Science and Technology Fairs in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Charles Drew Science Fair
Grades: 6-12
Presentation Type: Presentation Board, Interview
Registration Deadline: End of February
Event Date: 3/03
Location: Carnegie Mellon University Student Center
Contact: Richard Gillcrese
Phone: (412) 731-0171
Email: geillcres@hotmail.com
Pittsburgh Public Schools Science Exposition
Grades: K-12
Presentation Type: Presentation Board
Registration Deadline: Not Applicable
Event Date: 3/08/04 to 3/12/04
Location: Chevron Science Center, University of Pittsburgh
Contact: Rich Mathews
Phone: (412) 338-8015
PA Junior Academy of Science
Region 6 (Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntington, Juniata, Mifflin, Somerset, Fulton)
Grades: 7-12
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Registration Deadline: 1/20/04
Event Date: 2/28/04
Location: Penn State Altoona Campus, Altoona
Contact: Laura Fisanick, Cambria Heights M.S., Hastings, PA
Phone: (814) 948-9503
Region 7 (Allegheny, Westmoreland)
Grades: 7-12
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Registration Deadline: 11/21/03
Event Date: 2/07/04
Location: Chartiers Valley High School
Contact: Duane Keenan, 53 Rose Leaf Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15220
Phone: (412) 279-1535
Region 8 (Fayette, Greene, Washington)
Grades: 7-12
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Registration Deadline: Student: 12/18/03 through 01/09/04
Event Date: 2/28/04
Location: California Univerity, California, PA
Contact: Rebecca Papson, 466 W. Wylie Ave., Washington, PA 15301
Phone: (724) 228-7182
Email: bjp@pulsenet.com
Region 9 (Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer)
Grades: 7-12
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Registration Deadline: 01/31/04
Event Date: 2/20/04
Location: Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock
Contact: Ray Greco
Phone: (724) 337-7202
Email: greco@southbutler.k12.pa.us
Region 10 (Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, McKean, Potter, Venago, Warren)
Grades: 7-12
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Registration Deadline: TBD
Event Date: 2/04
Location: Gannon University
Contact: Deborah Seng, 2403 W. 8th Street, Erie, PA 16505
Phone: (814) 838-2061
Other Science and Technology Competitions
Aventis International BioGENEius Challenge
Grades: Middle and High School Students
Presentation Type: 1-page proposal describing a research project in
biotechnology
Regional Event Date: Spring 2004 in Boston
National Event Date: June 4-6, 2004 in San Francisco
Location: Walt Disney World, Florida
Contact: Kathy Frame, Director of Educational Programs
Biotechnology Institute
1840 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 202
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-248-8681
Email: kframe@biotechinstitute.org
Website: www.biotechinstitute.org
Christopher Columbus Award, formerly known as the Bayer NSF Award
Grades: 6-8
Presentation Type: Paper and Visual
Entry Deadline: 2/17/04
Semifinalists Announced: 4/15/04
Finalists Announced: 4/29/04
Event Date: National Championship week, 6/19-25/04
Location: Walt Disney World, Florida
Contact: Stacey Gall, Competition Coordinator
Christopher Columbus Award
105 Terry Drive, Suite 120
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 1-800-291-6020
Email: success@edumedia.com
Website: www.christophercolumbusawards.com
Brain Drain Games
Grades: 6-12
Presentation Type: Projects/Problem Solving
Registration Deadline: 12/02
Event Date: 4/03
Location: Blairsville High School
Contact: Gerry Gasperini
Phone: (724) 459-8882
Email: gasperinig@iu28.arin.k12.pa.us
Invention Convention PA Southwest Region
Grades: K-8
Presentation Type: Project or working model/oral review by judges
Registration Deadline: Pre-registration is required
Event Date: 3/9/04
Location: Duquesne University, Student Union Building, 4th floor
Time: 9am - 12:30pm
Cost: $2 per student
Contact: Judith Cunningham, Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Phone: (412) 394-5829
Email: cunningham@aiu3.net
PA Junior Academy of Science and Humanities Symposium
Grades: 10-12
Presentation Type: Presentation Board or Oral Presentation or Poster Board with interview
Registration Deadline: 1/16/04
Event Date: 3/21/04 to 3/23/04
Location: PennState Conference Center, University Park, PA
Contact: Dr. David Klindienst
Phone: (814) 865-2430
Email: dbk3@psu.edu
Website: www.outreach.psu.edu/c&i/jrScience&Humanities
Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
Grades: 9-12
Presentation Type: Design a complicated machine to complete a simple task
Where: UPMC SportsWorks at Carnegie Science Center
Registration: 10/01/03
Event Date: 12/05/03
Contact: Janet Henke
Phone: (412) 237-1640
Email: henkej@csc.clpgh.org
Website: www.westinghouse.com/E6.asp
Science Olympiad PA Southwest Region
Grades: 6-12
Presentation Type: Project/Problem Solving
Registration Deadline: 12/17/03
Event Date: 3/31/04
Location: California University of Pennsylvania
Contact: Joe Zisk
Phone: (724) 938-4487
Email: zisk@cup.edu
Website: www.sciteched.org/scienceolympiad
