Climate Change Research Video Competition
The Purdue Climate Change Research Center (PCCRC) hosted a research video competition during the Spring 2021 semester for Purdue graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. Winners were announced on April 22, 2021 in the following three categories.
- Graduate Student Competition
- Post-Doctoral Competition
- People’s Choice Awards (selected by popular vote)
In addition to gaining experience in science communication and expanding their CVs, participants competed for cash prizes ranging from $250-$1,000. All winners and honorable mentions are listed below.
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Graduate Student Competition
Awards for this competition include first prize ($1,000), second prize ($750), third prize ($500), and honorable mentions ($250 each).
First Place: Debora Maia Silva
Title: Let's Talk About Climate Change | Department: Environmental and Ecological Engineering | Faculty Advisor: Roshanak Nateghi
Second Place: Kayla Young
Title: Can a New Generation Change Opinions and Policy About Climate Change? Evidence From an Experiment
Department: Political Science
Faculty Advisor: Leigh Raymond
Third Place: Andrea Nebhut
Title: Martell Forest Throughfall Experiment: Senescent Leaf Composition
Department: Forestry and Natural Resources
Faculty Advisor: Jeff Dukes
Honorable Mentions
- Spencer Gardner (Forestry and Natural Resources | Faculty Advisor: Tomas Höök)
- Abdullah Nafakh (Civil Engineering | Faculty Advisor: Samuel Labi)
- Jingya Wang (Industrial Engineering | Faculty Advisor: David Johnson)
Post-Doctoral Competition
Awards for this competition include first prize ($1,000), second prize ($750), third prize ($500), and honorable mention ($250).
First Place: Elizabeth Olson
Title: Water resource loss from melting glaciers in southern Peru | Department: Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences | Faculty Advisor: Lisa Welp
Second Place: Alfredo Cisneros
Title: Flooding Damages and Climate Change
Department: Agricultural Economics
Faculty Advisor: Tom Hertel
Third Place: Andrei Toca
Title: Computed tomography of tree root systems under drought
Department: Forestry and Natural Resources
Faculty Advisor: Douglass Jacobs
Honorable Mention
Iman Haqiqi (Agricultural Economics | Faculty Advisor: Tom Hertel)
People's Choice Award
Awards for this competition include a $500 prize for the graduate student winner and a $500 prize for the post-doctoral winner.
Graduate Student: Jingya Wang
Post-Doctoral: Alfredo Cisneros
Title: Flooding Damages and Climate Change
Department: Agricultural Economics
Faculty Advisor: Tom Hertel