I love the way in which the essence of engineering can be captured in a single beautiful image – these intriguing works of art convey wonderful stories of determined engineers battling to crack real world problems and finding the most elegant answers.
- Philip Guildford
For many people, engineering conjures up images of bridges, tunnels and buildings. But the annual University of Cambridge engineering photo competition shows that not only is engineering an incredibly diverse field, it’s a beautiful one too.
The annual competition showcases the breadth of engineering research at the University, from objects at the nanoscale all the way to major infrastructure. The winning images can be viewed on the Engineering Department’s website, alongside dozens of other entries.
The competition, sponsored by ZEISS, international leaders in the fields of optics and optoelectronics, had five categories this year; alongside those for first, second and third place, the ZEISS SEM prize was awarded for a micrograph captured using an electron microscope, and a Head of Department’s prize for the photo or video with the most innovative engineering story behind it.
First prize went to Rachel Garsed for her image of a bullet hole pattern in a liquid crystal, while second prize went to Andrew Payne for his image of a titanium ‘comet’. Other winners included Dilek Ozgit and Andrea De Luca’s image of carbon nanotubes, Kenichi Nakanishi’s image of cave-like formations made from graphene.
Image Shot in the dark’: the winning image from this year’s engineering photo competition.
Credit: Rachel Garsed
Read the full story, watch a video and view some of the the winning images here
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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