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Picturing science and engineering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2020

Felice C. Frankel
Felice C. Frankel*
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Departments of Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;felfra@mit.edu
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When I began writing this article, it was just the beginning of COVID-19, when we were not yet social distancing. Everything has changed since then, but not a conviction I have disseminated for more than 25 years. More than ever, I maintain that formally addressing the critical visual component of research should be part of every researcher's education. How you visually represent your work not only communicates to others in your discipline. Crafting your visual presentations helps clarify your own thinking and, just as important, is a means of engaging the public. In these challenging times, when society is bombarded with complex information, it is more essential than ever to develop a more accessible and honest visual “language” for the public to understand and gather that information. Formal programs in teaching visual communication will help show the world, outside the research community, how to look at science, understand it, question it, and, hopefully, make smart decisions.

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MRS Bulletin , Volume 45 , Issue 12: Engineered Proteins as Multifunctional Materials , December 2020 , pp. 994 - 998
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020, published on behalf of Materials Research Society by Cambridge University Press

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