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