USC Aiken to host 37th annual SEED STEM Festival

By Press releases submission

Sep 19, 2022

Aiken, SC (09/12/2022) — The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) will host the 37th annual SEED STEM Festival on October 1 on the university campus, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

"Imagine getting up close with honeybees, petting an alligator, making paper, investigating weather, discovering earth's treasures, or virtually traveling through outer space," said John Hutchens, director of special programs at the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center. "Guests will be able to do just that at this year's festival."

The event will celebrate innovations in the areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Student groups, regional corporations, museums, professional organizations, government agencies, educators, and national labs will join forces to create and present engaging hands-on activities for guests of all ages.

"We plan this event each year to give young learners up close and personal interaction with real-world STEM professionals," Hutchens said. "The goal is to increase awareness of the role STEM plays in society and that it can also be fun. We recognize that as a society we must continue to excite and engage families about STEM fields."

Highlights of the 36th Annual S.E.E.D. STEM Festival include:

More than 50 hands-on exhibits and activities
Exhibits from the Aiken County EMS, American Nuclear Society, SCETV, USC Aiken, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, SCDHEC, Savannah River Site Museum, and more
Demonstrations of technologies and intriguing science, including robotics, nuclear power, flight, biology, chemistry, neuroscience, biodiversity, and more

Every year, this event is presented by the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at USC Aiken, working closely with the Aiken County Public School District.

Sponsors for S.E.E.D. include Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Savannah River National Laboratory, operated by Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC, Generac, Orano, Southern Nuclear, Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness, SRS Community Reuse Organization, Kimberly-Clark, SRP Federal Credit Union, Aiken Standard, NewsChannel 6, and Bridgestone.

For more information, visit usca.edu/SEED or facebook.com/SEEDSTEMFestival

Media interested in covering this event should contact news@usca.edu.

More than 50 hands-on exhibits and demonstrations of technologies and intriguing science, including robotics, nuclear power,and neuroscience is at the heart of the 37th Annual SEED STEM Festival at the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, October 1, 2022.