Virtual Science Club (VSC) will begin on September 1, 2026 and continue through March 2027. VSC usually meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 7:00PM EDT.
VSC provides free programming to assist students and teachers in developing STEM skills and to motivate students to enter the upcoming Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair (SASEF), which will be held in person on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus on March 23, 2027.
Students and teachers from any region are welcome!
Sessions & Recordings
- The Virtual Science Club
- The Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair
- How to structure a STEM project
- Go into breakout rooms by research area to meet your UTK graduate student mentor that will be hosting sessions monthly through January. The four research areas to choose from are:
- Human Sciences
- Behavioral & Social Sciences
- Medicine & Health Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Animal Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Cellular & Molecular Biology
- Environmental Sciences
- Microbiology
- Plant Sciences
- Machine Learning & Emerging Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning and Algorithms
- Technological Advancement
- Engineering & Math
- Computer Science
- Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical
- Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering
- Energy & Transportation
- Mathematical Sciences
Session Description: TBA
Session Description: TBA
Session Description: Go into breakout rooms by research area to discuss your plans for your 2026 SASEF STEM project. Bring any and all questions you may have!
Session Description: TBA
Session Description: Go into breakout rooms by research area to discuss your plans for your 2025 SASEF STEM project. Bring any and all questions you may have!
Session Description: Go into breakout rooms by research area to discuss your plans for your 2025 SASEF STEM project. Bring any and all questions you may have!
Session Description: Office hours and get critiqued on your poster design!
SASEF Categories – What breakout session to attend?
One meeting per month will feature smaller “breakout” sessions separated into the following four research areas. Each research area’s breakout room will have mentors including a UT graduate student, at least one science and engineering professional, and at least one SASEF board member. These mentors will assist students with questions about STEM activities particularly focusing on those activities that will support a SASEF project.
- Human Sciences
- Behavioral & Social Sciences
- Medicine & Health Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Animal Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Cellular & Molecular Biology
- Environmental Sciences
- Microbiology
- Plant Sciences
- Machine Learning & Emerging Technologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine learning and Algorithms
- Technological Advancements
- Engineering & Math
- Computer Science
- Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical
- Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering
- Energy & Transportation
- Mathematical Sciences
Meet The Research Area Mentors