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WSAS announced the 2025 Washington State delegates to the American Junior Academy of Science. These 11 students were selected based on original STEM research they conducted while in high school and will attend the 2025 AAAS annual meeting in Boston.

WSAS convened folks from universities, government agencies and industry at our 17th Annual Symposium - AI for Washington State: Using Artificial Intelligence to explore, discover and understand - to discuss how they are using AI to address daunting challenges in climate and wildfires, agriculture and health as well as the implications for AI policy and regulations.

New members were elected in recognition of their scientific achievement and willingness to work on behalf of the Academy for the benefit of Washington State.

WSAS members elected Jonathan Yoder to serve as Treasurer; Nathan Baker, Brian French, and Kristi Morgansen to join the board and re-elected Susmita Bose to the board.

On March 27, 2024, WSAS hosted a lecture in honor of the late Dr. Ka'imi Sinclair as part of its broader effort to work in collaboration with, and support the science and technology needs of, Native American tribes in Washington State.

After seven years of leading the Washington State Academy of Sciences through unprecedented growth, Gerardi Riordan is stepping down as Executive Director in November.

2024 AJAS Delegate Kosha Upadhyay is one of 5 students from Washington State selected as a presidential scholar, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students.

11 high school students from across Washington State along with roughly 110 of the nation’s most promising scientists from 21 other states, were recognized for their outstanding scientific research.

The Hoveida Family Foundation's gift will support several upcoming WSAS activities in key areas such as developing the future STEM workforce, advancing Indian and Native health, and assessing the impact of COVID-19 on K-12 students.