'In her best diamonds' by Dr Noor Aman Hamid, School of Public Health & Population Science.
Dr Noor Aman Hamid, PhD student in the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science was announced as the overall winner of the 2010 UCD Images of Research competition at an awards ceremony at UCD Research on 9 November. The stunning winning image, entitled ‘In her Best Diamonds’ depicts a member of the Traveller community, highlighting their participation in this year’s All-Ireland Traveller Health Study. Although suffering from discrimination, Traveller women dress up in an attempt to fit in –proudly displaying their best diamonds.
Dr Brian Tobin, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science & Veterinary Medicine, was awarded second place for his visually stunning image ‘Reaching for Heaven’ which depicts an extendable mobile mast carrying meteorological and air-sampling instrumentation reaching above a canopy of young ash trees.
Connell Vaughan, UCD School of Philosophy picked up third place for ‘Concrete Chrysalis’, a striking image of a butterfly which landed on a mural being photographed during a research study, echoing the transitory nature of mural art.
177 images were submitted to the 2010 competition, representing all UCD Colleges and Schools, as well as Research Institutes and Major Collaborative Programmes. Subjects range from urban living to ancient stones, from cat scans of cats to the sound systems of bats and longitudinal sections of liver fluke. Topical matters include the use of the iPad for medical diagnostic purposes, the effect of smoking on the blood vessels of human joints, and new ways to capture sunrays.
Dr Noor Aman Hamid with his winning image ‘In her Best Diamonds’
Connell Vaughan with his third placed image ‘Concrete Chrysalis’
All 2010 winning and shortlisted images are now available in a digital exhibition on the UCD Research website: www.ucd.ie/research/images. In addition to providing a highly visual viewing experience, this exhibition provides further information on the research projects that are behind the images.
