27 February 2004
27 February 2004
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Media Invited to Science Bowl at PPPL; Twenty-Four High School Teams to Participate |
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Plainsboro, New Jersey -- Twenty-four teams from 17 area schools are scheduled to compete in the New Jersey Regional Competition of the National Science Bowl® Saturday, February 28, at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). This is the twelfth year PPPL is hosting the Jeopardy-like tournament in which all the categories are disciplines of science. Beginning at 9 a.m., the participants will answer multiple-choice or short-answer questions in biology; chemistry; physics; astronomy; mathematics; and general, earth, and computer sciences. Each team is made up of four students, a student alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. |
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The top winner of the regional competition will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Fourteenth Annual National Science Bowl®, scheduled in May, 2004. |
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The regional competition is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and hosted by PPPL. PPPL, funded by the DOE and managed by Princeton University, is a collaborative national center for science and innovation leading to an attractive fusion energy source. |
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Representatives of the media are invited to attend the Science Bowl® at PPPL. The Laboratory is on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus off U.S. Route 1 in Plainsboro and not on the University's main campus in Princeton. A government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license or passport, is required for admittance to PPPL. Maps and directions to PPPL are available on the web at http://www.pppl.gov/about_pppl/pages/driving_instr_pppl.html |
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For further information, please contact: Anthony R. DeMeo Head, Information Services Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (609) 243-2755 ademeo@pppl.gov Patricia Wieser Information Services Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (609) 243-2757 pwieser@pppl.gov |
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