NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 400 middle and high school students from Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes will display the results of their scientific inquiry at the 60th Annual Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair (GNOSEF), Tuesday, February 23, through Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the UNO Human Performance Center, 2000 Lakeshore Dr. (near the corner of Elysian Fields).
Student exhibits will be on display to the public on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
Admission is free and open to the community.
An awards ceremony will take place Saturday, February 27, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in the UNO Grand Ballroom.
GNOSEF, presented by the Greater New Orleans Science Fair Inc., H. Britton Sanderford, the Patrick F. Taylor Foundation and Tulane University in partnership with Core Element, University of New Orleans and Women for a Better Louisiana, encourages independent student research in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). The Fair is open to any student nominated by their middle or high school within the designated parishes. Entrants fall into two divisions: Junior Division, comprised of middle school students (grades 6-8) and Senior Division, comprised of high school students (grades 9-12).
More than $60,000 in cash/ non-cash awards, prizes, grants and scholarships will be awarded to GNOSEF 2016 winners/ teachers and schools, including a trip for four students and two teachers to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), which draws more than 1,600 students from 70 countries with more than $5 million in cash awards and prizes.
Selected category winners at the GNOSEF in New Orleans are also eligible to compete for state honors at the Louisiana Science and Engineering Fair (LSEF) held at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, March 21-23, with those winners going on to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) to be held May 8-13 in Phoenix, AZ.
Throughout the three-day event, students will be able to participate in social media contests featuring trivia questions and Instagram photos/ videos of their GNOSEF experiences, making them eligible to win exciting prizes.
Greater New Orleans Science & Engineering Fair Schedule:
Tuesday, February 23
12:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Load-in of student exhibits
Wednesday, February 24
9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Judging of student exhibits
Wednesday, February 24
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Public viewing (Free to the public)
Thursday, February 25
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Public viewing (Free to the public)
Saturday, February 27
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony in the UNO Ballroom
