The regional science fairs for middle and high school students have been delayed until next month because of the possibility of inclement weather.

The Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair and the Central Arkansas Regional Junior Academy of Science has been rescheduled for March 10, according to organizers.

Students with the top three projects in the senior division of CARSEF will be eligible to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh in May 2015.

If nominated by CARSEF, up to 15 sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students may also submit research papers to Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars).

Awards ceremonies for the junior division begins at 4 p.m., while awards for senior division begin at 5:15 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held in UALR’s Center for Performing Arts, University Theatre.

More about each fair

Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair
CARSEF is for public, private, and home-school students from the counties of Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Van Buren, White, Woodruff, and Yell.

The junior division is open to fourth through eighth grade students. The senior division is open to students in grades nine to 12.

Keith Harris, fair director and research associate in UALR’s Department of Teacher Education, said the competition is to encourage participation in a science fair from rural counties in Arkansas.

The CARSEF event will accept projects in seventeen categories, established by the Intel Internation Science and Engineering Fair. For more competition information, see the CARSEF website.

Central Arkansas Regional Junior Academy of Science
The Central Arkansas Regional Junior Academy of Science offers separate junior and senior divisions for students in Conway, Faulkner, Logan, Lonoke, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, and Yell counties. Participation is encouraged by public and private schools.

Categories for the competition include behavioral and social sciences, biochemistry, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth and space science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, medicine and health, microbiology, physics, and zoology. The first, second, and third place winner in the senior high division may advance to compete at the Arkansas State Junior Academy of Science competition.