Who We Are
The Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair is the premier science competition for students in middle and high school in our 23-county service area of East Tennessee. We have promoted teaching the scientific method in science, engineering, and math since 1952.
The fair is sponsored by the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as well as many local companies and agencies. It is held at the UT Thompson Boling Arena during the first week of April. There are two divisions of competition - Junior Division for middle school students greades 6 - 8, and Senior Division for high school students grades 9 - 12.
SASEF is an official, affiliated regional fair of the International Science and Engineering Fair, and the top two Senior Division students win an expense paid trip to compete in ISEF In Reno, NV May 10-15, 2009.
The dates of 57th SASEF are April 6 - 9, 2009. Entries are due by Feb 28, 2009.
Winners of 2008 SASEF participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, May 9-15.
Taylor Jones, Alcoa High School, Grand Champion, and Katharine Sloop, Oak Ridge High School, Reserve Champion, competed in the ISEF 2008. They were accompanied by David Bragg, SASEF Vice President, and Deni Sobek, Oak Ridge High School science teacher.
Teacher Training 2008
SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS
Our qualified staff will provide free, on-site training to groups of middle or high school science/technology/math teachers who would like to supervise science fair projects for their students. Call or email to set up a training session for your school.
Photographs from SASEF 2008 available
James Hayden Photographers took photographs at the 2008 SASEF.
Contact
Julie Werner, Fair Manager
Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair
2506 EJ Chapman Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4531
Phone: (865) 974-5158
Fax: (865) 974-5158
Email: jwerner2@utk.edu
Our service area of upper East Tennessee:
Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Monroe, Roane, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington