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Press Release

Purdue University awarded 2015 Blake Lilly Prize

OCT 01, 2015
Purdue University awarded 2015 Blake Lilly Prize

Purdue University awarded 2015 Blake Lilly Prize

Zone and Chapter: Purdue University

Project

Project Description: The SPS students at Purdue University presented the Liquid Nitrogen Cryogenic Show at Curiosity, Confidence, Challenge, a conference for middle school girls on careers in science, technology, engineering, and math in Indianapolis. With activities and demos that involved the 450 young women in every step, SPS members uses liquid nitrogen to demonstrate the effects of extreme cold on chemical reactions using glow sticks, electronics with circuits, and matter, with the infamous shattering racquetball.