Earth Science Week 2020 Contest Winners Announced

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates the winners and finalists of this year’s Earth Science Week art, photo, essay, and video contests. The creative submissions addressed the Earth Science Week 2020 theme of “Earth Materials in Our Lives.”

• Justin Xu of Sugar Hill, Georgia, won first place in the visual arts contest.
  • Finalists: Teagin Costanzo of Mauldin, South Carolina; Everett Lee of Fargo, North Dakota; Elizabeth Xu of Sugar Hill, Georgia; Nathan Xu of Clyde Hill, Washington.
• Alex Xu of Clyde Hill, Washington, won first place in the photo contest.
  • Finalists: Evan Costa of Chepachet, Rhode Island; Ella Giguere of San Carlos, California; Tori Judy of Belmont, California; Jessica Malkin of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Akhshith Rengaraju of Aurora, Illinois, won first place in the essay contest.
  • Finalists: Korina Cortezano of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Archelaus Paxon of El Paso, Texas; Rachel Xu of Gainesville, Florida; Clara Zabik of Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
• Isabella Van Deman and Faith Qin (team) of Virginia Beach, Virgina won first place in the video contest.
  • Finalists: Achyut Balaji of Hillsboro, Oregon; Shreya Dhanala of Folsom, California; Jeremiah Johnson-Reynolds of Blythewood, South Carolina; Sri Utami of Pamukkale, Denizli Province, Turkey.

Congratulations to the winners, finalists, and hundreds of students and others who entered. Each first-place winner receives $300 and an AGI publication. Entries submitted by winners and finalists are posted online at http://www.earthsciweek.org/contests/2020.