2017 Contest Winners

Photography Contest

Human-built infrastructure surrounding the lagoon and its inhabitants.
ESW 2017 Contest Photography Winner (Roxie Khalili)

Roxie Khalili of Foster City, California, won first place in the photo contest with an image of human-built infrastructure surrounding the lagoon and its inhabitants.

Submissions illustrated the theme “Earth and Human Activity Here.” The following finalists captured evidence of human interaction with natural systems around their communities.

Finalists

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ESW 2017 Contest Photography Finalist (Andrew DePriest)

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ESW 2017 Contest Photography Finalist (Harrison Cho)

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ESW 2017 Contest Photography Finalist (Jill Holz)

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ESW 2017 Contest Photography Finalist (Taylor Russon)

Visual Art Contest

Earth, water, air, and living things.
ESW 2017 Contest Visual Art Winner (David De Costa)

David De Costa of Alexandria, Virginia, won first place in the visual arts contest with a creative and colorful drawing of earth, water, air, and living things.

Students in grades K-5 made two-dimensional artworks illustrating the theme “People and the Planet.”

Finalists

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ESW 2017 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Daniel Chia)

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ESW 2017 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Ian Lee)

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ESW 2017 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Pranavi Chatrathi)

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ESW 2017 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Vinuth Sumanasiri)

Essay Contest

The Effect of Geosciences on Landslide Prevention

Landslides cause three billion dollars worth of damage, and 1,000 deaths each year throughout the world. Entire neighborhoods, towns, even cities are …

Tracy Peucker

Tracy Peucker of Virginia Beach, Virginia, won first place in the essay contest with a paper on “The Effects of Geosciences on Landslide Prevention.”

Students in grades 6-9 wrote essays of up to 300 words addressing this year’s theme, “Human Interaction With Earth Systems.”

The views and assertions presented in essays are neither endorsed by nor reflect the positions the American Geosciences Institute.

Finalists

A Changing World

Millions of years ago, plants provided habitats that were adequate for supporting life. Nature was at peace and crafted to a virtual perfection that us humans are now blind to due to …

Preventing Natural Disasters With Geoscience

Earth, home sweet home. Our majestic planet with its stunning landforms, striking geology, and intriguing phenomena holds over 7 billion people, shaping …

Every global problem that ever existed had to start somewhere, such as natural disasters, starvation, or climate change. But one of the major factors in a human’s safety on Earth is themselves. …

Humans and Their Effects on Hurricanes

The 2017 hurricane season has been the first year on record to ever have two category 4 or higher hurricanes make landfall in the US in one year, (Carter, M.) …

Video Contest

Our Beautiful Earth.
ESW 2017 Contest Photography Finalist (Sophie Schneider)

Sophie Schneider won first place in the video contest with her video on “Our Beautiful Earth.”

Individuals and teams created brief, original videos that tell viewers how people affect Earth systems, or how Earth systems affect people, through “Earth Connections” in their part of the world.