{"id":3974,"date":"2017-02-15T14:50:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T18:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/?p=3974"},"modified":"2023-03-02T06:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:35:17","slug":"picture-this-announcing-nc-states-second-annual-research-image-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/picture-this-announcing-nc-states-second-annual-research-image-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture This: Announcing NC State\u2019s Second Annual Research Image Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Images can capture the imagination, and research images have the power to explain complex concepts, offer insights into the research process and draw viewers in to the power and beauty of science, mathematics and engineering.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Graduate School<\/a>, University Communications and the College of Sciences sponsored the first ever NC State Research Image Contest<\/a>, open only to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. This year, the contest has expanded to include faculty and staff as well, thanks to sponsorship by the university\u2019s Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development<\/a> (ORIED). Also new this year, photography and microscopy have been split into separate categories to encourage more images from all research disciplines.<\/p>\n

Contestants can submit images in four categories:<\/p>\n