Hundreds of students show projects this week at F&M.

The 57th North Museum Science & Engineering Fair will be held Tuesday through Thursday, March 23-25, at Franklin & Marshall College.

Three hundred forty-five junior and senior high school students will display their projects in 22 categories. Students will set up exhibits at Mayser Gymnasium from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23. Judging will begin Wednesday, March 24, with interviews from noon-4 p.m. by professionals in science and technology fields. The awards ceremony will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the F&M Alumni Sports and Fitness Center.

From 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, the public is invited to Mayser Gymnasium to see the projects. Local business owners and community leaders are invited to the STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, Showcase Reception from 5-7 p.m. the same day at Mayser Gymnasium. The reception is sponsored by Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board. For more information about the fair and the reception, visit northmuseum.org.

Since its inception in 1953, the science fair has grown from a small affair with 39 participants to a three-day exposition with more than 900 students registering for the chance to compete. Only the top 360 students will present their research projects at this year's event, and two high school students will earn a trip to the 2010 Intel Science & Engineering Fair, which will be held in San Jose, Calif., in May. The Presenting Sponsor for the North Museum Science & Engineering Fair is Exelon Nuclear. The Media Sponsor is Lancaster Newspapers Inc.; Gold Sponsors are F&M and McNeil-PPC Consumer Healthcare.

Prior to entering the fair, students submitted their entries to the Science Review Committee. Ken Ralph, Ph.D., of J&K Seminars, leads this committee that ensures projects meet requirements and safety regulations. Other members include Dr. Chris Fox, emergency room physician at Lancaster General Hospital, and Dr. Rick Baron, veterinarian at Warwick Run Animal Clinic, both of whom are fair judges; and Wallace Green, Ph.D., Hershey Medical Center.

Serving as 2010 director of the fair is Missy Doll, Manheim Township High School physics teacher. She is assisted by Dan Daneker and Maria Stern, both of Conestoga Valley High School, and David Martin, Centerville Middle School. Jim Ringlein, North Museum curator of science, serves as fair coordinator. The category judging supervisor is Robert Marion, president of GCI Environmental Services.

Judges for this year's fair include:

• J. Brian Adams, Ph.D., principal, Lancaster Decision Analysis.

• Timothy Bechtel, Ph.D., principal geophysicist, Enviroscan Inc; visiting professor, Franklin & Marshall College; adjunct professor, University of Pennsylvania.

• John Bergey, president, Pulsar Time Computer; president Novatec, director Ferraniti International.

• Wes Bruckno, American Institute of Certified Planners; senior planner, Chester County Planning Commission; chairman, Conestoga Township Planning Commission.

• Joseph Cannon, Ph.D., associate professor, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology.

• Ken Cutler, senior electrical engineer, Exelon Corp.

•Sarah Dawson, Ph.D., professor and acting director, Wohlsen Center for the Sustainable Environment, F&M.

• Hans Derr, principal CIH/consulting director, E&OHCS.

• Dr. Binh Quang Dinh, psychiatry resident, Hershey Medical Center.

• Sarah Dinh, Ph.D., dairy/environment educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Lancaster County.

• Timothy Elkner, Ph.D., horticulture extension educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Lancaster County.

•Morgan Forney, test engineer, Case New Holland.

• Ryan Gamber, engineering manager, Clean Burn Inc.

• Edward Garrity, Ph. D., president and CEO, ACR Scientific Corp.

•Dr. John Gastaldo, Lancaster Neuroscience & Spine Associates.

•Mary Ginder, certified nurse practitioner, Kissel Hill Family Care.

• Jeffrey Graybill, extension educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Lancaster County.

• Wendy Griest, site director and mobile educator, Science in Motion at Elizabethtown College.

•Brant Hershey, technical director, Teknuvations, LLC.

• Kim Hobbs, regulatory analyst, Exelon Nuclear.

• Mike Horst, Ph.D., director of research, Lancaster General Hospital.

• John Hughes, program director, Millersville University program in respiratory therapy.

• Dr. Ken Hurst, owner, Ken Hurst, M.D.

• Denise Ingoe, senior operations instructor, Exelon Nuclear.

• Jon Kauffman, Ph.D., director, biopharmaceutical services, Lancaster Laboratories.

• Roman Kebalo, process development engineer, Dart Container Corp.

• Amanda Kleback, system manager, Exelon Nuclear.

• Justin Kulp, Dart Container Corp.

• Amie Lawrence, senior research consultant, Select International.

• Betsy Leppo, invertebrate zoologist, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program.

• Houping Liu, Ph.D., forest entomologist, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

• Jinfang Liu, Ph.D., vice president of technology and engineering, Electron Energy Corp.

• Polly Longenberger, Ph.D., research scientist, Pioneer Hi-Bred International.

• Mary Longenecker, structural engineer, Baker Ingram and Associates.

• George Love, assistant director, Pennsylvania Geologic Survey.

• Susan Luek, Ph.D., professor of psychology, Millersville University.

• Darrel Menking, research biologist, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center.

• Charles S. Merris Jr., manager, engineering and analytical services, corporate environmental health and safety, P.H. Glatfelter Co.

• Travis Miller, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, Millersville University.

• Bruce Moffit, IT infrastructure analyst, Armstrong World Industries Inc.

• James Moné, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, Millersville University.

• Rick Monka, quality specialist, McNeil-PPC Inc.

• Michael Morris, Ph.D., adjunct assistant professor of biology, F&M.

• Douglas Needham, Ph.D., education department head, Longwood Gardens.

• Andrew Odell, senior chemist, Exelon Nuclear.

• Ashis Pal, president, geographIT.

• Richard Papez, senior research scientist, retired, Armstrong World Industries.

• Mrunalini Pattarkine, Ph.D., associate professor of biotechnology, Harrisburg University.

• Dr. Alan Peterson, associate director, family practice residency program, Lancaster General Hospital.

• Dean Putt, senior scientist, Armstrong World Industries.

• Amy Randolph, senior geologic scientist, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Minerals Section.

• Dona Reber, senior director of microbiology/global quality and compliance, Wyeth Laboratories.

• Bill Regitz, retired engineer, Intel Corp.

• Bill Reynolds, engineering manager, Exelon Nuclear.

• Steve Rowley, vice president, Gannett Fleming Inc.

• Rao Sankarmanchi, project manager, CDM.

• John R. Scala, Ph.D., broadcast meteorologist, WGAL-TV; consultant, National Forensics Consultants.

• Chris Schieber, quality engineer, McNeil-PPC Inc.

• Charles Scharnberger, professor emeritus, Millersville University.

• Steve Shank, Ph.D., geologic scientist, Bureau of Topographic & Geologic Survey, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

• Bryan Simmons, assistant general counsel, The Hershey Co.

• Charles Souders, P.E., manager, environmental, McNeil PPC.

• Sven-Erik Spichiger, entomology program manager, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

• Jeffrey Steed, veterinarian, Manheim Pike Veterinary Hospital.

• Minneva Taltoan, senior radiochemist.

• Dr. Nitin K. Tanna, Lancaster Radiology Associates.

• Dean Turner, senior CADD designer, Lake, Roeder, Hillard & Associates.

• Jeff Unton, senior engineer, Alcoa Mill Plate Facility.

• Ryan Wagner, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, Millersville University.

• Thomas Willig, principal metrologist, Lancaster Labs.

• Craig Ziemer, staff engineer, LSI Corp.

Forty-eight auxiliary awards will be presented to students by area organizations and businesses, which typically provide their own judges. These participating groups are American Chemical Society, Southeastern Pennsylvania Section; American Chemical Society, Student Affiliate, F&M Chapter; American Meteorological Society; American Society of Landscape Architects, Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter; American Psychological Association; Armstrong World Industries Inc., Building Products Division; Armstrong World Industries Inc., Engineering; ASM International (South Central Pennsylvania Chapter); ASM Materials Education Foundation; Association of Women Geoscientists Foundation; Farm and Home Foundation of Lancaster County; Harrisburg University of Science & Technology; Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award; International Sustainable World Project Olympiad; ISA-The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society; Izaak Walton League; Kauffman-Gamber Physical Therapy; Keep Lancaster County Beautiful; Lancaster City and County Medical Society; Lancaster County Conservancy; Lancaster County Conservation District; Lancaster County Firemen's Association; Lancaster County Pharmaceutical Association; Lancaster Emergency Management Agency; Lancaster General Hospital; Lancaster Laboratories; Lancaster Lebanon Psychological Association; Lebanon Valley College; Mental Health Association in Lancaster County; Mount Hope; Mu Alpha Theta; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Society of Professional Engineers; Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Program, Millersville University; PA Council of Professional Geologists; Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers; Ricoh Corp.; Safe Harbor Water Power Corp.; Society for In Vitro Biology; Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Lancaster Chapter; Society of Plastic Engineers; Stockholm Junior Water Prize; U.S. Air Force; U.S. Army; U.S. Metric Association; U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. Public Health Service; Union Fire Company No. 1; and Yale Science and Engineering Association.