"Science Exploration Day" Brings High School Students to UB

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Seven hundred high school students from across the region will learn more about science and scientific careers at the annual Science Exploration Day being held Wednesday on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.

The annual event is organized by Rodney L. Doran, professor emeritus in the Department of Learning and Instruction, UB Graduate School of Education, who started it more than 20 years ago to interest area high school students in science.

This year's keynote speaker, Bob McClellan, is a returning favorite whose large group demonstration is on cryogenics. His talk, "The Cold, Cold World of Cryogenics," will present the uses, effects and properties of cryogens and feature experiments using cryogenic liquids.

A technologist with Praxair Inc., he will perform experiments using cryogenic liquids, including freezing a banana and using it to hammer nails. His presentations will be at 10:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. in 112 Norton Hall (Woldman Theater).

UB President John B. Simpson will welcome students participating in a presentation by Wayne Gall of the New York State Health Department at 11:15 a.m. in 110 Knox Hall. Gall's topic will be "Beyond the Twilight Zone: Flesh Invading Flies."

The event is sponsored by the Niagara Frontier Science Supervisors Association (NFSSA) and the Science Teachers Association of New York State.