Hi Everyone,

If we haven't met yet, my name is Greg Hershey Suryn in the chemistry department. As an organic chemist I've enjoyed my fair share of crystals, foams, fluorescent compounds, and more. Over the years I've enjoyed taking pictures of these structures, and I've come to see the science that I was performing in an artistic light. Feel free to see "Additional Examples" in upper right corner for examples, or swing by the Science Center between SC 348 and SC346 to see printed versions. Some of these pieces are from the previous Art in Science Competitions! I believe that sharing our research or lab experiences through an artistic means, we can help to expand the accessibility, and interest, in science (and art). 

• What is it? 

–A chance for the art and science departments to get together and interact, for students/faculty to explore their creativity within the realm of science, and for helping to develop an appreciation for the beauty of science.

• Who can submit?

–Anyone (students, faculty, etc...) is welcome to submit; however, I would prefer to keep the submissions from research within STEM, and submissions from classes/class work within STEM. You're welcome to email me to check whether something outside of those definitions would be acceptable to submit. 

• What if you don’t have a nice camera?

–You can get up to 175x magnification using a smartphone and the focusing lens of a $2 laser pointer! I've had great success slipping the focusing lens into the end of a paperclip, and then slipping/taping the paperclip under a phone case. I also have a clip on macro lens for your phone in my office (McCreary 302A), and you're welcome to check it out if you're interested. 

http://www.instructables.com/id/10-Smartphone-to-digital-microscope-conversion/

• Who judges what is artistic?

–We will be partnering with Prof. Tina Gebhart and Prof. Austin Stiegemeier from the art department, along with Josh Wagner the manager of the Innovation and Creativity Lab to have them bring their “artistic/creative eye” to judge the pictures/pieces! We will also have a judge from one of the STEM fields to bring their knowledge of the STEM fields. 

• When/where will it be?

–The competition "opening night" will be from 4–5pm on November 13th in the Musselman Library. The pieces will be exhibited on the top of the reference sections from November 13th until the end of the semester, so there is plenty of time to view them if you are not able to make the initial competition opening. 

• Is there a prize if I participate?

–Yes! There will be gift card awards for the top  works of art for three categories: student work, all work, and "People's Choice", and you will also get to take home a free 8" x 10" of your printed work regardless of whether you win a top award or not! We are excited to partner with our Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute at Gettysburg (X-SIG). X-SIG will be sponsoring the awards, as well as fun science-themed prizes for participants and winners such as stuffed microbes! 

What can be submitted?

–Anything within the STEM realm is welcome: images, illustrations, scientific drawings, graphics, 3D objects, or video (submitter must provide ability to play audio or video pieces). 

Plenty of examples found in the tab on the upper right of the site "Additional Examples". 

Chemistry examples from C&EN magazine: https://cen.chempics.org/ 

Nikon's Small World Competition: https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/photomicrography-competition 

Example subjects: Macro shots of crystals, fluorescent bio images, SEM images, astronomical images, interesting graphs/math images, 3D computer renderings, etc…

Submission Guidelines

–Submit using your work to gsuryn@gettysburg.edu using the title "Art in Science Submission". 

–If you would like to submit multiple pieces please rank them as 1st, 2nd, etc... Depending on the amount of submissions, we will decide whether we have room for both submissions to be displayed. 

–Deadline for submission (for guaranteed printing): November 11th by 11:59 am

–Visual art should be submitted as a .jpg or .png file in 8" x 10" aspect ratio, unless you will be personally providing the physical print (please contact me for other types of submissions). 

–A submission email must include:

1. Title

2. Abstract/summary concerning the artwork (no more than 1500 characters). This will help others to learn about your work, so keep that in mind when writing the summary. 

3. Indication of the form (image, illustration, graphic, 3D, or other).

4. File for the submitted piece(s). 

5. Are you okay with your art piece being hung up in the Science Center after the competition?