Dow Commemorates Five Year Partnership with the Philadelphia Science Festival
April 24 2015 - 11:01AM
Business Wire
USA Luge and Richard Childress Racing to join Dow in community
celebration showcasing Dow’s innovation in science and sports
As the Presenting Sponsor of the Philadelphia Science Festival,
a nine-day community-wide celebration of science and technology,
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) aims to inspire the next
generation of scientists and engineers by leveraging the Company’s
partnerships to showcase how science enables sports. Since the
Festival’s 2011 inception, Dow, in coordination with The Franklin
Institute and Philadelphia’s science, cultural, and educational
institutions, has supported this region-wide celebration of
science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
“Greater Philadelphia is an innovation hub for Dow, and we are
proud to once again serve as the Presenting Sponsor of the
Philadelphia Science Festival,” said Jane Palmieri, business
president, Dow Building and Construction and executive corporate
board member, The Franklin Institute. “We believe there is no
better way to get students excited about science than through
hands-on learning opportunities.”
This year, Dow brings STEM to life through the science of
sports, presenting “Where Science Can Take You,” a series of
hands-on activities focused on four hubs of interests:
- USA Luge, including Olympic bronze
medalist Erin Hamlin, the first American (male or female) to take
home a medal in the individual Olympic luge competition and her
Dow-engineered sled.
- Richard Childress Racing (RCR) No. 3
Dow Chevrolet from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
- Sport Surfaces enabled with Dow
innovations bring to life how technology impacts performance.
- Stadium and Venues enhanced by Dow
technology to create safe, sustainable environments.
As the Official Chemistry Company of the Olympic Games and
partner of Richard Childress Racing, the sports industry is a key
market for Dow and has tremendous opportunities for growth.
Leveraging these partnerships at the Festival provides the Company
the opportunity to engage and educate the workforce of tomorrow on
how sports and science go hand in hand.
“Even though Philadelphia has a great history of innovation and
education, not long ago the idea of mobilizing the entire community
around STEM learning would have been seen as a very difficult
task,” said Larry Dubinski, president and chief executive officer
of The Franklin Institute. “Over the past five years, together,
with the leadership of Dow, we have experienced first-hand the
power the Philadelphia Science Festival has to bring the community
together to experiment, incubate and inspire.”
What started as a local collaboration around STEM has grown to
include 210 partner organizations in 2015 and has inspired
year-round work to improve STEM education, focused on supporting
and driving the interest of students, parents and educators.
Through its STEMtheGAP™ initiatives, including the partnership with
the Philadelphia Science Festival, Dow aims to excite young minds
about STEM-related careers, transform STEM education into a driver
for innovation and build the workforce of tomorrow, aligning with
the Company’s 2025 Sustainability Goals.
Dow Around the Festival (April 25 – May 2, 2015):
- April 24: Science Carnival After
Hours at The Franklin Institute featuring Dow STEM Ambassadors
- April 25: Dow and USA Luge at
Discovery Day Chestnut Hill featuring luge racing, the science
behind luge, and appearances by U.S. Olympic lugers
- April 25: Dow and the City of
Philadelphia Mural Arts Program at Discovery Day Hunting Park
featuring the painting of an inspirational STEM mural and a
discussion about the science in a can of paint
- April 25: Science Night with the
Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park presented by Dow
featuring sports-themed science exhibits and demonstrations
- April 27: Big Ideas for Busy
People discussion featuring Melinda Keefe, Ph.D., Dow Coating
Materials Senior Research Scientist and art conservation
crusader
- April 28: Science of Networking
conversation featuring Jessica Snyder, External Manufacturing
Leader, Dow Oil, Gas & Mining, and STEM ambassador
Dow’s Carnival on the Parkway Events (May 2):
- Sochi 2014 Olympic bronze medalist
Erin Hamlin: Erin Hamlin will team up with Dow scientist
Jay Tudor, leader of the Olympic luge sled re-design team, to share
science’s role in the sport and how equipment engineering and
design enhance performance
- Richard Childress Racing:
Carnival attendees will learn about the science, mechanics and
safety of racing while viewing the legendary RCR No. 3 Dow
Chevrolet on display at Dow’s exhibit location. Visitors will also
have the opportunity to feel the rush of this sport though an
on-site race simulator as well as learning the ways science is
crucial to racing success through hands-on experiences and
discussions with members of the Dow-RCR technical team
- Surface Sensations:
Carnival visitors will have the opportunity to practice their
skills on a variety of sports surfaces (turf, track, gym material,
etc.) enabled by Dow technology while using experiments to
understand how technology impacts speed, agility and safety
- Stadium Experience:
Science fans will get a close-up look at science’s role in creating
safe, sustainable environments that enhance the sports fan and
athlete experience
- And appearances by HH Dowbot,
Dow’s STEM Mascot
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The
Company is driving innovations that extract value from the
intersection of chemical, physical and biological sciences to help
address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the
need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and
increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated,
market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical,
advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a
broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers
in approximately 180 countries and in high-growth sectors such
as packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In
2014, Dow had annual sales of more than $58 billion and
employed approximately 53,000 people worldwide. The Company's
more than 6,000 product families are manufactured at 201 sites
in 35 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the
"Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information
about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
More information about Dow’s commitment to promoting STEM
education can be found at
www.dow.com/company/citizenship/stem.htm.
About the Philadelphia Science Festival
Established in 2011 as one of the first of its kind in the
country, the Philadelphia Science Festival is a nine-day
celebration of science and technology in everyday places – parks,
restaurants, bars, libraries and museums. It asks Philadelphians to
question the world around them and aims to inspire not only the
next generation of scientists and engineers, but also create
homegrown citizen scientists. More than 200 partners work together
to produce the Festival, which runs April 24 – May 2, and is
presented by The Dow Chemical Company and organized by The Franklin
Institute. To learn more, visit www.philasciencefestival.org.
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For further information contact:The Dow Chemical CompanyJustin
Land, 215-776-8427JMLand@dow.comorStarGroupJustin Windheim,
856-340-6798jwindheim@stargroup1.com
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