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Science Education News

July 5, 2011

QUEST

From July 5th through July 8th, teachers from New Jersey schools visited PPPL to learn about 21st energy sources. Sophia Gershman, Aliya Merali, Andrew Zwicker and Stephanie Wissel hosted local New Jersey K-12 teachers for the course entitled Energy in the 21st Ce

April 28, 2011

New Featured Essayist

Ruchira Kasbekar is this quarter’s featured winner of the A Scheme for Clean Essay Contest.

March 22, 2011

Young Women’s Conference

For 240 young women from area schools, the excitement of scientific discovery was illuminated by a visit to a Princeton University laboratory where researchers are pursuing a new energy source linked to the sun's power.

March 4, 2011

2011 N.J. Regional Science Bowl

Kids love competition. They jump for opportunities to use their talents and make their parents proud. Some excel in mathematics and science, but you don't see many fans in the classroom on test days. So where can all the science buffs shine?

May 11, 2010

Introductions

Okay. I have a confession to make. I haven't made plasma - intentionally - since I made a gigantic capacitor back in 2003, when I was in college. Sure there are man-made plasmas all around us: fluorescent bulbs, neon signs, etc. And sure, I've studied what happens to particles in plasmas.