Wellsville Science
Students are finalists for an experimental design to be conducted on the
International Space Station
Press Release from David
Foster, Superintendent, Wellsville Central School District
Congratulations to the Wellsville Secondary School Science
students who prepared an experiment proposal selected as one of the top three
proposals as evaluated by local judges! The title of the winning proposal is:
"The Effect of Ascorbic Acid on Planarian Regeneration in
Microgravity".
As a next step, the Wellsville proposal and two others from
the WNY STEM Coalition will be transmitted by WNY STEM this week for review by
a team of national experts arranged by the National Center for Earth and Space
Science Education (NCESSE). We expect to have a decision on which of the three proposals
will be flown to the International Space Station (projected June 2018 flight
date) by mid-December. Meanwhile, on December 7, teachers, students, school
leaders and sponsors will be recognized at the WNY Student Showcase held at
SUNY Buffalo.
