Science and Engineering Fair scheduled for Feb. 27

Author: William G. Gilroy

Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair

The Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair (NIRSEF) will take place Feb. 27 (Saturday) at the Stepan Center at the University of Notre Dame. The event is open to the public at 1:30 p.m., and parking is available in the D lot north of the Stepan Center.

The fair is open to schools in Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall and St. Joseph counties. To be eligible for participation, students in grades three through 12 must have a teacher register their school through the Science Education Foundation of Indiana and select their projects to move on to the NIRSEF from their Local School Fair. The fair will feature science, social science, engineering and mathematics projects from public and private schools. The public is welcome to come view the projects after judging from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. and to attend the awards ceremony from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.

More information is available at sciencefair.nd.edu.