With more than 40 entries, the 2025 Engineering Art Competition embraced the theme “Engineering Elegance: The Art of Innovation.” The artists represent 12 engineering departments – as well as general engineering – and brought technical thinking to life through creative, artistic expression.
Now in its second year, the competition and art exhibit was spearheaded by Dr. Robert Bishop ’79, vice chancellor and dean of the College of Engineering.
MAESTRO student Adelynn Belle placed 6th out of the 40 entries with her entry entitled “Mach Two-Can”
The description of the hand-painted art piece is as follows:
Inspired by nature, engineers are always interested in pushing the boundaries of what is and what could be. As an aerospace engineer, I was interested in the supersonic flow behavior around my favorite bird, the toucan. In collaboration with Kevin Lieb and Walker Buckle, the flowfield illustrated in this painting was solved using computational fluid dynamics. Guiding art with rigorous simulation, this piece showcases the creativity, passion and engineering analysis that innovation requires.
Congratulations, Adelynn!
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