Image of Research 2016 -- Vision Award
Abstract
Author's statement: This image was captured in the Barybin Lab of KU. Our research centers around azulene, a naturally occurring hydrocarbon that effuses a deep blue-azure color, for which it is named. In the Barybin Group, we specialize in the synthesis of organometallic compounds featuring azulene in search for materials that may have nanotechnological applications. This flask containing a solution of a derivative of azulene highlights the brilliant colors that we chemists may enjoy when working with azulene-based molecules. The myriad of colors of azulene and its synthetic variants make even the most mundane of reactions intriguing and pleasurable to the eye.
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This image was submitted by Bryce Tappan, senior in Chemistry, as part of the Image of Research competition sponsored by the University of Kansas Libraries. It was selected as the Vision Award winner for 2016. Image of Research is a competition that celebrates the role undergraduate students play in research and innovation at KU. A multidisciplinary panel of judges selected winners based on the textual connection between the submitted image and the research, the originality and creativity of the submitted image, and the collaborative, open, and dynamic nature of the research. This award recognizes an outstanding submission for its originality and creativity.
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