The annual Harker Research Symposium showcases the discoveries of Harker's young scientists and alumni, honors the work of career scientists and entrepreneurs, and celebrates Silicon Valley's innovative spirit.
Research Symposium
The research symposium, held each year in the spring on the upper school campus for the entire Harker community, includes displays of Harker students' often award-winning projects; talks by alumni involved in research; and corporate exhibitors.
Symposium Program Includes
- Dozens of talks by Siemens, Synopsys and Regeneron participants
- Talks by Harker alumni
- More than 50 poster sessions by middle and upper school students
- Workshops on technical writing, research internships and research competitions
- Interactive displays by corporate exhibitors
How You Can Participate
The Harker Research Symposium is for the entire preschool through grade 12 Harker community, but we welcome outside organizations as exhibitors - come showcase your products!
- For exhibitor information, contact symposium@harker.org.
- Exhibitor Checklist
Corporate Exhibitors
Previous exhibitors have included Autodesk, HP, Microsoft, eBay, IBM, Ericcson, Google/YouTube, Marvell Semiconductor, Nvidia, Tesla and Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center.
- For exhibitor information, contact symposium@harker.org.
About the Research Symposium
The annual Harker Research Symposium showcases the discoveries of Harker's young scientists and alumni, honors the work of career scientists and entrepreneurs, and celebrates Silicon Valley's innovative spirit.
Science department chair Anita Chetty, advisor for WiSTEM (Women in STEM), capitalizes on Harker's proximity to world class technology development to boost the symposium beyond a showcase for student projects into the realm of opening visitors' minds to new ideas as they emerge.
The Harker Research Symposium typically draws crowds of more than 700 people. "Every classroom is standing-room only," Chetty said. Watch this space for updates!