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UOIT hosts Durham Regional Science Fair April 2

March 30, 2016

Projects on display at the 2014 Durham Regional Science Fair held at UOIT.
Projects on display at the 2014 Durham Regional Science Fair held at UOIT.

Elementary and secondary school students from all corners of Durham Region will gather at University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) on Saturday, April 2 for the annual Durham Regional Science Fair (DRSF).

Hosted by volunteers with UOIT’s Faculty of Science, the DRSF gives area students a chance to talk about their experiments, share what they have learned and discuss the new ideas they have explored over the last few months.

Students representing schools in Ajax, Brock, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby will compete for prizes in four categories:

  • Elementary (grades 4 to 6)
  • Junior (grades 7 and 8)
  • Intermediate (grades 9 and 10)
  • Senior (grades 11 and 12)

The public and the media are invited to attend the public viewing (from 1:30 to 3 p.m.). Admission and parking for this event are free.

The DRSF is part of the national science fair network organized by Youth Science Canada that encourages elementary and secondary school students to explore their interests in science and engineering. The winners of regional fairs will compete at the 2016 Canada Wide Science Fair in Montreal, Quebec. 

What:

2016 Durham Regional Science Fair

When:

Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Where:

Business and Information Technology (UB) Building, Atrium

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

2000 Simcoe Street North

Oshawa, Ontario

Parking:

Follow Simcoe Street North to the Founders Gate campus entrance to Founders Lot 2 and 3. Follow the signs to the Business and Information Technology Building.

 

Quotes

“The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is proud to continue to support the endeavours of students in the fields of science, technology engineering and mathematics in Durham Region. The Fair is a unique opportunity for enthusiastic science students to meet and interact with members of the UOIT faculty and student community.”

-Dr. Greg Crawford, Dean, UOIT Faculty of Science

 “We are very excited to welcome so many brilliant young people to our university for a chance to demonstrate what they’ve achieved this year.”

-Mary Olaveson, DRSF Co-ordinator, and Lecturer, UOIT Faculty of Science

 

Media contact:
 Bryan Oliver
Communications and Marketing
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
905.721.8668 ext. 6709
 289.928.3653 (cell)
 bryan.oliver@uoit.ca  

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