From volcanic eruptions to microscopic polymers, the 2024 Envisioning Research contest captures the spectacular landscape of research being conducted at NC State.<\/p>\n
The contest is a collaborative effort involving NC State\u2019s Office of Research and Innovation, The Graduate School, the NC State University Libraries, the Office of Undergraduate Research, and University Communications and Marketing. The Envisioning Research contest was open to faculty, staff, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and undergraduates.<\/p>\n
A complete list of winners, runners-up and honorable mentions is below. You can see high-res versions of each winning entry, as well as captions about each image, by clicking on the entry\u2019s name. You can find a gallery of this year\u2019s winners here<\/a>. And beginning August 30, images from the Envisioning Research contest will be exhibited on the Art Wall in the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus.<\/p>\n Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n First place, undergraduate students: Nicol\u00e1s Galvez for \u201cCockroach preparing to jump<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, undergraduate students: Emily Boldor for \u201cSeismic design structure<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Anukram Adhikary for \u201cFrontiers of feminine fortitude<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Hector Fajardo for \u201cSampling and mountain reflections<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Micki Recchuiti for \u201cEruption in Iceland: new land by the hour<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Ana Sapp for \u201cMeasuring a turtle<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n First place, faculty and staff: Erin McKenney for \u201cUndergraduate ecologists in the field<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, faculty and staff: Nasir Shalizi for \u201cNeedle and cone collection from a witch’s broom 60′ above on a loblolly pine tree<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Microscopy<\/strong><\/p>\n First place, undergraduate students: Zachary Benfield for \u201cMature Streblospio benedicti<\/em> headgear<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, undergraduate students: Lia Hunt for \u201cMedusa mutation in M. guttatus<\/em> seed pod<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, undergraduate students: Christian Shaw for \u201cTakamatsuella circinata <\/em>chasmothecium dyed with lactophenol blue and imaged using a compound light microscope<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Abhirup Basu for \u201cCorrosion\u2019s supernova: unveiling destructive power in coatings<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Victoria Himelstein for \u201cIn my own world: dendrite nucleation visible on the outside of a Mo-Si-B powder particle<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Mohammad Javad Zarei for \u201cAchaemenid columns<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Akanksha Pragya for \u201cSEM image of stretchable foam containing thermoplastic microspheres embedded in electrically conductive polymer<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Sai Karthik Gade for \u201cCross section of a Fraser fir needle showing an abundance of polyphenolic cells (blue) induced by phytohormone methyl jasmonate<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n First place, faculty and staff: Scott LaGreca for \u201cErysiphe sp. nov. chasmothecium<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, faculty and staff: Nathan Asquith for \u201cMegasplosion<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Graphics and Data Visualization<\/strong><\/p>\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Sergei Rigin for \u201cMolecular forest<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Skylar Penney for \u201cSpline image of NC State\u2019s campus<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Daoru Wang for \u201cSakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Ariana Farquharson for \u201cBlack churches as community anchors: Raleigh\u2019s Black churches, 1830-present<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Video<\/strong><\/p>\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Sergei Rigin for \u201cPhase shift<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Lily Kile for \u201cCover crop incorporation for nitrogen management for sweet potatoes<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Nidhi Diwakar for \u201cConvective corona<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n This post was originally published<\/a> in NC State News.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":" From volcanic eruptions to microscopic polymers, the 2024 Envisioning Research contest captures the spectacular landscape of research being conducted at NC State.<\/p>\n\n The contest is a collaborative effort involving NC State\u2019s Office of Research and Innovation, The Graduate School, the NC State University Libraries, the Office of Undergraduate Research, and University Communications and Marketing. The Envisioning Research contest was open to faculty, staff, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and undergraduates.<\/p>\n\n A complete list of winners, runners-up and honorable mentions is below. You can see high-res versions of each winning entry, as well as captions about each image, by clicking on the entry\u2019s name. You can find a gallery of this year\u2019s winners here<\/a>. And beginning August 30, images from the Envisioning Research contest will be exhibited on the Art Wall in the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus.<\/p>\n\n Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n First place, undergraduate students: Nicol\u00e1s Galvez for \u201cCockroach preparing to jump<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, undergraduate students: Emily Boldor for \u201cSeismic design structure<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Anukram Adhikary for \u201cFrontiers of feminine fortitude<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Hector Fajardo for \u201cSampling and mountain reflections<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Micki Recchuiti for \u201cEruption in Iceland: new land by the hour<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Ana Sapp for \u201cMeasuring a turtle<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n First place, faculty and staff: Erin McKenney for \u201cUndergraduate ecologists in the field<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, faculty and staff: Nasir Shalizi for \u201cNeedle and cone collection from a witch's broom 60' above on a loblolly pine tree<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Microscopy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n First place, undergraduate students: Zachary Benfield for \u201cMature Streblospio benedicti<\/em> headgear<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, undergraduate students: Lia Hunt for \u201cMedusa mutation in M. guttatus<\/em> seed pod<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, undergraduate students: Christian Shaw for \u201cTakamatsuella circinata <\/em>chasmothecium dyed with lactophenol blue and imaged using a compound light microscope<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Abhirup Basu for \u201cCorrosion\u2019s supernova: unveiling destructive power in coatings<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Victoria Himelstein for \u201cIn my own world: dendrite nucleation visible on the outside of a Mo-Si-B powder particle<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Mohammad Javad Zarei for \u201cAchaemenid columns<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Akanksha Pragya for \u201cSEM image of stretchable foam containing thermoplastic microspheres embedded in electrically conductive polymer<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Sai Karthik Gade for \u201cCross section of a Fraser fir needle showing an abundance of polyphenolic cells (blue) induced by phytohormone methyl jasmonate<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n First place, faculty and staff: Scott LaGreca for \u201cErysiphe sp. nov. chasmothecium<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, faculty and staff: Nathan Asquith for \u201cMegasplosion<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Graphics and Data Visualization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Sergei Rigin for \u201cMolecular forest<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Skylar Penney for \u201cSpline image of NC State\u2019s campus<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Daoru Wang for \u201cSakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Honorable mention, graduate students and postdocs: Ariana Farquharson for \u201cBlack churches as community anchors: Raleigh\u2019s Black churches, 1830-present<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Video<\/strong><\/p>\n\n First place, graduate students and postdocs: Sergei Rigin for \u201cPhase shift<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Second place, graduate students and postdocs: Lily Kile for \u201cCover crop incorporation for nitrogen management for sweet potatoes<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n