Enter the Vizzies Science Visualization Challenge

This post is adapted from a National Science Foundation press release and website.

Some of science's most powerful statements are not made in words. From DaVinci's Vitruvian Man to Rosalind Franklin's X-rays, science visualization has a long and literally illustrious history. Visualizations provide the most immediate and influential connection between scientists and other citizens, and are the best hope for nurturing popular interest in and understanding of scientific ideas

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Vizzies competition, formerly known as The International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Popular Science are co-sponsors of the competition, which runs through 15 September. The Vizzies competition aims to recognize some of the most illustrative and impactful visualizations from the worlds of science and engineering.

Participants can submit their entries in one or more of five categories: Photography, Video, Illustration, Posters & Graphics, and Interactive. The Experts' Choice winner in each category will be awarded $2,000, and the People's Choice winner in each category will be awarded $250.

Expert judges appointed by NSF and Popular Science will select the Experts' Choice winner in each of the five categories. People's Choice winners will be determined by public votes. The judging criteria includes visual impact, effective communication, and freshness and originality. Winners will be announced in March 2017 and will be featured on the Popular Science and NSF Vizzies websites.

We hope you and your colleagues will enter the competition! The deadline for submissions is Thursday, 15 September. For more information, visit the Vizzies website.