Sienerth, assistant professor of chemistry at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, was featured in a Burlington Times-News article Feb. 4 about preparing elementary school children for science fairs and projects. Details...
Sienerth has judged science fairs at Andrews Elementary School, where his three children attend, as well as system-wide fairs for the Alamance-Burlington schools. His advice to parents is to play a supporting role in preparing projects, but to let the child develop ideas and do a majority of the work.
The story, by staff writer Alice Shelton, also mentioned the work done by Sienerth and ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students in the American Chemical Society to help children in the 21st Century WHEEL program with science projects. The program provides after-school activities, workshops and enrichment opportunities for students in east Burlington.
Also featured in the story was a photo of Sienerth’s 10-year-old son, Nick, as he worked on a science project at school.
Sienerth has created a special Web site for students doing science projects at:
Sienerth joined the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty in 1998. He was recently named the first recipient of the Japheth E. Rawls Professorship, which encourages collaborative work between faculty and students on undergraduate research projects.