Best in Show:

• Sharon Ron, Intro to GIS for Urban Analysis
  Location, Location, Location: Analysis of Monthly Rental Premiums in the Greater Cambridge Area
  
  
• Stephanie Cleland, Advanced GIS
  The Intrinsic Vulnerability of Groundwater to Contamination in the Midwest and its Associated Human Health Impacts
  

   

• Sydney Giacalone, Undergraduate Intro to GIS
  The Political Implications of “Food Desert” Mapping: A Case Study comparing the Political and Social Implications of USDA Versus Local “Food Desert” Definitions in the State of Maryland and City of Baltimore.
  
  

Runner Ups

• Ally Wright, GIS for Conservation Medicine
  Leptospirosis Exposure Risk Analysis, Thailand
  
  

• Katie Grassle, GIS for Conservation Medicine
  It’s Not Easy Being Green: Can Green Space Predict Crime Rates in New York City?
  
  
• Kat Rasp, GIS for Conservation Medicine
  Mapping out the Increasing Conflict between humans and Black Bears in Massachusetts
  
  

• Slide Kelly, Intro to GIS for Urban Analysis
  Filling the Gaps in the Mile High City: Analyzing Infill Development Suitability in Denver, Colorado
  
  

• Robel Alemu, Fundamentals of GIS for Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Applications
  Malaria Transmission Vulnerability in Ethiopia: A Spatial Analysis
  
  

• Ethan Freedman, Advanced GIS
  Identifying Locations for Road Crossing Structures for Moose in Northwest Colorado
  
  

• Julia Appel, Fundamentals of GIS for Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Applications
  Biking to a Healthier Boston: Assessing Potential Locations for New Hubway Construction in and around Boston
  
  

• Abhishek Maity, GIS for International Applications
  Access Denied in South Africa: The Need for New 3G+ Cell Phone Towers to Increase Internet Access
   
• Anna Kaplan, GIS for Public Health:
  Mapping the Opioid Epidemic: Saving Lives with Nalozone – Distribution of Nalozone by Tapestry Health in Western Massachusetts, 2008 – 2016