Student Showcase

The “Student Showcase” poster and StoryMap competition challenges students to think innovatively and meaningfully to tell a story, provide insight, showcase plans and projects, engage supporters and stakeholders, illustrate the possibilities of data and highlight the usefulness of open data at the regional level. Every year, SCAG invites student participants to create and submit posters and ArcGIS StoryMaps. 

Students who create awarded projects are invited to attend SCAG’s Regional Conference and General Assembly as SCAG Conference Fellows and receive complimentary hotel accommodation and admission to the conference. The conference includes an opportunity for the student fellows to present their posters and StoryMaps to elected officials and industry leaders from across Southern California.

A panel of judges selects one poster and one StoryMap for the “Best in Show” award. Conference attendees vote on their favorite poster and StoryMap for the “Audience Award.” All four awards, each worth $1,500, are announced at the end of the conference.

A total of $6,000 is awarded across four prizes.

Contact

For more information on the Student Showcase, please contact:

Lyle Janicek
Phone: (213) 236-1966
Email: janicek@scag.ca.gov

2024 STUDENT SHOWCASE 

STORYMAP JURY AWARD WINNER 

• Active Transportation for an Active City 
  • Michael Sutedjo – University of California, Irvine 

POSTER JURY AWARD WINNER 

• Balancing Housing Affordability and Transportation Efficiency in the Inland Empire 
  • Carolina Carlos – California State University, San Bernardino 

STORYMAP AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER 

• Affordable Housing Inequalities Across SCAG Regions 
  • Anna Eichelberger – University of California, Irvine 

POSTER AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER 

• Watch Out! Bike Collisions and a Changing Built Environment 
  • Andrea Perez – California State University, Long Beach 

STUDENT SHOWCASE PARTICIPANTS 

• A Smart Mobility Platform with Equitable Peer-to-Peer Congestion Pricing and Its Policy and Equity Implications 
  • Siwei Hu – University of California, Irvine 
• Pedestrian Fatalities in LA County 
  • Saba Hashem Sharifi – California State University, Northridge 
• Sustainable Groundwater Management & Recharge  
  • Nicole Larson – University of California, Irvine 
• Volitile Organic Compounds in Gas Stations 
  • Arek Boynerian – Glendale Community College 
• Navigating the Aisles of Grocery Store Equity 
  • Eman Raim Arellano – University of California, Irvine 
• Community Solar in the Coachella Valley 
  • Sophia Hernandez – University of California, Irvine