Fleet Science Center

It's a bird, it's a plane—it's the SDCC 2024 Fleet panel lineup! 💥 Get to know the incredible panelists who will discuss the science behind some of your favorite pop culture titles and join your fellow Fleetsters for great discussion. This year, we're diving into Apple TV's For All Mankind and Asimov's Foundation; you won't want to miss it! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Yi7WBG #SDCC2024 #FleetScience #ForAllMankind #AsimovsFoundation

Join us on Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to meet the amazing women who are making game-changing advancements in science and nature in a very special Genius in the House! 🧠 ✨ How awesome are they? So awesome that the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) named them IF/THEN Ambassadors and created a life-sized 3D printed statue of each one to inspire the next generation of scientists. These 15 women are from all over the United States would love to share stories with you. Be sure to stop by the Theater Lobby for hands-on demonstrations and fun conversations. https://bit.ly/4aY9eF5

Check out which of our IF/THEN Ambassadors are headed to San Diego for Comic-Con 2024!⁠ 💫 ⁠ They cover a huge range of STEAM fields-- from genetics and climate science, to biology and geology-- and together they make up our STEAM Squad! ⁠ 🦸♀️🤝🦸♂️ ⁠ What panel are you most excited to see?⁠ Let us know in the comments below 👇 #ComicCon2024 #IFTHENComicConSTEAMSquad #STEAMSquad #FleetScience

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the IF/THEN STEAM Squad!⁠ 🦸♀️🦸♂️💫 ⁠ These ambassadors work at the intersection of media, arts, and science and will bring their expertise to you at this year's Comic Con.⁠ 💥 ⁠ This year's STEAM Squad includes:⁠ Dr. Lataisia Jones Dr. Johanna Varner Dr. Wendy Bohon Dr. Kimberly Rain Miner Dr. Jaye Gardiner Dr. Sam Porter Sam Wynns Dr. Claire Meaders Sydney Hamilton Dr. Becca Peixotto Gracie Ermi Dr. Beata Mierzwa Bea Mendez Gandica Dr. Earyn McGee and Chante Summers!⁠ Follow along on their pages and over at the @ifthenshecan Instagram page as they take over San Diego!. https://bit.ly/3y5cMHK hashtag#ComicCon2024 hashtag#FleetScience hashtag#IFTHEN

Real-life STEAM Superheroes are taking over San Diego for this year's Comic-Con!⁠ 🦸♀️💥 Our IF/THEN Ambassadors will discuss the real science behind your favorite science fiction and answer questions like...⁠ Is time travel possible?⁠ ⏳ Do aliens exist?⁠ 👽 What's the boundary between medicine and magic?⁠ 🏥 🪄 Check out the IF/THEN page for updates about these events and more. See you there, Fleetsters!⁠ ⁠ #ComicCon2024 #ComicCon24 #IFTHENComicConSTEAMSquad #STEAMSquad #FleetScience

We are excited to announce that on July 1, 2024 the Fleet Science Center joined more than 850 museums across the country in offering reduced admission to those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits through Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Go to the press release here: https://lnkd.in/g6MWEZfq

✨ Meet the creative✨ Representing National City, interdisciplinary artist and designer Kline Swonger. Her practice and research primarily involve installation, sculpture and community-engaged public art, exploring concepts of place, psychology of space and perception. 🍃 Meet Kline and learn more about her work this Saturday at the 2024 Illuminated: Youth ARTS Festival where she will be presenting an innovative community art project that intertwines the natural beauty of rocks with the environmentally conscious art form of cyanotypes, fostering a dialogue on our relationship with the planet. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g6RN_cBe #AFPH #areason2survive #NationalCity

Get ready for the Fleet’s wildly popular Two Scientists Walk Into A Bar on Thursday, May 16! Grab a drink, bring a friend and join your local STEM community in something we all love: a good conversation and delicious brews. 🍻 #2Scientists https://bit.ly/3KM3r7Z

Our SciTech program's culminating event, the Tech Challenge, was a huge success! Big thanks to our incredible judges for participating in the Tech Challenge this past Saturday. Jaime Isaiah Cervantes from Northrop Grumman, Pauline Ma from SDG&E, and Caroline Perry from the San Diego Padres, your dedication to connecting girls to the power of science is truly commendable. Let's give a round of applause to Team Seagull from Bostonia Elementary for placing first! Your achievement made the event truly inspiring.

Explore the galaxy's outer rim in our VR Transporter, stop by the Craveology Cantina for a delicious treat and so much more this Star Wars Day. The Fleet is the spot to put your curiosity into hyperspeed. Head to the link to plan your day. May the Fourth be with you! 🤝 ✨ https://bit.ly/43Kd0hH . Check out some of the Star Wars fun we've had over the years, below! #ThisIsTheWay #StarWarsDay