An ongoing research project on the sonification of the life cycle of bioluminescent bacteria in collaboration with the Gassensmith Lab and the ArtSciLab at University of Texas at Dallas. Bioluminescence is the light that is produced naturally by organisms. Bacteria called Vibrio Fischeri live in the belly of the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid. These bioluminescent bacteria have a symbiotic relationship with the squid. We are experimenting on the sonification of the life cycle of these bioluminescent bacteria. What do they sound like during their lifetime? The Team Faculty: Jeremiah J Gassensmith, Scot Gresham Lancaster, Roger Malina, Cassini Nazir Students: Victoria Nguyen, Ritwik Kaikini, Anna Lynn Edwards, Ashton Brillante Presented at the RAW conference 2017, by School of Arts and Humanities at University of Texas at Dallas.

1. Listening to Bioluminescent Bacteria

2. Creatures of Light
Bristlemouths
Hawaiian Bobtail Squid
Lion’s Mane Jellyfish
Firefly
Algae at the seashore

3. Bioluminescence
Production and emission of light by organisms
Bio-chemical oxidation reaction
Hawaiian Bobtail Squid
Vibrio Fischeri

4. Gassensmith Lab
Jeremiah J Gassensmith
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Roger Malina
Arts and Technology
ArtSciLab
Bioluminescence in Art
Bioluminescence in Drug Delivery Systems
Bioluminescence and Sonification
Listening to Bioluminescent Bacteria?
Scot Gresham
Lancaster
Sound Design

5. https://youtu.be/ebXHhfHOoWQ

6. 1. Lag Phase 2.Log Phase 3.Stationary Phase
4.Death Phase
2 days +1 day +2 days
+2 days

7. Sonification
The use of any form of audio to convey information or data.
The data can be in the form of numbers, graph charts, images,
video or any other form.
Listening to data changes or just

8. Patches in Max/msp 7
Max/Msp is a visual programming
language
Patches are the programs written in Max.
A set of objects are connected together to
construct a patch.
PatchInput Output

9. Patch
Listening to the chants
from the bacteria
Diagnosis, Detection, Listening
Sound of bioluminescence
Visual footage of the
bacteria

11. Micro Lux Chants
To Sonify the Life Cycle of Bioluminescent Bacteria.
The prototype will help us determine the health of bacteria by
listening to them, enabling the prospect of a new form of
auscultation in medicine.
Listening to change is also seeing change.

12. Faculty
Jeremiah J Gassensmith
Scot Gresham Lancaster
Roger Malina
Cassini Nazir
Victoria Nguyen
Anna Lynn-Edwards
Ritwik Kaikini
Ashton Brillante
Kuo-Wei Lee
Students