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Abstract
Using past research from my work study with Dr. Beecher where a team of students focused on quantitative and diagnostic anatomies of salt marsh and beach grasses on the Atlantic coasts, I used the research collected and created vector-based diagrams that were easily readable for Biology students at VCU. These illustrations were used in a manuscript we have been preparing, which has been accepted by the “Castanea” scientific journal. During the research fellowship, I was able to design a poster that portrayed the benefits of collaboration between art and botany, and Dr. Beecher presented the poster at the ASPB conference in Portland. We are continuing to work on a free laboratory manual resource where I oversee the creation of the diagrams while Dr. Beecher authors the manual. The manual resource will hopefully be adaptable to changing curriculums as the project finishes.
Publication Date
2023
Subject Major(s)
Biology and Fine Art
Keywords
Botany, Biology, Fine Art, Illustration
Disciplines
Botany | Illustration
Current Academic Year
Senior
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Dr. Sierra Beecher
Sponsorship
Virginia Commonwealth University. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Is Part Of
VCU Undergraduate Research Posters
Rights
© The Author(s)