2012 Contest Winners

Photography Contest

Geoscientists studying ground fissures in India.
ESW 2012 Contest Photography Winner (Gurneet Kaur)

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

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ESW 2012 Contest Photography Finalist (Alexis Bryant)

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ESW 2012 Contest Photography Finalist (Carolyn Forrester)

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ESW 2012 Contest Photography Finalist (Haley Gobla)

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ESW 2012 Contest Photography Finalist (Trevor Salmon)

Visual Art Contest

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ESW 2012 Contest Visual Art Winner (Vijeta Revankar)

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

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ESW 2012 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Arya Sasne)

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ESW 2012 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Cynthia Liu)

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ESW 2012 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Mandy He)

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ESW 2012 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Rohan Raman)

Essay Contest

Geoscientists Working Together

By Aishani Sil

Geoscientists are constantly working towards improving our lives by finding new energy sources, keeping pollution in check, ensuring clean water and much …

Aishani Sil

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.

Finalists

Acid Deposition: A Journey through the Spheres

No one earth sphere exists without the impact of the others. By working together, earth scientists combine data and knowledge of the atmosphere, …

Geoscientists Working Together

A Volcanologist’s work is always exciting and interactive, though not all of it is done at the tip of an erupting volcano. In fact, most of it is done studying the …

Working Together with Different Earth Scientists

The four key ingredients to life: land, water, air, and living organisms, work together in harmony to maintain balance in nature. This system is …

The Study and Management of Landslides

Landslides are a huge hazard in the United States, causing one to two billion dollars of damage and costing 25 to 50 lives each year. These natural disasters are …

Contest winners from other years