Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory News
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Winter 2015
In This Issue

Group puts safety first

Safety is the goal of this essential committee. It's overseing safety during the $94 million upgrade of  PPPL's flagshp exeriment, the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX-U), which will reopen this year. 

 

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A capital win for 2 local teams

It's a contest of the mind as dozens of middle and high school students test their knowledge of science, math, and technology at the N.J. Regional Science Bowl at PPPL. Now the two winning local teams are heading to Washington D.C. 

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Lab finds 3-D solutions

A high-tech tool proves its worth in the Laboratory as PPPL researchers put a 3-D printer to work and find the device is much more than a novelty.

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SOS gets a new name

For years, Science on Saturday has warmed  the cold winter days with hot science topics. Now the series has a  new name in honor of the beloved late PPPL engineer who hosted the lectures.  

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New post crosses the globe

Researcher Hong Qin wins accolades when he's named to a prestigious position at a university more than 7,000 miles away.

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A fit job for "lifelong tinkerer"

A veteran engineer who helped create the magnetic coils in the National Spherical Torus Upgrade (NSTX-U) passes the baton to an engineer with a passion for building things. 

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Patent to sniff out good eggs

PPPL researchers prove there's more than one way to pasteurize an egg when they receive a patent for a unique technique to ensure eggs are safe. 

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A host of PPPL headlines

PPPL popped up in the news throughout the winter from a story on the hunt for the Big Bang particle in The International Business Times to stories in numerous publications on PPPL's 3-D printer, including in The Times of Trenton and The Charlotte Observer

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Flash is published quarterly by the Office of Communications at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory managed by Princeton University. Editor: Jeanne Jackson DeVoe * Photographer: Elle Starkman * Graphic Designer: Kyle Palmer* Writers: Jeanne Jackson DeVoe, John Greenwald & Raphael Rosen. 

Questions or comments? Contact Jeanne Jackson DeVoe, jjackson@pppl.gov 


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