What: The Virginia Tech Science Festival returns to demonstrate how science and the arts intersect, fascinate, and inspire careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) Media are invited to explore along with the public 60 interactive exhibits set up in the Moss Arts Center and in Newman Library. The festival features robotics, rockets, DNA molecules made of candy, model volcanoes, wind turbines, insects, computer coding, and more.

One of the highlights will be the “Epiphany Machine,” which uses colorful wall projections to show what happens in a dancer’s brain during a performance. Brain activity comes to life in real time as movement and neural rhythms generate an immersive artistic experience.

When: Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 

Where:
Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg
Newman Library, 560 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg

Who:
Phyllis Newbill, chair, Virginia Tech Science Festival
Julia Basso, lead faculty, “Epiphany Machine” exhibit

Media RSVP: Media should RSVP to Mike Allen at mike.allen@vt.edu or 540-400-1700 by noon on Friday, Nov. 1.

On-site contact: Phyllis Newbill can be reached at (540) 231-1319 or pnewbill@vt.edu.

Background: The Virginia Tech Science Festival began ten years ago as a way for researchers — including faculty, students, student organizations, community members, and community organizations — engage with attendees for the sake of fun and discovery.

At 4:30 p.m., during the Nutshell Games that will be held at the Moss Arts Center after the main festival ends, graduate students will compete to see who can best explain their research projects in 90 seconds. The games will also see the presentation of the winners of the Virginia Tech Science Festival poetry contest, with entries written for the theme “Ode to Earth.”  

Organized by the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts (CENI), this all-ages event is open to the public and free of charge. 

More information on the festival and exhibit locations here.

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