The Governor's School in the Sciences
Drew University
Madison, New Jersey

The Program

• Exposes scholars to current topics in scientific research and development.
• Emphasizes hands-on research and an opportunity to work along with scientists who are currently investigating topics on the horizon of local, state, national, and international importance.
• Engages the students in dialogue with prominent scientists regarding current research and career opportunities during the Colloquia sessions.
• Offers a cadre of field trips to various research and industrial facilities such as Novartis, Lucent Technologies, and Princeton University Physics Lab.
• Affords the opportunity for students to work in research teams while investigating the scientific inquiries.
  

The 2006 Program consisted of the following components:

Core Courses

• Neurobiology
• Concepts in Chemical Bonding
• Topics in Twentieth Century Physics
• Cell Biology and Cancer
• Rulers, Compasses, and Famous Impossibilities
• Human Evolution

Laboratories

• Experiments in Analog and Digital Electronics
• Experiments in Biology (2)
• Experiments in Organic Chemistry (2)

Elective Courses

• From iPods to MySpace: Designing Interactive Technologies that are Effective and Enjoyable to Use
• Causality: The Interface Between Philosophy and Science
• Science and Technology of the Greeks and Romans
• Science Says: Exploring Articles of Faith and Myth Through the Science of Archaeology
• The Adaptive Unconscious

Team Projects

• Project in Chemistry: Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanism
• Project in Chemistry: Can We Develop the New Teflon?
• Project in Archaeology: Reconstructing Ancient Technology
• Project in Psychology: Cognitive Illusions
• Project in Computer Science: Principles of Radar Target Tracking
• Project in Mathematical Physics: Celestial Mechanics
• Project in Biology: Molecular Characterization Of An Unknown P-Element Insertion In Drosophila Melanogaster
• Project in Microbiology: How Safe is that Water?

Field Trips

• Bell Labs Lucent Technologies, Holmdel -Tour research labs and learn about current work in such areas as wireless communications and optics.
• Picatinny Arsenal – Learn about research in areas such as nanotechnology, energetics, and robotics and meet the scientists who are doing this work.
• Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
• Princeton University Physics Lab - Meet the scientists in the Princeton University Physics Department, learn about their research, and discuss the nature of the universe at this world-famous lab.
• Princeton Plasma Physics Lab – Visit the only single-purpose national laboratory doing fusion research. To participate in this visit, a student must either be a US citizen or must provide a photo ID.
• Public Health Research Institute – Meet the scientists who are focusing on infectious disease research, including studies of vaccine and drug candidates, molecular epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections, and factors that promote drug resistance.
• Rutgers University Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience – Meet the scientists and learn about their work on spinal cord injury.
• Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals - Visit the labs, meet the scientists, and learn about today’s state-of-the-art drug research.
• Sterling Hill Mine - Learn the chemistry behind the geology while touring a recently closed zinc mine.
• UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson New Jersey Medical School – Meet faculty members and summer interns and hear about their work.
• US Golf Association - The physics behind golf equipment may be even more interesting than the game! Tour the Test Center facilities of the USGA.

Special Events

COLLOQUIA

• Mr. Bill Cheswick – Chief Scientist, Lumeta Corporation. “Authentication in a Networked World”.
• Dr. Marco Leona – David H. Koch Scientist in Charge, Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. “Art & Chemistry: Authenticity, Conservation, and History of Technology”.
• Dr.Eduardo Zaborowski – New Jersey Regional Committee, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. “From Genes to Drugs”.
• Dr. Tammy Windfelder – Assistant Professor of Biology, Drew University. “The Science of Studying Behavior – A Field Biologist's Life with the Monkeys”

GUEST SPEAKER

• Mr. Ron Ruemmler, “A Mathematical Analysis of Romantic Love”

OTHER EVENTS

• Career Day
• College Night
• Talent Show 7:00 p.m.
• Scholars Conference
• Banquet