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Dr. Ryan Mathur

Transition from Surface to Shaft mining in Copper and Bronze Age Serbia

Kelly Finan

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Copper isotopes behave differently in near-surface environments than in non-weathering environments found deeper in the earth. By sampling copper isotopes (63 and 65) in metal artifacts from Copper and Bronze Age Serbia, Dr. Mathur and his colleagues discovered the approximate time that people of this region were introduced to shaft mining, a technique already in practice in the middle east. Soon to be published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

Kelly Finan/Ryan Mathur

Kelly Finan

Cell Membrane

Cell membrane with transport proteins.

Keywords: Black & White, Editorial, Education, Publishing, Stock, Web, Biology, Cell biology / Histology, Molecular Biology, Natural History, Oncology

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Phases of Water

Shows transfer of energy to change water from solid (ice) to liquid and gas (steam).

Keywords: Black & White, Information Graphics, Line, Editorial, Education, Publishing, Stock, Web, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Velocity of water in small space

As a liquid (water) is forced through a smaller space (area of smaller diameter), its velocity increases.

Keywords: Black & White, Information Graphics, Line, Editorial, Education, Publishing, Stock, Web, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Transition from surface to shaft mining in Serbia

Copper isotopes behave differently in near-surface environments than in non-weathering environments found deeper in the earth. By sampling copper isotopes (63 and 65) in metal artifacts from Copper and Bronze Age Serbia, Dr. Mathur and his colleagues discovered the approximate time that people of this region were introduced to shaft mining, a technique already in practice in the middle east. Soon to be published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Publishing, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Cu85 isotope

Shows locations of increased copper 85 isotope in geologic cross-section. Geology, igneus, sedimentary, bedrock, basement rock, metamorphic, pluton

Keywords: Black & White, Line, Editorial, Museum / Zoo, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Frackbox air monitoring tool

The Frackbox is an air monitoring tool developed by Citizen Sense. It is used to detect volatile organic compounds and ultrafine particles as well as wind speed and direction near hydraulic fracturing (fracking) infrastructure.

Keywords: Color, Information Graphics, Line with Color, Editorial, Publishing, Technology, Biotechnology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Mechanism of Action (MOA)

© Citizen Sense

Kelly Finan

1850 Landscape Reconstruction

3-D reconstruction of an 1850 landscape to aid in a land trust's conservation efforts. Displayed in a local history museum.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Publishing, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Beaver Valley Csvy

Kelly Finan

Humeral spot on Astyanax sp.

Show the difference between the humeral spots on Astyanax aneus and Astyanax orthodus, Costa Rican freshwater fish, for a taxonomic key. Mancha humeral, peces de Costa Rica.

Keywords: Black & White, Line, Editorial, Museum / Zoo, Publishing, Stock, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Fish Lateral Line

Shows contrast between lateral line (linea lateral) on two Costa Rican freshwater fish species: Pomadasys crocro and Astatheros sp. for a taxonomic key.

Keywords: Black & White, Line, Editorial, Education, Publishing, Stock, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Protractile Mouth in Fish

Shows protractile (extendable) mouth in Costa Rican freshwater fish species Eucinostomus sp.

Keywords: Black & White, Line, Education, Museum / Zoo, Publishing, Stock, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Copper Leaching

Shows downward leaching of copper isotope in U.S. southwest with implications for mining. Published in Elements journal of geology, 2015.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Publishing, Technology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Ryan Mathur, PhD

Kelly Finan

Velvet Grass

Velvet grass plant, an invasive species in Yosemite National Park, with detailed view of ligule.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Education, Publishing, Biology, Botany, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Turtle Excluder Device

Installation of Turtle Excluder Device (TED) into a crab pot. Designed to keep diamondback terrapins out of crab traps in the Chesapeake Bay.

Keywords: Color, Information Graphics, Education, Publishing, Biology, Biotechnology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Mechanism of Action (MOA)

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Plants produce oxygen

Artwork for a simulation in which the student adjusts the light and carbon dioxide experienced by a plant in a beaker to see how these changes impact the quantity of oxygen produced by the plant.

Keywords: Cartoon, Color, Education, Multimedia, Web, Games, Interactive, Mobile, Natural Science / Nature

© Concord Consortium

Kelly Finan

Balancing forces

Graphics for simulation that teaches kids about the concept of force on motion using a rocket traveling to a satellite in outer space.

Keywords: Cartoon, Color, Web, Games, Mobile, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

The night sky

Art for a simulation that teaches students about the constellations and how they shift throughout the time of night and the seasons.

Keywords: Color, Education, Multimedia, Games, Interactive, Mobile, Natural Science / Nature

© McGraw Hill Ed

Kelly Finan

Plant a garden

Graphics for an interactive simulation that teaches children about growth form and root structure of different groups of plants.

Keywords: Color, Education, Multimedia, Games, Interactive, Mobile, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Sounds waves

Sounds waves traveling at different speeds through different materials (metal and ceramic), shows molecules of materials moving.

Keywords: Cartoon, Education, Publishing, Web, Games, Biotechnology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© McGraw Hill

Kelly Finan

Rocks and Minerals

Art for a simulation that teaches students about the differing mineral compositions of limestone, granite, feldspar, and sandstone.

Keywords: Color, Education, Web, Games, Mobile, Natural Science / Nature

© McGraw Hill Ed

Kelly Finan

Artwork for a simulation that uses rockets on Earth, the Moon, and Mars, to teach students about gravity and the force that is necessary to overcome it.

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© McGraw Hill Ed

Kelly Finan

States of Matter

Screen capture of an interactive animation for McGraw Hill Education. Shows matter changing state from a solid, to a liquid, to a gas, as heat and cold are applied to the substance. Close-up shows density and behavior of molecules in these three states.

Keywords: Cartoon, Color, Education, Publishing, Web, Games, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© McGraw Hill

Kelly Finan

Screen capture of a proposed interactive animation for McGraw Hill Education. Shows a water cycle as water falls from clouds as precipitation, becomes runoff, enters the groundwater (aquifer), and travels to the ocean.

Keywords: Cartoon, Color, Education, Publishing, Web, Games, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© McGraw Hill

Kelly Finan

Wind Erosion

For an interactive animation about wind erosion on crop fields. Shows farm fields subjected to wind traveling from a certain direction. Students are able to move the trees to help prevent erosion.

Keywords: Cartoon, Color, Education, Publishing, Web, Games, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© McGraw Hill

Kelly Finan

Seasons

For an interactive animation demonstrating how seasons change on Earth as it orbits the sun.

Keywords: Cartoon, Color, Education, Publishing, Web, Games, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© McGraw Hill

Kelly Finan

Multiple sclerosis treatment cartoon

Shows untrained cells entering lymph node to be trained to protect myelin on neurons in the brain.

Keywords: Cartoon, Line with Color, Editorial, Education, Publishing, Allergy / Immunology, Anatomy, Biology, Biotechnology, Disease Management, General Medicine, Neuroscience

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Virus Replication

A general diagram of a virus replicating itself within a cell.

Keywords: Color, Education, Publishing, Cell biology / Histology, Virology

© Taylor Francis

Kelly Finan

Microplate hybridisation to detect PCR product

The illustration shown here uses a reporter system that binds to an enzyme when the PCR product complements the probe sequence. A color change is seen when the enzyme substrate is supplied; if the PCR product does not complement the probe sequence, then no color develops. Alternatively, fluorescent or luminescent reporter systems may be used.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Publishing, Technology, Biology, Biotechnology, Cell biology / Histology, Molecular Biology, Virology

© Taylor Francis

Kelly Finan

Immunization, vaccine

Keywords: Color, Publishing, Technology, Allergy / Immunology, Virology

© Taylor Francis

Kelly Finan

Selectivity of agents used against disease

Chart showing an animal pest, a bacterium, a virus, and cancer and comparing the agents used against them as well as the selectivity of the agents.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Publishing, Professional Education, Biology, Biotechnology, Virology, Zoology

© Taylor Francis

Kelly Finan

Virus morphology

Chart showing virus morphology, genome size, and genome type for the following viruses: poxviridae, herpesviridae, adenoviridae, parvoviridae, picornaviridae, retroviridae, togaviridae, flaviviridae, rhabdoviridae, paramyxoviridae, siphoviridae.

Keywords: Color, Information Graphics, Editorial, Education, Publishing, Biology, Virology

© Taylor Francis

Kelly Finan

Virus size comparison

Size and morphology comparison of myxoviridae, podoviridae, and siphoviridae.

Keywords: Color, Information Graphics, Education, Publishing, Biology, Virology

© Taylor Francis

Kelly Finan

Hygrocybe mushrooms

Mycological/fungus illustration showing three species of the mushroom genus Hygrocybe growing on the floor of a redwood forest.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Publishing, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Yosemite Toad

Endangered Yosemite toad in watercolor "fighting for survival."

Keywords: Cartoon, Color, Editorial, Education, Museum / Zoo, Biology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Zoology

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Raggiana Bird of Paradise

Art nouveau-inspired acrylic illustration of a Raggiana Bird of Paradise.

Keywords: Color, Stock, Biology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Ornithology, Zoology

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Blue footed boobie (Sula nebouxii)

Blue footed boobie (Sula nebouxii) in watercolor.

Keywords: Color, Editorial, Publishing, Stock, Biology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Ornithology, Zoology

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Rainbow trout (Oncorynchus mykiss)

Rainbow trout (Oncorynchus mykiss) in scratchboard.

Keywords: Black & White, Editorial, Education, Museum / Zoo, Publishing, Stock, Biology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Zoology

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)

Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia) in watercolor.

Keywords: Color, Stock, Biology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Ornithology, Zoology

Kelly Finan

CoolSculpting Treatment Areas

An alternative to liposuction, CoolSculpting is a non-invasive way to remove fat by freezing it through the skin.

Keywords: Color, Information Graphics, Advertising / Marketing, Technology, Web, Anatomy, Reconstructive Surgery

© Kelly Finan

Kelly Finan

Biography

Kelly holds an MS in plant biology from University of Vermont and a master's certificate in science illustration from University of California Extension Santa Cruz. She is an avid birder and in addition to ornithology, her favorite subjects are ecology and geology. She is a joy to work with and never misses a deadline.

Style/Techniques

Black & White, Cartoon, Color, Information Graphics, Line, Line with Color

Subject/Specialties

Allergy / Immunology, Anatomy, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell biology / Histology, Disease Management, General Medicine, Molecular Biology, Natural History, Natural Science / Nature, Neuroscience, Ornithology, Reconstructive Surgery, Virology, Zoology, Oncology, Mechanism of Action (MOA)