Wikipedia:Wiki Science Competition in the United States

in the United States

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The Wiki Science Competition is an international science photography competition being held every two years at the end of the year. Wikimedia District of Columbia organizes the United States arm of the competition. The competition was first organized in Estonia, expanded to all of Europe in 2015, and to the rest of the world in 2017. The most recent competition was in 2023.

See the top submissions from the U.S. below! There are several awards:
U.S. Jury's Choice Award
U.S. Honorable Mention
International Winner
International special prize
International Runner-Up

2023

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Bacteriophage T4 infection lifecycle by David S. Goodsell Stem cell distribution in Hydra vulgaris by Ben.d.cox Stool culture on agar by Mediocreclementine Imperiled and vulnerable flora of Ohio by Liliumoryza

Crown shyness by Mimk0205 Fritz Goro at work by Saidelsky Andromeda and integrated flux nebulae by Association of Widefield Astrophotographers

2021

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Molecular view of glutamatergic synapse by Maria Voigt / PDB-101 Grid of cesium 133 atoms by PrestonHuft Respiratory droplet with SARS-CoV-2 by David Goodsell Sticky geranium anther by Verne Lehmberg

Fluid droplet jets by Bavand Keshavarz Droplets on wings by Filetnagdelaney Mantis eating a bee by Linda Eyster Fly laying eggs at a recently deceased chipmunk by Linda Eyster

Deer mouse in fluorescent powder by Midwesternmouse California red-sided garter snake by Jaden Clark Marquois scales by Justin Fisher Rolling around a spinning top by Bavand Keshavarz

Strange attractor generated by a simple recursive neural network by Wiscdragon IceCube Laboratory at night by John Hardin Sh2-216 Nebula by Ram Samudrala Jellyfish Nebula by Ram Samudrala

Heart Nebula by Ram Samudrala Milky Way at Joshua Tree by Benjamin Inouye

2019

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See the light by Jeremy J. Axelrod RNA Polymerase by Maria Voigt / PDB-101 Earthworm head by Hannah G. Watson, Andrew T. Ashchi, Glen S. Marrs, and Cecil J. Saunders Polarization microscopy of black ink by Erin Rod

3D projection of a Patiria miniata bipinnaria by Natalie Carrigan Immature phidippus by Ryan Kaldari MRI self portrait by Tomas Diaz Baffled LIGO scientists by Nutsinee Kijbunchoo

Lidar point cloud of San Francisco intersection by Daniel L. Lu Killer whales hunting a seal by Callan Carpenter Jupiter's south polar region by Michael S. Adler B mode in microwave sky by Uros Seljak

2017

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Beautiful... But Deadly by John Bernbaum The Galaxy Within by Dustin Johnsen Birefringent Water Ice by Tom Wagner Microscope Images with Polarized Light by PW31

Mantis Fly by Ron Sterling Cuttlefish Grabbing Shrimp with Tentacles by Rhinopias Lab Noir by DuckLionDog Evolution of a Tornado by Jason Weingart Total Solar Eclipse by Michael S. Adler