It is with great pleasure that the Boston College Libraries
announce the winners of the Fourth Annual Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Mapping Contest at Boston College. The
response this year was so strong that our University Librarian, Tom Wall, determined
that dual prizes are warranted in order to recognize the work of both graduate
and undergraduate students.
The first place award of a $100 Amazon Gift
Card goes to:
Austin Nijhuis, Graduate student in Earth and Environmental Sciences,
graduate prize: "Predicting Coastal Dead Zone Size: a Statistical Approach
Using GIS".
Andrew Ireland, A&S 2014 in Biology, undergraduate prize: “Population Pressures
on Tiger Habitat in India“.
The second place
award of a $50 Amazon Gift Card, goes to:
Brendan Hildum,
Graduate student in Earth and Environmental Sciences, graduate prize: "Arsenic Speciation and
Groundwater Chemistry Near and Within a Landfill Leachate Plume in Central
Massachusetts".
Licia Tomasi, International student in Earth and
Environmental Sciences, undergraduate prize: “Wind Power in Massachusetts: Conservation
and Energy Production”.
The third place award
of a $25 Amazon Gift Card goes to:
Federico Mantovanelli,
Graduate student in Economics, graduate prize: ” The Protestant Legacy. Missions and Literacy in India”.
Kyra
Prats, A&S 2013 in Earth and Environmental Sciences, undergraduate prize: “Relationships Among
Hydrogeomorphology, Wetland Distribution, and Water Levels in Estuarine Environments”.
Awards were based on map quality, use of GIS as
a research tool and originality. Special
consideration was given to topics depicting social implications of the research
such as environmental issues. The awards will be presented Wednesday, April 17
th
at 1:00 p.m. in the O’Neill Lobby by University Librarian, Tom Wall. Please
join us in congratulating the winners.
