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University hosts 2013 Regional Science Olympiad

Thursday, February 21, 2013, By News Staff
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scienceolympiadAs the men’s basketball team battles Louisville in the Carrier Dome, across campus hundreds of Central New York middle-school students will compete in a battle of minds during the 2013 Mid-State Science Olympiad B Division tournament, Saturday, March 2, beginning at 8 a.m. in the Life Sciences Complex. The Departments of Chemistry and Biology in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences are hosting the event.

“The Departments of Chemistry and Biology are proud to welcome and support the Science Olympiad,” says Karin Ruhlandt, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry. “It will be exciting to see these junior scientists converge on campus for the competition.”

Teams of up to 15 students will test their scientific prowess in hands-on competitions covering multiple areas of science, engineering and technology, including anatomy and physiology, astronomy, earth sciences, food science, forensic science, forestry, meteorology, sound and water resources. Additionally, several special events provide the student teams opportunities to showcase their scientific creativity by building mousetrap vehicles or helicopters, designing towers or creating chain-reaction Rube Goldberg devices.

“The young students participating in the Science Olympiad are the future of science in our country,” says Ramesh Raina, professor and chair of the Department of Biology. “We are very excited to see all of the wonderful things they are learning and their commitment to this competition. We want to support and encourage them in every way we can.”

The top four teams will go on to compete April 12 and 13 at the New York State Science Olympiad B Division tournament, also being hosted at Syracuse University. The teams’ ultimate goal is to be among the finalists to compete in the 2013 National Science Olympiad Tournament at Wright State University in Ohio.

“The students involved in Science Olympiad spend every day after school practicing for these events with as much intensity and commitment as student athletes,” says SU alumna Wendy Davis ’94, G’08, regional coordinator for the Mid-State Science Olympiad B Division. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from SU’s College of Arts and Sciences and a master’s degree in science education from SU’s School of Education.

In addition to the support provided by SU’s College of Arts and Sciences, the regional competition is also supported by SU’s L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY), Syracuse Research Corporation, and the American Chemical Society.

Competing school districts include Bishop Ludden, Camden Central School, Canastota Central School, Cazenovia Central School, Chittenango Central School, East Syracuse-Minoa Central School, Fabius-Pompey Central School, Faith Heritage School, Fayetteville-Manlius Central School, Ithaca City School District, Jamesville Dewitt Central School, LaFayette Central School, Liverpool Central School, Manlius Pebble Hill, Marcellus Central School, North Syracuse Central School, Perry Central School, Red Creek Central School, Sandy Creek Central School, the Syracuse Academy of Science and Westhill Central School.

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