P.I.C.N.I.C.S. Program
Parents Involvement with Children Nurturing Intellectual Curiosity in Science (PICNICS)
Bowling Green State University
A program designed to expose high school students to Research in the Chemical Sciences and stimulate their interest in science and math.
This is a program from the Center for Photochemical Sciences, the Department of Chemistry and College of Arts and Sciences. The program was initiated with funding from NSF to Prof. Jayaraman Sivaguru (CAREER CHE-0748525, CHE- 1213880, CHE-1465075; CHE-1811795, CHE-1955524,CHE-2350308)
If you have any questions, please email Professor Jayaraman Sivaguru at sivagj@bgsu.edu.
APPLICATON DEADLINE: Mar 31, 2025
Tentative Program Dates: TBD
Before submitting your application, please check to be certain that the following are included:
- Your form is completed
- Your high school transcript is included
- Your most recent standardized-exam scores are included
- Recommendation contact information is included from a Math or Science teacher
- Be sure to provide your recommender with the following information to complete your form: www.bgsu.edu/picnicslor
Open to students from the following participating schools:
- Bowling Green High School
- Eastwood High School
- Fremont Ross High School
- North Royalton High School
- Ottawa Hills High School
- Perrysburg High School
- Springfield High School
- Sylvania Northview High School
- Sylvania Southview High School
*If students are interested from another school not listed above, please contact Prof. Jayaraman Sivaguru by email sivagj@bgsu.edu
| School | Contact | ROLE | |
| Bowling Green HS | Daniel Black | Principal | dtblack@bgcs.k12.oh.us |
| Bowling Green HS | Laura Buxton | Chemistry | |
| Eastwood HS | Jim Kieper | Principal | jkieper@eastwoodschools.org |
| Eastwood HS | Cale Hover | Chemistry | chover@eastwoodschools.org |
| Fremont Ross HS | Brian Zeller | Principal | zellerb@fremontschools.net |
| Fremont Ross HS | Robert Chevalier | Asst principal | chevalierr@fremontschools.net |
| Fremont Ross HS | Michelle Lajti | Chemistry/Physics teacher | lajtim@fremontschools.net |
| Fremont Ross HS | Jeff Wright | Science teacher | wrightj@fremontschools.net |
| Northview HS | Andy Roth | Chemistry Treacher | aroth@sylvaniaschools.org |
| Ottawa Hills HS | Ben McMurray | Principal | BMcMurray@ohschools.org |
| Ottawa Hills HS | William D. Miller | Director of Curriculum and Instruction | WMiller@ohschools.org |
| Ottawa Hills HS | Jennifer Nagy | College Guidance Counselor | jnagy@ohschools.org |
| Ottawa Hills HS | Dr. Gloria Kreischer Gajewicz | Chemistry | gkg@ohschools.org |
| Perrysburg HS | Kim Layden | Chemistry Teacher | klayden@perrysburgschools.net |
| Springfield HS | Stephanie Mahoney | Science teacher and dept chair | StephanieMahoney@springfield-schools.org |
Please print and fill out the camp forms listed below:
Updated: 10/28/2025 09:48AM