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.
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.
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.