Charleston hosts STEM Festival presented by Bosch
February 20, 2018
On February 3, Charleston hosted the 2018 Charleston STEM Festival, presented by Bosch. The one-day festival featured 80 exhibitors that provided hands-on activities, live performances, interactive demonstrations, and family-oriented STEM entertainment. The free event brought guests of all ages to participate in interactive presentations like “Ask a Meteorologist,” a Career Concourse featuring job training and educational opportunities from STEM companies and institutions, and hands-on STEM activities at exhibits.
The 2018 Festival was made possible through Clemson’s partnerships with top STEM corporations including Google, Nucor, Boeing, Dominion Energy, Cummins, SPAWAR Systems Atlantic, Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Mercedes-Benz Vans, and Home Telecom.
The Charleston STEM Festival’s purpose is to increase awareness of the role of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in society, promoting responsible science in the region, and conveying the joy of STEM to South Carolina. The Charleston STEM Festival is an initiative of the Lowcountry STEM Collaborative and is managed by South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics and Science and Clemson University.
For more information, visit: http://charlestonstemfest.org.