2010 State NMJAS Paper Competition Winners

Cash awards were provided by a grant from Sandia-Lockheed Martin.

Senior Division

First Place
Laura Lane
Formulating Trends of Nematode Distribution
Aztec High School
Aztec, NM

Second Place
Paulina Majewska
Wetting of Materials Surface
Los Alamos High School
Los Alamos, NM

Third Place
Hellen Chiou
The Effect of Sunlight on Preservation of Vitamin B₂
Carlsbad High School
Carlsbad, NM

Honorable Mention
Natasha Hite
Bioremediation off Landfill Leachate Water Using Populars and Cattails in Wetlands
Grants High School
Grants, NM

Junior Division

First Place
Jeongmin Lee
Rotation of Light
Sierra Middle School
Las Cruces, NM

Second Place
Daniel Ahrens
Does a Change in Light Cycle Bug Insects?
Los Alamos Middle School
Los Alamos, NM

Third Place
Ryan Howard
Water Rockets
St. Mary’s Middle School
Albuquerque, NM

Honorable Mention
Vladislav Sevostianov
The Electrical Conductivity of Bones
Sierra Middle School
Las Cruces, NM

 

Rio Grande Chapter 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

Junior Division