York County Teen Science Café Advisory
*Due to the current ongoing pandemic we have not been able to update our photo in
2019- 2020 nor 2020-2021. This is a photo of the 2018-2019 Advisory.
Fall 2020 ~ Going Virtual with Teen Science Cafes!
The South Carolina Aquarium, Museum of York County and the York County Library have created a new partnership in order to produce MONTHLY virtual Teen Science Cafés!
To register for a Café , visit: scaquarium.org/teensciencecafe
An email link will be sent about a week before the date, so you can join us!
Limited to first 100 registered!
Fall 2020 Virtual Calendar
Thursday, Sept. 24 6-7:30 pm (EST)
Presenter: Mr. Brien Posey, Commercial Scientist Astronaut Candidate, and
IT Professional
Topic: “Future Space Travel & Experiences as a Commercial Astronaut in Training”
Thursday, Oct. 22 6-7:30 pm (EST)
Presenter: Elizabeth Vernon (E.V.) Bell, Marine Education Specialist,
South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Topic: “The Deep Ocean: How Much is Left to Discover?”
Thursday, Nov. 19 6-7:30 pm (EST)
Presenter: Dr. Kathryn Kohl, Associate Professor of Biology, Winthrop University
Topic: “Current Methods for Identifying, Studying, and Treating Human Genetic Disorders”
Thursday, Dec. 17 6-7:30 pm (EST)
Presenter: Kelly Thorvalson, Conservation Programs Manager, South Carolina Aquarium
Topic: “Sea Level Rise: How It Affects Us All and What We Can Do About It”
A special thanks to Boeing for their sponsorship of
the South Carolina Aquarium’s Teen Science Café program.
What to Expect at a Teen Science Café ? A little fun and social time, a reminder about expectations and courtesy, then we will roll into the introduction of the speaker by a teen advisor. This will be a LIVE event and we do not record. Please come on time and stay until the end for a chance to ask questions and the opportunity to win a prize!