Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF)
COSAM Outreach
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Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF) |
ASEF is the official fair for the State of Alabama and is an affiliate fair of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF). Regeneron ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition and provides a forum for millions of students from over 50 countries, regions and territories to showcase independent research annually.
At ASEF, the winners of Alabama’s four Regional Fairs listed below compete in either the Senior Division (grades 9-12) or Junior Division (grades 6-8) for an in-person competition. All participants are required to fill out additional ASEF-specific forms in STEM Wizard.
To learn more about ASEF Rules, please visit the Student, Parent and Teacher Information.
We look forward to hosting ASEF in April 2026 on the campus of Auburn University!
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North Alabama Regional |
UAH Huntsville |
Amy Beth Ford | |||
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Central Alabama Regional |
UAB Birmingham |
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Mobile Regional |
USA Mobile |
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Greater East Alabama Regional |
AUM Montgomery |
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The STEM Expo at ASEF
The Alabama Science and Engineering Fair annually hosts a STEM is Everywhere Expo while judges scores are tabulated. Our goal during the Expo is to highlight exciting STEM careers and activities!
Organizations from academia, industry, and business serve as liaisons. Informational tables, displays and short interactive activities that highlight the breadth of STEM programs and careers are present.
Thank you to our Sponsors
ASEF would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors!
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Thank you to our Partners
We are happy to announce a partnership between ASEF and DataClassroom. The DataClassroom web-app is a tool for graphing, statistics, and data analysis in the grade 6-12+ science and math classroom. Science fair teachers around the country have found it especially useful as it directly supports students in choosing appropriate graphs and statistical tests for their science fair projects. This partnership is offering up to two free DataClassroom licenses at each school in the state of Alabama. Current DataClassroom customers are not eligible. Please email kyd0002@auburn.edu for more information.
Connect With Us
Follow us on Instagram: @cosamoutreach
Follow us on Facebook: @cosamoutreach
Follow us on LinkedIn: Auburn University I-STEM Connectory
Use our Hashtags #ASEF #STEM4All #AuburnU #AlabamaScienceandEngineeringFair
Please direct all ASEF event-related questions to Dr. Karen Dane, kyd0002@auburn.edu.
2025 ASEF News
ASEF was held at Auburn University on April 5, 2025 and hosted middle and high school fair winners from our 4 regional fairs held across the state. Students competed for more than 150 awards totaling over $15,000.
Congratulations to our 2025 Regeneron ISEF Winners from Team Alabama that competed in Columbus, OH:
Regeneron ISEF 2025 Grand Award Winners
3rd Place Grand Award Winner, Animal Science
ANIM010 — Generating RNAi Pesticides to Specifically Target Invasive Species: A Case Study Examining Feasibility in the Red Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)
- Madeline Rose Borchert, The Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile, AL
4th Place Grand Award Winner, Cellular and Molecular Biology
CELL030 - Transcriptomics and Immunoinformatics Analyses Reveal Midkine as a Promising Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
- Tuan Minh Tran, Indian Springs School, Indian Springs, AL
3rd Place Grand Award Winner, Materials Science
MATS012 - Developing Emulsion Additives to Optimize Rheological Behavior in Non-Aqueous Magnetorheological Smart Fluids
- Ashu Anand, 17, Senior, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham, AL
Long Island University Presidential Scholarship
ANIM010 — Generating RNAi Pesticides to Specifically Target Invasive Species: A Case Study Examining Feasibility in the Red Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)
- Madeline Rose Borchert, The Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile, AL
Westlake University Pre-college Summer Program Scholarship
ANIM010 — Generating RNAi Pesticides to Specifically Target Invasive Species: A Case Study Examining Feasibility in the Red Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)
- Madeline Rose Borchert, The Alabama School of Math and Science, Mobile, AL
YM American Academy First Award of $3,000
CHEM013 — Testing a Novel Water Purification Method: Synthesis and Iron Modification of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks for the Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium
- Urvi Mysore, James Clemens High School, Madison, AL