Optional Additional Opportunity:

For students who would like to delve more into the science than Saturday mornings, an opportunity exists for an unpaid summer internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Students who attend four of the six Saturdays are eligible to propose a solution to one of the Fourteen Grand Engineering Challenges. Of those who submit solutions, 30 will be selected to attend an additional four sessions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Of those 30 students, ten students will be selected for unpaid 10-week internships at ORNL mentored by research scientists at ORNL.

Applications will be available in the near future at www.arc.gov/program_areas/ARCOakRidge2013Programs.asp. The Appalachian Regional Commission, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge Associated Universities partner to provide a residential, hands-on 2-week learning institute focused on math science and technology for high school teachers and students.

Who – High School Students and Teachers from counties in the 13 state Appalachian Region - Teachers and students apply separately.

• When – July 6-19, 2013 (residential program)
• Teachers and Students receive:
  • Transportation reimbursement
  • Housing
  • Meals
  • Entrance fees to special events
  • Research experience at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (small student research groups and small teacher research groups will be assigned to a variety of ORNL research groups)
• Teachers receive $1000 stipend.
• Registration Fee - NONE

Application Deadline - March 2013.  Application forms and additional information will be available shortly at Appalachian Regional Commission.

February 22, 2013: Registration and dinner, Hilton Knoxville Airport

February 23, 2013: Competition, Pellissippi State Community College, Blount County Campus

The Science Bowl is a fast-paced academic competition that offers a chance for teams of high school students from across the state of Tennessee to match their wits in math and science. Regional/state winners advance to the National Science Bowl® in Washington, D.C., all expenses paid!

Teams comprise four students, an alternate, and a coach. The competitions cover several disciplines: astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, general science, mathematics, and physics.

The competition is open to any school in the state of Tennessee. No school is too small. Schools can have more than one team as space allows. The same schools don't win every year. That's why they play the game!

Who – High School Students in Grades 9 – 12

• When and When –

  February 22, 2013: Registration and dinner, Hilton Knoxville Airport
  February 23, 2013: Competition, Pellissippi State Community College, Blount County Campus

• Pellissippi State Technical Community College - NEW FACILITY
  Blount County Campus
  2731 West Lamar Alexander Parkway,  Friendsville, TN 37737                                       
• Quiz bowl format in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, Astronomy, Mathematics, and General Science - round robin and double elimination
• Winners represent TN in the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., April 25-29, 2013 (all expenses paid)
• Prizes awarded:
  • First Place – Trophy, $1,000, Expense-Paid Trip to National Science Bowl
  • Second Place – Trophy, $750
  • Third Place – Trophy, $500
  • Fourth Place – Trophy, $250
  • Civility Award – Trophy, $100
• Registration Fee - NONE –
• Travel Reimbursement:  Teams traveling more than 60 miles one way will be reimbursed mileage at a rate of $0.565/mile for one round trip from their schools to PSCC, up to a maximum of $500. Rand McNally mileage calculator will be used to determine allowable mileage. Reimbursement will be made for teams traveling together in one vehicle, not for single-occupancy cars. Mileage reimbursement forms will be available to coaches at the Hilton during registration.
• Accommodations: Coaches and students should arrive at the Hilton Knoxville Airport in Alcoa on Friday, March 2, at 3:00 p.m. for registration, sign in for lodging, photographs, social activities, and dinner. Lodging will be four students per room. Coaches will have single rooms. The lodging and meal costs for students and coaches officially registered to participate in the TSB will be provided by ORAU.

• Competitions will begin early Saturday morning, March 3, at the Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) campus, 8.4 miles from the Hilton Knoxville Airport. Teams must arrive at the PSCC campus by 8:00 a.m.

Team registration has closed for 2013 TN Science Bowl. Additional information is available at www.orau.gov/sciencebowl.