The department will once again be holding a student photo contest. We’re looking for photographs showcasing your school spirit and our industries in action.
Prizes
1st : $500
2nd : $350
3rd: $150
People's Choice: $100
Who can enter?
Any student who is enrolled in a degree program in Penn State’s John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in Fall 2021.
Photo Categories
Penn State Pride
Penn State Pride
- Pictures on campus or out in the world that showcase your school spirit
Energy and Minerals in the World
Energy and Minerals in the World
- Conceptual shots of energy and minerals, e.g. sources of energy/minerals, uses of energy/minerals, end products
- Photos taken in an industry/professional environment
Roaring Remotely *New*
Roaring Remotely *New*
- Life looked different for all of us this past year. Show us how your inner Nittany Lion continued to shine through, even as we had to find new ways of learning, conducting research, and interacting with our communities.
Guidelines
Photos must be original (taken by the person submitting them to the contest), and they should fall under one of the following categories. The winning photos can come from any category.
Photos must have been taken within the past three (3) years by the person making the submission – this means that selfies are fine, but photos that friends take of you can’t be entered since you are not the one who took the picture.
Photos must be submitted electronically as high-resolution JPEG files with at least 300 dpi.
How to enter
Submit photos and complete the submission form by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 8, 2021. You may submit multiple photos to the contest, but you must include full entry information for each one.
Each photo submission must include the following entry information:
- Your name and major
- The location and date (at least the year) that the photo was taken
- A photo title
- A brief description of the photo (a short sentence to a couple of paragraphs)
Submission Deadline: Friday, October 8th
Judging Criteria
Photos are judged on three criteria:
- Technical quality
- Expression of category theme (Penn State Pride, Energy and Minerals in the World, Roaring Remotely)
- Creativity/Originality
All images will be judged by a panel defined by the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering. All entries will be available online for the public to view and vote on electronically for the People's Choice award. The image that receives the most public votes will receive the People's Choice award and prize.
Image Usage Rights
By submitting photos you permit the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering to use your name in conjunction with your submitted photos to promote the department in any and all media. Submissions will become the property of the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and can be used at their discretion.
2018 Contest Winner
This photo was taken at the Cambria Coal Cleaning Plant owned by Corsa Coal Corp. The hill in the background is a reclaimed reject pit, reclaimed according to the Mine Reclamation Act guidelines. Starting right before the hill, the conveyor belts go to the fine refuse pile, to the coarse clean coal pile, to the reject bin, and to the fine clean coal silos respectively.
Photographer: Kevin Toe
Location: Berlin, PA
2017 Contest Winner
This photo was taken in the first winter I arrived at Penn State. I am so attracted by the beauty of the Old Main Building that I took a lot of photos. In this photo, although the milky way is photoshopped, the gorgeous Old Main is relieved against the starry sky.
Photographer: Jiehao Wang
Location: University Park, PA