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As a young boy in Malawi, I remember loving the nature studies class, where we would do simple experiments such as placing a bean in a container with water. Three days later, we’d come back to examine what had happened to the bean. My fascination with science only grew as I continued my education in Malawi and then in America, where I earned a Ph.D. in Range Ecology from Colorado State University. Read More.
When Todd Rider (SSP Alumnus: Science Talent Search 1986; International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 1983, 84, 85, 86) made it to his first ISEF as a freshman, he had such a rewarding experience and was so impressed with the other projects, he rededicated his efforts to his research to make sure he could successfully compete and come back every year. “It was very influential to be able to conduct research at that young age and go from having an idea to doing literature research on something, doing experiments on it, writing it all up, and presenting it,” he says.
Years later, he’s still impressed with the projects he’s seen at the Massachusetts State Science Fair, where he has been judging for 15 years, and now with Broadcom MASTERS 2011, where he judged projects at a national level for the first time this Fall and really enjoyed it. “The caliber of the students is just so impressive,” Todd says, and he is also impressed by their enthusiasm for science. Read More
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