PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.,
April 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Created to help promote the education and careers of young
scientists, the 2015 WAC Lighting Invitational Science Fair is
scheduled for Sunday, April 26, from
9 AM- 2 PM at Schreiber High School
in Port Washington. The Research
Association, a consortium of 13 high schools, has hosted a Science
Fair symposium that offers over 350 Long Island, NY students the
opportunity to present their research experience to esteemed judges
from leading institutions and businesses, for 20 years.
Paul D. Schreiber High School is
located at 101 Campus Drive in Port
Washington, New York.
The fair includes eight major categories with winners selected
from projects developed and completed by high school seniors and
underclass students (grades 9-11). Awards and scholarships will be
presented to winners of First, Second and Third Places, as well as
Honorable Mentions. Participating students have spent months
and even years, in labs exploring Environmental Science, Prototype
Engineering; Biochemistry; General Biology; Behavioral Science;
Chemistry; Physical Science; and Computer Science. The Research
Association is a consortium of 13 Long Island, NY high schools
represented by teachers advising students that science research is
an active avenue into understanding the true nature of
science.
Participating students have gone on to pursue advanced studies
at leading educational institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stony Brook University, Harvard, Yale,
Brown, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, the University of
Rochester and other top universities.
Judges include over 120 academicians and professionals who are
affiliated with leading institutions: Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Columbia University, Long
Island University, New York
University, North Shore University Hospital-LIJ Medical
Center, Wiell Cornell Medical College, Hofstra
University and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
WAC Lighting Global Headquarters is located in Port Washington, New York, with Factories in
New York, Ontario, California and China. WAC Lighting can be reached by phone at
1.800.526.2588 or by visiting www.waclighting.com.
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