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October 15th, 2011

Dancing to Epigenetics and Endocytosis

Abstract:
Have you ever wondered what nanotube chemistry might look like as a dance? Or fruit fly sex? Or protein x-ray crystallography? Look no further. As part of the 2011 Dance Your Ph.D. contest, scientists who study those phenomena and more have converted their research into dance videos for your enjoyment and edification. And today the 16 finalists of this annual contest are revealed below.

A record 55 dances were created for this year's contest, submitted by scientists around the globe, from the United States and Canada to Europe, India, and Australia. As the contest rules state, each dance must be based on the scientist's own Ph.D. research thesis, and that scientist must participate in the dance. For many of the graduate students who danced, the research they depicted is still ongoing. For some of the older contestants, the project is a distant, perhaps harrowing memory from their early days in science. The dances are divided into four categories based on subject: physics, chemistry, biology, and social science.

The Zirconia Monster/PhD Rock Anthem from Stephen Steiner on Vimeo.

"Carbon Nanotube Growth on Challenging Substrates: Applications for Carbon-Fiber Composites." Stephen Steiner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

Source:
sciencemag.org

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