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10:00 – 4:00 Festival expo

4:30 – 6:00 Nutshell Games at the Moss Arts Center

www.vt.edu/sciencefestival

VIRGINIA TECH

SCIENCE FESTIVAL

November 16, 2019

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SCIENCE IS ASKING QUESTIONSMoss Francis T. Eck Exhibition CorridorScience in Real-timeCenter for Educational Networks and ImpactsAges 3 and up

Motivating Kids with ASD Through Meaningful Interaction Bros United Ages 5 and up

Passport to DiscoveryVirginia Tech College of Science Ages 3 and up

Electric Racing MotorcyclesBOLT at Virginia TechAges 8 and up

SCIENCE IS BRAINSMoss Arts Center Learning Studio (Room 253)What Are You Looking At? Eye-tracking Technology StationCognitive Developmental Science Labat Virginia TechAges 3 and up

Brain Drain - the Role of Fluid Movement in Brain Tumors School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Ages 5 and up

Neuron Pipe Cleaner CraftNeuroscience ClubAges 5 and up

Design, Build, & Fly Paper AirplanesDesign Build Fly at Virginia TechAges 3 and up

The Amazing Brain: a Hands-on, Minds-on Neuroscience ExperienceVirginia Tech School of NeuroscienceAges 3 and up

Do You See What I See?Virginia TechAges 5 and up

The Power of Polymers Schulz Research Group All ages

SCIENCE IS SENSORY FRIENDLYMoss Observation Room (Room 251) Sensory-friendly Space Center for Autism Research, Center for Educational Networks and Impacts Ages 3 and up

SCIENCE IS IMMERSIVEMoss Arts Center, CubeAir, Land, and SEE – a Transdisciplinary Exploration of Science, Technology, and ArtNanoEarth, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, Virginia Tech Drone Park, Institute for Creativity Arts and Technology, School Of Performing Arts, Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Center, Institute for Creative Technology and Applied ScienceAges 8 and up

SCIENCE IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINKMoss Arts Center, Grand LobbyMiss Virginia 2019, Camille SchrierMiss Virginia, College of ScienceAges 8 and up

The Science, Mathematics, and Art of Hip Hop Music#VTDITC: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia TechAges 11 and up

Dancing PlantsInstitute of Creativity, Arts and TechnologyAges 3 and up

Rethinking Design MaterialsMaterials and Design Laboratory(MaD Lab) ResearchAges 8 and up

You Want It? 3D Printing Can Make ItDREAMS LabAges 3 and up

Undersea Virtual Reality3D Optical Information GroupAges 3 and up

The Solar System, Galaxy, and BeyondScience Museum of Western VirginiaAges 5 and up

Blockchain Kinetic SculptureICTAS, ICAT, Computer Science,School of Visual ArtsAges 5 and up

Using Legos to Convert Orthographic Projections to Isometric BuildsVT PEERS (Virginia Tech Partnering with Educators and Engineers in Rural Schools)Ages 5 and up

Hands-on MathShoestring ScienceAges 5 and up

Augmented Reality Interface for Future SpacesuitsHokienautsAges 5 and up

Computers are Game ChangersVirginia 4-HAges 5 and up

Coding is a Game Changer with 4-HVirginia 4-HAges 3 and up

Creative Technologies: What’s That?Creative Technologies Graduate StudioAges 3 and up

Media Building Project ShowcaseGFURR - Big Sticky Living Labs CAUSAges 5 and up

Women Scientists from the New River Valley500 Women Scientists Blacksburg PodAges 3 and up

Connecting with Scientists throughSkype A ScientistSkype A ScientistAges 11 and up

SCIENCE IS ROBOTICSMoss Arts Center, Grand StaircaseElectricity is EverywhereVirginia Tech LDRS 1015 TEAM 3All ages

Robot LocomotionHybrid Dynamic Systems and Robot Locomotion Lab, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia TechAges 3 and up

EXO-Skeleton DemoCarilion ClinicAges 3 and up

Jam Out with Robots and ComputersThe Mind Music Machine LabAges 5 and up

3D Printed Prostheticse-NABLE VTAges 8 and up

Need a Hand?Biomedical Engineering SocietyAges 3 and up

SCIENCE IS WELL-BEINGMoss Arts Center, Orchestra LobbyForensic Nurse Examiner - Investigation TechniquesCarilion ClinicAges 3 and up

Teddy Bear ClinicCarilion ClinicAges 3 and up

Humpty Dumpty Seat Belt Safety - Buckle UpCarilion ClinicAges 3 and up

DermaScanCarilion ClinicAges 3 and up

Germ “GLO” DemoCarilion ClinicAges 3 and up

Better Breathers - Respiratory Therapies and the Effects of SmokingRadford University CarilionAges 3 and up

SCIENCE IS LIFEMoss Arts Center, Mezzanine LobbyMosquito GeneticsDepartment of Entomology, Virginia TechAges 5 and up

Getting to Know Bugs and BonesNatural History Collections ClubAges 5 and up

Do Birds of a Feather Spread Disease Together?Hawley Lab, Virginia Tech Department of Biological SciencesAges 8 and up

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SAFE – Supporting Autism-Friendly Environments. Exhibitors who attended a SAFE Mentor training.

Alumni Mall: Torgersen Hall: 1st Floor Newman Library: 1st Floor 4th Floor

Moss Arts Center: 2nd Floor, Turner St. Cube Grand Lobby Grand Staircase, Orchestra Lobby Mezzanine Lobby Balcony Lobby Portico, Lawn Sandbox

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SCIENCE IS MESSYMoss Arts Center, PorticoIt’s Not Rocket Science, It’s FunAlpha Chi Sigma Professional Chemistry FraternityAges 5 and up

Formula Race CarFormula SAEAges 3 and up

Would You Rather Lick a Smart Phone or a Bathroom Door?Biological Systems Engineering Department: Graduate Student OrganizationAges 5 and up

Are You Gellin’? Moore Research Group Ages 3 and up

What Does Our Community Think About Climate Change? Alpha Phi Omega National Co-ed Service Fraternity Ages 5 and up

Competitive RobotsFIRST Robotics Competition Team 401Ages 8 and up

SCIENCE IS MESSYMoss Arts Center, LawnConcrete for KidsConcrete for KidsAges 5 and up

How to Play and Build with Soil Geotechnical Student Organization, Virginia Tech All ages

Using Catalysts to Make Toothpaste for ElephantsAlpha Chi SigmaAll ages

OOPS, Oil SpillGalipatia Living Learning Community, Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), Virginia TechAges 5 and up

SCIENCE IS IMMERSIVEMoss Arts Center, Sandbox The Recursions of Escher Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Ages 5 and up

L2OrkMote Wireless ControllerInstitute for Creativity, Arts, & TechnologyAges 8 and up

Virtual Reality SokobanSchool of Visual ArtsAges 8 and up

Glanceable Augmented Reality InterfacesCenter for Human-Computer InteractionAges 3 and up

SCIENCE IS LIFEMoss Arts Center, Mezzanine LobbyGoing Bananas for DNAAlpha EpsilonAges 3 and up

Plants, Prizes, Selfies, and SpecimensVirginia Tech Massey HerbariumAges 8 and up

Shared Outdoor ExperiencesDepartment of Computer ScienceAges 3 and up

Paleontological Research Opportunities for Undergraduates (PRO-U) and FossilsVirginia Tech Paleobiology & GeobiologyAges 5 and up

Microbes, Friends or Foes?Microbiology Club at Virginia TechAges 3 and up

Rock Around the ClockDepartment of Biological SciencesAges 5 and up

Take a Walk on the Wild SideThe Student Chapter of the Wildlife Societyat Virginia TechAges 5 and up

How Well Do You Know Your Leaves?Virginia TechAges 5 and up

Understanding the Building Blocks of Life: DNAFralin Life Sciences InstituteAges 11 and up

SCIENCE IS EARTHMoss Arts Center, Balcony LobbyMicroplastic Pollution: How Are You Contributing?American Water Resources AssociationStudent Chapter at Virginia TechAges 3 and up

Monitoring Volcanoes Using High-precision GPSGeodesy and Tectonophysics LaboratoryAges 5 and up

Shake It: Engineering Earthquake-resistant BuildingsEarthquake Engineering Research InstituteAges 3 and up

Build-a-streamVirginia Tech Stream TeamAges 5 and up

The Dark Side of the Universe: How to See Invisible “Dark Matter”Virginia Tech, Department of PhysicsAges 11 and up

Hands-on Watershed Engineering and EducationLearning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS)Ages 3 and up

Working Together to Understand a Changing WorldInterfaces of Global ChangeAges 5 and up

Treasures of the EarthGeology ClubAges 3 and up

Create a Miniature Edible GardenNRV Macaroni KidAges 5 and up

SCIENCE IS ON THE ROADAlumni Mall What it Takes to Design, Build, Test and Race a Human Powered Submarine Human Powered Submarine Ages 3 and up

Carilion Children’s AmbulanceCarilion Clinic Neonatal Pediatric Transport TeamAges 3 and up

Ground Transportation AmbulanceCarilion ClinicAges 3 and up

Explore the VT Mobile Autism Clinic RV Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research Ages 3 and up

Touch an EMS SprinterCarilion Clinic Patient TransportationAges 3 and up

Coding with Finch Robots using Snap!Institute for Advanced Learning and ResearchAll ages

Research in Motion: Research Vehicles and Data CollectionVirginia Tech Transportation InstituteAll ages

How Students are Turning a Car into a HybridHybrid Electric Vehicle Team at Virginia TechAges 11 and up

SCIENCE IS EXPERIENTIALTorgersen Hall, Room 1100Cybersecurity - Hacking and DefenseVirginia Cyber RangeAges 11 and up

Let’s Make a Robot ParadeRed Beard PandasAges 5 and up

SCIENCE IS MOTIONTorgersen Hall, Atrium Fun with Physics Virginia Tech Department of Physics Ages 3 and up

Autonomous RC CarVirginia Tech Transportation InstituteAges 8 and up

Experimenting with Wind EnergyWind Turbine Team at Virginia TechAges 8 and up

Electromechanical Levitator and Drawing MachineSweet Briar CollegeAges 8 and up

Lotus Leaves, Spider Webs, and Water BeadsFluid Physics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia TechAges 11 and up

SAFE – Supporting Autism-Friendly Environments. Exhibitors who attended a SAFE Mentor training.

Alumni Mall: Torgersen Hall: 1st Floor Newman Library: 1st Floor 4th Floor

Moss Arts Center: 2nd Floor, Turner St. Cube Grand Lobby Grand Staircase, Orchestra Lobby Mezzanine Lobby Balcony Lobby Portico, Lawn Sandbox

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ADA Entrance

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RocketryRocketry at Virginia TechAges 5 and up

Strawberry DNA ExtractionVirginia Tech Biochemistry Graduate Student AssociationAll ages

Explore Agriculture in VirginiaVirginia Foundation for Agriculture in the ClassroomAges 5 and up

SCIENCE IS EXPERIENTIALTorgersen Hall, Room 1120Radioactive Golf Balls (simulation)Galipatia Living Learning CommunityAges 11 and up

SCIENCE IS PROCESSNewman Library, New RiverThe Curiosity ShopDavid M AllenAges 11 and up

Flow of MoleculesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia TechAll ages

Exploring the DNA of FruitsBiochemistry ClubAges 5 and up

Library Technology Showcase University Libraries Ages 5 and up

SCIENCE IS PROCESSNewman Library, Multipurpose RoomFrom Idea to ObjectUniversity Libraries 3D Design StudioAges 8 and up

Divide and Conquer: People Helping PeopleIndustrial and Systems Engineering Ambassadors, College of EngineeringAges 8 and up

Finding Bigfoot: a Data Documentary Data Viz Studio Ages 5 and up

Bugs in 3DVirginia Tech University LibrariesAges 3 and up

Teaching Engineering and Kinematics TEK Robotics Ages 5 and up

SCIENCE IS PROCESSNewman Library, Room 4020 (4th floor)Explore Immersive EnvironmentsUniversity Libraries Virtual Environments StudioAges 5 and up

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