MANTIS students José Pilartes-Congo and O. Esther Oladoyin received first and second place awards, respectively, at the 2026 ASPRS Gulf South Region Geospatial Conference in Thibodaux, Louisiana. José was awarded first place for his presentation, “Distinguishing True Surface Change from Measurement Error in Repeat UAS Surveys,” and Esther earned second place for her presentation, “From Visualization to Surveying: 3D Scene Representations with Novel View Synthesis.” The lab congratulates both students on their accomplishments.