State/Regionals Feb 27 (optional) and 28

See the table below of what presenters need to have to complete the ideal-logic registration.

Important Information for Teachers and Parents:

  • Local Practice (Optional):
    There’s an optional virtual practice next Tuesday at 11 AM. I’ll send the Zoom link. Students should record a 12-minute PowerPoint presentation on Zoom, which will compress it for submission. They can upload it to the provided Google Drive or email it to me directly. During the meeting, they’ll give a 2-minute intro and either defend or receive feedback for 6 minutes. This is informal practice, and participants don’t need to be finished. I need these by Sunday, or I may not be able to view them.

  • Event Details (Feb 27-28):
    The program for Feb 27-28 (optional) will be published on the AJAS State Page. The event will be at Troy University in Montgomery, likely in the Science Building. A map and program link will be available below.

  • Registration for Non-Participants:
    Anyone coming to the competition who is not a student participant (teachers, parents, siblings, etc.) must register via the AAS website so Troy knows who’s on campus.

    Scimix and banquet (Feb 27 optional) : Registration is at 4:00 PM.   See Dr. Vilardi in the Whitley Hall Foyer or Dr. Jones during the scimix.  Registration is for you to sign off on your category and to give me 2 copies of your paper and SOA.  If you are having any issue, please do not turn in one or the other but wait till you have both.  You can catch up to me during or after the sci mix or after the banquet.  There will be a fun, optional Sci Mix poster presentation around 4:45 PM, followed by a banquet.
    • Banquet & Lunch: Participants and school-employed teachers (including homeschool teachers) are free, including Friday lunch. Others (e.g., parents) need to order banquet tickets and lunch on the AAS website.
    • Choose “AJAS guest free” for lunch or “nonregistrant banquet only” for the banquet ticket. Each guest needs to register separately.
    • Hotel info is on the AAS page; feel free to choose any hotel.

      Competition Day (Friday 2/28):
      • If you didn’t register on Thursday, do so at 7 AM in the Whitley Hall Foyer. Orientation starts at 7:30 AM in the Whitley Gold Room, and the competition begins shortly after (see rooms below). Please be on time.
      • Participants must submit 2 hard copies of their paper and SOA for the judges (turn in at registration).  Bring a thumb drive and a backup of your presentation (we’ve had issues with non-PowerPoint formats).
      • The competition is divided by category in different rooms. Lunch follows at noon in Whitley Tine’s Alley.  A group photo will occur first.  Finalists will be announced at 1:00 and finals will begin at 1:15 in MWHI 327.  If you leave for lunch, take the picture first.  The awards ceremony starts at or around 3:30 PM.

  • JSHS Funding & Registration:
    The competition is fully funded by JSHS. I need all attendees (teachers, parents, etc.) to sign into Ideal Logic and submit required info. Each person needs to create an account and receive confirmation that their registration is complete.

*Dr. Jones email jonesmt@troup.org

Total list of things you need to know or do:

 

 

 

1  Link to 2025 state program

2 Document
Statement of Outside Assistance (required).

3 Register for communication and indicate if you’d like to do a local for practice.

4.  Prepare SOA, preliminary Title, and Abstract

5 Prepare lab report

6 Register in ideal-logic. Submit all documents by 1/17/25.

7. Remind teacher and mentors to register in ideal-logic (even if not coming to state)

8.  Remind guests, family and peers who are coming to state to register in ideal logic as vip

9.  All guests coming to state should register through the AAS website official web page to purchase Th banquet of F lunch tickets as needed

10. Th (optional) and F program for AJAS  Scimix posters – see program above and rooms in table below

11. Th poster session per local registration

 

12. Print out 2 hard copies of paper and 2 SOAs to turn 1 in at check in and 1 for finals if you make it

13.  Troy University in Montgomery link to map.

 

14. STEMM officer information

 

 

 

 

AJAS-JSHS rooms at Troy for Feb 28

Room
Engineering/Mathematics MWHI 318
Environmental MWHI 326
Life Science MWHI 327
Medicine Health and Behavioral Science MWHI 329
Physical Science Earth and Space Science MWHI 617
   
GORGAS Room
Friday

MWHI

140/141/142

 

Feb 27 (optional AJAS) AJAS & Gorgas Student Sections

ALABAMA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Mark Jones, State Director, Presiding Posters at Sci-Mix Session

Whitley Hall 140/141

Thursday Evening, 4:45 PM– 5:45 PM Ellen Buckner, Presiding

*Dr. Jones email jonesmt@troup.org

 

OTHER resources

Core rules of competition

State Judging rubric

Sponsor internships

DoD
Scholarships/  Applications

www.JSHS.org

 

Papers by Category.  Order is is valid and * means Gorgas:

Engineering and Mathematics

  1. *Ashu Anand, Developing Emulsion Additives to Optimize Rheological Behavior in Non-Aqueous Magnetorheological Smart Fluids, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  2. *John Belew, AI-Powered Intrusion Detection System: Machine Learning Approach to Malware Detection and Prevention , Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  3. *Edwin Wu, Intelligent IoT-Driven Medication Dispenser with Predictive Machine Learning Algorithm for Enhanced Senior Care, Montgomery Academy, Montgomery
  4. Saketh Pondugula, Developing an Artificial Intelligence Model for Pneumonia Detection in Chest X-Rays: Health Implications for Military Personnel, Auburn Junior High School, Auburn
  5. Harini Chakilam, Using Explainable AI in Immunohistochemistry Cell Images for Cancer Diagnosis, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  6. Nathan Dinh, Digitizing Handwritten Documents with the help of AI, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  7. Joseph LeFevre, Paraprotector, the Future of Aviation, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  8. Michael Mazur, Linear Kinematic Force Dissipation Mechanism for Controlled Collision Impact , Alabama School of Fine Arts, Hoover
  9. Maryam Rasheed, Using Piezoelectric generated power to light up the world, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  10. Zubayr Rasheed, Can AI understand Emotions?, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  11. Jackson Taylor, Up Up and Away , Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka, AL

Environmental Science

  1. *Esha Patel, Effects of increasing humidity and temperature on growth and CO2 production in Echinacea purpurea , Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile
  2. *Lillian Vilardi, The Better Solution, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  3. *Srihansi Sagi, Laser Excited Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy for the Detection of Airborne Heavy Metals Cd, Mn, and As Using Mid-IR Rare-Earth Solid State Lasers and Frequency Conversion , Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  4. *Prisha Sharma, Impact of Environmental Cadmium Exposure on Efferocytosis in Alveolar Macrophages, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  5. Dominic Vilardi, Revolutionizing Saving Energy Through Means of Tactical and Plentiful Sources, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka

Life Science

  1. *Jessica French, A Comparative Analysis of the Inhibitory Effects of Eucalyptus and Tea Tree Essential Oils on Bacillus cereus Growth Compared to vancomycin., Murphy High School, Mobile
  2. Harsha Bheemanathini, The Effects of Nutrient Types on Planarian Survival and Regeneration, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  3. Charlee Chandler, Zapping Zero-G to Rescue the Vestibulo-Occular Reflex: Assessing the Efficacy of GVS in Mitigating Microgravity-Related Degradation of Gaze Stability, Rehobeth High School, Dothan
  4. Jacie Dunn, An investigation of the relationship between sound frequency and feline behavior, Valley Leadership Academy, Huntsville
  5. Kira LeFevre, Will Adding Artificial Light to a Chicken Coop Help With Egg Production During Molting?, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  6. Rania Masri, Investigating the Antibacterial Properties of Moringa Oleifera against Escherichia Coli and Bacillus Cereus, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  7. Mira Menon, Axonal Trafficking of Synaptic Vesicles is Dynamically Modulated to Support Activity-dependent Presynaptic Function, Loveless Academic Magnet Program, Montgomery
  8. Denise Otali, Investigating Moringa Oleifera’s Antibacterial Properties Against Escherichia Coli and Bacillus Cereus, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  9. Nidhi Patel, Level of Antibacterial Activity on Staphylococcus Epidermidis within Different Parts of the Psidium Guajava in Comparison to Vancomycin, Murphy High School, Mobile
  10. William Peng, A CRISPR Knockout Loss-of-Function Screen Systematically Identifies Critical Epigenetic Barriers in Direct Cardiac Reprogramming, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  11. Leen Zidan, Engineering Conjugated Endolysins as a Targeted Treatment for Acne Vulgaris: Combating Antibiotic Resistance and Reducing Inflammation, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  12. Hyeonjung Kim, Youth Risk Behavior Survey Identifies Demographic and Policy Factors as Key Drivers of Vaping Behavior among U.S. High School Students, Auburn High School, Auburn

Medicine Health and Behavioral Science

  1. * Rhea Arya, Computational Prediction of Nonabine as a Novel CB2 Agonist, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, Montgomery
  2. * Aanchal Behara, Overexpression of TFE3 in Susceptible Neuronal Populations: Implications for Lysosomal Biogenesis and Cellular Resistance in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  3. * Sahishnu Saha, To Identify a Multi-Gene Biomarker Based on Most Frequently Occurring Genetic Mutations Across Cancers Through Bioinformatics and Verify its Efficacy to Detect a Broad Range of Cancers Using Statistical Analysis, James Clemens High School, Madison
  4. Serena Agrawal, Using Machine Learning to Determine the Major Risk Factors of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Hoover High School, Hoover
  5. Annie Bao, Development of a Novel Plasma Assay for Plasminogen Activator-Inhibitor (PAI-1) Activity in Healthy Dogs and Dogs with Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA), Auburn High School, Auburn
  6. Advitiya Kana, Mindreading and the Brain in Autism, Hoover High School, Hoover
  7. Jewel McCrary, The Role of Cognitive Reframing in Reducing Negative Emotions Associated with Street Harassment, UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Mobile
  8. Jeremiah Ray, Smartphones: Are We Addicted?, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  9. Parker Thompson, Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Improve Health Literacy and Promote Health Equity, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  10. Nathan Lee and Shesta Majeti, Improved Medicine Delivery Using Combined Targeting Techniques, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa
  11. Hunter Morris and Jennie Pohm, RNA therapy and cancer, Wetumpka high school, Wetumpka

Physical Science

  1. Monisha Bommu, Using DeePMD to Model Atomic Interactions in an MoTe₂ Bilayer, Alabama School Of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  2. Paisley Dunn, An Investigation of Thermochromic Pigments, Valley Leadership Academy, Huntsville
  3. Hayden McKenzie, Illuminating the Evidence, Wetumpka High, Deatsville
  4. Urvi Mysore, Synthesis and Iron Modification of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for the Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium, James Clemens High School, Madison
  5. Dayna Simien, Quantum Theory of Hydrogen, Ramsay IB High School, Birmingham
  6. Deisen Stifflemire, Effects of Atomic Structure on Flame Color of Metal Ions, Valley Leadership Academy (home school hybrid), Huntsville
  7. Greeshma Vinoy, Process Optimization of Plasma Enabled Nanotechnology-Integrated Thermoregulative Textiles, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham