PAPER JUDGES NEEDED: Review research summaries! Each student will submit 2-pages research summaries and judges will evaluate and providing student feedback. The commitment involves reviewing several summaries and completing an online feedback form. Judges will have from Wednesday, January 11th to Thursday, January 27th to review the research summaries. The top twelve students will present at the regional symposium to compete for scholarships and an all-expenses-paid trip to the National JSHS. If you are interested, please contact Jeffrey Meisner (OregonJSHS@gmail.com) and state what field(s) of study you would like to review (list of categories is below).
SYMPOSIUM JUDGES NEEDED: Attend the virtual regional competition on Saturday, February 20th. Twelve students will give short presentations (12 min). This will take place in the morning; judge deliberations will occur that afternoon. We are looking for judges with a wide array of science backgrounds (list of categories is below).
Environmental Science/Engineering, Bioremediation, Ecosystems management, Environmental engineering, Land Resource Management, Pollution, toxicity; impact upon ecosystem
Biomedical Sciences; Molecular Cellular, Biomedical medicine, Microbiology, Genetics, Immunology, Pharmacology, Virology
Life Sciences, Developmental biology, Plant physiology, Population genetics, General biochemistry, Microbiology
Medicine & Health/Behavioral sciences, Behavioral sciences, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Epidemiology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Pathology
Engineering and Technology, Aerospace, Aerodynamics, Electrical Engineering, Energy - Solar, Vehicle Development, Devices, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Math and Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Probability and Statistics, Math, Computer Science - Algorithms, Databases, Networking, Computer Engineering
Physical sciences, Physics, Astronomy, Internet of Things, Astronomy, Physics-theoretical, Physics-Solid state, Acoustics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Particle physics, Quantum physics, Nuclear; Internet of things--network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity
Chemistry, including physical chemistry, materials science, alternative fuels, geochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Materials, Alternative Fuels, Organic Chemistry (possibly in life science), Chemical Engineering, Earth Science--Geochemistry, Energy--Alternative Fuels, Material Science
RESEARCH SUMMARY JUDGING CRITERIA
Project Summary: [0-5]
Statement and identification of research problem:
Is the problem clearly stated?
Has the student expressed why their research problem is interesting or which gap in knowledge their research addresses?
Scientific thought, creativity/originality:
Student summarizes their individual contributions to the research problem.
Research Design and Results:
Clarity in stating conclusion.
Does the student describe the methods or techniques they used to answer their research problem?
Do their results offer an improvement over previous alternatives?
Summary Figure: [0-4]
Figure is relevant and aids in communicating information to non-specialized audience.
Figure captions adequately describes the illustrations.
References/Bibliography: [0-3]
References scholarly and scientific sources.
Consistent citation and bibliographic style.
PRESENTATION JUDGING CRITERIA
Statement and identification of research problem: [0-5]
Is the problem clearly stated?
Does the student demonstrate understanding of existing knowledge about the research problem?
Scientific thought, creativity/originality: [0-5]
Student demonstrates his or her individual contributions to and understanding of the research problem
Appropriate duration of collection
Appropriate data analysis
Innovation of Original Concept and Scientific Thought/Process
Research design, procedures (materials & methods), Results: [0-5]
<For Natural Sciences>
Appropriateness of research design and procedures
Process skills demonstrated by the student in the solution to the research problem and/or the research design
Identification and control of variables
Understanding of the variables the influence results
Proper control experiments and/or model systems
Reproducibility
<For Engineering, Computer Science & Technology>
Workable solution that is acceptable to a potential user
Recognition of economic feasibility of solution
Recognition of relationship between design and end product
Tested for performance under conditions of use
Results offer an improvement over previous alternatives
Discussion/Conclusions: [0-5]
Clarity in stating conclusion
Logical conclusion that is relevant to the research problem and the results of experimentation or testing
Recognizes limits and significance of results
Evidence of student’s understanding of the scientific or technological principles
Theoretical or practical implications recognized
Skill in communicating research results: [0-5]
Clarity in communicating research results to non-specialized audience
Definition of terms as necessary
Appropriate use of Figure Illustrations
Figure captions adequately describe the illustrations
Logical flow to student’s writing
References/Bibliography: [0-5]
Comprehensiveness of Literature
References scholarly and scientific sources
Consistent citation and bibliographic style