Come experience Montana State University’s research at MSU Family Science Day (which was started as NanoDays in 2008). MSU faculty and students will showcase their research through educational hands-on activities. Participants can circulate at their own pace through a variety of engaging demonstrations and experiments in a science festival atmosphere.

Many scientific topics and disciplines will be represented from soil science to extreme gravity physics to microbiology. Featured research projects include the NASA Aerokats and Rovers Education Network, Thermal Biology Institute, Dead Lizards Society, Society of Women Engineers, MSU Chemistry Department, and eXtreme Gravity Institute. A large section of displays will be devoted to nanotechnology, an emerging field in which scientists and engineers study and manipulate matter at the atomic and molecular scale to develop disease-fighting drugs, alternative energy solutions, ultra-strong sports equipment and many other applications. Many thanks to the lab of Wataru Nakagawa for their long-time support of this event.

MSU Family Science Night takes place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Visitors can stop in at any time for activities and demonstrations.

The evening will help both kids and adults learn more about science in a fun and easy-to-understand format. All events take place at the Strand Union Ballrooms on the MSU campus and are free to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

MSU Family Science Day is sponsored by MSU Academic Technology and Outreach, Montana NSF EPSCoR and the Montana Nanotechnology Facility (MONT).