An image depicting a family of Daphnia, collected from the lake at University College Dublin, has been selected as the overall winner of the 2014 UCD Images of Research Competition.
The winning image was taken by Karl Gaff, a research technician in the UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science.
Daphnia, commonly known as water fleas, are transparent organisms commonly found in fresh water ponds and range in size from 0.25-1.55mm.
The UCD Images of Research competition invites researchers to submit compelling digital images created in the course of their research. It aims to find the most innovative and imaginative images that convey the depth and range of research taking place at UCD.
Each year 12 images are shortlisted by a panel of UCD staff and external judges from the arts and science. This year an overall winner and 11 runners-up were selected from a total of 90 entries.
Prof Orla Feely, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact, said: “Over the last eight years the UCD Images of Research Competition has generated a unique collection of research images from across all Schools and Research Institutes in UCD. These images are a wonderful illustration of the varied and innovative research undertaken at UCD.”
This year’s judging panel was Dr Eimear O’ Connor, Arts Council Member and Visual Artist, Arts Council; Ruairi O’Cuiv, Public Arts Manager, Dublin City Council; photographer Patrick Bolger; Science and Technology Correspondent, RTE, Will Goodbody; and Deborah Dignam, Research Communications Manager, UCD Research and Innovation.
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