Register – AJAS Local Paper Readings

Below you’ll see the local competition times in a table of the local sites.  Then, a second table of participant names and titles.  

Local Participant Registration 

Judge/Coordinator/Helper Registration

Local Meeting Student Instructions

Statement of Outside Assistance

Core Rules

Regional Design and Scholarships

State Judging Rubric

Alabama Local Competitions – registration deadline is Jan 18, 2025 to be guaranteed a local competition spot.  Students should self-record a zoom meeting as a 12 min presentation (see above link for more details).  You will receive a google-drive-link to submit this.  In the virtual meet, you will use 2 min to introduce your project and defend it for 6.  Judges may use some time to provide feedback.  If you are not done, just record where you are.  There is a separate state registration, and if more than 60 participants register, you will then be invited to state based on local observations.  For the state registration, you will then provide a Statement of outside assistance (SOA), an abstract, and the final paper (like a lab report) must be done and brought to competition.  

All state registrations (TBA) must be finalized by 2/8/25 to be included in the state program.  

School / Region Date
Time Location
 Alabama State University W 1/28 8:30 AM In person competition preset.
 Athens State University TBD    
 Auburn University TBD    
 Jacksonville State University TBD    
 Troy University TBD    
 University of Alabama M 2/2 2:45 – until  
 University of Alabama Birmingham W 2/13 1-2:30 PM  
 University of Alabama in Huntsville TBD    
 University of Montevallo T 2/3 11-1 PM  
University of North Alabama F 2/6 TBA  
University of South Alabama TBD    

These students will be invited to state, once they have competed in a local.

LeFevre A Momentum Realization Formulation of Aerodynamic Lift
Dinh Digitizing Handwriting with the help of AI
Cole Does Distraction Affect Reaction Time ?
Menon Dynamic Modulation of Axonal Trafficking of Synaptic Vesicles in Activity-Dependent Presynaptic Function
Thompson Perceived Access vs. Actual Access: Mental Health Resource Utilization Among College Students
Harwell Power Paths
Ray Simulating Narcotic Introduction in a Micro-Ecosystem: Effects of Diphenhydramine on Crickets and Worms
Davisson The effects of herbal tinctures and plant salves on E.coli
Hilburgh Torpedo Bats
Gilmore Up Up and Away
Taylor up up and away
Vilardi Weather Balloon
LeFevre Will Different Volume of Tanks Affect The Size of Fish Growth A Space Comparison for Increasing Meat Production
Prabhakar A Low Cost Portable Electrography Monitoring System for Rapid Diagnosis of Coagulopathy
Srikantha Comparative Longitudinal Analysis of Antimicrobial Activity
Wang-He Identification and Experimental Verification of Key Microbial Interactions Relevant to Bacterial Spot Disease in the Tomato Plants
Kana Silent Seas : Anthropogenic Vessel Noise and Marine Mammal Communication
Kana Social Communication and Neural Correlates of Autism
Harper Stabilization of Anthocyanin for Natural Food Color
Beukelman The Effects of Land Usage and MS4 Capacities on PFAS in the Cahaba River
Imbragulio The Effects of Land Usage and MS4 Capacities on PFAS in the Cahaba River
Shu ThermalPvpils: A Passive Power-Saving Artificial Intelligence Driven Shell that Makes your Building Cooler in Summer and Warmer in Winter
Mark From Personality to Pathology: Identifying Trauma in SAGEs Through the Presence of Low Extraversion
Linschoten Mass Media: Its Influence in Parasocial Relationships and Celebrity Worship
Abouhouli The Effect of Wind Speed and Internal Baffle Geometry on Airflow and Cooling Performance in an Adobe Windcatcher Model
Bheemanathini The Effects of Mentrual Product Leachates on Planarian Survival
Alabsi Darth Vader
Alabsi Darth Vader
Behara Epigenetic Memory of Environmental Pollution:   Long-Term Effects of Urban Toxicants on Planarian Regeneration
Sahoo Investigating the Phytoremediation Abilities of Pontederia Cordota in the Metals Cobalt, Lead, and Lithium
Keshava Methyltransferase identified to decrease sensitivity to menin inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Hall Parametric Evaluation of a Deployable Kresling Origami Lattice Structure for Enhanced Automotive Crashworthiness
Mazur Parametric Evaluation of a Deployable Kresling Origami Lattice Structure for Enhanced Automotive Crashworthiness
I. Sickle Cell Disease Mortality: The Role of Awareness and Early Screening
Masri The Effects of Olive Oil on the Growth and Life Span of Caenorhabditis Elegans
Hawkes Using low-cost Circuitry to detect Quantum Entanglement
Mango Antiparasitic properties of honey
Khuzimy Does multitasking affects  memory and focus compared to doing one task at a time?
Rasheed Evaluating CRISPR-Cas12a Efficacy in E. coli Using Blue-White Screening
Zidan Evaluating CRISPR-Cas12a Efficacy in E. coli Using Blue-White Screening
Vinoy Fabrication of Laser-induced Carbon-based Interdigitated Electrodes for Vitamin B12 Sensing via Impedance change
Rasheed Microplastic Imaging : Does Filtering Your Water Really Work?  – Testing the efficiency of widely used filtration method against microplastic at a  Micro Level
Dabbous Microplastic Imaging: Does Filtering Your Water Really Work?
Fields Parker
ghannoum Pure Enough???
Chowfen Scrolling Into the Season Early: How TikTok Shapes Gen Z’s Emotional Experience of Christmas
Johnson Significance of Caffeine Reliance Among Adolescents
Lee Use of Leucomethylene Blue to Detect Bleach
Mahatsente Tewelde Voxel-Based Morphometry and Time Frequency Analysis of Epilepsy for Detection of Ictal Impaired Consciousness

STATE PROGRAM (note – categories are set because the program is set and will be used for judges to know timeline.  This was based on first and second choices, submission deadlines and just what we had to do to even things out per category.)

Engineering Math and Computer Science

  1. *Nathan Dinh, Digitizing Handwriting with the help of AI, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  2. *Mason Hilburgh, Torpedo Bats, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  3. Isabella Harwell, Power Paths, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  4. Joseph LeFevre, A Momentum Realization Formulation of Aerodynamic Lift, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  5. Dominic Vilardi, Weather Balloon, The EDGE, Wetumpka
  6. Jessica Shu, ThermalPvpils: A Passive Power-Saving Artificial Intelligence Driven Shell that Makes your Building Cooler in Summer and Warmer in Winter, Auburn High School, Auburn
  7. Jude Alabsi and Malak Alabsi, Darth Vader, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  8. Mia Hall and Michael Mazur, Parametric Evaluation of a Deployable Kresling Origami Lattice Structure for Enhanced Automotive Crashworthiness, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham

 Life Science

1.  *Rhyana Mahatsente-Tewelde, Voxel-Based Morphometry and Time Frequency Analysis of Epilepsy for Detection of Ictal Impaired Consciousness, Northridge High School, Tuscaloosa

  1. Neil Srikantha, Comparative Longitudinal Analysis of Antimicrobial Activity, Hoover High School, Hoover
  2. Zubayr Rasheed, Evaluating CRISPR-Cas12a Efficacy in E. coli Using Blue-White Screening, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  3. Harsha Bheemanathini, The Effects of Mentrual Product Leachates on Planarian Survival, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  4. Parker Fields, , New Century Technology High School, Huntsville
  5. Leen Zidan, Evaluating CRISPR-Cas12a Efficacy in E. coli Using Blue-White Screening, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  6. Yasmina ghannoum, Pure Enough?, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  7.   Annabelle Johnson, Significance of Caffeine Reliance among Adolescents, Central Freshman Academy, Phenix City
  8. Mays Mango, Antiparasitic properties of honey, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  9. Minlu Wang-He, Identification and Experimental Verification of Key Microbial Interactions Relevant to Bacterial Spot Disease in the Tomato Plants, Davidson Academy Online, Auburn

Medicine, Health and Social Science

  1. *Parker Thompson, Perceived Access vs. Actual Access: Mental Health Resource Utilization among College Students, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  2. *Finley Davisson, The Effects of Herbal Tinctures and Plant Salves on E.coli, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  3. Colyn Cole, Does Distraction Affect Reaction Time?, Wetumka High School, Wetumpka
  4. Advitiya Kana, Social Communication and Neural Correlates of Autism, Hoover High School, Hoover
  5. Nikita Prabhakar, A Low Cost Portable Electrography Monitoring System for Rapid Diagnosis of Coagulopathy, Bob Jones High School, Madison
  6. Alexis Linschoten, Mass Media: It’s Influence in Parasocial Relationships and Celebrity Worship, New Century Technology High School, Huntsville
  7. Gabriel Mark, From Personality to Pathology: Identifying Trauma in SAGEs through the Presence of Low Extraversion, New Century Technology High School, Huntsville
  8. Imisioluwa Alonge, Sickle Cell Disease Mortality: The Role of Awareness and Early Screening, Hoover High School, Hoover
  9. Shreyas Keshava, Methyltransferase identified to decrease sensitivity to menin inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  10. Gehad Khuzimy, Does Multitasking Affect Memory and Focus Compared to Doing One Task at a Time?, Islamic  Academy of Alabama, Homewood

Physical Sciences

  1. *Corbin Hawkes, Using low-cost Circuitry to detect Quantum Entanglement, Covenant Christian Academy, Huntsville
  2. *Maryam Rasheed, Microplastic Imaging : Does Filtering Your Water Really Work? – Testing the efficiency of widely used filtration method against microplastic at a  Micro Level, Islamic Academy of Alabama, Homewood
  3. Jackson Gilmore, Up Up and Away, Wetumpka high school, Wetumpka
  4. Jackson Taylor, up up and away, Wetumpka high school, Wetumpka
  5. Madeline Harper, Stabilization of Anthocyanin for Natural Food Color, St. John the Baptist Catholic Middle School, Madison
  6. Noor Abouhouli, The Effect of Wind Speed and Internal Baffle Geometry on Airflow and Cooling Performance in an Adobe Windcatcher Model, Islamic Academy Of Alabama, Homewood
  7. Mira Menon, Dynamic Modulation of Axonal Trafficking of Synaptic Vesicles in Activity-Dependent Presynaptic Function, Loveless Academic Magnet School, Montgomery
  8. Leen Dabbous, Microplastic Imaging: Does Filtering Your Water Really Work?, Islamic Academy Of Alabama, Homewood
  9. Junehyuk Lee, Use of Leucomethylene Blue to Detect Bleach, Auburn Junior High School, Auburn
  10. Greeshma Vinoy, Fabrication of Laser-induced Carbon-based Interdigitated Electrodes for Vitamin B12 Sensing via Impedance change, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham

Environmental Science

  1. Jeremiah Ray, Simulating Narcotic Introduction in a Micro-Ecosystem: Effects of Diphenhydramine on Crickets and Worms, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  2. Kira LeFevre, Will Different Volume of Tanks Affect the Size of Fish Growth? A Space Comparison for Increasing Meat Production, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka
  3. Margot Beukelman and Leah Imbragulio, The Effects of Land Usage and MS4 Capacities on PFAS in the Cahaba River, Hoover High School, Hoover
  4. Naanya Kana, Silent Seas: Anthropogenic Vessel Noise and Marine Mammal Communication, Hoover High School, Hoover
  5. Anushka Behara, Epigenetic Memory of Environmental Pollution: Long-Term Effects of Urban Toxicants on Planarian Regeneration, Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills
  6. Saisha Sahoo, Investigating the Phytoremediation Abilities of Pontederia Cordota in the Metals Cobalt, Lead, and Lithium, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  7. Rania Masri, The Effects of Olive Oil on the Growth and Life Span of Caenorhabditis Elegans, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham
  8. Tennae Chowfen, Scrolling into the Season Early: How TikTok Shapes Gen Z’s Emotional Experience of Christmas, New Century Technology High School, Huntsville

*Gorgas Finalist