NMJAS Eligibility & registration

NMJAS Eligibility & registration

Student links General links Eligibility
  • Any New Mexico student in grades 6-12 is eligible – all public, private and home-school students.
  • Entires are limited to single individuals. Team projects require separate approval from the regional director.
  • Although the project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper must reflect actual ...
NMJAS 2023 Regional Competition Information

NMJAS 2023 Regional Competition Information

General links 2023 State and Regional Competition Information State DirectorLynn Brandvold
Phone (505) 720-3040
Email Lynn.Brandvold@nmt.eduManuscripts for State Competition due 5:00 pm on March 31 and PowerPoint presentations are due 12:00 noon on April 12. Email both to Lynn Brandvold.Statewide oral competition date – April 14, 5:00 pm in Socorro
New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair – April ...
NMJAS 2022 Senior Division First Place Award

NMJAS 2022 Senior Division First Place Award

DEVELOPING A CONTROL ALGORITHM AND SIMULATION FOR THRUST VECTOR CONTROLLED ROCKETS Andres Iturregui and Daniel Kim ABSTRACT In the past five years, SpaceX has revolutionized the aerospace industry by introducing a new rocket that can propulsively land. At the heart of these rockets, and virtually all orbital and suborbital spacecraft ...
Junior Academy of Science State &  Regional Competition Winners 2022

Junior Academy of Science State &  Regional Competition Winners 2022

Students from around the state participated in the New Mexico Junior Academy of Science Paper Competition during March and April of 2022. Students from 6 NM regions qualified to participate in the state competition held at New Mexico Tech on April 2, 2022. Senior Division State Competition Winners First Place, $400 ...
2021 New Mexico Journal of Science Published

2021 New Mexico Journal of Science Published

The New Mexico Journal of Science (NMJS) is the annual publication of the New Mexico Academy of Science (NMAS). Each volume of the NMJS, which has been published since 1960, contains research papers and review articles deemed of interest to the scientists, educators, and citizens of New Mexico, in addition to some highlights ...
NMJAS 2022 Judging Forms

NMJAS 2022 Judging Forms

Judges' links General links NMJAS judging forms & documents Please note: The judging criteria and format have changed, based on feedback from 2021. The general categories for manuscript judging are: mechanics & effort (20%); clarity (30%); analytical approach (20%); thoroughness (20%); and creativity (10%).The general categories for oral presentation judging are: ...
Writing and formatting your manuscript

Writing and formatting your manuscript

Student links General links Technical writing Technical papers differ from other expository compositions. When a scientist reads a journal article, she expects to see specific things in specific places: an abstract, enough information to replicate or evaluate the experimental approach, a summary and interpretation of the data, and references. Manuscripts submitted ...
NMJAS 2022 Instructions for Judges

NMJAS 2022 Instructions for Judges

Judges' links General links Instructions for judges Thank you so very much for your valuable input of time and expertise. You are an indispensable part of the NMJAS Paper Competition.Manuscripts
  1.  You will receive student manuscripts to review. The number depends on the region, division and number of judges available.
  2. Use the manuscript judging ...
NMJAS 2022 Rules

NMJAS 2022 Rules

Student links General links General Rules
  1. Although a project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper MUST reflect actual work by the student – scientific experimentation, theoretical work in an area of pure mathematics or physics, development of a computer model, or engineering project. Papers that simply ...
NMJAS 2022 Presentation Guidelines

NMJAS 2022 Presentation Guidelines

Student links General links 2022 Presentation Notes The 2022 Regional & State oral competitions will be held in person, if covid status permits, or via Zoom. Your regional director will keep you informed.Specific rules for presentations
Oral presentation judging form. Presentation requirements Your presentation is strictly limited to 10 minutes. An ...