- September 28, 2021
- Posted by: EARSC
- Category: Members News
Winners of the Icon Group Student Essay Competition 2021
Every year, The Icon Group has a Student Essay Competitionwhere we reward students for an essay related to Earth Observation (EO) and a specific theme that is very close to The Icon Group’s values. This year’s topic was “Looking at the Environment”. This year’s winners have demonstrated strong knowledge of EO systems and showcase how the technology helps in real life situations.
Emmet McHugh Director of the Icon Group stated: “It is our second year organising this competition and we are thrilled about the increased interest from students in the competition. We created this competition to find talent to showcase it and we have accomplished just that. It is wonderful to see so many people care about the environment and be on the same mission to save it. We are also very happy with the interest from other organisations showing support for the competition such as Geoawesomeness and CAPIGI. We hope next year even more international students will apply!”
Our first place winner is Heather Needham from the University of Oxford. She will receive a 1000 euros prize for her Essay Forests as a causality of peace: The consequences of conflict cessation on forest loss within Colombia and protected areas. You find the full Essay here.
“I am delighted that my essay was selected to win the Icon Group Student Essay Competition 2021. I am looking forward to seeing my essay published in Geoawesomeness, and I would like to thank the Icon Group for the very generous prize“, said Heather.
Tessa Buckley from University of Reading is our Runner-up. She will receive 500 euros for her Essay, Looking at the Environment: Climate Change Impacts on the Barisal River Delta Mangroves, Bangladesh, 1988 to 2010. You can read her full essay here.
Tessa stated “It excites me that the recognition of my essay opens doors for starting more research, moving towards my aspiration of utilising looking at the environment remote sensing techniques as a crucial tool for climate education.”
You can learn more about our competition and this year’s winners at our upcoming webinar with CAPIGI: The Challenges of IO/GIS Skills; the case of The Icon Group
DATE: Thursday 4th of November
TIME: 15.30 (CET) – 17.00 / Dublin time 14.30 – 16.00 (UTC+1)
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