Judges for the competition include college professors, high school teachers, leaders in business and medical professions in selected disciplines, and college students.
Judges then have an opportunity to ask questions before independently rating the presentation.
A dinner is held in Weisenfluh Dining Hall followed by presentation of the awards at 6 p.m. in the union where SRU President G. Warren Smith, who has an academic background in chemistry, will be on hand to offer congratulations to the young scientists. The science program is open to public and private school students in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion Lawrence, Mercer, Indiana and Jefferson counties. The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science is an organization of scientists and educators whose mission is to promote interest in the sciences and mathematics in young people of high school age. The academy is organized into 10 regions statewide, each holding similar competitions in preparation for the May statewide event. This news release was available for downloading at 2 p.m. on the date and Internet address listed at the top of the release.