Big Science Celebration

Big Science Celebration

May 4, 2024, 11am-5pm

Come experience over 100 exhibitor stations with hands-on science hosted by STEAM professionals, researchers, and experts from Central Ohio and beyond. This exciting, free experience is located on the Scioto Peninsula, surrounding COSI, and takes place on the last day of the COSI Science Festival.

Interact with subject experts from many different STEM fields including automotive engineering, nature conservation, robotics, genetics, archeology, computer engineering, biology, pharmacology, geology, and even entomology (the study of bugs).

The Big Science Celebration is a rain or shine event. Please come prepared for the weather. In the event of severe weather, stay tuned to our website and social media channels, as well as event staff, for updates.

2024 Exhibitors

  • 80 Acres Farms – The Future of Farming
  • Abbott – Pedialyte Hydration Station
  • AEP – Spark Force One
  • Air Camp USA – Float to Flight: Buoyancy and Aviation Challenge
  • American Regent – Crafting Essential Pharmaceuticals
  • American Society for Nondestructive Testing – Nondestructive Testing Keeps the World Safe
  • America’s Navy – STEAM in America’s Navy
  • AmplifyBio – Scaling Science For Life
  • Andelyn Biosciences – Advancing Discoveries, Manufacturing Cures.
  • Armstrong Air & Space Museum – Our Lunar Legacy
  • Bath and Body Works – The Science of Fragrance
  • Battelle – Discover Your Science Superpower!
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio / Camp Oty’Okwa – Bird Buddies
  • Boonshoft Museum – Engaging Curious Minds
  • Burgess & Niple – Creating a Better Tomorrow
  • Capital University Biology Department – Skin- A Window to the Outside World
  • Cardinal Health – The Science Behind Healing: STEM in Healthcare
  • CAS: A Division of the American Chemical Society – CAS presents From Labs to Legends: Female Scientists Igniting Change in the 1960s
  • Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) – Discover a Smarter Ride to COSI (tentative)
  • City of Whitehall (Transferring to Civil Air Patrol) – Civil Air Patrol
  • Columbus Gospelfest – The Science Behind Music
  • Columbus Historical Society – History: The Foundation for all STEM Advancements!
  • Columbus Metropolitan Library – Wonderful World of Bubbles
  • Columbus Museum of Art – Wonder Bubbles
  • Columbus Recreation and Parks – Columbus Recreation and Parks Bioblitz
  • Columbus School for Girls – Sisters in STEM
  • Columbus Soap Box Derby – Gravity Drag Racing for Kids
  • Columbus State Community College Department of Biological and Physical Sciences – Columbus State Community College: Come Grow With Us!
  • Columbus Symphony Orchestra – Sounds of the Symphony
  • Columbus Zoo and Aquarium – Conservation and You
  • COSI – The Platform: 10th Grade Cohort – Connect Back!
  • COSI – The Platform: 11th Grade Cohort – Virtual Reality Experience!
  • COSI – The Platform: 9th Grade Cohort – Hands On Science Spots!
  • COSI Education/ The Ohio State University – Rubik’s Cube Club – STEAM … With a Twist!
  • Department of Public Utilities & Sustainability – Flowing Wonders: Exploring Water Science with Public Utilities & Sustainability
  • EWI – Exploring the World of Robotics
  • Forge Biologics – Forging the Future of Science
  • Franklin County Auditor’s Office – Weights and Measures
  • Franklin County Engineer’s Office – How Drainage Works!
  • Franklin County Forensic Science Center – The “CSI Effect” and Forensic Science Myths
  • Franklin County Recorder’s Office – Science of Record Keeping
  • Franklinton Farms – Hosted by the Franklinton Board of Trade – Farm to Table: The STEAM Journey (From Planting and Growing to Cooking and Eating Food)
  • Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed – Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed
  • GAMA – Origins Game Fair – Learning Fun With STEAM Board Games
  • Giant Eagle Pharmacy – Get Messy in the Pharmacy
  • Google – Where The Internet Lives
  • Grange Insurance Audubon Center – Migration Station
  • GrowNextGen – Soy Much Fun!
  • GrowNextGen – Tractor Experience
  • HER Academy – BUILD HER Confidence
  • Honda – TBD – The Science of Racing
  • iHeartMedia – The Science of Audio
  • Intel
  • Keep Columbus Beautiful – ‘Trash’ Engineering? For the Birds!
  • London City Schools – Watt’s Up? Adventures in Electricity
  • MAD Scientist Associates – Ohio’s Wetland Wonders
  • Marysville STEM Early College High School – Pathways to the Future
  • Mater Academy Preparatory – Spark Your Interest!
  • Metro Early College HS & MS – Metro Innovators: Light Up the Galaxy with STEM
  • Metro Parks – Take a Closer Look at the Outdoors
  • NASA’s Glenn Research Center – For the Benefit of All
  • National Veterans Memorial and Museum – Washington’s Spy Ring and Invisible Ink
  • Nationwide Children’s Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute – Animal DNA bracelets
  • NBC4. WCMH-TV – STORM TEAM 4 THE MOST ACCURATE
  • New Albany High School – New Albany High School Robotics Club & Rocketry Club
  • ODNR – Division of Forestry – What’s Eating Your Trees and How You Can Help
  • ODNR – Division of Geological Survey – “Anyone Can Be a Geoscientist!”
  • ODNR – Division of Mineral Resources Management – The Science of Fire Prevention and Safety
  • ODNR – Division of Oil and Gas – Explore Products Produced from Ohio’s Oil & Gas
  • ODNR – Division of Parks & Watercraft – What’s Beneath Your Feet and In Your Woods?
  • ODNR – Division of Wildlife – Discover Ohio’s Native Wildlife and Their Impact
  • Ohio Craft Museum – Indigo – The Creative Power of Plants!
  • Ohio Department of Agriculture – Ag is Science!
  • Ohio Department of Education and Workforce – Gear Up for Tomorrow: Robotics Showcase
  • Ohio Department of Higher Education – Made in Ohio: STEM Education & High-Tech Careers
  • Ohio History Connection – The Toys Are Back in Town: Ohio’s Playful Past
  • Ohio Life Sciences – Explore Life Science!
  • Otterbein University – Light and Sight
  • Paragon-Tec – We Are Going Back To The Moon
  • PAST Foundation – Spark Curiosity with Portable Innovation Labs
  • Public Utilities Commission of Ohio – Electric Safety Display
  • Roto – Create a Cardboard Columbus!
  • Rumpke Waste & Recycling – Make Your Recycling Count
  • Solid Waste Authority Central Ohio (SWACO) – Nature Recycles
    Solstice Outreach – Space Science with Solstice Outreach
  • SSA Group – COSI Museum Store
  • Technical Difficulties 4085 – More Than Robots- Fun with Fluke
  • The Boeing Company – Aerospace Manufacturing
  • The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation – The Sweet Science Behind Glass Fibers
  • The Nature Conservancy in Ohio – Discover how wetlands and floodplains improve our water quality
  • The Ohio State University – American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Strawberry DNA Extraction
  • The Ohio State University – American Society for Microbiology Student Chapter – Microbes Seeing the Light
  • The Ohio State University – Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center (ABRC) – Arabidopsis, a Model Plant
  • The Ohio State University – Astronomy – Exploration of Exoplanets
  • The Ohio State University – Battelle Center for Science & Public Policy – Using STEAM to Make the World a Better Place!
  • The Ohio State University – Biomedical Engineering – Engineering: People Helping People
  • The Ohio State University – Buckeye Language Network – Language: That’s What We’re Talking About!
  • The Ohio State University – Buckeye Space Launch Initiative – Buckeye Space Launch Initiative
  • The Ohio State University – Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Brain Imaging – Buckeye Brains
  • The Ohio State University – College of Medicine-Division of Anatomy – Have No Fear, Anatomy is Here!
  • The Ohio State University – Comprehensive Cancer Center The James – Giant Inflatable Colon
  • The Ohio State University – Department of Entomology – BUGmobile
  • The Ohio State University – Department of Horticulture and Crop Science – The Rubber Bandits
  • The Ohio State University – Department of Materials Science and Engineering – Materials for the Benefit of Humankind
  • The Ohio State University – Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at OSU
  • The Ohio State University – Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity – How Can Your DNA Cause and Cure Disease?
  • The Ohio State University – Department of Microbiology-Sullivan Lab – Phage Hunters
  • The Ohio State University – ElectroScience Lab – Wearable Mania!
  • The Ohio State University – Engineering Education – First-Year Honors Robotics
  • The Ohio State University – Food Sciences and Technology – The Science of Food
  • The Ohio State University – Generation Rx & College of Pharmacy Lab at COSI – Generation Rx
  • The Ohio State University – Infectious Diseases Institute – Tick Tock, Tick Talk
  • The Ohio State University – Knowlton School of Architecture – Build a Great Career!
  • The Ohio State University – Mathematics – Math Moments with Buckeyes
  • The Ohio State University – Molecular Genetics – FUNdamentals of Genetics
  • The Ohio State University – Olentangy River Wetland Research Park – City Critters: Wildlife in an Urban Environment
  • The Ohio State University – OSU Extension Food Safety & Extension PH AmeriCorps – Bacilli, Cocci, Spirilla, Oh My!
  • The Ohio State University – School of Earth Sciences – Geological Treasures
  • The Ohio State University – School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences – Buckle Up With Brutus
  • The Ohio State University – System, Optimization, and Autonomous Robotics Lab – Cooperative Drone Autonomy
  • The Ohio State University – The James Mobile Education Kitchen – Molecular Gastronomy
  • The Ohio State University – The Living Art and Ecology Lab – The Living Art and Ecology Lab
  • The Ohio State University – Welding Engineering – Welding Engineering – Manufacturing the Future
  • Upper Arlington Public Library – Build a Button
    US Air Force Metrology and Calibration
  • (AFMETCAL) Program – Air & Space Dominance with Measurement Science
  • US Army Corps of Engineers – Science is Dam Fun!
  • USA BMX Foundation – The BMX Experience
  • USDA Forest Service – Explore the Forest
    Using Our Brain Power –
  • COSI Research and Evaluation
  • Westerville Community Booth – Human-Centered Design & Engineering
  • Wiley Companies – Chemistry for Your Health!
  • Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio – OhioMeansJobs Columbus – Franklin County
  • WOSU Public Media – Dino Dig with WOSU

Location

The BSC is located outside on the property and streets surrounding COSI at 333 West Broad St. Columbus, OH 43215.

Parking

There are many convenient options for parking within a short walking distance from COSI. Please click here for more parking details.

Amenities

Food trucks and food vendors will be available the day of the BSC.

Complementary bike parking is available at the corner of Washington Blvd. and Town St. at the end of the Rich St. Bridge for attendees opting to cycle to event

Please note that COSI will be open on the day of the BSC but admission is required for entry to COSI.

Explore more events leading up the BSC!

Click here to visit the community STEAM event page to explore science events taking place from May 1-3 within your community.

Interested in exhibiting at the BSC?

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