ATTENTION: 4 MORE DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED
APRIL 13, 20, 27, AND MAY 4
PLEASE READ BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION
Come join us for Science Saturdays!
We are extending Science Saturdays for 4 more weeks! On April 13, 20, 27 join us at ORAU’s Pollard Technology Conference Center for Science Saturdays presentations. Like the first 6 Science Saturdays, enjoy hands-on activities related to the presentation by an ORNL scientist! On Saturday, May 4, Science Saturdays will end with a tour of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
If you are already registered for any of the Science Saturdays, we will automatically register you for the April Science Saturdays. If you CANNOT attend one or more of the April sessions, please email sciencesaturdays@orau.org and let us know.
To register for the May 4 tour of ORNL, you may sign-up at the Science Saturdays on March 23 and April 13 or email us at sciencesaturdays@orau.org. Space is limited, so you will want to sign-up earlier rather than later! Parents and siblings are invited based on available space. Priority will be given to Science Saturdays students. If you email your sign-up, please include your first and last name, and the country in which you hold citizenship, including the same information for parents and siblings who wish to attend. The deadline to sign-up for the tour is April 13!
If you are new to Science Saturdays, you may sign-up for the tour on May 4 by following the above directions. Additional information will be requested by a follow-up email from us.
If you are new to Science Saturdays and want to attend the March 23 or April 13, 20, or 27 Saturdays, please register online by going to Science Saturdays Online Registration.
Remember: To attend the tour on May 4, students and parents must be registered by April 13. Space is limited, so email sciencesaturdays@orau.org to reserve your spot.
On May 4th, please arrive at Pollard Auditorium by 8:30 am. Buses will be provided to transport the participants to ORNL, and will leave promptly at 9:00 am. If you are not on the provided buses, you cannot go on the tour.Register online for Science Saturdays to participate.
Want EVEN More?
Want MORE SCIENCE than just ten Saturday mornings? How about an internship this summer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory?
For those who would like to delve more into the science, another opportunity is available for you! Simply attend 4of the first 7 Science Saturdays (February 9, 16, March 2, 9, 16 ,23, and April 13) to be eligible to propose a solution to one of the 14 Grand Engineering Challenges. Of those who propose solutions in a four- to five-page essay, 10 students will be selected for unpaid internships at ORNL this summer. These students will be mentored by top scientists at ORNL! Students will be notified of their selection by May 1st. (Length of internship is negotiable)
Students wishing to submit an essay, please download and follow these instructions:
Schedule
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Please arrive between 9:00-9:15 a.m. to register.
- Feb 9
- Topic
- Looking at Atoms through the World's Biggest Microscope
- Presenter
- Dr. Ian Anderson
Presentation | Video (1:04:19)
- Feb 16
- Topic
- Climate Change and Modeling with Supercomputers
- Presenter
- Dr. Daniel McKenna
Video (1:06:12)
- Mar 2
- Topic
- Materials Genome and the Nanoworld
- Presenter
- Dr. Thomas Proffen
Video (55:30)
- Mar 9
- Topic
- Robotics and Remote Handling
- Presenters
- Adam Aaron
Adam Carroll
- Mar 16
- Topic
- Radiation Detection and Safeguards
- Presenter
- Julie Ezold
- Mar 23
- Topic
- The Science of Rainbows
- Presenter
- Dr. Ian Anderson
- Location
- ORAU’s Pollard Technology Conference Center
210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN
Directions | Google Map
- Apr 13
- Topic
- Grand Engineering Challenges Panel
- Presenter
- Dr. Thomas Proffen and Company
Last day to sign up for ORNL tour on May 4 - Location
- ORAU’s Pollard Technology Conference Center
210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN
Directions | Google Map
- Apr 20
- Topic
- Crystals: Science, Myth, and Lore
- Presenter
- Dr. Gene Ice
- Location
- ORAU’s Pollard Technology Conference Center
210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN
Directions | Google Map
- Apr 27
- Topic
- TBA
- Presenter
- Dr. Abhijeet Borole; Biosciences Division at ORNL
- Location
- ORAU’s Pollard Technology Conference Center
210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN
Directions | Google Map
- May 4
- Topic
- Tour of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Meet at Pollard Auditorium by 8:30 a.m. Buses leave promptly at 9 a.m. Sign-up required by April 13 - Sign-up at the March 23 and April 13 Science Saturdays or by email to ScienceSaturdays@orau.org.
- Feb 9