- Morningside Elementary School
- Enrichment
- Family Science Night
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Event Details
2022 Family Science Night!
Monday, February 28 - Thursday, March 3, 2022
Daily sessions will be held in a virtual setting (i.e., Facebook Live, Zoom, etc.)
The 2021 MES Family Science Night was a success! Thanks to all who participated!
Links to recorded sessions can be found in the Digital Dolphin or by reaching out to the FSN Committee.
You've Never Seen Science Like This Before!
The MES Family Science Night event is a set of entertaining and informative nights of science hosted virtually by volunteer professionals from the community. Family Science Night sessions are an opportunity for the entire family to have hands-on exposure to science together. We look forward to offering MES another fun experience of diverse scientific explorations to engage budding learners of all types!
Take a look at our 2021 Session Line-up: https://tinyurl.com/2021FSN-SessionSummary
We're Looking for Presenters
If you are a professional scientist or a passionate hobbyist, please share your knowledge with our students by volunteering to be a presenter at Family Science Night. Also, please help us spread the word to others in the community who may be interested in presenting.
Here are a few topics that we think would round out our list of presenters, but we're open to anything you can think of!
- Astronomer
- Aerospace
- Wearable Computing
- Software Developer
- Foresnic Scientist
- Biotech
- City Planning
For more information on the presenter roles see So you want to present, but what's it like?
Contact us at mesfamilysciencenight@gmail.com with any presenter recommendations or to present yourself.
Sign Up to Volunteer!
Volunteers are a key part of ensuring this event runs smoothly and is a wonderful experience. Please consider signing up to be a virtual host for a session or if you would like to volunteer in a different capacity please reach out to the FSN Commmittee.
Become a Business Sponsor and Family Patron
Is your business or family interested in making an in-kind contribution (presenter, goods or services) or monetary donation to MES Family Science Night? Contact us at mesfamilysciencenight@gmail.com or visit our Dolphin Donor page to learn more.
Contacts
PTA Family Science Night Chairs: Alison Giannavola & Denise Lippert
PTA Family Science Night Speaker Coordinators: Tatiana Nemo & Melissa KempThank you 2020/21 Presenters & Sponsors
Check out all these presenters who are part of the MES Family! These parents of MES students or grads, and even MES grads themselves bring their diverse professional backgrounds to make Family Science Night an inspiring event!
Special thank you to the MES Family:
- Dr. Kim Cobb, GT Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Dr. Nicole Gerardo, Emory University, Department of Biology, Emory University
- Michelle Spady, Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta (CHOA)
- Dr. Hang Lu, Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Dr. Reena Gupta (Dr. G), Ansley Eye Care
- Dr. Stephanie Sherman, Department of Human Genetics at Emory University
- Dr. Charlie Kemp, Georgia Tech University and Hello Robot, Inc.
Thank you to these additional university organizations:
And thank you to these community businesses:
Thank you 2020/21 Volunteers
MES Parent Session Hosts - Heather Low, Brittany Hamilton(MES Teacher), Liz Stanton, Lisa Olmsted-Nunez, Maria Lyons, Jill Cobb, Jorgelina Striedinger, Marla Johnson, Stuart Lake (2 sessions!), Wendy Little, Allison Espelosin(MES Teacher), Jennifer Lieb
Committee - Alison Giannavola (co-chair), Denise Lippert(co-chair), Tatiana Nemo, Melissa Kemp, Yonathan Thio, Hamilton Reavey, Suzanne Oldweiler, Maria Lyons, Jorgelina Striedinger, Tori Moore, Jennifer Lieb
2020/21 Dolphin Donors
We would like to thank all our Business Sponsors & Family Patrons.