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The 67th NJ Academy of Science Virtual Research Competition
This year marked the NJ Academy of Science (NJAS) 67th anniversary of bringing students and researchers together to exchange scientific ideas together. Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, the NJ Academy of Science (NJAS) 67th annual meeting continued to be a virtual research competition, where each participants were given chances to make their presentations via zoom. Over 100 students participated in this year's research competition. The virtual research competition gives students (High school, undergraduate and graduate students) a chance to present original scientific research and compete for the opportunity to have their research abstract published, to compete at the 2022 national American Junior Academy of Science (junior academy level), or serve as the NJ Academy of Science delegate at the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science (senior academy level). The NJAS Board would like to Congratulate all the participants for their support and commitment to science. Please see below for the 2022 NJ Academy of Science Virtual Research Competition Winners. |
| Winners | Place | Categories for Junior Academy | school |
| Sreeja Paruchuri | First | Botany | High Technology High School |
| Brianna Melanie Suliguin | First | Botany | Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science |
| Andy Zhao | First | Cellular/Molecular Biology | Tenafly High School |
| Crystal Ye | Second | Cellular/Molecular Biology | Tenafly High School |
| Mirika Jambudi | First | Cellular/Molecular Biology | The Pingry School |
| Param Malik | Second | Cellular/Molecular Biology | Academies at Englewood |
| Yuanning Hui | First | Cellular/Molecular Biology | Tenafly High School |
| Subin Pyo | First | Cellular/Molecular Biology | Tenafly High School |
| Isabel Dubov | First | Chemistry/biochemistry/Physics | Tenafly High School |
| Harshni Patel | Second | Chemistry/biochemistry/Physics | Jose Marti STEM Academy |
| Daniel Zlotnick | First | Chemistry/biochemistry/Physics | High Technology High School |
| Jue Gong | Second | Chemistry/biochemistry/Physics | High Technology High School |
| Samhita Pokkunuri | First | Engineering | Old Bridge High School |
| Nikhil Osuri | Second | Engineering | High Technology High School |
| Ayush Bobra | First | Environmental/Ecology | High Technology High School |
| Andrew Volynsky | Second | Environmental/Ecology | Tenafly High School |
| Karen Tsang | First | Environmental/Ecology | Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science |
| Katherine Fang | Second | Environmental/Ecology | High Technology High School |
| Victoria Yakes | First | Environmental/Ecology | Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science |
| Sean Kim | Second | Environmental/Ecology | Tenafly High School |
| Jonathan Levy | Second | Environmental/Ecology | Tenafly High School |
| Evan Xie | First Place | Math/Computational | The Pingry School |
| Bhushan Mohanraj | Second | Math/Computational | Lawrenceville School |
| Ishir Rao | First | Math/Computational | Chatham High School |
| Zack Sun | Second | Math/Computational | Tenafly High School |
| Gabrielle Eimbinder | First | Medicine/ Health | Tenafly High School |
| Cynthia Jacob | First | Medicine/ Health | Bergen County Academies |
| Elliot Yoon | First | Medicine/ Health | Tenafly High School |
| Hanyi Deng | Second | Medicine/ Health | High Technology High School |
| Angelina Melgar | First | Medicine/ Health | Jose Marti STEM Academy |
| Sahasra Pokkunuri | First | Medicine/ Health | Old Bridge High School |
| Julietta Onofrietti | First | Medicine/ Health | Toms River High School North |
| Yuvna Musuku | First | Medicine/ Health | High Technology High School |
| Trinity Hansen | Second | Medicine/ Health | Bergen County Academies |
| Kevin Liu | First | Microbiology | High Technology High School |
| Emily Matthew | Second | Microbiology | Jose Marti STEM Academy |
| Naia Marcelino | First | Psychology/Animal Behavior | Jose Marti STEM Academy |
| Megan Thomas | Second | Psychology/Animal Behavior | Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science |