Science & Engineering Festival Expo - Washington Posted By: David Kennedy - Oct 18, 2010Tool/Resource: NITRC Community Science & Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall and Freedom Plaza Explore the Science & Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall and Freedom Plaza! The Science & Engineering Festival Expo will be held October 23 and 24 from 10am-5:30pm on the National Mall and Freedom Plaza. The two-day Expo is the culmination of a week long Festival where over 500 science & engineering organizations will present themselves with hands-on, fun science activities to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. The Expo is free, open to the public, and includes 1,500 interactive exhibits and 75 stage shows, including a performance by Dr. Collins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 24th. Details on the entire festival are at http://www.usasciencefestival.org NIH has numerous activities planned in two large tents in both locations over the weekend. Twenty-three ICs and five OD offices are representing NIH at the Expo. NIBIB is planning to participate in three activities in the NIH tent space on Saturday, October 23rd. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 Mall 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Who Wants to be a Bioengineer? (Extramural Staff) A game show to learn about bioengineering and see how you and your team can score the most points by separating science from science fiction. Freedom Plaza 10:00 am - 1:30 pm Video Games to Image-Guided Surgery (NIBIB Grantee: Dr. Kevin Clearly) Did you ever wonder what it was like to perform minimally-invasive surgery? This demonstration features an image-guided surgery system that you can use to simulate a surgical procedure on a dummy. Test your surgical skills and see if you can find the target anatomy. 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Infrared Imaging: Seeing the Invisible (Intramural Staff) Come learn about biomedical imaging and see the invisible. In this activity spectators can see how infrared imaging cameras can be used for medical tests. Mark this on your calendar! Stacy Wallick |
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