South Side Science Festival is back!
Join us on campus for the third annual South Side Science Festival!
Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 11am-6pm
Crerar Quad 5802 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL
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About the South Side Science Festival
Ever controlled a robot using AI? Held a 200 million-year-old fossil in your hand? Levitated a supercooled magnet on a track? Seen a live jellyfish up close and personal (without getting stung)? Ready to learn CPR *and* the science behind how it works?
With ~100 incredible hands-on demonstrations, UChicago’s free South Side Science Festival on Oct. 5 is your chance to try it all.
Learn from experts in the field during the Science in Your Life panels, test your science knowledge and engineering skills in trivia games and paper airplane challenges, discover your physics knowledge through skateboarding and double-dutch, and cheer as scientists are challenged to share their work in fun (and funny!) ways in the Science Slam and Upgoer 5 competitions.
With events and activities for all ages and experience levels, everyone can learn something new.
Media Coverage from S3F 2023
Hands-on experience wows kids at South Side Science Festival: ‘Exposure is everything’
Chicago Sun-Times, September 30, 2023
South Side Science Festival brings community to campus
UChicago News, October 5, 2023
University of Chicago hosts second annual South Side Science Festival
WGN, September 30, 2023
Faculty Organizers
S3F was created and organized by University of Chicago faculty members, along with the help of countless students and staff volunteers.
John Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry
John’s research centers on transition metal chemistry, blending organic chemistry, spectroscopy, materials chemistry, and biology to understand the interplay between natural and synthetic (man-made) systems.
Hannes Bernien, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering
Hannes studies quantum physics and quantum information processing to develop new ways of engineering large, complex quantum systems.
Sarah King, PhD
Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Sarah’s research centers on investigating materials at their most fundamental units, watching bonds and electrons moving in real space and time on the nanoscale, so that we can create next generation electronic, catalytic, and optical devices.
Maanasa Raghavan, PhD
Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Maanasa’s research spans population genetics, anthropology, archaeology, and medical genetics. Her team asks questions about how demographic, cultural, and environmental factors shape the genetics of present-day humans.
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