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NOBCChE
In conjunction with the 2015 National Conference, NOBCChE National STEM Weekend was held in Orlando, FL, Sept. 24-26 at the Renaissance at Sea World. The annual event brings K-12 students, parents and teachers together with STEM professionals for a weekend of science-filled fun! This year's STEM Weekend featured representatives from the American Chemical Society and the National Science Foundation, as well as former Olympian Dr. Judy Brown-Clarke from the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action.
Dr. Charmane Caldwell (FAMU-FSU College of Engineering) stated "part of the mission of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering is to 'attract and graduate a greater number of minorities and women in professional engineering.'" She further explained to say, "as such, by participating in the NOBCChE STEM Weekend we were able to spark students' interest in engineering and had an opportunity to share some of the various scholarships each university offers."
National sponsors included NSF, ACS, The Air Force Technical Applications Center, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the University of Pennsylvania. When asked about event, American Chemical Society CEO, Thomas Connelly enthusiastically mentioned that he was excited to help show young people that "science is challenging, but can be fun."
The 2015 STEM Weekend included three signature events.
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NOBCChE
During the 2015 NOBCChE National STEM Weekend, 21 middle school and high school teams competed for the National NOBCChE Science Bowl title. Topics in the fast-paced competition included: astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, mathematics and physics.
The competition was tough, however six teams (three Senior Division, three Junior Division) rose the occasion and took hope a piece of the prize!
NOBCChE National President Talitha Hampton-May(l) with
NACEE Alphas team member and Steven Thomas (STEM
Weekend Chair) and Former Olympian Dr. Judy Brown-Clark
Senior Division (High School) Winners:
1st place: NACEE Alphas (Alabama)
2nd place: Rams 1 (Georgia)
3rd place: Lions 1 (Florida)
Junior Division (Middle School) Winners:
1st place: Chemists (Michigan)
2nd place: Team Phoenix (Georgia)
3rd place: University Prep Middle School 1 (Michigan)
The competition, which took place Sept. 25, included college recruiting events from various universities including Bethune-Cookman University, University of Mass-Amerhst and Carnegie-Mellon. Sponsors of the event included ACS, NSF, The Air Force Technical Applications Center, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the University of Pennsylvania.
"Those kids were amazing to me. Great job by their schools," said Margaret-Anne Mazzi Wampamba at the National Science Foundation.
Congratulations to all of the participants and winners of the 2015 NOBCChE National Science Bowl!
Read the official NOBCChE Science Bowl press release here.
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During the 2015 NOBCChE National STEM Weekend, 21 middle school and high school students competed in the NOBCChE National Science Fair. Their projects spanned the topics of physical sciences, math & engineering, consumer science and biological sciences. The contestants had to qualify by submitting an abstract, create a tri-fold poster, submit a written report and answer questions from a variety of judges.
Senior Division Winner Nicole O'Dell
Senior Division (High School) Winners:
1st place: Nicole O’Dell (Arabia Mountain High School , GA)
2nd place: Nicole Purnell (Middle Early College High School, NY)
3rd place: Cierra James (Arabia Mountain High School, GA)
Junior Division (Middle School) Winners:
1st place: Victoria Land (William Wirt Middle School, MD)
2nd place: Jo'Elle Copeland (LaVilla School of the Arts, FL)
3rd place: Andrew Wilson (Greenbelt Middle School, MD)
In addition to receiving medals, students were also eligible to receive the Twiggs-Seymore Award, Peoples' Choice Award and Southeast Regional Excellence Award.
Twiggs-Seymore Award Winners: Nicole O’Dell, Kaitlyn Johnson (Kenilworth Science and Technology, LA) and Juwan Newkirk (Orange Center Elementary, FL)
Peoples' Choice Award Winners: Cierra James, Kaitlyn Johnson and Amariah Knowles (Orange Center Elementary, FL)
Southeast Regional Excellence Award Winners: Kaitlyn Johnson, Jo'Elle Copland and George Palm
"I really enjoyed all the students that came from the different states, their teachers and their willingness to participate in the many activities," recalled Priscilla Moore at NASA.
Congratulations to all of the participants and winners of the 2015 NOBCChE National Science Fair!
Read the official NOBCChE Science Fair press release here.
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NOBCChE and YouTube
University of Alabama-Huntsville graduate student, Samuel Nkrumah-Agyeefi, was featured on the local news after winning first place in the NOBCChE "2-minute Drill" competition. New this year, the competition allowed undergraduate and graduate students two minutes to speak about their research to national audience during the 2015 National Conference in Orlando, FL. Based on his dynamic talk, Nkrumah-Agyeefi was able to connect with potential employers from across the country.
Congratulations Samuel!
You can watch the full news segment here.
NOBCChE
Interested in writing press releases for NOBCChE? Being organized and having strong written communication skills are necessary! If interested please contact Felicia Fullilove at communications.nobcche@gmail.com. The communications team is looking to fill this position immediately.
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