LAPS Sends 21 Students To 2025 Regional Science Fair

Students representing Los Alamos Public Schools participated in the 2025 Regional Science Fair last weekend at New Mexico Highlands University. Photo by Pamela Miller

Los Alamos High School sophomore Tate Plohr garnered 1st place in Senior Physics & Astronomy and was named a Senior Best in Show runner-up and received an Oppenheimer Memorial Fund award. Photo by Pamela Miller

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) sent 21 students to compete last weekend at the 2025 Regional Science Fair at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M.

All students placed in their divisions, with 19 students qualifying to compete April 11-12 at the State Science Fair at New Mexico Tech in Socorro.

2025 Regional Science Fair Results:

Junior Best in Show
Kalliope Welch, Homeschool

Senior Best in Show Runners Up
Tate Plohr, Los Alamos High School
Alyssa Sun, Los Alamos High School

Junior Animal Science
1st Place: Justin Lee and Al-Aziz N’daw, Mountain Elementary School
2nd Place: Miranda Coffey, Chamisa Elementary School

Junior Biomedical Science
2nd Place: Brandon Keller, Los Alamos Middle School
Honorable Mention: Alice Altschuler, Mountain Elementary School

Junior Biochemistry
1st Place: James Junghans, Barranca Mesa Elementary School

Junior Chemistry
1st Place: Samuel Cawkwell, Barranca Mesa Elementary School
2nd Place: Isabella Martinez, Los Alamos Middle School
3rd Place: Evelyn Fobes, Mountain Elementary School

Junior Energy: Sustainable Materials
2nd Place: Mason Garcia, Mountain Elementary School
3rd Place: Rebecca Champenois, Mountain Elementary School

Junior Engineering: Technology Statics & Dynamics
1st Place: Andrew Gilbertson, Barranca Mesa Elementary School

Junior Mathematics
1st Place: Liam Colgan, Barranca Mesa Elementary School

Junior Microbiology
1st Place: Daniel Yampolsky and Zachary White, Barranca Mesa Elementary School

Junior Physics & Astronomy
2nd Place: Kalliope Welch, Homeschool

Junior Systems Software
1st Place: Sewuoya Ke, Los Alamos Middle School

Senior Robotics & Intelligent Machines
1st Place: Alyssa Sun, Los Alamos High School

Senior Engineering: Technology Statics & Dynamics
2nd Place: Lilia Viteva, Los Alamos High School

Senior Mathematics
1st Place: Helena Welch, Homeschool

Senior Physics & Astronomy
1st Place: Tate Plohr, Los Alamos High School

Special Awards:

American Chemical Society
James Junghans, Barranca Mesa Elementary School, “What Affects Avocado Browning?”
Lilia Viteva, Los Alamos High School, “FLASHED: Flash Energy Delivery for Plastic Transformation”

Oppenheimer Memorial Fund Senior Division
Tate Plohr, Los Alamos High School, “The Neutron Star Equation of State”
Alyssa Sun, Los Alamos High School, “Know-It-All Networks on Pneumonia”
Helena Welch, Homeschool, “Analyzing Pre-Indo-European Etruscan Theory Using Topological Data Analysis”

Desertgate Internet
Sequoya Ke, Los Alamos Middle School, “Can AI Improve Algebra 1 Education in New Mexico? – Evaluating ChatGPT as a Math Tutoring Tool”

Los Alamos High School junior Alyssa Sun was awarded first place in Senior Robotics & Intelligent Machines and named a Senior Best in Show runner-up and received an Oppenheimer Memorial Fund award. Photo by Pamela Miller

Los Alamos High School sophomore Lilia Viteva won 2nd place in Senior Engineering: Technology Statics & Dynamics. She received a Special Award from the American Chemical Society and will participate April 11-12 at the 2025 State Science Fair in Socorro. Photo by Pamela Miller

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