Diaz is one of 28 students from 22 institutions to receive this award, which recognizes students for their use of geographic information systems and geospatial technology, according to a campus press release and Canserina Kurnia, an Esri Innovation Program senior solution engineer for education. Diaz’s advisor, Charlotte Smith, a continuing lecturer at the School of Public Health, nominated Diaz for her project on environmental justice in the Bay Area.

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