EPA STEM Outreach
EPA participates in a range of science festivals, fairs, and workshops such as the USA Science and Engineering Festival and the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Learn about upcoming science events and how the current generation is making significant contributions to science and engineering.
"Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda and work to restore America's place as the world leader in science and technology." - President Barack Obama
October 5, 2012
EPA and the US Department of Health and Human Service are teaming up to present the My Air, My Health Challenge, a multidisciplinary call to innovators and software developers to develop personal air pollution and health sensors. Participants must submit a written proposal by October 5th 2012. We anticipate announcing the finalists the week of Nov. 12 |
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September 29 & 30, 2012
Join EPA in NYC at this family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness that celebrates the arts, engineering, technology and science. EPA experts will demonstrate several ways we're using technology to improve public health and the environment. We'll share resources for inventors and makers interested in using their skills to protect health and be part of the green, sustainable solution! See you there!
Learn more about EPA’s participation at Maker Faire |
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May 18, 2012
For the fourth year running the EPA encouraged young innovators from around the world to apply science to environmental challenges. Thabit Pulak won this year's EPA Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award for his project "Home-Based Arsenic Bio-Sand Water Filter."
Learn more about EPA's participation in previous years |
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April 21, 2011
Dr. Paul Anastas (EPA's former Science Advisor and 'Father of Green Chemistry') and Ben Franklin (played by Ralph Archbold) discussed the importance of innovation and invention, creating a better world through curiosity and scientific investigation, and how the current generation can make significant contributions to science and engineering. Check out the blog, photos, and tweets from the event. |
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July 20 - 27, 2011
Learn about the science of the Great Lakes!
Fifteen teachers and other educators were given the opportunity to work side-by-side with Great Lakes scientists in the week-long workshop aboard the EPA's 180-foot research vessel Lake Guardian, helping support ongoing EPA research. Read blogs, hear podcasts with experts, and check out the mail bag to learn more about the unique ecosystem of the Great Lakes. |
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