Jennifer Tyrel and Manon Fleming
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
and
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Monday, December 11, 2023
The Tennessee Science Bowl is a question-and-answer competition open to high school students in schools as well as home-schooled students. Science Bowl is an event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Technical Society of Knoxville has been a sponsor of the Tennessee Science Bowl for years.
The presentation will explain, in an entertaining way, what types of questions the student teams may expect, how questions are selected and judged, the diversity of roles performed by volunteers, how volunteer training and preparation is accomplished, and how student teams hone their skills for the contest.
Jennifer Tyrell is Associate Manager for K-12 STEM Education Programs at Oak Ridge Associated University (ORAU). She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Tennessee and a master's in curriculum and instruction from WGU Tennessee. She is a former teacher for AmericCorps as well as a former math teacher.
Manon Fleming is the Tennessee Science Bowl coordinator and a K-12 STEM project manager at Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). She has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering as well as an MBA from the University of Tennessee. She is a former teacher and worked previously for Y-12.
Both presenters enjoy working with and developing young people for futures in math, science and engineering.
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Volunteer opportunities at the 2024 Tennessee Science Bowl
The Tennessee Science Bowl Regional is hosted by ORAU at the Friendsville campus of Pellissippi State Community College.
It will be a two-day in person event beginning with registration and welcome on Friday, February 23, 2024 and competition on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Please volunteer your time and skills to help make the 2024 Tennessee Science Bowl a success.