Amaya Coblentz, LAMSLAPS News:
This past weekend Los Alamos students competed against 350 students for top honors at the New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair, held at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.
Los Alamos students had a tremendous showing and represented our school district with a large portion of the top honors. Of the best of the best “Grand Awards” LAPS brought home 4 of the 8 coveted spots.
Of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Awards, Los Alamos High School brought home 3 of the 6 top spots. These 3 projects (5 students) will compete May 9-13th at the Intel Fair in Phoenix and will compete against 1,700 students from across the globe for four million dollars in prizes and awards.
This is the 12th straight year that LAPS will send students on to Intel ISEF, another incredible accomplishment for our LAHS students.
Ms. Brown notes, “Our students represented our county with integrity and pride. I could not have been more proud of all 27 students who competed against some very tough schools and came out on top.”
2016 New Mexico State Science and Engineering Fair Results:
Amaya Coblentz, Los Alamos Middle School
Life Sciences Grand Award Junior Division
1st Plant Science Junior Division,
2nd place NM Academy of Science, Junior Division
2nd place Scientific Paper Competition, AVS Science & Technology Awards
Broadcom MASTERS Nominee
Theodore Petersen, Los Alamos High School
Physical Sciences Grand Award Senior Division
1st place Mathematical Science Senior Division
2nd Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
Mu Alpha Theta Award
Jovan Y Zhang and Sophia Li, Los Alamos High School
Life Sciences Grand Award Senior Division
1st place Medicine and Health Science Senior Division
Priyanka Velappan and Alex lonkov, Los Alamos High School
Life Sciences Grand Award Senior Division
2nd place Medicine and Health Science
Michael D. Aslam, Los Alamos Middle School
1st place Mathematical Sciences Junior Division
Broadcom MASTERS Nominee
Gopal Nadiga, Los Alamos Middle School
1st place Physics and Astronomy Junior Division
Broadcom MASTERS Nominee
Sonya Svyatskaya, Los Alamos Middle School
2nd place Plant Sciences Junior Division
Broadcom MASTERS Nominee
Phillip L lonkov, Aspen Elementary School
2nd place Computer Science Junior Division
Elijah A. Pelofske, Los Alamos High School
2nd place Physics Senior Division
1st place Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
William J McTeigue, Los Alamos High School
3rd place Mathematical Sciences
Vannetta Perry Award
William Sidley-Parker, Los Alamos High School
Honorable Mention Computer Science Senior Division
Naval Science Award Program
Connor B Bailey and Hayden Walker, Los Alamos High School
Honorable Mention Engineering Senior Division
Karin R Ebey, Los Alamos Middle School
Honorable Mention Animal Sciences Junior Category
New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering Award
Nicholas Mozyrsky, Los Alamos Middle School
Honorable Mention Chemistry Junior Category
Amelia L Morgan Barranca Mesa Elementary School
Honorable Mention Computer Science Junior Category
New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering Award
Eliza Evans, Los Alamos Middle School
John Harty Award
Ryan E Kornreich, Mountain Elementary School
New Mexico Optometric Association
Additional New Mexico State Science and Engineering Competitors:
Ignatius Kuropatwinski
Kaity Burke
Kamaya Ronning
Logan Capon
Nilesh Mukundan and Eli Iramk-Bent (team)
Sara Franco-Duque
From left: Priyanka Velappan 10th grade and Alex Ionkov, 10th grade, Team: Jovan Zhang, 12th grade and Sophie Li, 10th grade, Individual Qualifier: Theodore Petersen, 12th grade. Courtesy photo