Mohammad Malakooti and Hunter Spears Place Second in Scientific Art Contest

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Mohammad Malakooti and Hunter Spears of Dr. Henry Sodano's research group won the second place prize in the Florida Museum of Natural History's "The Elegance of Science" competition for their piece, titled "Nickel Nanoforest". Their artwork illustrated the resemblance between vertically aligned PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) nanowires electroplated with nickel nanoparticles and natural forest formations, as viewed from a scanning electron microscope. The competition aims to promote artistic creativity through the use of scientific research findings.

This artwork and all the entries can be viewed here: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/elegance-science/past-entries/2014/