2024 Alabama Science Scholar Search

Gorgas Scholarship Competition

     Finalists in the 2024 Alabama Science Scholar Search and Gorgas Scholarship Competition are listed in alphabetical order. The final competition will be held during the annual meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science, February 22-23, at Jacksonville State University, in Jacksonville, AL.

Madhushalini Balaji                James Clemens High School            

Ashley Fulmer                         Wetumpka High School

Abby Gobbels                          Hoover High School

Nicholas Godwin                     Alabama School of Fine Arts

Eli Mrug                                  Alabama School of Fine Arts

Irene Park                           Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP)

*Rhea Rastogi                     Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP)

Dmitry Sazonov                       Alabama School of Fine Arts

Deepakkumar Sathishkumar   Alabama School of Fine Arts

Varsha Vinoy                          Alabama School of Fine Arts

Yiwen Wang                            Northridge High School

Rishi Yellamraju                     Alabama School of Fine Arts

* Regeneron Science Talent Search National Semi-Finalist

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.

Information on the annual competition and awards may be found on the website at https://alabamajunioracademyofscience.org/home/gorgas-scholarship-competition. For further information, contact Ellen Buckner, PhD, RN, CNE, AE-C, FNAP, Chair, Gorgas Scholarship Competition, ebbuckner@gmail.com , (205) 910-9877.

Sixteen students from across Alabama attended the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held May 14-19 in Dallas, Texas.   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:  Daniel Zhao,  Sumin Park, Raymond Hou, Lindsay Levy, Rachel Allen, Jayden Lin, Makaila Jennings, Anna Rebekah Cress, Amith Varambally, Anusha Singh, Yiwen Wang, Kevin Yan, Madhu Balaji, Rhea Rastogi, Joscelyn Peterson, and Kira LeFevre.

Team Alabama 2023

Awards won by the students included two special awards – this was a good year but a rebuilding year with all but one as a brand new competitor!

Special Awards:

American Psychological Association Third Award of $500

• BEHA044 — The Effects of Environmental Disparities on the Environmental Awareness of High School Students in the Greater Birmingham Area
  Joscelyn Kalani James Peterson, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham, AL, United States of America

Central Intelligence Agency Second Award: $300

• ROBO060 — Leveraging Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, and Computer Vision in a Novel Approach to Rapid Banana Disease Detection
  Kevin Zirui Yan, Auburn High School, Auburn, AL, United States of America

Wolfram Research, Inc.

Mathematica software for all ISEF Finalists and Observers

Special Award Winners (Joscelyn , Kevin)