College host annual fair for science and engineering
“This year’s fair went over very well. The awards ceremony was fun and the students did a great job,” said Dr. Rosalie Richards, the director of the fair and the Science Education Center.
Students in grades 4-11 filled the west court in Centennial Friday morning with row upon row of their science project displays. Many of the students that competed at the regional fair had previously won local or school-wide science fairs.
GCSU students and faculty made up many of the judges. They were happy to lend their time to the up-and-comers in the science community.
“I enjoyed seeing how creative kids can be. There was everything from how absorbent different brands of diapers were, to a pair of gloves equipped with sonar technology to help blind people get around,” said senior pre-med student, Aaron Adams.
Ken Procter, the dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was also excited about hosting this event.
“This is a very exciting opportunity for the students involved. Hands-on science is what gets students interested in the subject,” Procter said. “Early success in a science and engineering fair could propel a student into further study and an eventual career as a scientist or a science teacher who would be able to excite the imagination of the next generation.”
More students than ever competed at this year’s regional fair. The number of entries increased by 33 percent from last year and there was a larger number of high schools competing.
Each project was given a first, second or third place ranking according to grade level, and special awards were handed out to the most outstanding projects. Many of the students received bids to attend the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair in Athens.
The winner of the Best in Show award, Thomas F. Wilkason Jr., of Mount de Sales Academy will receive an all-expenses paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev. in May.
“The staff at the Science Education Center would like to extend our deepest appreciation to everyone that assisted with making the 32nd Annual Science & Engineering Fair a productive and meaningful experience,” Richards said.
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