in the United States
The 2017 Wiki Science Competition in the United States announces its national finalists, all of which will advance to the international phase of the competition. The Wiki Science Competition is an international science photography competition first organized in Estonia, expanding in 2015 to all of Europe, and this year to the rest of the world. The U.S. branch of the competition was organized by Wikimedia District of Columbia,
Participants uploaded their submissions during November 2017. The U.S. competition received 1,180 contributions across five categories. These included 818 general images, 66 images of people in science, 213 microscopy images, 47 non-photographic submissions, and 36 image sets containing 184 images. The jury selected five winners in each category to represent the United States at the international level. Of the 22 awardees, only six had previous contributions to Wikimedia Commons. In addition, the panels selected five submissions as "Jury's Choice" awards, each of which receive a $200 prize from Wikimedia District of Columbia.
Thanks to our volunteer judges for their efforts. The jury for the U.S. competition is John P. Sadowski, member of the Board of Directors, Wikimedia District of Columbia; Sandy Avila, Science Librarian, University of Central Florida; Esther Jackson, Public Services Librarian, New York Botanical Garden; Ryan McGrady, Community Engagement Manager, Wiki Education Foundation; Ian Ramjohn, Wikipedia Content Expert, Sciences, Wiki Education Foundation; and Laura Soito, Physical Sciences Librarian, University of New Mexico.