Three Riverdale students had the honor of presenting their summer research findings at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, held February 2012 in Vancouver, BC.
Three Riverdale students had the honor of presenting their summer research findings at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, held February 2012 in Vancouver, BC.
Senior Keya Shah and juniors Henry Magun and Jonah Levine were selected to attend as part of the National Association of Academies of Science (NAAS)/American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) Annual Convention, held in conjugation with the AAAS Annual Meeting.
AAAS is the world’s largest general science organization and publisher of Science magazine. With more than 138,000 members and 275 affiliated societies, AAAS serves as an authoritative source for information on the latest developments in science and bridges gaps among scientists, policy-makers, and the public to advance science and science education. Through its partnership with the AJAS, AAAS urges young scientists in middle school and high school to share their work as well.
The theme of this year’s AAAS annual meeting, “Flattening the World: Building a Global Knowledge Society,” was intended to focus the program on the complex, interconnected challenges of the 21st century and on pathways to global solutions through international, multidisciplinary efforts.
Keya, Henry, and Jonah shared their research findings from the Summer Science Research Program (SSRP), directed by Rachel Cox. Their topic was “Acetylcholine Esterase and Heatshock Protein 70 Stress Response in Atlantic Ribbed Mussel (G. demissa) from Differently Impacted Environments.”