“SENSEI” by Page Biersdorff

The University of Oregon Science and Comics Initiative unites two growing areas at the University of Oregon: Comics & Cartoon Studies and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). We bring together faculty, students, and researchers from numerous departments, programs, and campus facilities to produce scholarship that utilizes both humanistic and scientific research practices.

Comics Studies students work with UO scientists to produce compelling and visually engaging comics based on the research of the scientists. Beyond the unique opportunity offered by the Science/Comics Fellowship, many fellows have continued to work with faculty on commissioned research projects.

How to participate

Applications for the Comics Initiative open every year in the Fall. Check here for updates!

Artists are selected based on the strength of their applications and their ability to produce a body of work within a term/semester. 

Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled UO undergraduates with experience drawing comics. 

Required materials:

• • 300-word essay on your qualifications and what you hope to gain from a science-comics collaboration
  • A small sample portfolio with at least two examples of your comics art

Previous collaborations

Contacts

Katherine Kelp-Stebbins, Associate Professor of English in Comics Studies, Director of Comics Studies

Email: kkelp@uoregon.edu

Tien-Tien Yu, Associate Professor of Physics

Email: tientien@uoregon.edu

More Information

Check out the UO Science and Comics Initiative article in Oregon Quarterly!

This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (award 1944826-PHY).