Beyond the Classroom: Beyond the Classroom: Communicating Science Communicating Science

Marcia J. RudyApril 29, 2009

Communicating Science Communicating Science Through Art Through Art

Scientists/artists/mathematicians have been inspired by science:patterns, symmetries, fractals, the chaotic wildness of nature, the universe, living things and science phenomena

DaVinci’s drawings, Bohr’s atom, Galileo’s phases of the moon, Newton’s rainbow, Darwin’s plants & animals, Audubon’s birds, Bentley’s snow crystals

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Science and Art TodayScience and Art Today

Illustrations, paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs of objects from the natural and built world, multi-media, science/art craft projects

Museum ExperiencesMuseum Experiences

Exhibits Passive viewing of exhibits

Interacting with exhibits

Programs, Classes

Science/Art Exhibits at Science/Art Exhibits at MuseumsMuseums

Exhibits combine conceptual, visual and tactile experiences

Gerald Marks, Gerald Marks, Artist-in-Residence, Artist-in-Residence, Exploratorium – Exploratorium – Professor Pulfrich’s UniverseProfessor Pulfrich’s Universe

Ned Kahn, Ned Kahn, artist who replicates the forms artist who replicates the forms

and forces of natureand forces of nature – – Temple of the WhirlwindTemple of the Whirlwind

Ned Kahn, artist; Ned Kahn, artist; Braided StreamBraided Stream, , Connections exhibit New York Hall of ScienceConnections exhibit New York Hall of Science

Ross Lewis, artistRoss Lewis, artistRotosphereRotosphere, , New York Hall of ScienceNew York Hall of Science

Kyle Dries, artist Kyle Dries, artist Ropes and PulleysRopes and Pulleys, network of energy , network of energy exchange, Connections exhibition, NYHoS exchange, Connections exhibition, NYHoS

Science VisualizationsScience Visualizations

New tools of technology: microscopes, telescopes, cameras, electronic digital techniques

Viewing the micro and macro – molecular and nanotechnology world

Artists and Scientists Artists and Scientists Collaborations Enhance Collaborations Enhance Science CommunicationScience CommunicationVisual Imagery helps to teach science, ask questions, communicate what’s going on in the image – experience science process

Felice Frankel, Felice Frankel, chemist, photographer, chemist, photographer,

Envisioning ScienceEnvisioning Science Ferrofluid Ferrofluid

Felice Frankel, Felice Frankel, chemist/ photographer chemist/ photographer

Nanotubes Nanotubes (No Small Matter-nanoscience)(No Small Matter-nanoscience)

David Goodsell David Goodsell molecular biologist/artist molecular biologist/artist

EcoliEcoli

Dee Breger Dee Breger photomicrographerphotomicrographerAntarctic radiolarianAntarctic radiolarian

Dee Breger Dee Breger director microscopy director microscopy

fiberglass fiberglass 200x200x

Dee Breger Dee Breger photomicrographerphotomicrographerVelcro (based on thistle burrs) hook&loopVelcro (based on thistle burrs) hook&loop

Dee Breger, director microscopy Dee Breger, director microscopy Hudson River, diatom 2Hudson River, diatom 2

Eric Heller, Eric Heller, physicist, chemist, artistphysicist, chemist, artistExponentialExponential

Eric Heller, Eric Heller, physicist, chemist physicist, chemist Barbershop – Barbershop – sound of quartetsound of quartet

Eric Heller, Eric Heller, physicist, chemistphysicist, chemist

PyramidPyramid – perfect crystal 3D – perfect crystal 3D

Science Imaging: Science Imaging: Competitions of Scientific Competitions of Scientific AchievementsAchievementsCorporations and Organizations - Nikon, Olympus, NSF/Science

Universities - Princeton University, University of Colorado, Rochester Institute of Technology

Michael Stringer, Michael Stringer, marine diatoms marine diatoms Nikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008

Paul MarshallPaul Marshall carbon nanotubes carbon nanotubesNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008

Charles Kazilek, Charles Kazilek, Japanese paper fibersJapanese paper fibersNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008

David Walker, compact disc caseDavid Walker, compact disc caseNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008

Albert Tousson, Albert Tousson, lily of the valley, 1300xlily of the valley, 1300xNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008

Nikon Small World 2008

Klaus Bolte, Klaus Bolte, micro leaf beetlemicro leaf beetle, 40x, 40xNikon Small World 2008Nikon Small World 2008

Thomas Shearer, Thomas Shearer, petrified woodpetrified woodOlympus BioscapesOlympus Bioscapes

Spike Walker, Spike Walker, fairy fly waspfairy fly waspOlympus BioscapesOlympus Bioscapes

Donald Anthony, Donald Anthony, citric acidcitric acid, , 2004 2004 Images from Science 2008 – RITImages from Science 2008 – RIT

Ted Kinsman, Ted Kinsman, x-ray of two lizardsx-ray of two lizardsImages from Science, RIT 2008Images from Science, RIT 2008

Libbrecht, snow crystal Images Libbrecht, snow crystal Images

Prof. SK Hart, Prof. SK Hart, Materials Research Soc.Materials Research Soc.Silicon oxide nanowiresSilicon oxide nanowires

Digital art exhibits and Digital art exhibits and projects projects Art & Science Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI)(ASCI)

CollaborationsScientists/ArtistsScientist Artists

Scientists/Artists/Technologists

Mark Fischer, artist, acousticianMark Fischer, artist, acousticianaguasonic, mandala from birdsaguasonic, mandala from birds

Brad Smith, Brad Smith, artist, director biomedical artist, director biomedical visualization; visualization; Antecedent,Antecedent, a bio totem from a bio totem from human embryo MRI data human embryo MRI data

Katherine Kollins, Katherine Kollins, neuroscientist, artist, neuroscientist, artist, photographer; Biomimicry, Digital’08 ASCIphotographer; Biomimicry, Digital’08 ASCI

Anna Hill, Anna Hill, artist, Space Synapse systems, an artist, Space Synapse systems, an interactive sculpture for an orbiting spacecraft -interactive sculpture for an orbiting spacecraft -sensors used in space suits with real time images sensors used in space suits with real time images

Agnes Denes, Agnes Denes, ecological/environmental ecological/environmental artist; artist; Tree Mountain – A Living Time Capsule Tree Mountain – A Living Time Capsule 1992-96, double helix, 11,000 trees, Finland1992-96, double helix, 11,000 trees, Finland

Jonathan Feldschuh, physicist, Jonathan Feldschuh, physicist, Large Hadron Collider #6, 2008 – paintingLarge Hadron Collider #6, 2008 – painting

Ted Siler, Ted Siler, artist/author/educatorartist/author/educator

fractal reactor: fractal reactor: Geometry for Plasma Geometry for Plasma

FusionFusion

Julian Voss-Andreae, sculptor, 12 KcsA, potassium channel ion sculpture

Nobel laureate Rod MacKinnon commissioned artwork to explain how a class of proteins helps to generate nerve impulses

Eva Lee, artistEva Lee, artistDiscrete Terrain: Windows on Five Emotions – Discrete Terrain: Windows on Five Emotions – view inner world of 5 emotions (EEG of 12 people)view inner world of 5 emotions (EEG of 12 people)

Sam Bowser, Sam Bowser, polar biologist and polar biologist and

Claire BeynonClaire Beynon, artist; , artist; foraminiferaforaminifera

Science and Art intersect Science and Art intersect and communicate science and communicate science

process and inquiryprocess and inquiry

Museums – natural history, science/technology, art and children’s museums (Chemistry and Physics of Light and Color, Conservation)

Science and the Arts – series for the public (CUNY)

Science and Art Symposia – New York Academy of Sciences, Art & Science Collaborations, Inc., National Academy of Sciences