Our Programs

We offer a variety of programs that reach out to students, teachers, and the general public. They include research opportunities, teacher workshops, student workshops, public lectures, partnerships with schools and communities, and innovative web sites. We are continually improving our existing programs while creating new and exciting ones. Join Us!

Our Staff

Our staff brings a diverse set of skills and backgrounds together to
create our programs.  Working with the other members of the PPPL
community, we strive to create innovative, creative, and exciting
programs for all levels.

>> Meet our staff.

 

 ::: National Undergraduate Fellowship Program 

      provides a summer research experience to outstanding junior undergraduates at laboratories and universities nationwide (exceptional sophomores will be considered).

Deadline February 29,2008!

Level: Undergraduate

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 ::: Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship

similar to NUF, designed to provide educational training and research experiences for academically talented, undergraduate students.

Level: Undergraduate
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::: High School Plasma Camp an intensive summer professional development workshop for high school physics teachers.
Level: High School Teachers
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Deadline April 30, 2008!

 
::: Plasma Academy an intensive summer workshop for high school students at Bergen Academies for Science & Technology, that is centered
around plasmas and energy.
Level: High School Students
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::: Interactive Plasma Physics Education Experience! [ IPPEX ] a fully interactive education experience that teaches users about, basic physics, plasma physics and fusion energy at a pre-college level. It includes a virtual reactor and a "Ask a Plasma Physicist" section. http://ippex.pppl.gov
Level: All Levels
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::: High School Student Research Opportunities  Year-round research opportunities for motivated high school students.
Level: High School Students
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::: School Visits PPPL scientists visit schools throughout the area for a one-hour
hands-on demonstration of topics in plasma physics and fusion energy.
Level: K-12 Students
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::: Young Women's Conference Young Women's Conference for grade 6-12 students.  March 14, 2008
Level: Grade 7 - 12 Students
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::: 2008 Science On Saturday a nine-week series of talks geared towards high school students but open to all.
Level: All Levels
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::: High School Science Bowl PPPL hosts the New Jersey Regional Competition of the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored National Science Bowl. ®
Level: High School Students
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::: Middle School Science Bowl PPPL hosts the New Jersey Regional Competition of the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored National Science Bowl. ®
Level: Middle School Students  
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 ::: Community Partnerships with colleges and universities, community-based programs, and individual school districts to  improve the science skills of students in the areas surrounding the laboratory. 
Level: All Levels
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Contact Us: 
Science Education Program
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
PO Box 451
Princeton, NJ  08543  
Email:
jmorgan@pppl.gov