The MJAS held its yearly symposium on October 25th at MIT. All the students had wonderful presentations and put in lots of hard work! Congratulations to the winners! Ten students have been selected as Massachusetts’ student delegates for the 2009 AJAS convention in Chicago.

The top winners will receive full funding from the MAS for their trip. This includes the registration fee for the AAAS/AJAS convention, hotel accommodation (4 nights for a quad) and a travel allowance.

Session 1: 1st Place - Maia ten Brink; 2nd Place - Matthew Dzaugis

Session 2: 1st Place - Camille Weinberg; 2nd Place - Israel-Marc Kositsky

Olivia Schwob, Nikkhil Thorat, Jon Toohill, Mary Lou Hedberg, Kelly Miao and Genesis Lung will receive funding for their registration fees and hotel accommodations (quad).

Please consider helping us send them to Chicago; contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .