Photography exhibition puts CDU research under the lens
From the highest peak in western Europe to fibers smaller than the eye can see, Charles Darwin University's (CDU) biennial photography competition and exhibition once again showcased the University's incredible visual side of research.
Photo Synthesis: CDU's Research through the Lens invited academics to submit photographs snapped while conducting research over the past two years since the previous competition. A panel of expert judges selected the top 20 images.
These images were displayed for the first time in an exhibition at the Midpul Art Gallery at CDU's Danala | Education and Community Precinct in Darwin city.
The public was invited to vote for their favourite photographs, with the entrants of the top three most voted for images will receive a credit to put towards their research.
In first place was A Honeycomb Woven from Nanofibers by Pranta Barua (above) from CDU's Faculty of Science and Technology.
The image depicts a web of titanium dioxide nanofibres as seen through a Scanning Electron Microscope.
Second place was taken by Apmerele antheke by Kelsie Kahl and Kynan Barnes Ampetyane from the Molly Wardaguga Institute for First Nations Birth Rights.
In third was The Kiss by Ulrike Kachel, from CDU's Faculty of Arts and Society.
CDU Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Community Connection Professor Steve Rogers was thrilled for the community to get a glimpse into the visual world of research.
“This initiative is inviting the public to see academia through a unique, compelling lens,” Professor Rogers said.
“We often think of research as just data and publications, but these photographs tell the stories behind these numbers and words.
“We can see through the eyes of our academics and learn about their journeys to collecting information, the places they visit in pursuit of knowledge and what inspires their work.”
The exhibition will make a second appearance at the CDU Casuarina Open Day.
All the submissions are still available to view in the online gallery.