Josh Santora left engages a student in a physics demonstration during NASA's Project Management PM Challenge 2012.

Education project specialist Josh Santora, left, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, engages a student from Meadow Woods Middle School in Orlando in a physics demonstration during NASA’s Project Management PM Challenge 2012.

The demonstrations are designed to increase student interest and pursuit of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics STEM fields integral to producing the next generation of scientists and engineers. PM Challenge 2012 was held at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 22-23, to provide a forum for all stakeholders in the project management community to meet and share stories, lessons learned and new uses of technology in the industry. The PM Challenge is sponsored by NASA's Office of the Chief Engineer. For additional information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/pmchallenge/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann