2026 NMJAS Competition – dates & contacts

State Director

Tito Busani, UNM
Email: busanit@unm.edu
Phone: (505) 239-4202

State Competition

Oral presentation competition: TBA
Final manuscripts due: TBA
Power Points due: TBA
NM Science & Engineering Fair: April 10-11 at NM Tech
NMJAS judging: TBA

Regional Directors and Competition Details

San Juan (Farmington)

Director: Luke Odenthal, San Juan College
Phone: (505) 566-3772
Email: nmjas@sjrsef.org
Oral presentation competitions: March 6, 6-8 pm
Manuscripts due: February 15
San Juan Region Science and Engineering Fair: March 6-7 at San Juan College

Northeastern Region (Los Alamos, Las Vegas)

Director: Johannes Addido
Phone: (575) 562-4311
Email: Johannes.Addido@enmu.edu
Oral presentation competition: March 14, 4-6 pm
Manuscript due: March 7
Northeastern Region Science and Engineering Fair: TBA

Four Corners (Grants)

Director: Shelby Alexander
Phone: (505) 695-0361
Email: 4cornersregionalfair@gmail.com
Oral presentation competition: March 14, 1-3 pm
Manuscript due: March 2 by 4 pm
Four Corners Regional Fair: March 12-14

Central Region (Albuquerque)

Director: Brendajulissa Diaz
Contact via google classroom, code 4zgeemvz
Oral presentation: March 14, 2-4 pm, virtual
Manuscript due: March 2
Central NM STEM Research Challenge: March 18-20

Southeast (Clovis-Portales)

TBA

Southwestern Region (Las Cruces)

TBA