Photo gallery An expedition to explore science
Hundreds of visitors of all ages enjoyed hands-on activities, from blowing giant bubbles to launching water rockets, at this year’s Science Expeditions April 5-7. The annual open house invited the public to explore all facets of science, medicine and technology. The center of action was the Discovery Building, which had three dozen exploration stations with hands-on activities. Exhibits were also at the Geology Museum, the L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum, campus greenhouses and elsewhere.
Graduate student Elease McLaurin shapes a sample of scientific glassware during a glassblowing demonstration. Photo by: Jeff Miller
A volunteer and participants huddle around a table for a hands-on activity in the Discovery Building. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Visitors learn about the work of medical physics students in the Health Science Learning Center. Photo by: Jeff Miller
From left to right, Melanie Reff, 10, primes the pump as undergraduate Mikayla Ryan and graduate student Prakriti Khanal watch Reff's water rocket launch during an Engineering Expo activity. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Azam Ahmed, assistant professor of neurosurgery and radiology, and his daughter Ayla, 5, build a Rube Goldberg-inspired contraption in the Discovery Building. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Undergraduate Alex Teague watches as Angelo Puccinielli, 5, controls a video-sensitive robotic claw and learns about human biomechanics. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Daniel Braas and his daughter Avila, 2, blow puffs of air from within a giant soap bubble to change its wall shape in the Discovery Building. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Friends Fury Townsel, at left, 10, and Rio Heidenreich, 11, use a microscope to look at various organisms. Photo by: Jeff Miller