This is a past event.

The 2024 Western Upper Peninsula STEM Fair and Festival will be held March 16 in the Memorial Union Ballroom from 1–4 p.m.

New to the event this year: Participants who develop an engineering design project have the chance to advance to Invention Convention Michigan, a competition held later this year at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan.

Students from Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Gogebic counties in grades 4–8 are invited to participate in the STEM Fair. Registration is open to individuals and teams of 2–3 students. Students will prepare and present on a science investigation or an engineering design project.

A Student Planning Guide, registration forms and other important information can be found at the Western U.P. STEM Fair and Festival webpage.

Registration is due by Wednesday (Feb. 28).

The public is invited to attend the STEM Festival, held simultaneously, in the commons area of the Memorial Union Building from 1–4 p.m. The festival is coordinated by the Michigan Tech Center for Science and Educational Outreach.

Approximately 50 science and engineering students and professionals from Michigan Tech, local schools, government agencies and local businesses will volunteer their time to judge the student projects. They will also provide more than 20 hands-on science and engineering activities for K–8 students and their families.

The 2024 Western U.P. STEM Fair & Festival is a collaborative effort of the Western U.P. MiSTEM Network, MTU Center for Science and Educational Outreach, Invention Convention Michigan and the Copper Country Intermediate School District.

Many thanks to our current and past sponsors and volunteers. For more information, please contact Tom Oliver at 906-487-2412 or teoliver@mtu.edu, or visit the Western U.P. STEM Fair and Festival webpage.