Nima Arkani-Hamed
Institute of Advanced Study - Princeton

 "Fundamental Physics, Cosmology & the Large Hadron Collider”

Chris Tulley
Princeton University

“The Worlds Largest Digital camera: Images the Large Hadron Collider”

Bruce Mason
University of Oklahoma
Director of Compadre
"Sharing the Wealth of Physics and Astronomy Teaching Resources"

Dr. Steve Schnetzer
Rutgers University

"Probing the structure of Matter: a History of Fundamental Particle Physics"

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Team First place - Madison

Second Place - Bernards

Third Place - Manchester

Individual First Place Winners

Fermi - Bergen

Catapult - Chatham

Cartesian Diver - Freehold

Gyroscope - Red Bank Catholic

Wind Power Lifter - Manchester

Marble Coaster - Bernards

         The annual Physics Olympics was held at Monmouth Regional High School on January 12, 2008. Thirty-five six-member teams from 21 High Schools participated. Many schools brought student and parent observers to cheer on their school's team. Over 200 hundred students, teachers and parents joined together to do physics on a beautiful Saturday. The students competed in six events consisting of: the Fermi Question, the Catapult, the Cartesian Diver, the Marble Coaster, the Long Lived Gyroscope, and the Wind Power Lifter. The first place winner overall was Madison HS, second place went to Bernards HS, with Manchester HS placing third. First place teams in each event are as follows: the Fermi Question-Bergen HS, the Catapult –Chatham HS, the Cartesian Diver-Freehold, the Marble Coaster-Bernards HS, the Long Lived Gyroscope-Red Bank Catholic HS, the Wind Power Lifter-Manchester HS.

         This year Congressman Rush Holt came to cheer the students on.  He spoke briefly to the students about the importance of science education and watch many of the students compete in the different events.  Many teachers took the opportunity to share educational concerns that they wanted him to bring back to Washington.  The students and teachers were very appreciative that he took the time to attend the Olympics.  Thank you David Pinkus for helping to plan his visit.

        Sponsored by NJAAPT since the mid-1970s, the event was organized by Dr Fred Pregger and Mr. Jud Fink, two retired physics professors from The College of New Jersey, and was held there until the mid-1990s when it moved to Rutgers University. From 2000 until the present, Monmouth Regional HS has sponsored the event. For information about the New Jersey Physics Olympics contact Jessie Blair or John Valente.

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