Department of Engineering

2005 Photography competition entries

The winning photo

		Kathryn Jackson 'sunset' The photograph shows an axial view of a cone shape in an aluminium sheet that has been formed by incremental sheet forming. The photograph was taken under orange and red coloured light with an ordinary digital camera and the only computer enhancement was to remove some writing that was in the top right corner of the sheet. Click on image to see a larger version
Other entries
		Markus Gross 'Laser Materials Processing Simulation' This image shows the visualisation of results from the simulation of Laser Materials processing. The colour scheme has been inverted for effect. Click on image to see a larger version
		Mirco Cantoro 'Keith Haring Tribute' Fe squares (~5 x 5 µm2 and around 10 nm thick) were patterned onto a Si Substrate using optical lithography. The samples were annealed in NH3 in a Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) reactor at around 600°C. As expected, the thin metal layer splits up as the temperature triggers coalescence and causes the formation of "islands". At first sight there is nothing special about this well studied phenomenon, however sometimes nature is full of unexpected surprises, for example miming productions of famous artists. Keith Haring, one of the most famous 20th century Pop-Art exponents, is best known for his fluid, iconic line drawings of human figures, radiant babies and barking dogs. Haring was fascinated by complex surface patterns and startling colour combinations. The basic, iconic visual language, which characterises his work, can be clearly recognised in this image! Remarks: the brightness, colour balance and contrast of this photo have been altered. Click on image to see a larger version
		Nico Perez 'Depth Hoar Snow Crystal' This photo was taken through a microscope lens and was then cropped in Photoshop although nothing else has been altered. Background info: Depth hoar crystals are extremely weak in shear strength and are a major cause of avalanches. They usually grow when there are high temperature gradients across the snowpack. The pentagonal shape and clear sharp lines are characteristics of depth hoar and easily distinguish these crystals from normal snow flakes. Click on image to see a larger version
		Colin N Jones 'Boeing 747 Invariance' The depicted polytope shows the smallest region in which we can guarantee to keep the velocity of a Boeing 747 during landing: "the minimally invariant set of the longitudinal axes of a Boeing 747". Click on image to see a larger version
		Marwa Al-Ansary 'RoSEM - True Beauty of Science that lies within' The photograph is of the microstructure of a treated surface of contaminated petroleum waste with a combination of Portland cement and microsilica (which is a by-product from electric arc furnaces that are used in the manufacture of ferrosilicon or silicon metal), viewed after 28 days using the SEM (Scanning electron microscope) technique. The SEM image depicts various vivid patterns which give a sense of a composite design but one shape that stands out is that which most resembles a rose...hence the name 'roSEM'. Click on image to see a larger version
		Ben Barker 'I was climbing a ladder in the EIETL' I was climbing a ladder in the EIETL, as you do, and thought the lab looked much nicer from up there... Click on image to see a larger version
		Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez 'Triple-stack double-sided printed circuit board for maximum integration' The photograph shows an arrangement of printed circuit boards (PCB) connected in a way to effectively achieve a six-layer PCB with inexpensive two-layer boards. It is a single image and has not been enhanced in any way. Click on image to see a larger version
		Hugh Hunt 'Transit of Venus, 8 June 2004' Transit of Venus, 8 June 2004, minutes before the end of the transit. Photo taken through a 4-inch Meade telescope with solar filter Click on image to see a larger version
		Hugh Hunt 'Transit of Venus, 8 June 2004' Transit of Venus, 8 June 2004, two minutes before the end of the transit. Photo taken through a 4-inch Meade telescope with solar filter Click on image to see a larger version
		Digby Symons 'Kagome Double Layer Grid' Kagome Double Layer Grid (a topology for morphing structures). Click on image to see a larger version
		Dameng Liu, Lin Wang and Simone Pisana 'Nanohearts' The photo is a 3D morphology picture obtained with an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) of a Hafnium Dioxide (HfO2) film. The film was deposited onto crystalline silicon wafer by RF magnetron sputtering with a thickness of 30nm. It's very interesting that the grains' morphology assemble in a heart shape. For this we call the photo "nanohearts". The image is enhanced by Photoshop in which the colour balances were changed to increase the emotional impression. Click on image to see a larger version
		Terry Dickerson X ray image of copper marker material being dispersed during friction stir welding Click on image to see a larger version

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