The annual Project Fibonacci STEAM conference provides a unique experience for young scholars to participate in a hands-on, immersive learning environment. The event features an all star lineup of keynote speakers throughout the week to inspire the next wave of young scholars. STEAM Outreach Coordinator Dan Kostelec discusses the importance the addition of arts to…
Read MoreA Project Fibonacci “Quadcopters for Girls” learning and competition event will be held at The Beeches on Tuesday and Wednesday, sponsored by ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome. Open to the public from 1:30-3 p.m., the event will include 13 teams of middle-school female students from the Adirondack, Camden, Holland Patent, Oriskany, Westmoreland, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, Canastota…
Read MoreOne of the biggest stars on the CNBC show, ‘Shark Tank,’ is coming to Rome Free Academy to share with the audience stories of his success in business. Daymond John will be one of the keynote speakers for the Project Fibonacci 2017 STEAM Conference. The FUBU creator got his start in entrepreneurship with a $100,000 mortgage…
Read MorePhysicists, engineers, science promoters, entrepreneurs and authors all will be presenters during this summer’s second Project Fibonacci STEAM Conference. The speakers series and featured guests include: • July 31: Christine McKinley, musician, engineer and co-host of History Channel’s “Brad Meltzer’s Decoded.” • Aug. 1: Deborah Berebichez, physicist and host of the Science Channel’s “Outrageous Acts…
Read MoreA $12,500 check to support this summer’s Project Fibonacci STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) Youth Conference was presented by founders of the Shoreline Group, a professional services and software development company. The funding was presented to Andrew Drozd, president and chief scientist of ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome and founder of the Project…
Read MoreThe Project Fibonacci STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) Youth Conference has received two supporting checks of $5,000 each from local organizations. One check was presented by Griffiss Institute and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, while the other check was presented by Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS). Receiving the checks was Andrew…
Read MoreBuilding more interest among students for careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) is one aim of an event next week that ties in with the second year of a local Project Fibonacci educational initiative, according to organizers of the local event.. The “Women & STEAM Speakers Series” will feature Margot Lee Shetterly, author…
Read MoreProject Fibonacci teamed with Community Bank and ANDRO Computational Solutions to host a two-day science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program at The Beeches on Tuesday and Wednesday. The focus of the program was drones, also called unmanned aerial systems. Rome Mayor Jacqueline M. Izzo and Assemblyman Anthony J. Brindisi, D-119, Utica, welcomed students from…
Read MoreStudents from several area school districts will participate in a second annual “UAV Day” on small unmanned aerial vehicle/drone technology, on Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Beeches Professional Campus, 7980 Turin Road. Rain dates Oct. 25, 26. Among participating schools, including teams of five or six students: Rome Free Academy, Adirondack,…
Read MoreGUEST SPEAKER — Andrew Drozd, Project Fibonacci founder, speaks at the Rome Academy of Sciences Dinner on Wednesday evening at Vescio’s Franklin Hotel about the project which brought leading scientists and studnents from across the country to Rome this summer. He is president and chief research scientist of ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC. (Sentinel photo by…
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