NMJAS – State winners

State competitions for the New Mexico Junior Academy of Science were held Friday, April 11 in Socorro. Each of the participants conducted a research project, wrote a scientific manuscript, and made an oral presentation. Join us in congratulating the winners.

Junior Division

First Place: Oscar Groves
The Use of Heat as a Sanitizing Agent in Food Preparation
Jefferson Middle School, Albuquerque

Second Place: Claire Power
Throwing Shade: A Study of Sunshade Effectiveness
Holy Ghost Catholic School, Albuquerque

Third Place: Emma Munson
Planaria and Weight Loss Drugs
Los Alamito Middle School, Grants

Fourth Place: Lucas Rychener
Don’t Drink the Water
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic, Grants

Senior Division

First Place: Helena Welch
Analyzing Pre-Indo-European Theory of Etruscan Language Origins Using Topological Data Analysis
Los Alamos High School and Welch Home School, Los Alamos

Second Place: Tate Plohr
Constraining the Neutron Star Equation of State Using Observational Data
Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos

Third Place: Euiryeon Kim
Machine Learning-Enhanced Path Guide: Integrating Object Detection and Depth Estimation for Navigation Assistance to the Visually Impaired
La Cueva High School, Albuquerque

Fourth Place: Sebastian Stoker
Analysis of Microplastic Pollution in Albuquerque Water Sources Utilizing FTIR Spectroscopy
Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science

State Awards