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9-12 Graders

Texas Junior Academy of Science

Students conduct research during the school year and present results through both oral and written presentations.

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Texas Junior Academy of Science (TJAS) Past Results

TJAS Award Winners

The students below are winners of previous TJAS competitions. Each of these students received a cash prize and an invitation to represent Texas and present their research at the annual American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) Conference in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Congratulations to these outstanding students!

2023 Top 6 Winners
From left to right: Prisha Bhat, Shreyas Sailesh, Satvika Nadella, Anirudh Mazumder, Vaishnavi Moturi, Sarang Goel
1st Place - Natural Division

Vaishnavi Moturi, 11th grade

Centennial High School

1st Place - Physical Division

Sarang Goel, 12th grade

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science

2nd Place - Natural Division

Satvika Nadella, 11th grade

Allen High School

2nd Place - Physical Division

Anirudh Mazumder, 11th grade

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science

3rd Place - Natural Division

Prisha Bhat, 11th grade

Plano East Senior High School

3rd Place - Physical Division

Shreyas Sailesh, 12th grade

Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science

2023 Division Winners
1st Place - Natural Division, Vaishnavi Moturi; Project Title: GlioGuide: A Multi-Stage, Deep Learning Platform for Therapy Response Prediction in De Novo Glioblastoma via Computational Modelling of Tumor Heterogeneity
1st Place - Physical Division, Sarang Goel; Project Title: IVY: An Intelligent Vision System for the Visually Impaired
2nd Place - Natural Division, Satvika Nadella; Project Title: Year 2: A Novel Heavy Metal and Bacterial Water Filtration System Using M. oleifera and Coconut Shell-Activated Carbon
2nd Place - Physical Division, Anirudh Mazumder; Project Title: Reinforcement Learning based Kinematic Controller and a Proportional Integrative Derivative based Dynamic Controller for Soft Robots
3rd Place - Natural Division, Prisha Bhat; Project Title: Aqua-Arsenic Remediation Analysis of the Oryza sativa metagenome and Wet-Lab Approach to Increase O. sativa Tolerance to Drought and Arsenic through Hyperexpression of Aquaporin genes OsNIP2;1, OsNIP3;2 and OsPIP2;2 (Year IV)
3rd Place - Physical Division, Shreyas Sailesh; Project Title: Non-Addictive Opioid Delivery via Metal-Organic Frameworks
2022 Medalists
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