2011 State NMJAS Paper Competition Winners

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

Senior Division

First Place
Fiona McCrossin
Innovation and Imitation: learning processes used by a juvenile siamang
Las Cruces High School
Las Cruces, NM

Second Place
Jordan Grainger
Fighting Bac!! Phase IV
Rio Rancho High School
Rio Rancho, NM

Third Place
Elias Clark
The Effect of Elemental Abundances on Stellar Evolution
Cibola High School
Albuquerque, NM

Honorable Mention
Laura Lane
Monitoring the Disturbance of Soil Microsystems in Dormant Topsoil
Aztec High School
Aztec, NM

Junior Division

First Place
Jessie Linder
Are You Stronger than an Icosahedron
Roosevelt Middle School School
Tijeras, NM

Second Place
Vlad Sevostianov
Changes in Bone Strength Due to Decalcination
Sierra Middle School
Las Cruces, NM

Third Place
Megan Risner
Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tricks?
Heights Middle School
Farmington, NM

Honorable Mention
Chloe Keilers
Factors Affecting Aerodyanamic Drag on a Sphere
Los Alamos Middle School
Los Alamos, NM

Honorable Mention
Jon Goodart
Which Sunscreen Has Supier UV Protection?
Los Alamitos Middle School
Grants, 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