NMJAS 2026 State Competition Details

In-person oral presentations for the NM Junior Academy of Science are scheduled for Friday, April 10, 4:30-9:00 at the NM Science and Engineering Fair in Socorro. The public is invited to attend, but only judges are allowed to ask questions due to time constraints.

Details & notes

For students
Final manuscripts due April 3
Power Points due April 9 (they must be loaded onto the computer in the presentation room; not a pdf)
Regional winners

Location
New Mexico Tech MSEC 101, 103, 105
Campus map, MSEC is building 18

Prizes
$350 senior/$250 junior for first place; a little less for second and third place winners
Winning papers have the option of being published in the New Mexico Journal of Science

Judges
Seyi Adekoya, CNM
Caleb Annan, UNM PhD student
Saverio Bellomo, Space Engineer, Adjunct Professor at Roma 3 University
Robert Cushman, High School STEM teacher
Dr. Kun Huang, UNM professor
Dr Silvana Ovaitt, National Laboratories of the Rockies (NLR)
Agnes Paijebo, PhD student at UNM
Emmanuella Sangber-Dery, UNM PhD student
Hy Tran, NMAS

Judging agenda
Agenda

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