Image of Research

Celebrating the Diversity and Beauty of Graduate Student Research

Image of Research is an annual multidisciplinary competition celebrating the diversity and breadth of graduate student research at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It is organized by the Scholarly Commons of the University Library and the Graduate College.  

Every year, as we prepare for the annual Image of Research exhibition, we are amazed at the diversity and beauty of graduate student research on our campus. 

We invite you to explore the online exhibition and vote for your top three entries. Your votes will determine the People's Choice winner ($100 award). 

Join us at the reception on Tuesday, April 11, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. in room 220 of the Main Library (1408 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana) when we announce awards for First Prize ($500), Second Prize ($300), Third Prize ($200), Honorable Mention ($100), and the People's Choice Award ($100). The event is open to the public.

• Shannon Anderson (Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences)

• Elizabeth Bello (Entomology)

• Nina Bielinski (Physics)

• Caitlin Bloomer (Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences)

• Yony T. Callohuari Quispe (Crop Sciences)

• Jordyn Chace (Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences) 

• Darby Danzl (Crop Sciences)

• Natalia Espinel (Art Education)

• Modan Goldman (Carle Illinois College of Medicine)

• Leah Hall (Food Science and Human Nutrition) 

• Quinn Koeneman (Art + Design)

• Caroline Ludden (Plant Biology)

• Tasneem Haq Meem (Geography)

• Joseph Obanubi (Art + Design)

• Kaleb Ostraff (Art Education)

• Sumashini Pagaldevatti (Plant Biology)

• Rashmi Pokhrel (Crop Sciences)

• Nubras Samayeen (Landscape Architecture)

• Elle Shaw (Physics)

• Dilkaran Singh (Plant Biology)

• Mitisha Surana (Materials Science and Engineering)

• Abbi Turner (Ecology, Ethology and Evolution)

• Han Wang (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

• Andrew Zalot (Information Sciences)

The semifinalists were chosen by an interdisciplinary panel that judged entries on 1) connection between image, text and research, 2) originality, and 3) visual impact. 

For more details about the competition, see the Image of Research website.