Science Visualization Challenge Winners

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Squid Suckers
Jessica Schiffman and Caroline Schauer (Drexel University)
Honorable Mention, Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge 2008

The September 26 issue of Science contains the annual S&E Visualization Challenge winners. The feature is pay-only, but the winners are summarized in a free slideshow here. Winners and honorable mentions include short films, web interfaces, photos, micrographs, and digital illustrations (unfortunately, as in previous years, traditional media is somewhat underrepresented). The type of content varied too: the picture above is an artificially colored electron micrograph of a squid, a straightforwardly scientific image, but other winners include a visual representation of the Bible's internal references and an Alice In Wonderland-style tea party scene featuring beetles.

An interview with one of the judges is here. She talks about the diversity of the entrants' backgrounds, the selection process, and what makes a winning image.

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