CT Academy of Science & Engineering to Host 29th Annual Meeting

Evening To Feature Keynote Address by Dr. Henry Lee, Student Award Presentations

What: 29th Annual Meeeting and Student Awards Presentations, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

When: Tuesday, May 25, 2004, 6 pm to 9:30 pm

Where: Rocky Hill Marriott, Rocky Hill, CT

Who: Dr. Henry Lee, Keynote Speaker
“Forensic Science: Utilizing Technology to Solve Crime”

Why: To highlight advances in science and technology in Connecticut and to honor the state’s most talented young scientists and engineers. Winners of the 2004 Connecticut Science Fair, the 2004 Connecticut Talent Search, the 2004 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and the 2004 Connecticut Invention Convention will be recognized during the evening ceremonies, along with the two first place winners of the National Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology, Team Division, Connecticut brothers Jeffrey and Mark Schneider. The new H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence, established by the Academy and sponsored by Gerber Scientific, Inc., will be awarded to the two first place winners of the Connecticut Science Fair and the first place winner of the 2004 Connecticut Talent Search.

Twenty-seven newly elected members of the Academy also will be introduced.

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The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering was chartered by the General Assembly in 1976 to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people and to the state of Connecticut, and to promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well being. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.