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October 23, 2024
MORE THAN PRETTY PICTURES
Presented by FELICE FRANKEL
OCTOBER 23, 2024 | 3:00-4:00 PM
Abstract:
Graphics, images and figures — visual representations of scientific data and concepts — are critical components of science and engineering research. They communicate in ways that words cannot. They can clarify or strengthen an argument and spur interest into the research process. Just as important, the process of creating a visual representation requires you to clarify your own thinking and improve your ability to communicate with others. Unfortunately, little attention is paid to teaching this component in a researcher's education. In this talk, the speaker will show her own approach to creating depictions in science and engineering—the successes and failures. Included will be a discussion about how far can we go when “enhancing” science images.
Speaker's Bio:
Felice Frankel is a Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Department of Chemical Engineering with support from Mechanical Engineering.
Earlier, she was a Senior Research Fellow in Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts & Science and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School’s Department of Systems Biology. She developed and instructed the first online MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) for edX addressing science and engineering photography, “Making Science & Engineering Pictures: A Practical Guide to presenting your work.”
In 2001, Felice founded the Image & Meaning workshops and conferences whose purpose was to develop new approaches to promote the public understanding of science through visual expression. She was also the Principal Investigator of the National Science Foundation-funded program, “Picturing to Learn,” an effort to study how making representations by students aids in teaching and learning science.
Some of her awards include Alfred Sloan and Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundations, Distinguished Alumna at Brooklyn College, CUNY, Lennart Nilsson Award for Scientific Photography and Chancellor’s Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the Arts & Sciences at UV Irvine. She is a Fellow of AAAS, Guggenheim Fellow and Loeb Fellow.