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High School Summer Internship

PPPL's Science Education department offers a limited number of internship positions for outstanding high school seniors during the summer after graduation.

New Jersey Regional Science Bowl

Each year PPPL hosts the New Jersey Regional Science Bowl, a double-elimination contest with a question and answer rounds in the fields of chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, mathematics, and general and earth sciences.

The Ronald E. Hatcher Science On Saturday Lecture Series

Science on Saturday is a series of lectures given by scientists, engineers, and other professionals involved in cutting-edge research. Held on Saturday mornings throughout winter, the lectures are geared toward high school students. The program draws more than 300 students, teachers, parents, and community members. Topics are selected from a variety of disciplines.
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Young Women's Conference in STEM

The Young Women’s Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics introduces middle-school and high-school-aged girls (in 7th through 10th grades) to women scientists and engineers and the wide breadth of careers available to them in these fields.