Three times a year the PSFC reaches out to High Schools (December), Middle Schools (March), and Elemntary Schools (May) 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 Jenn Scarborough 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. Interested in attending? Sign up here to receive more information.
