South Side Science Festival

Thank you for joining us

We’re grateful to everyone who joined us on October 4 for the fourth annual South Side Science Festival, our biggest year yet! We look forward to seeing you on campus next fall.

Help make the Science Fest a local tradition.

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 is your chance to try it all.

With events and activities for all ages and experience levels, everyone can learn something new.

Past Media Coverage

Current 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

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.

Aaron Esser-Kahn, PhD

Aaron Esser-Kahn, PhD

Professor of Molecular Engineering

 

Aaron’s research focuses on immunoengineering, with a focus on enhancing immune responses to vaccines. His team also works on designing adaptive materials – materials that like the human body, can sense and respond to changes in their enviornment.

Sarah King, PhD

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

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.

University Partners

BSD
PSD
PME
OCE

Additional Sponsors

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