The winner of the University of Wisconsin - Madison ’s annualCool Science Image contesthave just been chosen , placing the spotlight on some of the most arresting natural phenomena that escape our gaze on a regular basis . Open to the university ’s faculty and student , the succeeder admit 10 look-alike and two videos , covering the full spectrum of scientific disciplines , from microbiology to uranology .
prefer for their scientific economic value and esthetical looker , the triumphant entrance were captured by both undergraduate and graduate student , as well as staff members . praise the incredible quality of the winning icon , contest justice Kevin Eliceiri order they “ represent not only the great research of UW – Madison but remind us of the great creativity and artistic eye so many of our scientist have . ”
Here ’s a selction of the succeed entries . you may view all the winnershere .
Wei - hua Lee
Postdoctoral fellow Wei - hua Lee make this image using a proficiency call immunostaining to pock antibodies and proteins involved in an immune answer in human tissue paper .
Sarah Swanson
Botany department staff member Sarah Swanson ’s environmental scanning negatron micrograph of the hypostome – or mouth – of a check was selected as one of the winning entries .
Scott Bachmeier
This satellite TV of a monumental storm arrangement moving across the Atlantic was captured by Scott Bachmeier from the Space Science and Engineering Center .
Garrett Frankson
Using nothing more than a basic pinhole camera , physics and astronomy undergraduate Garrett Frankson traced the Sun ’s transitions across the sky from solstice to solstice .
Ethan Heyrman
Captured in September 2015 , undergraduate Ethan Heyrman ’s image shows the incredible resolution of a concurrence of a “ super lunation ” and a full lunar occultation . The Moon appear blood red because the light source fall on it has been refracted through the Earth ’s shadow , shifting it towards the long wavelength end of the spectrum .
