{"id":69269,"date":"2020-11-18T10:12:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=69269"},"modified":"2020-11-18T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:14:10","slug":"nserc-launches-its-national-photo-competition-science-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2020\/11\/nserc-launches-its-national-photo-competition-science-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"NSERC launches its national photo competition Science Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s candid camera time in the scientific world. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)\u2019s national photography competition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/ScienceExposed-PreuveParLimage\/index_eng.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Exposed<\/a>, is on again this year.<\/p>\n<p>The competition showcases images taken during scientific research being conducted in all fields by faculty and student researchers in post-secondary institutions, as well as researchers in public and private research centres.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51108\" style=\"width: 316px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dana-Harris-photo.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51108\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-51108\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dana-Harris-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Harris photo submission\" width=\"306\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Harris&#8217; winning submission to the 2018 NSERC Science Exposed competition features cells of the jack pine tree.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cResearchers are being more frequently asked to share their work with the public, and images are an effective, relatable way to share scientific knowledge,\u201d says the competition\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/ScienceExposed-PreuveParLimage\/about-a_propos_eng.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. \u201cThey can convey emotion, beauty, and even surprise, while also fostering curiosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Individuals or groups have until Jan. 18, 2021 to submit one image with a written description directly related to their research.<\/p>\n<p>NSERC then selects the Top 20 images from across the country and posts the images on its website. The public gets the chance to vote for their favourite image for the People\u2019s Choice Award, which carries a $2,000 price, while a panel of judges selects three images to be awarded jury prizes of $2,000 each.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66742\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/nsercEyePhoto.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66742\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-66742\" src=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/nsercEyePhoto.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-66742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brock University master&#8217;s student Jessie deHaan\u2019s photograph of a bee\u2019s eye was one of 20 images shortlisted in an NSERC photo competition.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brock University has done well in Science Exposed throughout the years. In 2018, then-Master of Sustainability student <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2018\/11\/brock-student-wins-two-awards-in-national-science-photo-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dana Harris<\/a> received the People\u2019s Choice Award and a jury prize for her photo \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nserccanada\/photos\/a.1196293257092170\/1908699535851535\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exploring the Jack Pine Tight Knit Family Tree<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Master of Biology student <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2020\/06\/brock-student-makes-top-20-in-national-science-research-photo-contest\/\">Jessie deHaan<\/a>\u2019s photograph of a bee\u2019s eye was shortlisted in the Top 20.<\/p>\n<p>Also shortlisted in the Top 20 in 2016 was a thermal image of two tegu lizards submitted by a team led by Professor of Biology <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2016\/06\/brock-university-team-finalists-in-national-photo-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glenn Tattersall<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s candid camera time in the scientific world. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)\u2019s national photography competition, Science Exposed, is on again this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":39649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,39,40,55,37,41,1,5,38],"tags":[894,3325,6650],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69269"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69272,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69269\/revisions\/69272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}