Category: NMJAS
New Mexico Junior Academy of Science 2024 Competitions
The NM Junior Academy of Science regional and state competitions took place from February 2024 through April 2024. The Academy sponsors six geographic regions across the state, four of which held competitions in 2024. Students were judged on a written manuscript and a timed oral presentation of their own science ...
2024 NMJAS Regional Papers and Winners
Central Region Junior Division 1st Place: David Brooke, AIMS, Developing a Desalination Solar Still Utilizing Mechanisms to Increase Effective Surface Area 2nd Place: Oscar Groves, Jefferson Middle School, Health Professionals Recommend Chicken NOT be Washed Before Cooking Senior Disivion 1st Place: Gene Huntley, V. Sue Cleveland HS, A Realtime Camera ...
NMJAS 2024 First Place Winner
The Beetles: Examining the Effects of Isolated Supplementation in Lasioderma serricorne to Optimize Nutrient and Biomass Transfer via Consumption George M. Privett ABSTRACT Insect agriculture provides a new way of accumulating macro and micro nutrients for organisms to feed on without having the drawbacks of traditional agriculture. In order to ...
Judges needed!
We are in need of judges for the New Mexico Junior Academy of Scientific Paper State Competition. Three individuals who usually judge the competition will be out of the state on the 12th. The oral competition will be held on Friday, April 12 at 5:00 pm on the NM Tech ...
NMJAS 2024 Presentation Guidelines
Student links General links 2024 Presentation notes The State finals for the NMJAS Paper Competition will be held in person on April 12 at the New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair in Socorro. Regional competitions may be in person or virtual, at the discretion of the regional director. Specific rules for ...
Writing and formatting your manuscript
Student links General links Technical writing Technical papers differ from other expository compositions. When a scientist reads a journal article, she expects to see specific things in specific places: an abstract, enough information to replicate or evaluate the experimental approach, a summary and interpretation of the data, and references. Manuscripts ...
NMJAS 2024 Registration
Student links General links 2024 NMJAS Registration Registration deadlines and presentations dates vary by location, but generally February-March. For details, see Regional Information.If you have questions about the NMJAS program, please contact the director.
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Eligibility & registration
Student links General links Eligibility
- Any New Mexico student in grades 6-12 is eligible – all public, private and home-school students.
- Entires are limited to single individuals. Team projects require separate approval from the regional director.
- Although the project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper must reflect actual ...
NMJAS 2024 Rules
Student links General links General rules
- Although a project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper MUST reflect actual work by the student – scientific experimentation, theoretical work in an area of pure mathematics or physics, development of a computer model, or engineering project. Papers that simply ...
NMJAS overview
Student links General links NMJAS Competition Overview The Junior Academy of Science Research Paper Competition has many of the elements of a science fair. Students plan, conduct, and evaluate a science or engineering project. Entries in the paper competition must report on a student’s actual experiment or project. Many students ...