Tennessee Science Olympiad State Tournament
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville hosted the Tennessee Science Olympiad State Tournament on Saturday, April 5, 2008.
Tournament Results
The 2008 state competition is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences Office of Academic Outreach with support from the UT/ORNL Science Alliance, the College of Engineering, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, and the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.
UT faculty, students, and staff are invited to volunteer to assist with this event. CLICK HERE to volunteer.
History of the Science Olympiad State Tournament
at UT Knoxville
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville began sponsoring the Science Olympiad State Tournament in 1994.
Prior to 1994, the American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE)in Oak Ridge sponsored the state tournament. When a reorganization of that museum made it impossible to continue sponsoring the tournament, UT Knoxville assumed the sponsorship. Tom Broadhead (Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences) was the first director at UT Knoxville, serving from 1994-96. The second director was Don Byerly (Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences), the third director was Ken Monty (Professor of Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology), the fourth director was David Smith, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The fifth and current director is Jon Levin, Professor of Physics.
The current administrative home for the Tennessee Science Olympiad State Tournament is the Office of Academic Outreach in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Jeffrey Kovac
Contact Information
Jeffrey Kovac
Professor of Chemistry
Director, Tennessee Science Olympiad State Tournament
Director, Tennessee Governor's Schools for the Sciences and Engineering
Book and Media Review Editor, Journal of Chemical Education
Coordinating Editor, Foundations of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1600
Phone: (865) 974-3444
Fax: (865) 974-3454
Email: jkovac@utk.edu
Rai Lynne Broach
Coordinator
Science Olympiad Office
University of Tennessee
M313 Walter Life Sciences Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-0840
Phone: (865) 974-3594
Fax: (865) 974-4010