The Gorgas Scholarship Program is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students.
Applications for the 2025 competition may be submitted directly to the Chair, Dr. Ellen Buckner. Deadline for receipt of electronic scientific paper is December 31st, 2024. Send to ebbuckner@gmail.com and gorgasscholarshipcompetition@gmail.com and include Gorgas in Subject line. Receipt will be acknowledged. Finalists will present their scientific research at Troy University, Montgomery Campus on February 28th, 2025.
Seventeen students from across Alabama attended the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held May 12-18 in Los Angeles, California. More than 1,500 students from 64 countries, regions or territories competed for prizes in the event.
Fifteen of the students from Alabama had earned the right to compete at this prestigious event by winning a top prize at their regional or at the state science fair. The other student attended as student observer.
Students attending were: Kevin Yan, Annie Bao, John Parsons, Yunseo Ha, Madeline Borchert, Gabriel Gordon, Connie Guo, Sahishnu Saha, Abhai Anand, Leonardo Hernandez, Ashu Anand, Greeshma Vinoy, Will Bao, Rhyana Mahatsente, Max Lizee, Julia Gordon, Joseph LeFevre and Lily Vilardi.
Team Alabama 2024
Awards won by the students included two Special Awards and one Grand Category Award– this was a good year but a rebuilding year with all but one as a brand-new competitor!
Special Awards:
Ashu Anand
Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the United States Air Force
First Award of $750 in each Regeneron ISEF Category,
The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Planaria Tissue Regeneration
Ashu Anand, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States of America
John Parsons
Soumyanath Memorial Award
This award is presented by the family of Krishnamurthy Soumyanath (1957 – 2010), for the best project in Computer Engineering. Dr Soumyanath was an Intel Fellow. The prize honors the memory of an energetic and adventurous individual who inspired and mentored many young people to excel in all aspects of life.
First Award of $3,000
Detecting Forest Fires and Park Visitors in Distress Using Radio Systems
John Willis Parsons, Auburn High School, Auburn, AL, United States of America
$1,000 will be awarded to the winner’s school.
Grand Category Third Award of $1,000
MATS050 — Machine-Learning-Driven Discovery of Novel Acoustic Metamaterials for Broadband Noise Mitigation
Will Bao, Auburn High School, AL, United States of America
Three University of South Alabama Honor College students, from left, Suhas Patil, Kaitlyn Riggins and Dev Mehta, recently took third, second and first place in a competition for research posters at the Alabama Academy of Science Conference.
