Combining both science and art into any one individual’s skill set is important because it can help nurture creativity in research and cultivate innovation in the workplace. For this reason, ACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors (PCSA) organizes an innovative-artistic initiative in the form of the annual PCSA Creativity Competition for students.
This competition serves to encourage the harmonious coexistence of art and science in the ceramics and glass community. Students who dabble in ceramic and glass-related arts either for their research or just for fun are encouraged to share their talent!
Participants may enter any of the following creations: glassblowing, stained glass, pottery, 3-D printing (ceramic or glass), artistic painting of a ceramic-related image, digital 3-D rendering of a ceramic-related process, or other ceramic or glass-related forms of art.
This year’s PCSA Creativity Competition garnered 24 entries from individuals from 16 different universities across the world. Out of these submissions the following awardees have been chosen and will each receive $100 as well as a glass plaque sponsored by Corning. Each of the awardees will also be recognized at the MS&T23 Student Awards Ceremony.
Help us to congratulate each of this year’s awardees:
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| 2023 Scientific Award “Homunculus” (blown glass, glass tubing, neon, and mercury) by Emilia Smith, Alfred University | 2023 Artistic Award “Pullulate” glass, wood, glue and snail shells by Josefina Fasolino, Alfred University | 2023 Viewer’s Choice “Dancing Colors” microscopy image by Benazir Fazlioglu-Yalcin, The Pennsylvania State University |
Thanks again to all of the participants in this year’s PCSA Creativity Competition! Stay up to date by visiting www.ceramics.org/pcsacreative and watch out for the 2024 competition opening!