Meet the 2021 Board of Directors
The 2021 NMAS Board of Directors is being led by President Gretchen Gurtler; President-Elect Dr. Anton Sumali; and Vice-President Dr. Babu Chalamala. The officers have backgrounds in paleontology, mechanical engineering, and physics. Their wide-ranging expertise will provide a solid background for the coming years. The Academy is led this ...
NMJAS Update
By Lynn Brandvold, NMJAS Director The American Academy of Science (AJAS) is an Honor Society for students who have done outstanding scientific research projects and is a program of the National Association of Academies of Science (NAAS) of which NMAS is a member. AJAS meets annually in conjunction with the ...
Call for Judges
NMAS sponsors the New Mexico competition for the Junior Academy of Science – a research paper competition designed to enrich the communication aspects of scientific research. This year, all competitions will be held virtually, mostly in March. Are you able to judge? Details of the competition and dates can be ...
NMAS Outstanding Educator Award
The New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS) presented two Outstanding Teacher Awards during the Annual Meeting / 2020 Research Symposium. These awards honor New Mexico science and math educators, and have been given since 1968. The Academy recognizes teachers who provide opportunities for students to succeed. Nominations are open to ...
2021 NMJAS Scientific Paper Competition
One of our signature programs is the NM Junior Academy of Science paper competition. Students in grades 6-12 write a scientific paper and present their research with an oral PowerPoint. Students must complete research, but Science fair participation is not required. This year (like last year), the competition will be ...
Outstanding Science Teachers of 2014
It is our great pleasure to announce this year's NMAS Outstanding Science Teachers – Lindsay Henson and Colleen Ruiz. Lindsay Henson grew up in Indianola, Iowa, with a dream of attending Iowa State University, majoring in Biomedical Engineering, and becoming a Pediatric Oncologist. As a high school senior her goal started ...
2012 NMAS Outstanding Science Teacher Awards
Harry F. Pomeroy, Jr. Education Awards Chairman, NMAS NMAS recognized the 2012 outstanding New Mexico science teachers at the annual meeting held in December last year. The teachers were given an award plaque from the Academy, cash awards contrbuted by the American Chemical Society, and class- room materials from the ...
2011 NMAS Outstanding Science Teacher Awards
Harry F. Pomeroy, Jr. Awards Chairman, NMAS Barbara Jo Mullis Los Alamos Middle School Los Alamos, New Mexico I am Barbara Jo Mullis, and I have the most terrific job in the world because I am an 8th grade physical science teacher. After teaching 12 years in elementary special education ...
2011 NMAS Outstanding Teacher Awards
By Harry Pomeroy, Award Coordinator Cash awards from the American Chemical Society NMAS recognized two Outstanding New Mexico Science Teachers at the annual banquet held in November, 2010. These teachers were chosen from nominations statewide for best High School, Middle School, or Elementary teachers. Cash awards were generously contributed by the ...
The 2007 NMAS Outstanding Science Teacher Awards
by Harry F. Pomeroy, Jr. Awards Chairman, NMAS Karen Griego-Kraig I am honored to receive the Academy's distinguished award and am grateful to those who nominated me. I have been fortunate to have always been among inspirational individuals. I am the daughter of edu- cators who turned questions I had ...