NJAS 2021

The NJ Academy of Science (NJAS) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and promote the advancement of STEM-related fields among the NJ scientific community. NJAS is affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and is a member of the National Association of Academies of Science (NAAS).

The goal of the academy is to stimulate education and research in STEM fields throughout New Jersey. As part of this mission, NJAS hosts an annual meeting at which high school students present their independent research to a panel of judges. From the projects submitted, 3 projects in each category are selected by the judges. Both the first and second place finishers are selected as delegates to represent New Jersey at the American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) Annual Meeting in conjunction with the AAAS Annual Meeting. Third place finishers serve as alternate delegates. The Monmouth County Vocational School District sends all first place delegates to the annual meeting.

The students below entered their research projects in the NJAS 66th Annual Meeting. First, second, and third place finishers are also indicated.

10th Grade Participants

• Janice Chao - "The Effect of Potassium on Brassica rapa Growth In A Non-Soil Environment"

• John Clausing - "The Effect of Different Types of Soil on the Growth of Habanero Peppers"

  • • Awarded 2nd Place in category - Botany

    • Eligible to represent NJ as a delegate at the 2022 AJAS Conference

• Andrew Gerchak - "The Effect of Guitar Pedals Modeling the TS-808 on the Midrange of Guitar Signal"

• Jue Gong - "The Study of the Effect of Topspin on the Trajectory of New Tennis Balls"

  • • Awarded 2nd Place in category - Physics

    • Eligible to represent NJ as a delegate at the 2022 AJAS Conference

• Aliya Grinberg - "The Impact Absorption Capabilities of Various Playground Surfaces"

• Amanda Guan - "Predicting the Apple Stock Using Technical and Fundamental Data"

• Kevin Guan - "The Effect of Different Foreign Languages on Native English Vocabulary"

• Daniel Lin - "Investigate and Improve the Therapeutic Window of an Organic Fungal Treatment"

  • • Awarded 1st place in category - Chemistry

    • Advances to represent NJ as a delegate at 2022 AJAS Conference

• Preston Meek - "The Effects of Magnetism on Plant Growth"

• Yuvna Musuku - "L-Tryptophan as a Novel Alternative Biostimulant in Soybean Seedlings"

• Anastasia Samets - "The Effect of Foam and Gel on Vibration Absorption through Bearing Ball Displacement"

  • • Awarded 3rd Place in category - Engineering

• Eric Xu - "The Effect of a Success Rate on one's Self-efficacy"