Biophysical Society Bulletin | June 2019

Outreach

Science Fairs The Biophysics Award, sponsored by the Biophysical Soci- ety’s Public Affairs Committee, was presented at 40 science fairs in 19 states this year. The Public Affairs Committee has sponsored these awards for 10 years, since 2009. The award

Ana Quinones, the Biophysics Award recipient at the Delaware Valley Science Fair, displaying her certificate. Her winning project was titled “Using Brain Waves to Control a Robotic Arm for Smart Phone Use.” is presented to the high school student with the best bio- physics-related project. The winning projects varied in topic from biodegradable plastic, to bacterial growth, to machine learning. BPS heard from many of the awardees that they were grateful for the recognitions. One awardee wrote a thank you note including his plans to use the money from the award to continue engineering the robotic arm that was his winning project. BPS couldn’t give these awards without the help of members who volunteer to judge. We would like to thank the judges who volunteered their time to choose the projects for this award. For many students, presenting at a science fair is their first time giving a science talk outside of an in-school presentation, and it may be their first step into a scientific career.

Jack Adiletta, the Biophysics Award recipient at the Worcester Regional Science Fair, designed this robotic arm, and plans to use the award funds he received to continue to improve the design.

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If you’re interested in being a Science Fair judge for the Biophysics Award in the future, please visit your myBPS profile and the “Get Involved” section of the website. Numbers By the In the first five months of 2019, 808 referees completed reviews for the Biophysical Journal

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