Video: Science Olympiad comes to Princeton

By staff on Feb. 9, 2009, 6:40 p.m.

Teams from 16 middle schools and 17 high schools honed their engineering know-how in the regional Science Olympiad tournament hosted by Princeton University.

Andy Le and Richard Chu steadied their wooden craft and carefully loaded its prow with precious cargo -- a raw egg. After some careful adjustments (in which duct tape figured prominently), Le and Chu launched the vehicle -- and held their breath. The craft sailed forward regally, but stopped about 40 centimeters shy of the target (the egg safely intact).

Science Olympiad tournament hosts 800 high school students from across US .

On Saturday, Feb. 10, some 800 students from 48 high schools in nine states across the nation — as far as Washington and Florida — arrived on campus to compete in the second annual Princeton University Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament.

University to host Science Olympiad .

On Thursday, Jan. 8, the University will host a regional tournament of the New Jersey Science Olympiad, an event that will test the science and engineering knowledge of more than 800 middle school and high school students.

University to host Science Olympiad, Jan. 8 .

On Tuesday, Jan. 8, the University will host more than 600 middle school and high school students who will be competing in a regional tournament of the New Jersey Science Olympiad.

Video: Behind the Candela exhibit .

Engineering assistant professor Maria Garlock describes how Princeton students helped research and build models for an exhibition on architect Félix Candela.

University to host Science Olympiad, Jan. 9 .

On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the University will host the regional tournament of the New Jersey Science Olympiad, a test of science knowledge and aptitude for more than 500 middle school and high school students.