2024 Science Potpourri

Back with a Bang, cartoon kids with scientific instruments

 

The 2024 Science Potpourri will take place on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from noon - 3PM in the Reichardt Building on the UAF Troth Yeddha Campus. This year's theme is Back...with a Bang!

This is a free, all ages event with hands-on activities designed to encourage curiosity in the sciences. Parking is free on the weekend.

Children will learn about explosions, fossils, volcanoes, the aurora borealis, animals and space while enjoying liquid-nitrogen ice cream, and much more, in a safe and fun learning environment. There will be a scavenger hunt with prizes and educational crafts to take home.

The 2024 Science Potpourri will be part of Find Your Place in Space Week, a nationwide series of events hosted by the White House National Space Council. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about how space science affects their daily lives.

 

Event Floor Plan (coming soon!)  |  Participants  |  Directions (Map)  |  Directions (Step by Step)  |  Sponsors  |  Organizers  |  Contacts  |  PDF Flyer

 

Participants:

College of Natural Science and Mathematics

  • Department of Atmospheric Science
  • Department of Biology & Wildlife
  • Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Department of Geosciences
  • Department of Mathematics & Statistics
  • Department of Natural Resources & Environment
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine

Geophysical Institute

  • Alaska Volcano Observatory
  • Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration
  • Education and Outreach
  • Snow, Ice and Permafrost Group
  • Wilson Alaska Technical Center

 

College of Engineering and Mines

  • Aerospace

International Arctic Research Center

  • Education and Outreach

Institute of Northern Engineering

  • Alaska Stable Isotope Facility

Alaska EPSCoR
Fairbanks Children’s Museum
Friends of Creamer's Field
Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension
UA Museum of the North 

Event Sponsors:

The Science Potpourri is presented by the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics with support from the Doug Schamel Memorial Fund, the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Last Frontier Mediactive, the UAF Geophysical Institute and Catherine Cahill.

Getting to the event:

Parking is available behind the Reichardt building with overflow parking at the UA Museum of the North. Driving directions are available in the interactive map below or by text following the map. 

Driving Directions:

Head north on Thompson Dr  (0.437 mi)

 
At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit onto Tanana Loop W  (0.446 mi)
 
Turn right onto Yukon Dr   (0.477 mi)

Head west on Alumni Dr   (0.369 mi)

 
Continue onto Tanana Lp E  (0.473 mi)
 
At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Tanana Loop W  (0.432 mi) 
 
Turn right onto Yukon Dr  (0.477 mi)

Head southwest on N Tanana Dr toward Tanana Loop  (0.426 mi)

 
N Tanana Dr turns slightly left and becomes Kuskokwim Way   (1,211 ft)
 
Turn right onto Yukon Dr  (997 ft)

Head north on Sheep Creek Rd toward Gold Hill Rd   (0.386 mi)

 
Turn right onto W Tanana Dr   (1.16 mi)
 
At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto Tanana Loop W   (0.460 mi)
 
Turn right onto Yukon Dr  (0.477 mi)

2024 Event Organizers:

Alex Boyle (Lead Organizer)
Arianna Demmerly
Jami Warrick
Gracie Banister
Joseph Storm
Laycie Schnekenburger
Lea Gardine
Liya Billa
Lynnette Dunn
Cathy Donaldson
Justine Schmidt

Contact us:

Event Inquiries: Alex Boyle, adboyle@alaska.edu 
Media Inquiries: Lea Gardine, lagardine@alaska.edu, 907-474-7541