2016 Contest Winners

Photography Contest

Kauai, Hawaii with surrounding ocean life.
ESW 2016 Contest Photography Winner (Lily Wolfe)

Lily Wolfe of San Carlos, California, won first place in the photo contest. Her photo, which contrasts the volcanic island of Kauai, Hawaii with surrounding ocean life, was taken while she was on a snorkeling trip with her family.

Submissions illustrated the theme “Our Heritage in Earth Systems.” The following finalists captured evidence of ways Earth systems have interacted over time to form the geoheritage around their communities.

Finalists

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ESW 2016 Contest Photography Finalist (Calder Laidlaw)
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ESW 2016 Contest Photography Finalist (Charles Carrigan)
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ESW 2016 Contest Photography Finalist (Katy Sprinkle)
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ESW 2016 Contest Photography Finalist (Vineela Vandanapu)

Visual Art Contest

Diamond Head Volcano on the island of Oahu.
ESW 2016 Contest Visual Art Winner (Sophia Findley)

Sophia Findley of Kapolei, Hawaii, won first place in the visual arts contest. Her drawing depicts Diamond Head Volcano on the island of Oahu.

Submissions illustrated the theme “Our Heritage in Earth Systems.” Our finalists created pictures that show how Earth systems have shaped their worlds.

Finalists

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ESW 2016 Contest Visual Art Finalist (David De Costa)
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ESW 2016 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Jenna Eutsey)
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ESW 2016 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Shrish Karthikeyan)
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ESW 2016 Contest Visual Art Finalist (Taylor Redmond)

Essay Contest

Logan Flanagan of Virginia Beach, Virginia, won first place in the essay contest with his paper, “An Untouched World”, which describes Hang Son Doong, a cave in Vietnam.

Students in grades 6-9 wrote essays of up to 300 words addressing this year’s theme, “Sharing and Caring for Our Geoheritage.” Finalists described one geoheritage site and explained why that site should be maintained.

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

Video Contest

Congratulations to our winners of the 2016 ESW Video Contest. The contest, which promoted understanding of the important role of the geosciences in everyone’s life, selected winning entries that celebrated “Our Shared Geoheritage,” the theme of Earth Science Week 2016.

Winners

Deal Island.
ESW 2016 Contest Photography Winner (Deal Island)
Rock Classification.
ESW 2016 Contest Photography Winner (Rock Hard)
A Garden Fit for the Gods.
ESW 2016 Contest Photography Winner (Science Superb)
Changes in the Garden of the Gods.
ESW 2016 Contest Photography Winner (The Science Geeks)

Additional finalists in alphabetical order include:

  • TPS Team - Aligarh Exhibition
  • Team Kapfhamer - Black River/backyard
  • Jezebel and Damia - Denver Center for International Studies Schoolyard
  • The Science Squad - Streams in the Chesapeake Bay
  • Princess Anne Elementary School - School Yard

Contest winners from other years