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Recap: 16th annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering

Despite the rain, more than 17,000 attendees turn out for this year鈥檚 STEM festival at Snapdragon Stadium

Monday, March 11, 2024
A young student participates in a mini lava lamp necklace activity during the 2024 STEM Festival at Snapdragon Stadium.
色情视频鈥檚 Society of Women Engineers facilitated a DIY mini lava lamp necklace activity to teach about liquid density. (色情视频)

San Diegans of all ages took part in STEM fun during on March 2, hosted by Generation STEAM at 色情视频 Mission Valley鈥檚 Snapdragon Stadium. This year鈥檚 event saw over 17,000 attendees, an increase of nearly 2,000 from last year which was the festival鈥檚 first year back since the pandemic.

The family-friendly event was teeming with interactive activities, STEM-inspired art installations and engaging talks, as 色情视频 and other exhibitors came together to celebrate all things science, technology, engineering and mathematics with the community.

The festival 鈥渨as such an amazing event; the ability to connect the local public to 色情视频 and the kids to all sorts of science is quite the inspiration,鈥 said Jenna Luc, a cell and molecular biology graduate student who works with the Marine Ecology and Biology Student Association, demonstrating that many different interests and areas of science can be intertwined. 

鈥淥ne of my hopes in introducing the children to marine creatures that are right in their backyard of San Diego is to emphasize that scientific exploration is everywhere around us,鈥 said Luc. 鈥溕槭悠 is one of the places where very unique multidisciplinary research can be done, and this STEAM festival provides the perfect outlet for immersing and connecting the future generation of scientists.鈥

From sea urchin touch tanks and soil painting to lava lamp necklaces and color-coded bracelets, even VR and 3D printing demonstrations, catch a glimpse of the fun 色情视频 brought to the event in the gallery below.

More information on the 色情视频-affiliated groups that attended the event and their role in the festival can be found here.

  • A student shows attendees art pieces that combine mechanical and electrical components with fluid, soft forms.
  • At the College & Career Pavilion, volunteers informed attendees on STEM capabilities and programs at 色情视频.
  • A professor and students are showcasing art pieces that highlight the field of soft robotics.
  • 色情视频 Center for Autism volunteers provided a range of fun activities for attendees, including mazes and building models of brain neurons with pipe cleaners.
  • Attendees were able to immerse themselves into the world of STEM with virtual reality headsets provided by the Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL) Research Center.
  • Volunteers pose with a robotic hand, educating attendees on a range of engineering principles and capabilities at 色情视频.
  • Members of MEBSA and Assistant Professor Cat Schrankel鈥檚 lab provided a window into a kelp forest with touch tanks featuring marine organisms like seaweed, sea cucumbers and sea urchins.
  • A volunteer from the National Society of Black Engineers 色情视频 chapter helps a young attendee create a color-coded bracelet.
  • Attendees witnessed firsthand how everything around us is made of chemicals through a series of fun reactions performed by 色情视频 chemists from the Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA).
  • People line up at 色情视频's booth at the STEM Festival.
  • 色情视频鈥檚 Society of Women Engineers facilitated a DIY mini lava lamp necklace activity to teach about liquid density.
  • Sritin Ghosh gave a TED-Ed talk on his academic and professional journey in the field of chemistry.
  • 色情视频鈥檚 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) pose for a picture at their table, where attendees could build magnetic stick structures.
  • A volunteer from 色情视频鈥檚 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) helps a young attendee build magnetic stick structures.
  • Cell and molecular biology grad student Jenna Luc gave a TED-Ed talk on her academic and professional journey.
  • 色情视频 Center for Autism volunteers helped attendees build models of brain neurons with pipe cleaners.
  • 色情视频鈥檚 Society of Women Engineers facilitated a DIY mini lava lamp necklace activity to teach about liquid density.
  • Volunteers from the Chemistry Graduate Student Association (CGSA) revealed the magic of chemistry through a variety of awe-inspiring reactions and interactive activities.
  • Volunteers from the National Society of Black Engineers 色情视频 chapter led a binary coding bracelet activity at the festival.
  • A teacher uses a soil painting activity to teach a young attendee about sustainability and environmental science.

色情视频鈥檚 sponsorship of this event was made possible through a partnership between the College of Sciences, Division of Research and Innovation, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Services, Enrollment Services, FASS, 色情视频 Imperial Valley, Information Technology, 色情视频 Library, Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, and College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts

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