Selected winners from the first 10 years of the Envisioning Research contest will discuss their research images in a series of lightning talks. Their talks will highlight the beauty and importance of work by the Wolfpack on campus and around the world. Come and experience these vibrant images at Hunt Library's Immersive Teaching and Visualization Lab, featuring a 217-degree projection. A reception will follow the lightning talks in the Hunt Library's Faculty Research Commons. The event speakers include:

• Matt Bertone, director of the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
• Richard Spontak, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
• Sai Karthik Gade, a graduate student in the College of Natural Resources
• Alex Jensen, a postdoc in the College of Natural Resources
• Breyton Hill, a senior studying genetics 
• Perry Berlin, who earned a Bachelor of Science in biological, agricultural and ecological engineering in 2025

The contest is a joint project organized by the Graduate School, the Office of Research and Innovation, the Office of Undergraduate Research, the NC State University Libraries and University Communications.