PROGRAM OF THE ALABAMA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE March 9-10, 2023

University Center, Howard Room & The Caf College of Health Sciences (CHS) Thursday, March 9, 2023

 

4:00 – 5:00 PM         Registration Howard Room

4:00 – 5:00 PM         Poster Set-up and Orientation                Howard Room 5:00 – 6:15 PM                             “Sci Mix” Viewing of AJAS and Gorgas Scholars’ Posters      Howard Room

6:30 PM                    Joint AJAS/AAS Banquet                                       The Caf, University Center

 

Improving Brain Health in Alabama: A Neuroscientist’s Perspective

Banquet speaker: Dr. Sharlene Newman University of Alabama, Professor College of Engineering and

Professor of Psychology and Executive Director, Alabama Life Research Institute

 

Guests of Honor: Dr. Marci Johns, Senior Associate Provost

Dr. Denise Gregory, Assoc Provost for Student Success/Diversity

 

Presided by: Dr. Jeffrey Morris, President, AAS

Timmy Hughes, Wetumpka High School and Makaila Jennings, Homeschool Co-Presidents, AJAS

 Thursday, March 17, 2022

 12:30 -1:00 PM    Joint AAS/AJAS Business. Sandridge Student Center Banquet Room 126

2:00 – 6:00 PM…. Registration………………………………. Sandridge Student Center Annex

4:00 – 5:00 PM…. Poster Set-up………… Sandridge Student Center Ballroom and Annex

4:30 PM…………… AAS/AJAS Joint Annual Business Meeting………. Waters Hall N 202

5:00 PM…………… AJAS & Gorgas Orientation …….. Sandridge Student Center Banquet Room 126

4:00 -5:30 PM        Poster Set-up………… Sandridge Student Center Ballroom and Annex

5:30 -6:45 PM…… “Sci-Mix”: Viewing of AJAS/ Gorgas Scholars’ Posters…Sandridge Student Center

7:00 PM…………… Joint AJAS/AAS Banquet……………………………….. Carter Gymnasium

 

Banquet speaker:  Dr. Jan Davis, Former NASA Astronaut
and Senior Technical Fellow at Bastion Technologies, Inc.

NASA Exceptional Service, Medal-winning former Director of the Human Exploration and Development of Space Independent Assurance Office for NASA Headquarters

Topic Title: “STEM to Stars”

Guests of Honor:
Dr. Philip Way, President
Athens State University

Dr. Catherine Wehlburg, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Stephen Spencer, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Ronald Merritt, Department Chair, Mathematics, Computer and Natural Sciences

Presided by: John Shelley-Tremblay, President, AAS
Julian Vilardi and Adrianna Orsi, Co-Presidents, AJAS