New Mexico Junior Academy of Science 2024 Competitions

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

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

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 ...
2024 NMAS Board Meetings

2024 NMAS Board Meetings

These are open meetings. Please contact the secretary at contact secretary@nmas.org for directions or a zoom link. March 23, 10am - 3pm, Q Station May 18, 10am - noon, Q Station. July 20, 10am - noon, Q Station. September 21, 10am - noon, Q Station. November 2, time to be ...
Judges needed!

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 ...
Update - National Youth Science Camp

Update – National Youth Science Camp

The National Youth Science Camp delegates for 2024 have been selected. NM will be represented at this summer’s camp by Leela Young, a senior at Albuquerque Academy, and Raedawn Chischilly, a senior at Thoreau High School. Both Leela and Raedawn have indicated their intent to attend but we also identified ...
2023 New Mexico Journal of Science

2023 New Mexico Journal of Science

The New Mexico Journal of Science (NMJS) is a journal of scientific papers of topics concerning science in New Mexico. Recent years have featured winning papers from the New Mexico Junior Academy of Science Paper Competition and abstracts from the NMAS Research Symposium.Current Issue, volume 57
NMJS 2023, Volume 57 – Complete digital edition ...
Lynn Brandvold Awarded NMAS Emeritus Status

Lynn Brandvold Awarded NMAS Emeritus Status

Lynn Brandvold has been elected by the NMAS Board to be a Director Emeritus. This is a non-voting position and she shall serve for life, or until such time as she resigns. A Director Emeritus must have served as a regular voting Director and/or in the position of an officer ...
Are you a Super Hero?

Are you a Super Hero?

The New Mexico Academy of Science needs two volunteers to supervise and administer our annual student competition of written and oral presentations about their science research. The Regional Director would run the competition in the Central (Albuquerque) region and the Junior Academy Director would be the overall Director for the ...
NMAS 2023 Outstanding New Mexico Science Teachers Awardees

NMAS 2023 Outstanding New Mexico Science Teachers Awardees

The New Mexico Academy of Science has been in existence for over 100 years and is an advocate and resource for science and science education in New Mexico. The Outstanding Science Teacher Award given by the New Mexico Academy of Science honors New Mexico science and math educators. The Academy recognizes educators ...