The 68th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) celebrated its winners on Sunday, March 19 at Chapman University. After COVID-19 hit in 2020, this was the first time the award ceremony took place in person. Starting from August of last year, students were invited to submit their STEM projects for OCSEF 2023. By …
What is happening now? Registration for the 2023 Orange County Science and Engineering Fair is now closed. We’re in the stage of project submittal: Presentation slide deck, Log book, Video Submittal. Project Submittal Deadline: Sat. February 25, 2023 11:59 pm PST. Project submittal will be allowed only for students who have completed their project registration …
The 2022 Research and Engineering Design Academy is a FREE, virtual series of six, step-by-step, workshops designed to guide students, grades 6 through 12, to complete a science research or engineering project and enter it into the 2023 Orange County Science and Engineering Fair. Two independent sessions are offered Academy 101: For students with no …
Applied Mechanics / Structures & Mechanisms / Manufacturing SENIOR DIVISION First Place Tarini Neeladaran Second Place Kaleb Lee Third Place Zahid Abdul-Qadeer JUNIOR DIVISION Second Place Kelly Wang and Tara Pham Third Place Damacia Shang Honorable Mention •Abhimanyu Shridhar•Sammy Thai, Lydia Lo•Rita Wilton•Julianne Kim, Joanne Chen, Stephanie Yang Fluids / Aerodynamics SENIOR DIVISION First Place …
The 67th Annual Orange County Science & Engineering Fair will take place March 9-13, 2022. Registration is now open, make sure you read and understand our guidelines before you register Read our multi-step registration process Added documents for registration can be found here Click on the “Register Here” button blow to begin the three-step registration …
A FREE online, interactive professional learning workshop for teachers and educators that will walk you through the steps of research project design, its alignment with NGSS, and support for your students entering the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair. Improve the quality of experimental design and get tips on how to start students on research …
OCSEF announces Tuesday, December 14, 2021 as the opening day for project registrations for the 67th Annual Orange County Science & Engineering Fair. The Scientific Review Committee Applications (prerequisite to OCSEF Application) will be open from August 1, 2021 onwards. There are twenty award categories and an additional special-awards given by leading Orange County education-supporting institutes such as …
OCDE Newsroom summarizes the 2021 Orange County Science and Engineering Fair: more than 100 OC students walked away with special recognition for their innovative and inspiring submissions. And 81 of those students also progressed to the state science fair. Six local students also qualified for Regeneron ISEF — which is considered the world’s largest pre-college science competition. …
Passion and imagination are two secret ingredients to make a successful engineering design project. We turned to Mr. David Hartman of Koa System Engineering (and also an OCSEF Academy instructor) to get inspired for our next big engineering project. How to approach an engineering design project? According to David Hartman, founder of engineering consulting firm …
It’s hard for teenagers to separate from their phones. But what if their phones could give them first aid when they experience anxiety? Carden Hall Elementary School Student Arietta Goshtasby has developed an app that reduces anxiety levels for teens. The ‘Therabot’ was first presented at the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair earlier this …