LAPS 2024 Regional Science Fair Award Winners. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools had 26 students compete at the 2024 Regional Science Fair held at New Mexico Highlands University.
Twenty-four students placed in their division.
Two Los Alamos High School students, Tate Plohr and Helena Welch, placed Best of Show which means they will be attending the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles, Calif. in May.
Here are the rest of the results:
Junior Animal Science
- 2nd Place: Andres Trujillo, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy
- Honorable Mention: Megan Martinez, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy
- Honorable Mention: Maliyah Vigil, Mountain Elementary School
Junior Cellular Molecular Biology
- 1st Place: Jane Smith, Piñon Elementary School
Junior Chemistry
- 1st Place: Nora Whitton, Piñon Elementary School
- 2nd Place: James Work, Barranca Mesa Elementary School
- Honorable Mention: Ellen White, Piñon Elementary School
Junior Earth & Environmental Science
- 1st Place: Brandon Keller, Piñon Elementary School
- 2nd Place: Benjamin Minko, Mountain Elementary School
Junior Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
- 1st Place: John Fung and Natan Svyatsky, Los Alamos Middle School
Junior Environmental Engineering
- 1st Place: Lane Metcalf and Maren Dixon, Mountain Elementary
Junior Materials Science
- 1st Place: Ilamuhil Sasikumar and Jase Storment, Los Alamos Online Learning Academy
Junior Mathematics
- 1st Place: Linus Plohr, Los Alamos Middle School
Junior Microbiology
- 1st Place: Alexander Hovey, Aspen Elementary School
Junior Physics & Astronomy
- 2nd Place: Fiona Smith, Mountain Elementary
- Honorable Mention: Kalliope Welch, Homeschool
Junior Systems Software
- 1st Place: Patrick Avery, Piñon Elementary School
Senior Earth & Environmental
1st Place: Brayden Allen, Los Alamos High School
Senior Mathematics
- 1st Place Helena Welch, Los Alamos High School
Senior Physics & Astronomy
- 1st Place: Tate Plohr, Los Alamos High School
Senior Systems Software
- 1st Place: John Kang, Los Alamos High School
Special Awards:
- Climate Change of NM
- Brayden Allen, Los Alamos High School, “Reducing the Effect of Methane on Global Warming”
Oppenheimer Memorial Fund Junior Division
- Fiona Smith, Mountain Elementary School, “Best cup for Hot Cocoa”
- Kalliope Welsh, Homeschool, “Detecting Exoplanets Through Transits”
Oppenheimer Memorial Fund Senior Division
- Tate Plohr, Los Alamos High School, ” Magnetic Reconnection”
- Helena Welch, Los Alamos High School, “Virtually Reconstructing an Ancient Musical Instrument”
Desertgate Internet
- Patrick Avery, Piñon Elementary School, “(Wi-Fi) Files”
Note: The New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair is April 13 at New Mexico Tech.