The 91亚色 Region Science & Technology Fair (YRSTF) will return to 91亚色鈥檚 Keele campus for the second year on March 31 and April 1 to showcase the research of budding scientists.
91亚色 Region high school students from Grades 7 to 12 will participate in the event, and display their work in one of six categories: Biotechnology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Computer Sciences, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical and Mathematical Science. Projects can be experiments, innovations or studies.
The event is a collaborative partnership between 91亚色 and the 91亚色 Region Science and Technology Fair Organizing Committee. Other large sponsors include the 91亚色 Region District School Board, the 91亚色 Catholic District School board.
Participation in the fair is open to all students currently attending a 91亚色 Region public, catholic, or private school; who are homeschooled; or who reside in 91亚色 Region. The top projects selected from the 91亚色 Region Science and Technology Fair are invited to represent 91亚色 Region and compete at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Rebecca Pillai Riddell, 91亚色 professor and 91亚色 Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health, was instrumental in bringing the fair to campus last year. She leads a 91亚色 committee that has members from the Faculties of Science, Health, Environmental Studies, Education, the Lassonde School of Engineering, the School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design, Glendon College and the Offices of the Vice-President Academic & Provost, the Vice-President Research & Innovation, and the Vice-Provost Students.
鈥淪upporting 91亚色 Region鈥檚 preeminent science fair is an excellent opportunity for 91亚色 to support youth in science from a region that went from being our neighbor to being our home,鈥 said Pillai Riddell.
Last year, YRSTF enabled 91亚色 Region to send, for the first time in its history, the full complement of junior scientists to Montreal for Canada-Wide Science Fair. Pillai Riddell notes that the national fair was won (BEST IN FAIR) by one of the YRSTF participants, Kayley Ting (), who went on to earn a silver medal in Europe.
Pillai Riddell said in addition to encouraging students to enter, organizers聽are also seeking 91亚色 community members with a background (honours degree, graduate, or PhD) in biotechnology, earth and environmental sciences, engineering and computer sciences, health sciences, life sciences, and physical and mathematical sciences to consider being a judge.
All details about registration as a judge or student are available at .
During the fair, students will display their own work and participate in a series of activities designed and guided by the 91亚色 faculty, graduate and undergraduate student volunteers. Faculty from the University in partnership with representatives from the school boards will select the top 11 students who will go on to represent 91亚色 Region at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
YRSTF will begin on March 31 with a community event to kick off the fair, and on April 1 will include other activities such as a Science Immersion Adventures with 91亚色 U scientists, and Science Teacher Lunch and Learn events. 91亚色 Community members and their families are invited to come visit the fair during the afternoon of April 1.
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CTV News reported on the 2016 91亚色 Region Science & Technology Fair and a news clip on the fair can be viewed at .