Kicking off Black History Month, several Silicon Valley high-technology companies will dispatch senior-level managers, engineers, HR personnel and public relations teams to judge the eleventh annual Dr. Frank S. Greene Scholars Program Science Fair on Saturday, January 26, in search of the next generation of African American STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-focused scholars.
Among the companies to send representatives to review and evaluate the projects are IBM Corporation, Oracle Corp., Applied Materials, Inc., Google Inc., and NASA-Ames Research Center, along with National Hispanic University and Stanford University.
The Dr. Frank S. Greene Scholars Program Science Fair provides an opportunity for 3rd to 12th-grade students to apply the scientific method to conduct independent research for science and/or technology-based projects, and report findings. Greene Scholars Program (GSP) is designed to identify and encourage African American STEM college majors and graduates through exposure, experimentation and networking. This year the fair will showcase projects from more than 80 Bay Area students.
The fair will be held January 26 at Cypress Semiconductor headquarters-198 Champion Court, San Jose, California. The public is invited to view the projects from 1:30-3:30pm.
For more information, visit www.greenescholars.org.
