Twice a year the PSFC reaches out to High Schools (December) and Middle Schools (April) around Massachusetts, inviting one teacher and their students from each school to a spend a day at the Center. Through tours, talks and demonstrations, attendees learn about plasmas, their behavior, and their role in harnessing fusion energy. Students will have the opportunity to see how plasmas are confined, to perform hands-on demonstrations with electromagnetism, and to review the progress of MIT’s plasma experiments, including the Alcator C-MOD tokamak. Please email the PSFC for questions. Our next outreach day will be for high school teachers and students, and take place on December 5, 2024 from 9:00-1:00.
School Year 24/25 dates:
December 5, 2024- High School Outreach Day (Registration Closed)
April 17, 2025- Middle School Outreach Day
