Dow Corning Science Day Stages in Shanghai for the Fourth Consecutive Year

2012-06-08   来源：润滑油情报网 网友评论 0 条

Shanghai, China – Students in Shanghai experienced first-hand the sustainable and innovative possibilities of silicone as Dow Corning brought its popular “Fascinating Silicone in Life” – Dow Corning Science Day program on December 3 and 4, 2011 in zhangjiang, Shanghai Pudong. This is the fourth consecutive year that Dow Corning has the event in the city.

Around 320 children aged 9 to 12 have participated in the 2-day events. Shanghai event also marks the successful ending of this year’s Dow Corning Science Day program, which was kicked off in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province in September and held in Shanghai’s Songjiang and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in October and November respectively. In total, around 1, 000 children in China have the opportunity to conduct hands-on scientific experiments this year. Dow Corning Science Day program is aimed at inspiring young generations about the power of silicone and educating children about its sustainable and innovative possibilities.

“Dow Corning’s Science Day started back in 2008 in Shanghai and has now extended to more locations in China where our operations are. For the students, we hope to spark a lifelong interest in science that will nurture China’s future scientific workforce,” said Jeremy Burks, Dow Corning Greater China President. “The program has been firmly established as an integral part of our global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. We are glad to host the last stop of this year’s Dow Corning Science Day Program today in our Greater China headquarters in Pudong Zhangjiang, Shanghai.”

More than 40 Dow Corning employees alongside students from local universities volunteered at today’s event to assist with five experiments designed to stimulate children’s interest in their surrounding environment, demonstrate the endless possibilities of silicone in everyday life while empowering them in their own learning process.

Creating their own LED flashlight, witnessing first-hand the chemistry reactivity in “Silicone Printing Handkerchief,” “Leave-on Hair Conditioner,” and “Waterproof Fiberboard” demonstrated to the students the magic of silicones and silicon-base technology and products. The final experiment, “Solar Boat Assembly,” gave students a chance to assemble and race their individual solar powered boats under the guidance of Dow Corning volunteers. By witnessing how silicone plays a part in helping solar panels generate power for the boats, participating students could discover the possibilities of solar energy as well as understand the principles of renewable energy.

Also present at the Science Day was a model of a solar powered house constructed by Tongji University for the 2011 Solar Decathlon in Washington, USA, for which Dow Corning is an official sponsor and have a gold sponsorship for Team China Tongji University. The Solar Decathlon held from September 23 to October 2 in USA is an award-winning program that challenges 20 global collegiate teams to design, build and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. At the Dow Corning Science Day, students and teachers are able to learn the design and concept of the Y-Container solar powered house from Tongji University Team, while at the same time, they could also learn more about clean energy.

Another highlight of this year’s Science Day program is that students can experience the magic of self-adjustable eyeglasses at the event. Invented by Prof. Josh Silver, Oxford University physicist and sponsored by Dow Corning, the world’s first universal fluid-filled adjustable eyeglasses aim to help children in developing countries to improve their ability to see the blackboard from which they are being taught. Dow Corning fluids played a critical role in the pioneering adjustable eyeglasses.

Over the past three years, more than 2,500 children benefited from the Dow Corning Science Day Program. This year’s 4 events have brought the total number to 3,500. “We are proud to see that our Science Day Program has helped young people in China deepen their interest in science, inspire their imagination, discover the secrets of science, and improve their knowledge and skills as well as promote teamwork,” Commented Burks.