The 2024 Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting
is scheduled for April 12-13, 2024
Location: Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO
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Campus Map and Parking Information
- Click here to access campus map
- Parking should use Lot H
- Click here to access campus map
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Visitor Parking Permits are Required: Click here for permit
- Please print out your parking permit on white paper that is 8.5″ x 11″ and place it on the dashboard of your vehicle.
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Connecting to WiFi: “MWSU_Guest” and agree to the user policies
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Lunch Options – Lunch can be purchased in the MWSU Dining Hall in Blum Union ($10.50 plus tax) or any of the many establishments within the St. Joseph area.
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2024 MJAS (Jr Division) Program Book
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Unveiling Research: 2024 MAS (Sr Division) Program & Abstracts
Schedule for the Missouri Junior Academy of Science (MJAS) Annual Meeting
Friday, April 12, 2024
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 – 10:00 AM | General Registration | Agenstein/Remington Hall atrium
Einstein Brothers Bagel will be open |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Welcome/Orientation
(note, judges and students are in different locations) |
Agenstein Hall 324 (students)
Agenstein Hall 224 (judges) |
| 10:30 AM -12:30 PM | High and Middle School Concurrent Paper Sessions | Murphy Hall (see full program book) |
| 12:30 – 1:45 PM | Lunch | MWSU Dining Hall in Blum Union ($10.50 plus tax) or Other
MWSU eSports arena will be open! (Visitors can play Smashbros and receive a tour) |
| 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Early Awards and Announcement of Finalists | Agenstein Hall 324 |
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | High and Middle School Concurrent Finalist Paper Sessions | Middle School Finalists: Agenstein Hall 124
High School Finalists: Agenstein Hall 224 |
| 6:00 – 6:30 PM | Middle and High School Finalists Awards Ceremony | Agenstein Hall 324 |
Schedule for the Missouri Academy of Science (MAS)
Senior Division Annual Meeting
Friday, April 12 – Saturday, April 13, 2024
| Time | Event | Location |
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| Friday | ||
| 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | MAS Social, Evening Opener, Entertainment, Refreshments | Spratt Stadium “Hall of Fame” |
| Saturday | ||
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Onsite Registration and Poster Set-up | Agenstein/Remington Hall atrium (registration)
Einstein Brothers Bagel will be open |
| 9:00 – 9:45 AM | In-Person Poster Session A | Agenstein Hall (see program book for full details) |
| 9:45 – 10:30 AM | In-Person Poster Session B | Agenstein Hall (see program book for full details) |
| 10:45- 11:45 AM | Plenary Session: Academic Symbioses Dr. David Ashley |
Spratt Hall 101 |
| 11:45 – 1:00 PM | Lunch | MWSU Dining Hall in Blum Union ($10.50 plus tax) or Other |
| 1:00- 1:30 PM | Business Meeting (all welcome to attend) | Agenstein Hall 224 |
| 1:30 – 4:30 PM | Oral Presentations | Agenstein/Remington Hall (see program book for full details) |
Dr. Ashley received his PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1980 with a focus in parasitology and invertebrate zoology. He retired in 2015 as a Professor of Biology at Missouri Western State University with teaching and research interests in cave ecology, parasitology and invertebrate biology. His research projects have included surveys for animal parasites, monitoring studies of Ozark cave invertebrates (such as the Tumbling Creek Cavesnail) and monitoring studies of the state-endangered fringed prairie orchids and their hawkmoth pollinators.
He is a member of the Missouri Academy of Science (a Fellow, former Director of the Collegiate Division and former chair of the Conservation and Speleology Sections); Beta Beta Beta, National Undergraduate Honor Society (former Regional Vice President and former MWSU Chapter Advisor); the National Speleological Society (a Fellow and former Life Sciences Associate Editor- Journal of Cave and Karst Studies); the Missouri Speleological Survey (former member of Research Council); and the Missouri Cave and Karst Conservancy (Founding Member).
