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MEDIA CONTACT: Alan Blank alan.blank@rochester.edu
585-275-2671
September 9, 2010
New Clothesline Festival Exhibit Showcases Engineering Art
WHAT: A unique booth hosted by the University of Rochester\'s Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will present a variety of artistic pictures created by the school\'s engineers and scientists using high technology at the Clothesline Festival. The booth features all sorts of stunning, vibrant images from a highly magnified bluebird feather to a collection of crystals seen through a scanning electron microscope.
TIME, DATE: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12.
BACKGROUND: The dean of the Hajim School, Robert Clark, came up with the idea for the engineering art booth as a way to demonstrate the beauty and elegance of the natural world as seen through the eyes of an engineer. He held a contest and invited students, professors, and staff members to submit their work. This is the first time the brand new booth will be displayed.
LOCATION: Lawn of the Memorial Art Gallery, at the corner of Goodman St. and University Ave.
About the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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