Entries Sought for 2015 WV State Science and Engineering Fair

Fairmont State University will host the 2015 Dominion West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair on March 27 and 28 on its main campus in Fairmont. Entries are being sought from West Virginia students in grades nine through 12.

The deadline for submissions is March 16. Early bird registration is available through Feb. 23. To allow the Scientific Review Committee to thoroughly review all projects prior to the WVSSEF, no late registrations will be accepted.

Projects must be in one of the following areas: Animal Sciences; Behavioral & Social Sciences; Biochemistry; Cellular and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth & Planetary Science; Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical; Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering; Energy and Transportation; Environmental Management; Environmental Sciences; Mathematical Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Microbiology; Physics & Astronomy; and Plant Sciences.

The WVSSEF is affiliated with the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair and follows its rules and guidelines. A research plan should be completed before the start of experimentation. A $20 registration fee will be charged for each student ($15 for early bird registration) and a $5 registration fee for each chaperone. The fee includes lunch. Forms and registration information are available at http://www.fairmontstate.edu/collegeofscitech/outreach/wv-state-science-and-engineering-fair. For more information, contact the FSU College of Science and Technology at (304) 367-4627 or e-mail scitech@fairmontstate.edu.

The grand prize winner(s) will be selected to advance to the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh on May 10-15. This will include ground transportation and lodging for the participants and one chaperone per winning project.

Optional project registration is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Engineering Technology Building. Project registration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28. The Saturday schedule includes a welcome at 9:45 a.m., Judging Round 1 from 10 a.m. to noon; lunch from noon to 12:45 p.m.; Judging Round 2 from 12:45 to 1:30 p.m.; public viewing of the projects from 1:30 to 3 p.m.; and the awards ceremony at 3 p.m. From noon to 3 p.m., there will be STEM Activity Stations for participants and community members.

Dominion is the 2015 Title Sponsor. The WVHTC Foundation is a Premium Sponsor for the event, and the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh is a Friend of the Fair.

For Fairmont State maps and driving directions, visit http://www.fairmontstate.edu/aboutfsu/maps-and-directions.

West Virginia State Science and Engineering FairCollege of Science and TechnologyINTEL International Science and Engineering FairMarcie Raol