2005 State NMJAS Paper Competition Winners
Cash awards were provided by a grant from Intel Foundation.
Senior Division
First Place
Keely Goodgame
The Effect of 670 nm LED Photobiomodulation on the Growth of Mitochondrial Mutant Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
San Jon High School
San Jon, NM
Second Place
Robert Cordwell
Some Results of Inclusive and Exclusive Partitions of Complete Graphs
Manzano High School
Albuquerque, NM
Third Place
Kevin Claytor
Acoustic and Ultrasonic Resonances Induced by Laser Irradiation
Los Alamos School
Los Alamos, NM
Honorable Mention
Ahmad Manshad
Braille Accessible Learning System
Las Cruces High School
Las Cruces, NM
Junior Division
First Place
Emily TenCate
SIM Desert-Coyotes and Rabbits: The Predator Prey Problem
Pinon Elementary School
Los Alamos, NM
Second Place
Marietta Young
Mother Earth's Brew: Ethanol as an Alternate Fuel
Hermosa Middle School
Farmington, NM
Third Place
Ashley Phillips
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Hermosa Middle School
Farmington, NM
Honorable Mention
Nathaniel Pfeifer
Simple Solar Spectrometer
Pfeifer Home School
Los Lunas, NM
AVS Science & Technology Society Winners
The AVS Science & Technology Society, formerly the New Mexico Chapter of the American Vacuum Society, sends judges and selects its own winners in the paper competition and awards prizes to these winners as well as to their teachers/sponsors. The New Mexico Academy of Science is very grateful for their support.
Senior Division
| Place |
Student |
School |
Sponsor |
| First |
Ahmad Manshad |
Las Cruces High School |
Muhanad Manshad |
| Second |
Kevin Claytor |
Los Alamos High School |
Thomas Claytor |
Junior Division
| Place |
Student |
School |
Sponsor |
| First |
Emily TenCate |
Pinon Elementary School |
Deborah Summa |
| Second |
Nathaniel Pfeifer |
Pfeifer Home School |
Kent Pfeifer |
Senior Division Competitors
Junior Division Competitors
Photos by Jerry Nelson, AVS Science & Technology Society
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Lynn Brandvold
last modified: 19-Apr-2005