The 15th annual Southern Tier Scholastic Science Fair will be held at SUNY Broome from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18.

The Southern Tier Scholastic Science Fair is dedicated to encouraging middle and high school students of the Southern Tier of New York State to pursue and excel in scientific and technological inquiries through individual science projects. Co-sponsored by SUNY Broome, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, IBM, the Miller Auto Team and The Triple Cities-NY Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Science Fair provides a forum for developing academic skills such as becoming familiar with the scientific method, conducting an independent scientific investigation, speaking and preparing an organized display.

In addition to meeting with the judges and being considered for more than $2,000 in awards and prizes donated by local businesses and organizations, nearly 100 local students will have the opportunity to participate in two exciting workshops. Faculty from the Physical Sciences Department in the SUNY Broome Division of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math will conduct a morning workshop called Solar System Simulations. In the afternoon, students will experience aspects of animal science with Jordan Patch from Animal Adventure Park, and engineers from Lockheed Martin will conduct experiments with liquid nitrogen. Lunch will be provided to all student participants.

Family and friends are welcome to attend our awards ceremony scheduled to start around 2pm in the Baldwin Gym.  We are pleased to welcome our honored guests who will help us to recognize and congratulate our student participants: Dr. Amy Brandt, Associate Vice President and Dean of Health Sciences and Distance Learning at SUNY Broome, Professor Kenneth Mansfield, Associate Vice President and Dean of STEM at SUNY Broome, Dr. Francis Battisti, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at SUNY Broome, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, and Assembly Woman Donna Lupardo.

For more information, to volunteer or to register for the fair, please visit www.bccsciencefair.wordpress.com.