research, which explores the role of drag king performance in the lives of transgender/genderqueer drag king performers. The photo was created in collaboration with Katie Cutting of Lazy Kitten Productions and shot with friends who volunteered their time.
“I thought it was a great opportunity to share something about your research in a different way,” said Meyer who thinks the competition has much to offer. “Even creating the written description is good practice for graduate students, to try to make the connection between images and writing.”
Meyer, who hails from Kentucky, U.S., appreciated that the competition was open to international students and that there was a cash prize, which was used to pay for interview transcription services, something that is difficult for them due to chronic pain. Meyer will also use the image as part of their final dissertation along with other images and video links to performances.
Since the first Images of Research Competition and Exhibition was a great success, the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) and Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) are eager to see the submissions for 2017.
“We were thrilled with the response in 2016, over 100 stunning entries, so we have made the deadline a bit earlier this year to provide even more time for students to prepare and submit their entries,” said Trish Rosseel, Associate University Librarian and one of the organizers. Submissions for IOR 2017 will be accepted from Jan. 23 to Feb. 10, 2017.
Digital image workshops are being offered in collaboration with Campus Design and Print Solutions on January 26 and February 2 to help grad students navigate the technical requirements.
Meyer, who identifies as non-binary, is currently pursuing an Interdisciplinary PhD between the Drama department and Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation. Their winning portrait, entitled “King Me!”, captures the community validation aspect of their research, which explores the role of drag king performance in the lives of transgender/genderqueer drag king performers. The photo was created in collaboration with Katie Cutting of Lazy Kitten Productions and shot with friends who volunteered their time.
“I thought it was a great opportunity to share something about your research in a different way,” said Meyer who thinks the competition has much to offer. “Even creating the written description is good practice for graduate students, to try to make the connection between images and writing.”
Meyer, who hails from Kentucky, U.S., appreciated that the competition was open to international students and that there was a cash prize, which was used to pay for interview transcription services, something that is difficult for them due to chronic pain. Meyer will also use the image as part of their final dissertation along with other images and video links to performances.
Since the first Images of Research Competition and Exhibition was a great success, the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) and Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) are eager to see the submissions for 2017.
“We were thrilled with the response in 2016, over 100 stunning entries, so we have made the deadline a bit earlier this year to provide even more time for students to prepare and submit their entries,” said Trish Rosseel, Associate University Librarian and one of the organizers. Submissions for IOR 2017 will be accepted from Jan. 23 to Feb. 10, 2017.
Digital image workshops are being offered in collaboration with Campus Design and Print Solutions on January 26 and February 2 to help grad students navigate the technical requirements.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Images of Research Competition and Exhibition Returning in 2017!
Images of Research is an opportunity for current University of Alberta graduate students from all disciplines to capture, share, and present the essence of their research in one image. Last year, we received over 100 stunning entries to the competition and some 2000 votes were cast in the online voting for the People’s Choice award. The winning and semifinalist submissions can be viewed in the Images of Research Competition 2016 collection in the U of A’s institutional repository, ERA. Select exhibited images are also currently on display on the first floor of Cameron Library.
The 2017 competition will open Monday, January 23 so if you are interested in submitting, make sure to take advantage of the extra time and start preparing your entry in advance. Winners and semifinalists will be selected by a multidisciplinary jury according to the following criteria:
- Originality/Creativity
- Aesthetic appeal of image
- Relationship between image and student’s research
- Clarity of written description and title
In addition to approaching your research in a new way, there are also cash prizes! Six prizes will be awarded as follows:
- First Place - $800
- Second Place - $600
- Third Place - $500
- Two Honourable Mentions - $250 each
- One People’s Choice - $250
For more information about the competition, including eligibility, competition rules, requirements, important dates, and contact information, please visit the Images of Research website. The online entry form will also be made available through the IOR website.
Based on last year, we know that U of A grad students are conducting incredible research and are capable of producing phenomenal unique and creative work. We are greatly looking forward to seeing this year’s submissions!
Stay tuned for an interview with past IOR winner, Pony Meyer and their winning portrait, King Me!, based on their PhD research exploring the role of drag king performance in the lives of drag kings.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Congratulations to Images of Research Competition Winners
The University of Alberta Libraries and Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research are pleased to announce the winners of the Images of Research competition
The 6 prize winners are:
The winning images were just 6 of 114 images entered in our inaugural Images of Research competition, and were received from students in Masters and Doctoral programs representing almost every faculty at UAlberta.
Winning and semifinalist images will be showcased in an exhibition on the main floor of the Cameron Science and Technology Library through May 30, 2016.
Congratulations to our winners, and all of the entrants!
The 6 prize winners are:
- Pony Meyer: 1st prize for King Me!
- Angela Marino: 2nd prize for Beneath the Flesh
- Dustin Lillico: 3rd prize for Capture and Engulfment of Extracellular Targets by Regulating Membrane Remodelling in Immune Cells
- Ryan Stanfield: Honourable mention for Pore it On
- Stephen Cruikshank: Honourable mention for Havana's Shadows
- Hansy Herrera: People’s Choice Award for The Sons Of Drugs And Violence
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| L to R: Dustin Lillico, Ryan Stanfield, Pony Meyer, Stephen Cruikshank, Hansy Herrera, Angela Marino Photo by: Xinli Cai |
Winning and semifinalist images will be showcased in an exhibition on the main floor of the Cameron Science and Technology Library through May 30, 2016.
Congratulations to our winners, and all of the entrants!
- Visit the Images of Research web site for more information
- Contact ior@ualberta.ca if you have questions or comments
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Cast Your Vote for Images of Research People's Choice Award Winner
Vote online anytime between Thursday, March 31st through Sunday, April 10th. One vote per person, CCID login required.
The Images of Research competition is an opportunity for current University of Alberta graduate students from all disciplines to capture, share, and present the essence of their research in one image, diagram or drawing. This competition and its accompanying exhibition aims to showcase and preserve graduate student research in print and digital form, foster student engagement, and support graduate students’ academic endeavours.
For more information, visit the Images of Research web site.
If you have questions or comments, please contact ior@ualberta.ca.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Call for Submissions for Images of Research Competition
The aim of this competition and its accompanying exhibition, are to:
- challenge current University of Alberta graduate students from all disciplines to capture, share, and present the essence of their research in one image, diagram or drawing
- showcase and preserve graduate student research in print and digital form within the Library and beyond it
- foster student engagement and support graduate students’ academic endeavours
Entries will be accepted from February 24th to March 23rd, 2016. All entries must be received by the competition closing date.
Six prizes will be awarded as follows:
- 1st - $800
- 2nd - $600
- 3rd - $500
- Two Honourable mentions - $250 each
- One People’s Choice - $250
Winners will be announced in April. Winning and semifinalist entries will be printed and exhibited in Cameron Library.
Visit the Images of Research web site for more information and to submit your entry.
Contact ior@ualberta.ca if you have any questions or comments.
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