Explore the Beauty of Scientific Discovery
Cast your vote to help select the 2025 Art of Science Open Voting Winner, which will be featured in an exhibition at Geisel Library in fall 2025.
Community Voting: May 5–23, 2025
Vote Here: https://pollunit.com/polls/2025-art-of-science-voting
ABOUT THE CONTEST
Now in its fifth year, the Art of Science Contest — hosted by UC San Diego Library’s Research Data Curation Program — continues to celebrate the beauty that can emerge from scientific exploration and the power of science communication. The contest sparks curiosity and highlights how research can help address some of society’s most pressing challenges.
Over the past four years, submissions have come from a wide range of disciplines, including the physical sciences, life sciences, environmental sciences, health and medical sciences, cognitive and behavioral sciences, engineering, the arts, and the social sciences.
By showcasing original works from undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and project scientists, the contest reflects UC San Diego’s commitment to inclusivity and cultivating research skills at every stage of the academic journey. Together, these contributions form a vibrant portrait of the diverse scientific community at UC San Diego.
MORE TO DISCOVER
Learn more about the contest at lib.ucsd.edu/artofscience, and browse past winning submissions at exhibits.ucsd.edu/starlight/artofscience.
Image Credit: Past Art of Science winning images. Top, left to right: "Living Materials Made With Algae Glow Under Stress" by Chenghai Li and Shengqiang Cai; "The By-the-Wind Sailor, Velella" by Gregory Rouse; "Hansbreen Glacier" by Dale Stokes and International Partnership for Acoustic Monitoring of Glaciers. Bottom, left to right: "Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells" by Keunyoung Kim; "More Than Just Coral Glow" by Or Ben-Zvi; "Walking Through Windows" by Sakina Lemieux; "12-Day-Old Fluorescent Sea Urchin Larva" by Svenja C. Kling, Elliot Jackson, and Emilio Romero.