UW Botany researchers’ share the artistic side of science

Using images acquired from landscape photography to electron microscopy, UW Botany researchers Dr. Marc Brock and Dr. Robert Baker share their perspectives on plant diversity and beauty.

Silene acaulis pollen grain

These stunning images range from the natural aesthetics of the Snowy Range and Medicine Bow mountains to abstract displays that are the products of scientific investigation.

Using Black & White photos and scanning electron microscopy, Brock explores the intricate architecture of pollen grains harvested from plants growing within his landscape images.  

Collections created by Baker include amazing confocal laser scanning micrographs of Brassica rapa, leaf epidermal tissue visualized with compound light microscopy, and whole plant imaging of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Cross section of Brassica rapa root

The exhibit is free and open to the public and will be on display at the Berry Center (10th & Lewis) on the University of Wyoming Campus in Laramie, Wyoming until December 11, 2015. 

More info on UW Berry Biodiversity Center website.

These images are also available for viewing at this website.