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Mad Science Group Appoints New President

Mad Science Group Appoints Marco Holstvoogd President and Welcomes Senior
Executives as Shareholders

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President - Marco Holstvoogd

Miss America Loves Mad Science!

Thank you so much Camille Schrier (aka Miss America) for coming to visit Mad Science of Central Virginia and putting on a fantastic show for everyone! You are such a role model to the next generation and we are very proud to have a scientist as Miss America! Check out the video in the link below! #GirlPower

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Mad Science Receives STEM Award

Mad Science co-founders, Ron Shlien and Ariel Shlien, were interviewed on Global News Montreal for receiving the Meritorious Service Award from the Governor General of Canada.

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Virtual Event Recordings

Are All Systems Go?

Join Mad Science and special guest, Dr. Begoña Vila, an astrophysicist and a Lead Systems Engineer at NASA. Kids made a galaxy pinwheel and our guest speaker walked them through the pre-launch task list for the Webb Space Telescope, shared cool space facts, and answered kids' questions! In case you missed it, watch by clicking the link below!

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Seeing Starlight

Mad Science was honored to welcome special guest, Dr. Quyen N. Hart, an Astrophysicist and Senior Education and Outreach Scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute. She lead kids through a fun science project and answered their questions. In case you missed it, please watch by clicking the link below!

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A Dino-Sized Adventure

Mad Science took kids on a virtual hour of discovery with special guest Alexandre Demers-Potvin, a Paleontologist in training! They learned about dinosaurs, fossils, and what it takes to dig fossils up!

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Sharks, Sea Turtles and Blue Holes

Mad Science proudly hosted a live event in partnership with the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

In this 1-hour online event, children experienced interactive, marine science-themed experiments and a live question and answer period with Environmental Scientist, Brad Tanner. A special tortoise guest also made a special appearance.

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Blast Off With Mad Science

Mad Science hosted a live event with interactive experiments, out-of-this-world activities, and a Question & Answer period with Barbara Morgan, a NASA astronaut (Ret.)!

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