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Islip’s SPARK Scientists Explore Protein Structures At Brookhaven National Laboratory

LIMG April 10, 2024

Photo courtesy of Getty Images, Brostock. Islip High School students participating in the Student Partnerships for Advanced Research and Knowledge (SPARK) program at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) recently visited the lab to work on a beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II

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West Babylon Competes In BNL Bridge Building Contest

LIMG April 9, 2024

Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District West Babylon Senior High School had two students participate in Brookhaven National Laboratory’s International Bridge Building contest. Using specific materials, students were tasked with building the lightest bridge that could hold the most weight. Bridges were dropped off at Brookhaven National Lab and were tested by

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Ward Melville Qualifies For National Science Bowl For Second Consecutive Year

LIMG February 7, 2024

Pictured: From left, Ward Melville High School team members Anna Xing, Michael Melikyan, Sean Skinner, Rithik Sogal and Harry Gao advance to the national Science Bowl in Washington, DC this April. Photo courtesy of the Three Village Central School District The Ward Melville High School Academic Bowls Club will be heading to Washington, D.C. for […]

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Smithtown High School East ThINK Discovery Research Students Conduct Research Along Nissequogue River

LIMG October 10, 2023

Photos courtesy of Smithtown CSD ThINK Discovery Science Research students from Smithtown High School East, under the leadership of Ms. Maria Zeitlin, recently returned to Nissequogue River to conduct citizen science. Part of a multi-school collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Central Pine Barren Commission, the Suffolk County Water Authority and the New

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East Islip Fourth Grader Wins First Place In Brookhaven And State Science Fairs

LIMG June 23, 2023

Pictured: At the East Islip School District Board of Education’s June 21 meeting, Ruth C. Kinney Elementary School fourth grader Emma Kowalik was recognized for winning first place in the 2023 Elementary School Science Fair, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. Photo courtesy of East Islip School District At the East […]

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Legislator Anker Celebrates Earth Day With BNL & LIPA

LIMG May 1, 2023

Pictured: (Left to Right) Brookhaven National Laboratory’s (BNL) Manager of Environmental and Community Engagement Amy Engel, Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker’s Chief of Staff Dorothy Cavalier, and Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker. Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker and her Chief of Staff Dorothy Cavalier joined Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Long

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West Islip Research Teacher ‘SPARKS’ Love Of Science

LIMG February 21, 2023

Photo courtesy of West Islip School District West Islip High School research teacher Mary Kroll is the principal investigator for Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Student Partnerships for Advanced Research and Knowledge spectroscopy collaboration. Her role includes collaborating with five other Suffolk County school districts, their research teachers and students, and

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Three Young Harborfields SPARK Scientists Train At Brookhaven Lab

LIMG January 27, 2023

Photo courtesy of Harborfields Central School District Harborfields High School students Clarissa Bues, Matt Cook and Anna Duff are currently participating in the Student Partnerships for Advanced Research and Knowledge program at Brookhaven National Laboratory, which provides high schoolers an opportunity to become visiting researchers at the lab’s scientific facilities.