Arturo Dominguez (Elle Starkman/ PPPL Office of Communications) Arturo Dominguez Title Head of Science Education Email [email protected] Bio/Description Arturo Dominguez joined the Laboratory in 2012 after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a degree in experimental plasma physics. He was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, and began his college education at the National University of Colombia before moving to the United States to continue his college education at the University of Texas at Austin where he received a bachelor’s degree in physics with honors. Among other accomplishments, Dominguez developed the plasma physics and fusion energy online introductory course that kicks off summer internships. When the in-person course switched to a live remote workshop in 2020 and 2021, the course attracted 10 times the usual number of participants, with more than 400 students from all over the country tuning into the course. Related News Undergraduate students contribute to sustainability and the future of fusion through summer internship programs A pathway to careers in science: Young people learn skills and receive hands-on experience through PPPL’s summer programs West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North is Washington, D.C., bound after winning New Jersey Regional Science Bowl high school contest Experts say energy justice must be part of fusion energy and sustainable construction