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You can participate in more than one science fair using your project as long as you follow the rules. Read more to find out how and where. In some cases it will just be a matter of submitting your research paper.

This note only applies if you are printing the ISEF forms using the FDF data from your online application.

Online registration for the 2012 Mercer Science and Engineering Fair is now open. Actually it was available this summer but many are just starting their project right now. We have made some minor changes to the registration process. Junior and Senior division students need only the Intel ISEF forms. The MSEF form is only used by Elementary division students and is available to be printed once the registration is complete.

The Mercer Science and Engineering Fair Fall Science Fair meeting will be on Thursday, Sept. 29 at Villa Victoria Academy at 7pm. Teachers, parents and senior division students (grades 9-12) are invited to attend. We will be answering questions regarding the fair including aspects such as judging and registration in addition to providing an overview of the fair.

Those who are getting a head start for the 2012 science fair can find download the 2012 ISEF forms now. You will need to post this information online when you register but you need to get many of these forms signed BEFORE you start your experimentation. Note, you can start your research, prepare materials and build hardware you might use in the experiment but you cannot actually start until your application has been signed and approved.

Our top three Senior Disvision winners have the option to compete in the SUNY Oswego Genius Olympiad science fair. Other seniors interested in competing in this fair can submit their projects for consideration as well. We suggest that you do if you have the time. You will have to provide travel to upper New York if you are accepted but room and board are provided.

The award ceremony was done in record time and we want congratulate the Grand Prize winner, Hannah Jin of West Windsor-Plainsboro High school, for the project "The Effects of Static Magnetic Fields (SMFs) on the Biomineralizatin of Osteoblasts." She will be attending the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angles in May.

Project pick up is on Thursday between 3pm and 7pm. All projects must be picked up by 7pm or they will discarded immediately. No exceptions. Elementary and Junior division students that did not attend the award ceremony may pick up any awards when they pick up their projects. Hand in your check out form or show photo ID at the check out table after you get your project.

All science applications should be complete at this point. You can still log in and download the MSEF, check in and check out forms but any changes made after March 9th will not be used. If you have issues or problems please contact us immediately (Email: webmaster@mercersec.org).

Elementary (grades 4-5) and Junior (grades 6-8) should be bringing a copy of all their signed forms to the fair where they will be turned in. Seniors (grades 9-12) should have mailed in the applications already. They should bring an extra copy to check in just in case. They should bring their check in form. Everyone please check out the Restricted Items for the project displays. Check in will take about fifteen minutes but make sure your check in form is signed before you leave. We look forward to seeing you at the fair.

The award ceremony will be held on March 15th at Rider University as noted on the calendar. Some applications had an incorrect date for the award ceremony. Please ignore that. The ceremony is always held on Tuesday evening.

The Broadcom Masters Competition is the new follow on competition for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students competing in the Mercer Science and Engineering Fair. Winners from the Junior division of our fair will be able to compete for the top 30 Finalist slots who win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.