The Alaska Statewide High School Science Symposium is a research, writing and oral intensive program that helps students develop science research, writing, and oral presentation skills. Students complete science research, submit written papers of their projects for technical review and revision and then present the findings to separate panels of judges in one of six categories.

Gary Laursen, Ph.D directs the program.

Students are able to work with some of the best scientist in their field of interest. Then they can present their results in a scientific setting that, for this level of competition, is a close as students can get to a professional academic science symposium experience.

Past participants have been published in scientific journals, gone on to work toward advanced science degrees, and one was awarded a Rhodes scholarship.   

The ASHSSS program is one of 48 regional affiliates to the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.

Click here to visit the UAF ASHSSS site.

Click here to visit the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium site