2012 Contest Winners
Photography Contest
Gurneet Kaur Chhabra of Dilsukhnagar, India, won first place in the photo contest with a collage representing geoscientists studying ground fissures in India.
Submissions illustrated the theme “Earth Science Is a Big Job.”
Finalists
Visual Art Contest
Vijeta Revankar of Seabrook, Texas, won first place in the visual arts contest with a colorful drawing depicting the field of marine biology.
Students in grades K-5 made two-dimensional artworks illustrating the theme “Imagine Me, an Earth Scientist!”
Finalists
Essay Contest
Aishani Sil from Plano, Texas, won first place in the essay contest with a short paper on the collaboration of geoscientists on hydraulic fracturing.
Students in grades 6-9 wrote essays of up to 300 words addressing this year’s theme, “Geoscientists Working Together.”
The views and assertions presented in essays are neither endorsed by nor reflect the positions the American Geosciences Institute.