Leveraging art and aesthetics to promote and support University of Oregon Research
A roundworm with cells containing a cannabinoid receptor in green and a subset of sensory neurons in magenta. Used for identification of cells that can be affected by exposure to cannabinoids
Mouse retinal cell network extends across carbon nanotube forests. Blue neuronal cell bodies and orange processes accentuate scanning electron microscopy. This bionic implant prototype is designed to restore vision.
Fruit fly gut imaged on a confocal laser scanning microscope to investigate how gut microbes influence host gut structure and stem cell proliferation. DNA is blue, stem cells are green, and dividing cells are red.
Airborne lidar image of Willamette River near Salem, Oregon
Fluid turbulence created by bacteria swimming and searching for food. Each circle diameter is 2 cm. An individual bacterium is 10,000 times smaller. Each row is the same exact sample, time increases from left to right.
Small and humble worm-like animals produce these charming larvae called actinotrochs. This proud and hungry larva is less than 1 mm tall. With a belly full of red algae, it reaches for more (lower right).
Crystal face (feat. Fido Dido) made using vibrational modes of designer acoustic crystals. Sound waves can be manipulated programmatically in acoustic crystals with uses in waveguides, acoustic lensing, & computation.
This is a photo of a marine organism known as a hydroid, taken with a Scanning Electron Microscope. This specimen was collected in a project to determine invasive hydroids to better maintain Oregon’s marine ecosystems.
Crystals with the same unit cell can take on different shapes. This SEM image of pure CaCO3 crystals shows some rhombohedral crystals, some scalenohedral (soccer ball) crystals, some cubic edges, and some wavy terraces.
Brain in the gut? The “second brain” contains interconnected groups of neurons (magneta) hugged by glia (green) between muscle cells (blue). Glimpses into the mouse colon illuminate changes during intestinal diseases.
“Some light in the dark, deep-water of Antarctica”. This specimen of dragonfish Akarotaxis nudiceps was captured 700 meter deep and fluorescent lights revealed its true colors.
We think of fractals as 2D images, but 3D ones exist too. This is the Mandelbulb, arguably the most famous. Its features are infinitely detailed, and yet its overall structure is comprehensible — and beautiful.
