Category: NMJAS
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 ...
NMJAS 2023 winner – Daniel Kim
Engineered Underwater Vehicle for Ocean Litter Mapping Daniel Kim daniel.kim@studentlaschools.net Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos NM ABSTRACT This project explores the possibilities of pairing an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with a deep-learning computer vision model for marine debris mapping. A cost effective, 3D-printed AUV with a motorized ballast system ...
NMJAS 2024 Regional Competition Information
General links 2024 Competition Dates & Contacts State DirectorLynn Brandvold
Phone (505) 720-3040
Email Lynn.Brandvold@nmt.eduManuscripts for State Competition due 5:00 pm on March 25 and PowerPoint presentations are due 12:00 noon on April 10. Email both to Lynn Brandvold.Statewide oral competition date – Friday, April 12, 5:00 pm in Socorro
New Mexico Science and ...
Phone (505) 720-3040
Email Lynn.Brandvold@nmt.eduManuscripts for State Competition due 5:00 pm on March 25 and PowerPoint presentations are due 12:00 noon on April 10. Email both to Lynn Brandvold.Statewide oral competition date – Friday, April 12, 5:00 pm in Socorro
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NMJAS 2023 Forms
Judges links General links NMJAS forms & documents The judging criteria and format were changed in 2022, based on feedback from 2021.The general categories for manuscript judging are:
- mechanics & effort (20%)
- clarity (30%)
- analytical approach (20%)
- thoroughness (20%)
- creativity (10%)The general categories for oral presentation judging are:
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- mechanics & effort (20%)
- clarity (30%)
- analytical approach (20%)
- thoroughness (20%)
- creativity (10%)The general categories for oral presentation judging are:
- ...
NMJAS 2023 – manuscript submission
Student links General links NMJAS 2023 - manuscript submission Add instructions and notes Name First Last Email PhoneRegion San Juan (Farmington) Northeast (Las Vegas) Four Corners (Grans) Central Southwest or southeast Upload and submit your fileMax. file size: 20 MB.The file size limit is 20MB. Your manuscript should be a ...