23 January 2007

PPPL's Science-on-Saturday Series Begins January 27

Plainsboro, New Jersey — The popular Science-on-Saturday lecture series begins Saturday, January 27, at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). This is the twenty-third year for the series, which includes seven lectures for 2007, with topics ranging from the science and application of GPS and petascale computing to radionuclide detection and the international path to the study of burning plasmas. Featured on several Saturdays January through March at 9:30 a.m., the talks are geared toward high school students, but open to everyone. Students, teachers, parents, and community members are welcome to attend any or all of the free lectures. PPPL's Ronald Hatcher and James Morgan co-organized this year's series.

January 27 Where's Waldo? — The Science and Application of GPS Professor Edward Groth Department of Physics Princeton University February  3 Everything's Relative and Other Fables from Science and Technology, or Don't Believe Everything Your Teachers Told You Dr. Tony Rothman Department of Physics Princeton University February 10 On the Road to Petascale Computing Dr. Scott A. Klasky Scientific Computing Group End-to-End Task Lead Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tenn. February 17 Exploration of Frozen Fire and Volcanoes of the Deep Sea Professor Peter A. Rona Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Department of Geological Sciences Rutgers University February 24 No Program — New Jersey Regional Science Bowl® March 3 Real-Time Radionuclide Identification in Dynamic Urban Environments Charles A. Gentile Head, Tritium Systems Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory March 10 Teaching Engineering with Antiques Professor Michael Littman Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton University March 17 ITER: The International Path to the Study of Burning Plasmas Dr. Ned R. Sauthoff Director, U.S. ITER Project Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tenn.

All talks will be held at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. 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. The lectures begin at 9:30 a.m. and usually last about two hours. There is no fee for the program. Registration is on-site prior to each session. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, go to the PPPL web site at www.pppl.gov or call the Science-on-Saturday Hotline at (609) 243-2121. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is a federal facility. Heightened security measures are presently in effect at PPPL. Upon arrival, all adult visitors must show a government-issued photo I.D. This could include a passport or a driver's license. Non-U.S. adult citizens must show a photo I.D., plus provide the following information: citizenship, date of birth, and place of birth. For the welfare of both our staff and visitors, PPPL security staff retains the right to inspect vehicles and personal packages such as briefcases, satchels, book bags, and purses. PPPL, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Princeton University, is a collaborative national center for science and innovation leading to an attractive fusion energy source. END 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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Created: 25 January 2007 Send questions or comments to: Anthony R. DeMeo at ademeo@pppl.gov