2023 National JSHS Honorable Mentions
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), the premier showcase for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research by high school students, is pleased to announce the 2023 honorable mentions from the 61st National JSHS competition.
48 national winners—announced at the awards ceremony on April 15—first presented their original scientific research at one of 49 regional competitions hosted by universities and colleges in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and DoDEA schools worldwide. The top five students from each region were invited to compete at the National JSHS event as national finalists. The top two finalists in each region competed in oral presentations for the chance to win scholarships ranging from $4,000-$12,000. The remaining three finalists from each region competed in the poster competition for a chance to win cash awards. Honrable mentions from all eight JSHS categories were named in both the oral presentations and poster competitions.
Oral Presentation Honorable Mentions
Enviromental Science
Zoe Martonfi, Missouri, Eldon High School
Grace Yan, West Virginia, Morgantown High School
Life & Behavioral Sciences
Sean Borneman, Indiana, Bloomington High School South
Chloe Stokes, Tennessee, Central Magnet
Biomedical Sciences
Audrey Su, Intermountain, Skyline High School
Emily Porrez, Illinois-Chicago, Oak Park and River Forest High School
Medicine & Health
Andrew Minagar, Louisiana, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Lakshmi Sritan Motati, Greater Washington, D.C., Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Naeim Mahjouri, Alabama, Auburn High School
Brian Zhou, Greater Washington, D.C., Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Mathematics & Computer Science
Michelle Hua, Michigan, Cranbrook Schools
Chloe Zhan, Arizona, Hamilton High School
Physical Sciences
Valencia Zhang, New England Southern, Phillips Academy Andover
Kira Lewis, New York-Metro, Horace Mann School
Chemistry
Marianne Liu, Intermountain, West High
Catherine Vasnetsov, Puerto Rico, TASIS Dorado School
Poster Presentation Honorable Mentions
Enviromental Science
Madison Murata, Hawaii and Pacific, Kamehameha Schools
Kiersten Knobbe, Iowa, Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School
Life & Behavioral Sciences
Prisha Bhat, Texas, Plano East Senior High School
Sierra Sun, Intermountain, The Waterford School
Biomedical Sciences
Kaelyn de Villiers, Wyoming and Colorado, SkyView Academy
Bhavana Sridharan, Arkansas, Little Rock Central High School
Medicine & Health
Nadya Dhillon, Illinois-Chicago, Oak Park and River Forest High School
Engineering & Technology
Gianna Nilvo, Southwest, School of Dreams Academy
Keanna Luo, Lousiana, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Mathematics & Computer Science
Ephraim Slamka, Wisconsin/Upper Peninsula Michigan, Walden III High School
Zeyneb Kaya, California Northern, Saratoga High School
Physical Sciences
Lucas Libshutz, New York-Metro, Columbia Grammar and Prepatory School
Makaila Jennings, Alabama, Key Destiny Homeschool
Chemistry
Hannah Laney, Kentucky, Gatton Academy
Lillian Lam, Virginia, New Horizons Governor’s School for Science and Technology