{"668944":{"#nid":"668944","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Science and Engineering Day Buzzes with Excitement - Cloned","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 1,500 parents and children across the Atlanta metropolitan area attended a jam-packed second annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLscifestGTday23\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Science and Engineering Day\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;held on Saturday, March 11 in conjunction with the tenth annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/\u0022\u003E2023 Atlanta Science Festival\u003C\/a\u003E. Located across five campus buildings, more than 40 demonstrations, hands-on STEAM activities, tours, and learning opportunities designed to engage and educate participants were offered by students, staff, and faculty volunteers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of this year\u2019s demonstration topics included battery fuel cells, nanotechnology, DNA, immunoengineering, chemistry, engineering, superconductivity levitation, wastewater treatment, aerospace, space outreach, virtual reality, biology, robotics, computing, 3D printing, paper making, and much more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA parent attending from Peachtree City said, \u201cwe\u2019ve discovered our son has an affinity for math and science. He\u2019s handling tenth grade science level coursework, yet he\u2019s only in the seventh grade and can understand math formulas ahead of his age group. We brought him here to expose him to a variety of technologies and advanced equipment that he won\u2019t see or be exposed to in his middle school. The staff and professors here have been very kind to show him how to use some of the equipment we\u2019ve seen. And his eyes have gotten bigger all day because of these interactions.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVirginia Howell, director of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/paper.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ERoberts C. Williams Museum of Paper Making\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech said, \u201cthe paper museum is delighted to be part of the Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day. It\u0027s a great opportunity for people to learn more about the paper museum and get hands-on experience in making a sheet of paper to take home. We offer workshops, classes, and tours to students across the state of Georgia. Kids have been lined up all day to participate at our tables today.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDemonstrations included how to extract DNA, seeing LIDAR in action, experiencing heat sensing sensors, how x-rays are used, viewing scanning electron microscopes, playing a virtual reality game, experiencing chemical reactions, watching 3D printing, making slime, showing atom-level nano materials in synthesized materials, neuroscience demos, liquid nitrogen experiments, and many more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPresentation areas were hosted by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/nano\u0022\u003EInstitute for Electronics and Nanotechnology\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/robotics\u0022\u003EInstitute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines\u003C\/a\u003E, and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003EInstitute for Bioengineering and Biosciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;who provided valuable space in their buildings to house demonstrations. The Ford Environmental Science \u0026amp; Technology Building and Molecular Science \u0026amp; Engineering Building also donated space for demonstrations.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother tour offering during Science and Engineering Day was the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/inventionstudio.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EFlowers Invention Studio\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at Georgia Tech which offers more than 5,000 square feet of industrial makerspace equipment.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are the largest student-run maker space in the nation,\u201d said Lillian Tso, president of the Invention Studio and a fourth-year mechanical engineering student. \u201cWe house industrial grade equipment for prototyping and manufacturing\u2014we support anything that students want to build. We\u0027re open for all students of all majors of all years. They can use our equipment for free which includes CNC machines, more than 50 3D printers, waterjets, laser cutters, and many other professional-level tools. This is our first year participating in the Georgia Tech Science and Engineering Day. We wanted to do a lot more outreach to the Georgia Tech campus and the greater Atlanta community.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELucas Garza, president-elect of the Invention Studio, added, \u201cwe\u2019ve had a busy day offering tours of our studio throughout the festival.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELocated in the mezzanine of the Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Ethan Sirak, a fourth-year aerospace student with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gasgc.org\/wp\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Space Grant Consortium\u003C\/a\u003E, was providing kids with exposure to space facts and allowing them to perform crafts related to planets and space. The consortium is an organization under NASA which aims to promote STEM exposure to kids of all ages. He also assists with the Aerospace Engineering Outreach Program. He was partnered at his hands-on learning table with Bill McNutt Jr., a senior aerospace engineering student.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA young participant from Suwanee, Georgia, said, \u201cI want to go to school at Georgia Tech because of aerospace engineering. I want to go on good adventures in future space flight and design things.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis mom, a sixth-grade science teacher added, \u201cI love coming to science fairs to get new ideas for my students and I love to bring my family because we just have a great time. This is our very first science fair here at Georgia Tech. We\u0027ve been to ones in north Georgia because that\u0027s pretty close to where we live. But when we saw this was available, we\u0027re like, yeah, we\u0027re coming down to Tech for this today\u2014and having a great time.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile attendees were able to get a peek into one of the nation\u2019s most research-intensive universities, the event also allowed the many researchers and students participating the opportunity to share their science and engineering work with the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the more unique tables was manned by Alison Reynolds, an instruction archivist with research services in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.library.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech library\u003C\/a\u003E. She was displaying a selection of unique items from Georgia Tech\u2019s science fiction archives and special collections. She said, \u201cwe\u2019ve been teaching with science fiction since 1971 and our collection is now one of the largest science fiction collections in the United States. We wanted to display part of our special collection.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI had several Georgia school systems reach out to me that were interested in attending this event,\u201c said Leslie O \u0027Neill, education outreach manager with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/senic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESoutheastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(SENIC) at Georgia Tech. \u201cGeorgia Tech plays a vital part in its community. We wanted to showcase the campus; the student, faculty and staff research; and the amazing science and engineering being done. We\u2019ve had a fantastic turnout this year for this event.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"basic_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 1,500 parents and children across the Atlanta metropolitan area attended a jam-packed second annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ATLscifestGTday23\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Science and Engineering Day\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;held on Saturday, March 11 in conjunction with the tenth annual\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/atlantasciencefestival.org\/\u0022\u003E2023 Atlanta Science Festival\u003C\/a\u003E. 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