AJAS Annual Meeting 2024

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The American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS) is a national honor society recognizing  outstanding scientific research by high school students across the U.S. AJAS meets annually in conjunction with The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest scientific organization in the world. AJAS delegates are exposed to cutting-edge research and have the opportunity to interact with world renowned scientists.

From February 14 - February, 18 2023, the following HTHS students attended the 2024 AJAS/AAAS Annual meeting in Denver, CO as delegates from the New Jersey Academy of Science 2023 Fair: All delegates had an astract published in the AAAS Meeting Proceedings and presented their work in a poster session that was part of the AAAS conference. 

Project Title: The Occurrence of Tornadogenesis by Analyzing Multiple Severe Weather Parameters

Project Title: Role of 5-HTP Mediated Serotonergic Activity in Operantly Conditioned Memory Consolidation for D. tigrina

Project Title: Genetic Modification of E. coli for Accelerated Degradation of PET

Project Title: Optimal Electrolysis Voltage for the Rate of Hydrogen Generation From Seawater

Project Title: Supplementing Antibiotics with Varying Sizes of Gold Nanoparticles on E. coli

Project Title: The Effect of E.coli K-12 on Planarian Regeneration

Project Title:  Improving Sign Language Translation To Text Using Machine Learning

Project Title:  A Novel System to Improve Upon the Validity and Efficiency of the College Admissions Process Using Blockchain Technology

Project Title:   High-Speed Neural Network Tsunami Predictor with Multiple Adjustable Parameters

Project Title: Vitamin D on Impact of Blue Light on Glucose Metabolism in D. melanogaster

Project Title: Shoelace Locking Device for Individuals With RA in Finger Joints

The following students were also named delegates to the conference, but were unable to attend:
Kevin Liu, Katherine Fang, & Blake Cregg-Wedmore