Competition Categories
At National JSHS, student research presentations will be organized in concurrent sessions by discipline.
The organization of the sessions at the National JSHS is based upon a review of all abstracts and the area of research suggested by the student. Student presenters must state on the abstract the major discipline and the sub-discipline of their research. Please note, major discipline and sub-discipline are subject to change.
The major disciplines presented at the National JSHS are*:
Environmental Science
Environmental Science/Engineering: Bioremediation, Ecosystems management, Environmental engineering, Land Resource Management, Pollution, toxicity; impact upon ecosystem
Biomedical Sciences; Cell/Molecular Biology
Biomedical medicine, Microbiology, Molecular/cellular, Genetics, Immunology, Pharmacology, Virology
Life Sciences
Developmental Biology, Plant Physiology, Population Genetics, General Biochemistry, Microbiology
Medicine & Health/Behavioral sciences
Behavioral sciences, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Epidemiology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Pathology
Engineering and Technology
Aerospace, Aerodynamics, Electrical Engineering, Energy - Solar, Vehicle Development, Devices, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics
Math and Computer Science, Computer Engineering
Probability and Statistics, Math, Computer Science - Algorithms, Databases, Networking, Computer Engineering
Physical sciences, including Physics, Astronomy, Internet of Things
Astronomy, Physics-theoretical, Physics-Solid state, Acoustics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Particle physics, Quantum physics, Nuclear; Internet of things--network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity
Chemistry, including Physical Chemistry, Materials Science, Alternative Fuels, Geochemistry
Physical Chemistry, Materials, Alternative Fuels, Organic Chemistry (possibly in life science), Chemical Engineering, Earth Science--Geochemistry, Energy--Alternative Fuels, Material Science
*Please note, major discipline and sub-discipline are subject to change.