UOIT Professor Peter Berg featured on Youth Science Achievement Week on i-Channel
March 24, 2006
i-Channel's critically-acclaimed series @issue presents a special four-part series on youth science achievement the week of March 27. Host Arlene Bynon discusses youth science, the importance of the science fair in Canada in developing great scientific minds and the need to encourage young Canadians to study science and engineering with Canada-Wide Science Fair (CSWF) medal winners, research scientists and industry representatives.
Dr. Peter Berg, assistant professor of physics with the Faculty of Science at UOIT, will be featured on the first of the series entitled Earth and Environment.
The show's air dates are March 27 and April 2 at 8 and 11 p.m.
Also featured on the show will be Reni Barlow, executive director of the Youth Science Foundation (YSF) Canada, Jordan Bowman, gold medal winner at the CSWF 2005 for his project entitled: particulate matters, or does it? phase II, and Connor Emdin, a gold medal winner at the CSWF 2005 for his project entitled: the effectiveness of environmentally safe herbicides on the invasive.
UOIT is the exclusive academic sponsor of Sci-Tech Ontario, a provincial organization that supports youth science and science fairs. Each year, approximately 25,000 elementary and high school students participate in science and technology fairs across Ontario. The best projects move to the 30 regional fairs. The top competitors for the regional fairs form Team Sci-Tech Ontario and represent Ontario at the CWSF which is hosted by YSF Canada.
UOIT is also the exclusive university sponsor of Team Canada, an initiative led by YSF Canada. Since 1995, YSF Canada has been sending teams to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) - with spectacular success. Team Canada provides an opportunity for young Canadian scientists to compete internationally with the best from around the world The Intel ISEF is the world's largest pre-college celebration of science held annually in May with over 1,400 students from more than 40 nations competing for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, and scientific field trips.About Ontario Tech University
A modern, forwarding-thinking university, Ontario Tech advances the discovery and application of knowledge to accelerate economic growth, regional development and social innovation. We inspire and equip our students and our graduates to make a positive impact in a tech-focused world. For us, it’s not only about developing the next tech breakthrough. Understanding and integrating the social and ethical implications of technology differentiates us as university. Learn more at ontariotechu.ca.
