Thank you for another successful South Side Science Festival
The 2nd Annual South Side Science Festival on September 30, 2023, was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, and helped organize this year’s festival. We look forward to another day of science, inspiration, and fun next year!
Help make S3F a local tradition
Media Coverage from S3F 2023
Hands-on experience wows kids at South Side Science Festival: ‘Exposure is everything’
Chicago Sun-Times, September 30, 2023
South Side Science Festival brings community to campus
UChicago News, October 5, 2023
University of Chicago hosts second annual South Side Science Festival
WGN, September 30, 2023
About the South Side Science Festival
Each year, the public can meet some of the scientists conducting top research on the South Side; talk to grad students about why they chose science; and fire up imaginations around the possibilities of STEM.
Faculty Organizers
S3F was created and organized by University of Chicago faculty members, along with the help of countless students and staff volunteers.
John Anderson, PhD
Associate Professor of Chemistry
John’s research centers on transition metal chemistry, blending organic chemistry, spectroscopy, materials chemistry, and biology to understand the interplay between natural and synthetic (man-made) systems.
Hannes Bernien, PhD
Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering
Hannes studies quantum physics and quantum information processing to develop new ways of engineering large, complex quantum systems.
Sarah King, PhD
Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Sarah’s research centers on investigating materials at their most fundamental units, watching bonds and electrons moving in real space and time on the nanoscale, so that we can create next generation electronic, catalytic, and optical devices.
Maanasa Raghavan, PhD
Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Human Genetics
Maanasa’s research spans population genetics, anthropology, archaeology, and medical genetics. Her team asks questions about how demographic, cultural, and environmental factors shape the genetics of present-day humans.
University Sponsors
