Stanford Materials Research Society

Art of Science 2025

Art of Science 2025

Image Gallery: 32 Finalists Showcased in a Traditional Gallery Format

Video Submissions: 2 Video Finalists Provide Experiences in Moving Picture and Live Performance

Awardees: See 2025 Art of Science Winners

Sponsors and Credits: Those Who Made this Possible

Image Gallery

The last red legged frog ponders her place in the universe
Joseph Kesler - The last red legged frog ponders her place in the universe
Topological defects in liquid crystal
Yuejun Shen - Topological defects in liquid crystal
Pareidolia (illustrated specimens from my time in the field)
Emily Meany, Christian Williams - Pareidolia (illustrated specimens from my time in the field)
Capturing the process
Grace Callander - Capturing the process
Mae Jemison's Legacy
Abby Hartley - Mae Jemison's Legacy
Sisyphus goes Green!
Dayeeta Pal - Sisyphus goes Green!
Bonzai On A Bridge
Dominic Catanzaro - Bonzai On A Bridge
Starry Night - Redesigned
Aayush Wadehra - Starry Night Redesigned
Assembling the DNA Replication Initiation Machinery
Gheorghe Chistol - Assembling the DNA Replication Initiation Machinery
"Dreamers and Do-ers"
Cheryl Huang - "Dreamers and Do-ers"
Unleashing the power of Thermite
Yilei Wu - Unleashing the power of Thermite
Sunset on Cerro Toco
Toby Satterthwaite - Sunset on Cerro Toco
Catalyst
Philippe Roberge - Catalyst
Total Internal Reflection: Your government grant has been terminated
Abigail Stein - Total Internal Reflection: Your government grant has been terminated
Sulfuric Starry Night
Jerry Yang - Sulfuric Starry Night
Whirlwind of embryogenesis
Marine Secchi - Whirlwind of embryogenesis
copy/haste
Usman Enam - copy/haste
Constellations of Attention
Merve Cerit - Constellations of Attention
Enlighten
Yujia Bian - Enlighten
Lattice of Life
Ian Coates, Jacob Dobson - Lattice of Life
The Dive
Kylene Gilmore - The Dive
Brushstrokes of the Tumor Microcosm
Mariya Mardamshina - Brushstrokes of the Tumor Microcosm
Microraptor galbula
Edith Chamberlain - Microraptor galbula
Connectivity
Joanna Baker - Connectivity
Combinatorics
Fernando Carnauba - Combinatorics
Light at the Edge: A Cat’s Glimpse at Fragility
Ruiyan Wang - Light at the Edge: A Cat’s Glimpse at Fragility
Light Gatherers
Sarah Frail - Light Gatherers
The Secret Life of Lymphocytes
Alice Lam, David Mankus, Abigail Lytton-Jean, Teemu Miettinen - The Secret Life of Lymphocytes
Time series visualization jewelry
Jamie Alcira Lopez - Time series visualization jewelry
A Woman's Touch
Camila Bolle - A Woman's Touch

Videos

Michael Liu, Emanuel Manzo-Casio - Tip of the Thread
 

Garrett Kukier, The Data Sonification Ensemble - Pulling Light

Awardees

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1st Place Prize:

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Time series visualization jewelry

Jamie Alcira Lopez

Departments of Bioengineering and Applied Physics

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2nd Place Prize:

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Light Gatherers

Sarah Frail

Department of Biochemistry

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3rd Place Prize:

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Connectivity

Joanna Baker

Departments of Biology and Comparative Medicine

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People's Choice Award:

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Starry Night - Redesigned

Aayush Wadehra

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Sponsors and Credits

The Art of Science 2025 Exhibition is generously sponsored by the Graduate Student Council (GSC), the School of Engineering (SoE), the Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials (GLAM), and the Stanford Optical Society.  

The exhibition would not be possible without our incredible judges from diverse academic backgrounds: 

Prof. Colin Ophus (Materials Science and Engineering)

Dan Somen (Product Realization Lab)

Prof. David Stork (Electrical Engineering)

Dr. Elizabeth Kessler (American Studies)

Dr. Enze Chen (Materials Science and Engineering)

Jacob Ramirez (Graduate School of Education Makery)

Lauren Toomer (Art & Art History)

Susan Witebsky (SLAC, Stanford Ceramics).  

 

Art of Science is organized by the Stanford Materials Research Society (MRS). 

The 2025 exhibition's organizing committees include Adit Thampi, Aldo Chavez, Ariel Stiber, Cole Gurtner, Darshan Mali, Emma White, Isabel Davidoff, Kalee Rozylowicz, Karina Masalkovaitė, Lavonda Li, Linh Vu, Nandagopal Pradeep, Pooja Reddy, Prasanna Sarkar, Rachele Russo, Sydney Fultz-Waters, Tri Nguyen, Yemi Uthman, and Zane Taylor.