2025 St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair

The 65th annual St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair was held on Friday, January 17th 2025. The Fair was held for the first time at the Southern Maryland Autonomous Research and Technology (SMART) Building, on the Campus of the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (USMSM) in California, Maryland. There were 135 projects […]
65th Annual St. Mary’s County Science And Engineering Fair Showcases Bright Young Minds

CALIFORNIA, Md. – The 65th annual St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair took place on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Southern Maryland Autonomous Research and Technology (SMART) Building, located on the campus of the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland (USMSM) in California, Maryland. This marked the first time the event was hosted […]
Projects impress at annual St. Mary’s science fair

One of the hardest — and perhaps most unusual — things Anna Hair had to do as she assembled her project for the 65th annual St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair was to request a photo. Of a thumb. A bloody thumb. Hair, who is a junior at Leonardtown High School, was putting together […]
2024 St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair

This year’s Science and Engineering Fair was held on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Great Mills High School. It was originally scheduled for Friday, January 19 at the Southern Maryland Autonomous Research and Technology (SMART) building but, due to inclement weather, it had to be moved to our backup date and location at Great Mills […]
2024 Prince George County Regional Science and Engineering Fair

Our Fair had a total of 34 projects which moved forward to compete in the Prince George’s (PG) County Regional Area Fair. With help from our generous sponsors, The St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair Board paid all the registration fees for those students progressing. The Regional Fair was held on March 16, 2024 […]
2024 International Science and Engineering Fair

Aarav Sharma, who won Grand Award at both the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair and the Prince George’s Regional Science and Engineering Fair, became a Finalist for the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) which was held on 16-20 May in Los Angeles. In addition to Aarav winning the Grand award at both […]