Presenters:
Nadezhda Barbashova (Psychological & Brain Sciences)
"Fear Factor: The Science of Anticipatory Anxiety"
Sean Denny (Environmental Science & Management)
"Where the Wild Things Were"
Nākoa Farrant (Environmental Science & Management)
"The Lāhainā Fire: A Disaster 100 Years in the Making"
Fabio Ricci (Mathematics)
"Earth is (Locally) Flat"
Judges:
Our esteemed judges for this round are:
Julie Bianchini (Professor of Education)
Jeff Bischoff (Senior Director of Sales for Public Housing Authority Systems at Yardi)
Maritza Fuljencio (Student Affairs Manager for Computer Science)
Bedlam Oak (Graduate Student in Communication and Graduate Student Association Co-President of Internal Affairs)
Geri Urgel (Undergraduate Student in Marine Science and UCSB Promise Scholar)
Emcee: TBD
For each of the preliminary rounds, we will give out over $1,500 in prize money:
- $1,000 for 1st place and advancement to the Final Round on April 5
- $500 for the runner up
- $25 gift cards for raffled off for all other presenters