{"126001":{"#nid":"126001","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Celebrates Science at D.C. Festival Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is participating this weekend in the nation\u2019s largest celebration of science, the USA Science \u0026amp; Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is a proud sponsor of the event that aims to get the nation\u2019s youth interested and excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 28 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, located at 801 Mount Vernon Place NW.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff from Georgia Tech will be showcasing the Institute\u2019s cutting-edge research to thousands \u0026nbsp;of children through interactive and entertaining activities. At Georgia Tech\u2019s expo booth, the activities include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cAugmented Reality: Moving the Internet into the Real World\u201d \u2013 Young people will have the opportunity to try the Argon Augmented Reality Web Brower and see images, text, video and 3D characters in the real world.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cCome Match the Art of Nanotechnology\u201d \u2013 Students can see images transformed from an electron microscope into inspired art.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cLasers: Superhero Technology Everyone Can Use\u201d \u2013 Visitors can play with lasers, bend light and defy gravity.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERepresentatives from the Georgia Tech\u2019s Office of Undergraduate Admission will be at a booth in the Career Pavilion spreading the good word about Tech\u2019s academics and campus life \u2013 to recruit the next generation of engineers and innovators. Tech alumni from the D.C. chapter will be at the booth volunteering and sharing their experiences. And, Georgia Tech\u2019s beloved mascot, Buzz, is making the trip to D.C. for the expo.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe fun doesn\u2019t stop there. Comedian Pete Ludovice, who is also a chemical and biomedical engineering professor at Georgia Tech, will be providing the lighter side of science in the festival expo\u2019s \u201cNight of Comedy\u201d along with several other humorous scientists.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELudovice will be doing three shows:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cThe Attack of the Monster Molecules\u201d \u2013 April 28 at 3 p.m. on the Carver Stage\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cStatistics: Feel the Power of the Dork Side\u201d \u2013 April 28 at 5 p.m. on the Franklin Stage.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u201cChemical Engineering \u2013 More Thank Just Gas\u201d \u2013 April 29 at noon on the Franklin Stage\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETech\u2019s booths will be among more than 3,000 fun and interactive exhibits, 100 stage shows and 33 author presentations at the expo.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is participating April 28-29 in the nation\u2019s largest celebration of science, the USA Science \u0026amp; Engineering Festival Expo in Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is a proud sponsor of the event that aims to get the nation\u2019s youth excited about science, technology, engineering and mathematics."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-04-24 17:03:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:04","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-04-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"126061":{"id":"126061","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Goes to D.C. for Festival Expo","body":null,"created":"1449178604","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:44","changed":"1475894749","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:49","alt":"Georgia Tech Goes to D.C. for Festival Expo","file":{"fid":"194509","name":"img_0045.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0045_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0045_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1989175,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_0045_0.jpg?itok=9ecWMvVD"}}},"media_ids":["126061"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.usasciencefestival.org\/","title":"USA Science and Engineering Festival homepage"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/usa-science-and-engineering-festival\/","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s 2012 USA Science \u0026 Engineering Festival Expo Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1838","name":"Admissions"},{"id":"1597","name":"Augmented Reality"},{"id":"416","name":"GTRI"},{"id":"10652","name":"lasers"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"13640","name":"Pete Ludovice"},{"id":"30521","name":"USA Science and Engineering Festival"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}