{"id":667,"date":"2021-02-18T20:29:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T20:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/?page_id=667"},"modified":"2021-03-19T00:47:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T00:47:14","slug":"bound-unbounded","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Bound\/Unbounded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Jan Ward (artist) and Abir Biswas (scientist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-1024x677.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"669\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/sb68girdlebook-bookofknowledge\/\" class=\"wp-image-669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-1536x1016.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-2048x1355.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB68GirdleBook.BookofKnowledge-454x300.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Altered <em>Book of Knowledge<\/em> and Girdle Book<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-1024x665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"677\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/wardjmtsthelenshadatop-02\/\" class=\"wp-image-677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-2048x1330.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjMtStHelensHadATop.02-462x300.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Book of Knowledge, <\/em>Mt. St. Helens Drawings<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"675\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/wardj-layers-05\/\" class=\"wp-image-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.Layers.05-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter-1024x666.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"671\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/sb69onesquaremeter\/\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter-1536x1000.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter-461x300.jpg 461w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB69OneSquareMeter.jpg 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Book of Knowledge, <\/em>One Square Meter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"676\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/wardjfibersbelowsurface-04\/\" class=\"wp-image-676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardjFibersBelowSurface.04-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Book of Knowledge &#8211;<\/em> Roots<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-1024x624.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"672\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/sb70pagewithcrows\/\" class=\"wp-image-672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-1536x936.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-2048x1248.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB70PagewithCrows-492x300.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"673\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/sb72girdlebookj\/\" class=\"wp-image-673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/SB72GirdleBookj-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Girdle-Bound Accordion Book<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-1024x1020.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"678\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/bound-unbounded\/wardj-boundunbound-girdlebook01-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-1024x1020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-1536x1530.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-2048x2040.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/wardj.BoundUnbound.GirdleBook01-1-301x300.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Book of Knowledge Altered Book and Gridle-Bound Book<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Photos by Sy Bean and Jan Ward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"584\" height=\"62\" data=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" id=\"ep11686\">\r<param value=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" name=\"movie\" \/>\r<param value=\"high\" name=\"quality\" \/>\r<param value=\"transparent\" name=\"wmode\" \/>\r<param value=\"always\" name=\"allowscriptaccess\" \/>\r<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\" \/>\r<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"ytid=XqDL8FADhtE&#038;height=30&#038;width=584&#038;react=1&#038;sweetspot=1&#038;&amp;rs=w\" \/>\r<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"cantembedplus\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"584\" height=\"30\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XqDL8FADhtE?fs=1&#038;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r<\/object>\n<\/div><figcaption>Geologist Abir Biswas explains his research that inspired <strong><em>Bound\/Unbounded<\/em><\/strong> by Jan Ward.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"584\" height=\"62\" data=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" id=\"ep64432\">\r<param value=\"http:\/\/getembedplus.com\/embedplus.swf\" name=\"movie\" \/>\r<param value=\"high\" name=\"quality\" \/>\r<param value=\"transparent\" name=\"wmode\" \/>\r<param value=\"always\" name=\"allowscriptaccess\" \/>\r<param value=\"true\" name=\"allowFullScreen\" \/>\r<param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"ytid=G7HxcIHkNjA&#038;height=30&#038;width=584&#038;react=1&#038;sweetspot=1&#038;&amp;rs=w\" \/>\r<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"cantembedplus\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"584\" height=\"30\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G7HxcIHkNjA?fs=1&#038;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r<\/object>\n<\/div><figcaption>Artist Jan Ward draws attention to Abir Biswas\u2019 research on mercury cycling and vegetation recovery after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption.\u00a0 \u00a0Her artist book, <em>Bound\/Unbounded, <\/em>was made during the 2020 COVID19Pandemic and political turmoil in US politics.\u00a0 The book focuses on her artistic process amid distractions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bound\/Unbounded<\/em><\/strong> is a two-part work:  one is an altered <strong><em>Book of Knowledge<\/em><\/strong> with the artist&#8217;s notes and musings;  the other is an accordion-book with prints of water color images of Mt. St. Helens before the 1980 eruption, through the 1980 eruption to the re-birth of plants and wildlife.  In her artist statement, <strong>Jan Ward<\/strong> wrote, &#8220;<em><strong>Bound\/Unbounded<\/strong><\/em> represents nearly a year of collaboration, research, and struggle to become. Like a 1,000 piece puzzle, <em>Bound\/Unbounded<\/em> contains bits and pieces of the <em>Book of Knowledge<\/em>, journal entries, repurposed artwork, rants, digressions, self-encouragement, research, excuses, riffing, soapboxing, outrageous irresponsible blather and more. Initially dozens of stories swirled in my head; it truly was a hot chaotic mess and me without a pair of tweezers to tease out one story. It was mightily challenging to create and maintain a consistent thought while living in a world that appeared to be coming apart at the seams. Thankfully, Abir Biswas (my scientist collaborator) assured me repeatedly throughout the year he did not have any pre-conceived expectations about the work. I was free to turn over every stone. A blessing indeed, because one day things took a turn. My exertions, rather than following the prescribed plan (a single book about Abir&#8217;s science focus) became something &#8216;other&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Size:<\/strong>  Book: 9.75&#8243; x 6.5&#8243; x 4&#8243;;  Girdle case: 15.5&#8243; x 3.5&#8243; x .5&#8243;;  Girdle case accordion book: 2.5&#8243; x 38.75&#8243;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Materials:<\/strong> <em> Bound\/Unbounded<\/em> book: Recycled Children&#8217;s Encyclopedia, ephemera, repurposed artwork, written materials, leather belt.<br>Girdle Bound Accordion book: leather cover, mat board, specialty paper, copy paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book Structure:<\/strong>  Altered codex book and accordion girdle book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Printing\/Production Method:<\/strong>  Computer generated print, hand written, and mono-printed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edition:<\/strong>  Unique<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Year Created:  <\/strong>2020-21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-1024x768.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/02\/Ward.JanPhoto-of-the-Artist-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Jan Ward is a book artist living in Edgewood, Washington. Her unbridled exploration and use of all manner of materials, techniques, and methods often leads her work to the edge. Her interests are in uncovering, exposing, and disentangling the chaos of life so things can be reexamined and appreciated.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jan Ward:  <\/strong>e-mail:  janward51@gmail.com <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/01\/biswas.AbirPhotoofScientistsmall-768x1024.jpg);background-position:42% 32%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/01\/biswas.AbirPhotoofScientistsmall-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/01\/biswas.AbirPhotoofScientistsmall-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/01\/biswas.AbirPhotoofScientistsmall-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/01\/biswas.AbirPhotoofScientistsmall-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/01\/biswas.AbirPhotoofScientistsmall-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/sciencestories\/files\/2021\/01\/biswas.AbirPhotoofScientistsmall-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abir Biswas, Ph.D. has been a Member of the Faculty at The Evergreen State College since Fall 2010, often teaching geology and soils at introductory and advanced levels. He has worked with a number of undergraduate research students during that time, primarily studying the cycling of the toxic trace element mercury, as well as the cycling of the nutrient phosphorus. They have primarily been working in forests in the Pacific Northwest, and most recently at Mt. St. Helens. For the next 18 months, Abir will work as an administrator at Evergreen, serving as an Interim Academic Dean.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abir Biswas, Ph.D.,:  <\/strong>e-mail:  biswasa@evergreen.edu; website:  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evergreen.edu\/directory\/people\/abirbiswas\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.evergreen.edu\/directory\/people\/abirbiswas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan Ward (artist) and Abir Biswas (scientist) Bound\/Unbounded is a two-part work: one is an altered Book of Knowledge with the artist&#8217;s notes and musings; the other is an accordion-book with prints of water color images of Mt. 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