MIC Results

April 2013 Results

Best of Show

Night in the Wilderness

by Jaslyn Gilbert (Radford University)

Best of show with 558 points.

The Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism partnered with outdoor educators from Japan, who were looking to enhance their professional outdoor leadership skills, for a five night multicultural experience in the wilderness.

Sports Action

Surrounded

by Jeff Reinking (University of Louisville)

First place with 514 points.

Louisville guard Russ Smith is surrounded by Oregon defenders while shooting during NCAA Sweet 16 game

Lots of Dust on a Hot Day

by David Campbell (Alabama State University)

Second place with 481 points.

Catcher Richard Gonzalez and Jackson State's Fred Hampton collide as Hampton slides into home plate. Hampton was ruled safe by umpires and Gonzales was ejected after contesting the call.

So Close!

by David Campbell (Alabama State University)

Third place with 478 points.

Richard Amion falls just short of stealing home against AA&MU catcher Jordan Benford, Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Davies Dunk

by Jaren Wilkey (Brigham Young University)

Fourth place with 467 points.

Senior Forward Brandon Davies seals a NIT win over Washington.

Nose Job

by Mark A. Philbrick (Brigham Young University)

Fifth place with 453 points.

Game Action

Sports Features & Illustrations

Determination

by Matthew Yeoman (Ferris State University)

First place with 542 points.

Volleyball action photo in the studio for athletic promotions.

LED Swing

by Matthew Yeoman (Ferris State University)

Second place with 503 points.

FSU Golfer has lights on a golf club during a swing.

Softball Swiper

by Matt Riley (University of Virginia)

Third place with 467 points.

Virginia's Taylor Williams in an action portrait for promotional material for the softball team

Over the Hurdle

by Trice Megginson (University of Wyoming)

Fourth place with 458 points.

Record setting hurdler Brandon Douglass demonstrates his skills during a recent practice as head coach Bryan Berryhill and assistant coach Shaun Meinecke look on.

Intimidation

by Matthew Yeoman (Ferris State University)

Fifth place with 453 points.

Football player shows his game face.

People & Portraits

Child in Hostel, JoBurg

by Matt Cashore (University of Notre Dame)

First place with 508 points.

A boy looks out a window at a child care center in the Dube Hostel in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Floating

by Nancy Evelyn (University of Georgia)

Second place with 472 points.

Portrait of student who spends much of her time in water for fun and for research... but mostly for fun. (Space on right is for type.)

Day of Silence

by Bill Hoepner (University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire)

Third place with 469 points.

Image used to promote the National Day of Silence events.

National champ!

by Todd Paris (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Fourth place with 458 points.

Junior Bente Heller shows off her trophy in the familiar surroundings of the Patty Pool. Bente won the NCAA Div. II national championship in the 100 meter backstroke -- the first national championship in the program's brief history.

Here Comes the Sun

by Dani Machlis (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU))

Fifth place with 456 points.

Prof. Eugene Katz holds a prototype of a promising new solar technology. These new Organic photovoltaics have been suggested as a low-cost, lightweight, flexible alternative to inorganic photovoltaics.

Campus Environment

All Along the Clock Tower

by Jim Stroup (Virginia Tech)

First place with 522 points.

The crescent moon sets at dusk over the clock tower on our alumni center.

Origami

by Jim Stroup (Virginia Tech)

Second place with 483 points.

Interior of a new Japanese-style restaurant that just opened on campus in a new food court.

River sunset

by Rick Mickelson (University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire)

Third place with 481 points.

The Chippewa River from the campus footbridge at dusk.

Blue stairway

by L. Brian Stauffer (University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign)

Fourth place with 447 points.

Abstract view of a stairway at the National Petascale Computing Facility.

Late snow

by L. Brian Stauffer (University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign)

Fifth place with 442 points.

Quad is framed by doorway of Foellinger Auditorium after a late winter snow.

News: Spot & Feature

Common Ground

by Cydney Scott (Boston University)

First place with 467 points.

Sana Hashimani (ENG'15) arranges the lit paper bags to read "Coexist" in Marsh Plaza during the Islamic Society of BU's "Light the Night" event March 27, 2013 as part of Islam Awareness month.

Hot Soup

by Andrew McNeill (University of Wisconsin - Platteville)

Second place with 456 points.

Students work on a metal casting project in the campus foundry.

Silhouette

by Peter Henshaw (Northeastern State University)

Third place with 442 points.

Members of Step Afrika chant while entering the stage.

Bell ringer

by Todd Paris (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Fourth place with 439 points.

Engineering major Ryan Cudo rings a cowbell atop the ice climbing wall after scaling the tower in less than 30 seconds during a speed-climbing competition.

Metal Casting

by Andrew McNeill (University of Wisconsin - Platteville)

Fifth place with 431 points.

Students work on a metal casting project in the campus foundry.

General Features & Illustrations

Cake Boss

by Glenn Carpenter (Moraine Valley Community College)

First place with 458 points.

A detail photo from the first class on cake decorating.

Density Check

by Glenn Carpenter (Moraine Valley Community College)

Second place with 456 points.

Radiology technicians check the density of the film, with digital radiographs becoming the norm, this may be a lost art, sound familiar?

Attention to Detail

by Glenn Carpenter (Moraine Valley Community College)

Third place with 444 points.

Putting the final touches on her final project.

Pediatric Doc

by Jay Ferchaud (University of Mississippi Medical Center)

Third place with 444 points.

Photo shot for a story on Dr. Mary Taylor and the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

Literacy

by Trice Megginson (University of Wyoming)

Fourth place with 442 points.

A photo to go along with an upcoming story about the university and state's new literacy program

Bengal Bouts

by Matt Cashore (University of Notre Dame)

Fourth place with 442 points.

2013 Bengal Bouts, the annual amateur boxing tournament to benefit the Holy Cross missions in Bangladesh.

Tablet Programming

by Glenn Carpenter (Moraine Valley Community College)

Fifth place with 433 points.

We created these images for a web banner for the mobile device programming page

Science & Research

Chemical Equations

by Bryce Richter (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

First place with 450 points.

Tehshik Yoon, associate professor of chemistry, draws chemical equations on glass panels while he holds a discussion with graduate research assistants on March 4, 2013.

Fiber Optics

by Isabel Chenoweth (Southern Connecticut State University)

Second place with 439 points.

A fiber optics demonstration provided a colorful cover for a science publication designed by the public affairs office.

Movement Sciences

by Joseph Pallen (University of Idaho)

Third place with 433 points.

Volunteer student runs on a treadmill connected to an apparatus that is taking measurements of their breathing, image was used in a research report

Testing the Water

by Lyndsie Schlink (Illinois State University)

Fourth place with 414 points.

Julie tests the water quality from a faucet on campus.

Chemistry Professor

by Eric Bronson (University of Michigan)

Fourth place with 414 points.

Professor Al-Hashimi with student for LSA magazine.

Chemical Engineering

by Dani Machlis (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU))

Fifth place with 408 points.

Graduate Student, Mor Armon, working in the lab in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Personal Vision

Tomato Seedling

by Jaslyn Gilbert (Radford University)

First place with 519 points.

Planted some tomato seeds and they sprouted.

Waterfall at Night

by Jaslyn Gilbert (Radford University)

Second place with 508 points.

A popular spot to visit during the day, but rarely photographed at night.

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