Expo-sciences regional final held at Concordia

For the second year, Concordia welcomed the Hydro-Québec Montreal Regional Science and Technology Fair, the largest regional science fair in the province.

The event was held March 27 to 29 in the lobbies of the Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex and the John Molson School of Business Building.

“There were some truly fantastic projects. These students know their projects in such detail and with such enthusiasm,” said Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Catherine Mulligan, who served at the event’s co-chair.

On the line for the best projects was $15,000 in cash, $22,000 in travel prizes, as well as 13 scholarships of $2,500 for future studies at Concordia; nine general scholarships to be used in any Faculty, two scholarships from the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, and two from the Faculty of Arts and Science.

The event is the regional final of the Hydro-Québec Science Fair, also known as Expo-sciences.

Thirteen regional finals of the Hydro- Québec Science Fair will have been held throughout the province February through April. The most outstanding projects from each regional final will move onto the Super Expo-sciences Hydro-Québec, Québec Final to be held April 14 to 17 at Université de Sherbrooke’s Cultural Centre.

At the Concordia event, 12 students and their projects were chosen to represent the Montreal area at the Quebec final.

Winners of the provincial showdown will go onto the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Toronto, May 14 to 21, where 500 students will compete for prizes worth nearly $900,000.

For a complete list of Montreal regional final winners, visit the Educational Alliance for Science and Technology site.

From coordinating volunteers to securing and preparing the venues to communications and promotion, the university-wide coordination of numerous departments and people helped make the Expo-sciences regional final an event to remember for hundreds of students.

Watch the video below to experience what it’s like to be part of the biggest science fair in Quebec.

Related links:
•    Hydro-Québec Science Fair
•    Complete list of Montreal regional final winners