Judges

Over the years, the key element in the success of the Savannah State University-Savannah Regional Science and Engineering Fair (SSU-RSEF) has been the quality, dedication and technical expertise of judges. Judges have generously given time to assure that all of the projects are fairly judged and the best category winners are selected to represent the science and engineering achievements of the youth in the region.

SSU's affiliation with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) requires that projects are grouped into 20 categories, requiring judges with specific knowledge and expertise. An estimated 120 volunteers are needed to serve as category judges to maintain the excellence in the program. Additionally, 20 head category judges will be needed.

Dr. Lina Merchan, Chair

Judging Categories
	Category Judge	Head Category Judge
Qualifications	Knowledge from college education or work experience in an area related to one or more project categories	B.A., B.S., or Master's Degree relative to the category with sufficient related work experience Or PhD, M.D., or Equivalent (D.O., Ed.D., D.D.S., D.V.M, etc.) Or 15 or more years of related work experience.
Responsibilities	Assess the merit of middle/high school level projects in a category Fill out standardized rubric to determine a score for each project evaluated Participate in category group discussion to determine a winner of a category	Perform same duties as category judges Collect responses from category judges Lead group discussion to determine a consensus on the winner for a specific category

Register to be a judge in the 2021 fair. Further information on project categories and our judging methodology and scoring criteria can be found under the resources link.