2019 Contest Winners

Photography Contest

Hiking the Sólheimajökull glacier in Iceland.
ESW 2019 Contest Photography Winner (Tonya Boone)

Tonya Boone of Williamsburg, Virginia, won first place in the photo contest with an image of their family hiking the Sólheimajökull glacier in Iceland.

Submissions illustrated the theme “Exploring Earth Science.”

Finalists

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ESW 2019 Contest Photography Finalist (Erika Komp)

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ESW 2019 Contest Photography Finalist (Kristen Carpio)

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ESW 2019 Contest Photography Finalist (Sharon Zhou)

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ESW 2019 Contest Photography Finalist (Sophia Lissin)

Visual Art Contest

Discovering the natural world.
ESW 2019 Contest Visual Art Winner (Elizabeth Xu)

Elizabeth Xu of Sugar Hill, Georgia, won first place in the visual arts contest with a creative and colorful drawing of them discovering the natural world around them.

Students in grades K-5 made two-dimensional artworks illustrating the theme “Earth Science and Me.”

Finalists

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ESW 2019 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Ares Bandebo-Cambra)

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ESW 2019 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Emily Oglesby)

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ESW 2019 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Emre Anderson)

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ESW 2019 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Justin Xu)

Essay Contest

“Why Earth Science Is for Everyone”

Earth science or geoscience affects and connects all life on earth, but not everyone can participate equally in it. Unfortunately, this field is the …

Vedika Amin

Vedika Amin of Mumbai, Maharashtra, won first place in the essay contest with a paper on “Why Earth Science Is for Everyone.”

Students in grades 6-9 wrote essays of up to 300 words addressing why it is important for Earth science to be accessible, inclusive, diverse, and equitable.

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

Finalists

Unfortunately, earth science is not accessible to everyone. It should be open to all people because it has something for everyone. Increasing diversity in earth science would also bring new …

Life-Changing Women

Imagine a world where Apollo 13 never made it back home. Or where we had no idea how bad pesticides really were. What if we never understood the danger our wildlife faced? These …

The Beauty of Diversity

We often look to social or political leaders for civil rights inspiration, but rarely do we ever consider scientists. Often overlooked, scientists throughout history have acted …

Earth Science Education

Geoscience reveals how all of the natural resources humans utilize and disasters humans face occur in complex relationships among Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, …

Video Contest

Earth Science Unity: Why Earth Science is for Everyone.
ESW 2019 Contest Video Winner (Anish Aradhey)

Anish Aradhey won first place in the video contest with their animation and song on “Earth Science Unity: Why Earth Science is for Everyone.”

Individuals and teams created brief, original videos that tell viewers how various people of different backgrounds contribute to make Earth science happen through the “Many Paths to Earth Science.”