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Feedback For The Next Fair

We are starting to plan for our next fair and we are looking for your feedback. Here are some of the things we plan on doing for next year.

  • Elementary division will now be required to submit a research plan and abstract
  • The upload process will accept multiple files of various types including ZIP, PDF, JPG, GIF and PNG.
  • Tabs are being added to the application forms for uploading and printing forms to bring to the fair
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MSEF Winner is Semifinalist in Disney’s Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair

We would like to congratulate Nicholas Stewart for being one of 30 semifinalists in Disney’s Iron Man 3 Inventor and Innovator Fair competition. Nicholas may win a trip to California for the premiere of Iron Man 3, a visit to Disneyland, trip to Broadcom Headquarters, and the opportunity to share his research at the El Capitan Theatre from May 3rd to June 20th.

Nicholas is a student at Saint Gregory the Great. He received a Most Superior award in our 2012 Mercer Science and Engineering Fair for his project, Down The Nanotubes: Tiny Innovation has Huge Impact on Safe Drinking Water. He also received the Earle S. Rommel Communications Award and the U.S. Navy award. The Disney competition was based on those participating in the Broadcom Masters competition so we recommend those who won this year finish their application for this competition.

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2013 MSEF Grand Prize Winner Headed To Intel ISEF In May

MSEF 2013 Grand Prize Winner Jong Ho Lee
Congratulations to all the students and award winners that participated in this year's Mercer Science and Engineering Fair. We have an excellent crop of projects. Most of our top winners in the Junior division will be competing in the Broadcom Masters competition.

The Grand Prize winner this year is Jong Ho Lee from Lawrenceville with his chemistry project, Small molecule grafted quantum dot white light emitting diode. Jong will attending the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May. The ISEF is being held in Phoenix, AZ. The overall fair results have now been posted.

We would like to thank Rider University and all our sponsors for making this fair possible. We would also like to thank all the judges and people that helped with the fair including members of the Mercer Science and Engineering Club.

 

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Award Ceremony and Pick Up Coming Up

 We've had a great fair so far. Judging is complete and the seniors survived. We wil be seeing everyone at the award ceremony on Tuesday at 7pm. It lasts about an hour. The projects will be open for viewing after the ceremony. Project pick up is set for 3pm to 7pm  Thursday. Make sure you are there with your check out form for a quick exit. Anything left at 7pm will be put in the shredder. 

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See You At The Fair

Everyone should use the main entrance to Rider University when they come to the fair. There is construction and the other entrance will be problematic. Also, just a reminder to come between 11am and 4pm Sunday to set up. Bring the check-in, check out, research plan and abstract. Elementary division students also bring the signed MSEF form. Any students that could not upload the ISEF forms shoudl bring them to as well. You can download the table map if you are interested. You will get your table number when you check in on Sunday. We look forward to seeing you Sunday. 

P.S. We had some website maintenance issues Tuesday night. These should be resolved now. 

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Application Process Complete

Note: Project pickup is Thursday March 21st. It was incorrectly noted as Thursday 3/22. Please email us need to make any changes to your application other than to the research plan or abstract. Any student who has not been able to upload their forms should bring them to the fair on Sunday. If you have questions or problems please email us (webmaster@mercersec.org).

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What To Bring To The Fair (and not)

 MSEF 2013 is coming up soon so be prepared. You need to print and bring the MSEF check in, check out, research plan and abstract forms found on the Status page of the online application. Elementary students also need to print out and sign the MSEF elementary application found on the same page. Also double check the Restricted Content and Materials web page so we will not have to ask you to remove any materials from your display. We look forward to seeing you at the fair. 

 

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Don't Forget To Upload Applications

 Junior and Senior division students need to upload their applications in addition to posting their contents online (see Uploading Forms for more details). This should be done when the project is completed. Elementary division students DO NOT need to upload any forms and only need to complete the online registration. All students need to bring a copy of their Abstract, Research Plan and check in form when they set up their project. The check out form is needed when you pick up your project. 

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Website Updated

The site was down for a little while today (2/16/13) so we could update the site. The changes address some issues some where having saving their Research Plan. If you had an issue or could not save a Research Plan then please log in and try again. Contact us if you have any problems with the site. Thank you for your patience. We look forward to seeing you at the fair. 

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MSEF 2013 Registration Open

Registration for the 2013 Mercer Science and Engineering Fair is now open. We have made some changes so please check out the Online Registration section. Junior and Senior division students now use the same blank forms and application process with the same due dates. The applications files are new uploaded as part of the registration process so there is no need to bring or mail in forms as in the past. The Elementary division process has been streamlined as well and all divisions now use the same research plan and abstract presentation forms.

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Two Broadcom Masters Semifinalists From MSEF

We would like to congratulate Yash Balaji and Nicholas Stewart in becoming Broadcom Masters Semifinalists. They are part of the 300 students that made it to this level of the competition. We had a number of Broadcom Master award winners at our fair and they submitted their projects to the Broadcom Masters competition.

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William Xu Takes Home Two Awards From Intel ISEF 2012

William Xu won two awards at Intel ISEF 2012
William Weili Xu, the 2012 Mercer Science and Engineering Fair Grand Prize winner, won two awards at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), for his project, Creating and Optimizing Porous MOFs for the Capture of Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas Mixtures. These awards included the Alcoa Foundation's First Award - Water and the...
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2012 Fair Photos and Social Media

There are new photos from this year's fair on our Facebook page. We are also on Twitter and LinkedIn now. The links are on the right so check it out. Follow us, like us or join us and come to the next fair. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Getting Ready for MSEF 2013

Is it too early to get started for the 2013 Mercer Science and Engineering Fair? No, especially if you want to work on it over the summer. Here are the blank forms to get started:

We are also revamping our online registration and MSEF forms. There is now an official MSEF Research Plan and MSEF Abstract form to be displayed in front of every project. Check them out and give us some feedback. Also check out our social...

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Mercer Science and Engineering Fair Results

We would like to congratulate Grand Prize winner William Xu of Princton High for his project, "Creating and Optimizing Porous Metal Organic Frameworks for the Capture of Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas Mixtures." The Grand Prize winner will compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh.

 Xu MSEF 2012 Grand Prize Winner

MSEF 2012 Results are now posted along with photos. Also check out MercerScienceAndEngineeringFair On Facebook and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Junior Division students...

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Senior Division Safety Review Complete

All senior division applications have been reviewed. Emails have been sent to those students whose online applications are lacking or have issues that need to be corrected before the fair. If you did not receive an emai note then everything is fine. Senior division students need to bring their check-in letter with their project on Sunday. Senior division ISEF forms should be in the mail by now.

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