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 69th Annual Meeting. First, second, and third place finishers are indicated below.
Animal and Plant Science
Ayon Hajra - 1st Place
Ritwik Singh - 2nd Place
Vinil Polepalli - 3rd Place
Abhiansh Pathak - 3rd Place
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Anders Nielsen - 1st Place
Sunkalp Chandra - 1st Place
Bhargav Yerramsetty - 2nd Place
Evelyn Lee - 2nd Place
Earth, Space and Geological Sciences
Pramya Surapaneni - 1st Place
Engineering
Anabelle Ahteck - 1st Place
Sophia Gao - 3rd Place
Ecology and Environmental Science
Kriti Srivastava - 1st Place
Rohit Kottomtharayil - 1st Place
Aarthi Gunasekaran - 1st Place
Microbiology
Divyam Dave - 1st Place
Math and Computer Science
Ishani Singh - 1st Place
Raymond Jiang - 1st Place
Suhani Kumar - 1st Place
Ayan Patel - 2nd Place
Medicine and Health
Gajan Mohan Raj - 3rd Place
Prisha Rai - 3rd Place
Physics
Indus Boddu - 1st Place
Rohan Arni - 1st Place
Audrey Wang - 2nd Place
Psychology and Animal Behavior
Emily Kim - 3rd Place
*All 1st, 2nd, & 3rd winners are named delegates to the 2025 AJAS conference, being held in February 2025 in Boston, MA.