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Award Winners

2016 Physics and Astronomy Congress Art Award Recipients

NOV 05, 2016
Artwork was judged on artistic merit, originality, category-specific attributes, accompanying abstract, and adherence to submission guidance.

Asterism by Caroline Bowen, University of Tennesse, Knoxville

Best in Show
The $300 OSA Art Award for Best in Show recognizes the overall most outstanding piece of art as determined by the session judges.

People’s Choice Award
The $200 OSA Art Award for People’s Choice recognizes outstanding artwork as selected by session attendees.

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Asterism by Caroline Bowen

Self Paradox by Sachithra Weerasooriya, Midwestern State University

1st Place, General Science
The $200 OSA Awards for General Science recognizes the relevance of the piece to general science and how well the piece conveys scientific content.

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Self Paradox by Sachithra Weerasoorya

We are all made of starstuff by Jordan Rice, Carthage College

1st Place, Unifying Fields (Mixed Media)
The $200 OSA Awards for Unifying Fields (Mixed Media) recognizes the relevance of the piece to the conference theme and the creative use of different media.

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We are all made of starstuff by Jordan Rice