The Elegance of Science 2014
1st Place: Gymnura micrura, UF 51071 – Zachary Randall
2nd Place: Nickel Nanoforest – Mohammad Malakooti & John H. Spears
3rd Place: Mammathus primigenius – Xavier Moss
Honorable Mentions
CA1 Pyramid – Scott W. Harden
Afternoon Drink – Michael Bentley
Cuticular Complexity in a Termite’s Gut – Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
- [1st place] Gymnura micrura, UF 51071 by Zachary Randall
- [2nd place] Nickel Nanoforest by Mohammad Malakooti & John H Spears
- [3rd place] Mammathus Primigenius by Xavier Moss
- [Honorable Mention] CA1 Pyramid by Scott Harden
- [Honorable Mention] Afternoon Drink by Michael Bentley
- [Honorable Mention] Cuticular Complexity in a Termite's Gut by Rudolf Scheffrahn
- Altered Localization of f-actin in C22 Nerves by Alexa Valko
- The Distribution of f-actin Altered in C22 Nerves by Alexa Valko
- Dispersal in Action by Andrew Crowl
- Puerto Rican Emerald Anole by Andrew Crowl
- Micro-World by Andrew Garcia
- Microparticles-Ethanol Phenomenon Andrew Garcia
- Nature's Restaurant by Asmita Shukla
- Beauty and The Bees by AA Barrett & JJ Mecholsky, Jr.
- Beauty of Focus by AA Barrett & JJ Mecholsky, Jr.
- Beauty at All Length Scales by AA Barrett & JJ Mecholsky, Jr.
- Reflect by Brianna Barnett
- Ripples by Brianna Barnett
- Magnetic Recruitment of Spheres by Tung Chen & Andrew Garcia
- Magnetic Motion in Ocean Organisms by Tung Chen & Andrew Garcia
- Magnetic Motion in Ocean Organisms by Tung Chen & Andrew Garcia
- Chaos in Ocean Organisms by Tung Chen & Andrew Garcia
- Chaos in Ocean Organisms by Tung Chen & Andrew Garcia
- Ag-Cu-Ga-In at 980 Fahrenheit by Christopher Muzzillo
- Beautiful Luminescent Waste by Danielle Fagnani
- Oil Damage in Mangrove Roots by Derya Tansel
- Fan coral structure (Gorgonia ventalina) by Derya Tansel
- Fan coral structure (Gorgonia ventalina) by Derya Tansel
- Proboscis by Derya Tansel
- Owl butterfly (Caligo martia) by Derya Tansel
- Sleeping Venus of the Undergrowth by Gabriel Somarriba
- Beautiful Mistakes by Heidi Kloefkorn
- Refraction by Heidi Kloefkorn
- Marble Egg by Ian Kent
- Cytoskeleton by Ian Kent
- Easter Egg Nanoantenna by Jingjing Qiu
- Colorful Gold Nanorods by Jingjing Qiu
- Crystallized Nano-Coral by Jingjing Qiu
- Macrocybe Titans by John Carroll
- Embedded Selfies by Juan Griego
- High Resolution MRI by Kannan Menon
- Bats in a Bahamian Cave by Kelly Speer
- Water Spray over Red Clover by Kenneth Quesenberry
- Onion Head by Kenneth Quesenberry
- Onion Seed by Kenneth Quesenberry
- Buffalo Clover by Kenneth Quesenberry
- Nickel Nanoforest by Mohammad Malakooti & John H Spears
- Nickel Nanoforest (higher resolution) by Mohammad Malakooti & John H Spears
- Dr. Patrick's Experiment by Mariko Matsuura
- Tips for a flower arrangement by Mariko Matsuura
- GM plant meets Japanese flower arrangement by Mariko Matsuura
- Tunnels in the Dark by Michael Bentley
- Master of Mimicry by Michael Bentley
- Lunch Time by Michael Bentley
- Water Drops of Life by Michael Bentley
- Precipitation Cartography by Michael Stavely
- Natural Hypnosis by Mitch Walters
- Barn Owls by Mitch Walters
- Magnetic pounce of a Leopard by Mythreyi Unni
- Magnetic pounce of a Leopard by Mythreyi Unni
- Skin-Teeth by Natasha Vitek
- CT Scan by Oxana Uryasev
- Humidity by Oxana Uryasev
- New born by Oxana Uryasev
- Cube by Oxana Uryasev
- Elephant Death by Rachel Damiani
- Wrinkles by Rachel Damiani
- Appreciate the Small Things by Rebecca Stubbs
- Botanical Retirement by Rebecca Stubbs
- Cellular Traction Force by Samer Alam
- LINC Complex Disruption in Fibroblasts by Samer Alam
- Silent "Stars" of the Brain by Saranya Canchi
- Uncharted Ground by Sara Schaffer
- Two Heads Are Better Than One by Sara Schaffer
- Audio Answers by Sara Schaffer
- Field of Poppy by Shan Ahmad
- The Trite World of Polymers by Shan Ahmad
- Micro-Bubbled Nanoparticles for Osteoarthritis by Shannon Brown
- Fluorescing Nanoparticles for Osteoarthritis by Shannon Brown
- Dorsal and Ventral View of a Bat Fly by Kelly Speer & Zach Randall
- Transcend by Taylor Adams
- Transcend by Taylor Adams
- Microtubules under 60x by Varun Aggarwal
- Ordered Chaos by VJ Tocco
- Lung Volume Mask by Walter O'Dell
- Smile! by Xavier Moss
- Bite Me by Xavier Moss
- A Murder Takes Flight by Xavier Moss
- A Predictable Demise by Xavier Moss
- White love stink bug by You Li
- A mantispid will fly away by You Li
- Bite Lover by You Li
- Scorpion Mother and Her Kids by You Li