Summer Sundays July 12 - August 9, 2009
This summer, Brookhaven National Laboratory invites you to attend a new Summer Sundays experience to explore world-class facilities, see a different science show each week, and catch a “View from Space” at our hands-on exhibit.
FREE!
No reservations needed.
Gates open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Visitors age 16 and over must bring a photo ID.
Handicapped accessible
1-1/2 miles north of LIE Exit 68
Call (631) 344-2651
For several weeks this summer, the Laboratory welcomes members of the public to its site. We plan days that include visits to our facilities, opportunities to speak with our researchers, special activities for adults and children, and much more – and it’s all free!
July 12 - Energy Solutions & the Center for Functional Nanomaterials*
Visit the Northeast’s center where huge discoveries are being made at ultra-small dimensions. Learn how improved catalysts, energy-efficient boilers and solar arrays address our national energy challenge. Enjoy the “Magic of Energy” show.
July 19 - National Synchrotron Light Source
See the brightest light on Long Island, and learn how it is used to look into everything from batteries to viruses. Learn about NSLS-II, a bright new light; take the synchrotron-science quiz. Be mesmerized by the “Laser Light Spectacular” show.
July 26 - Family Fun Day
Bring the family out for a hands-on science fun-filled day! Play with science at our Science Learning Center. Hop aboard a fire truck at our firehouse. Take fire extinguisher training, walk through safe smoke, and learn about emergency preparedness. Be entertained by Mr. Fish’s “Phenomenal Physics” show.
August 2 - National Weather Service and Our Environment
See how weather predictions are made for the entire New
York metropolitan area. Find out how storms are tracked.
Attend the weather-balloon launch. Try to outwit our science
magician.
www.weather.gov/nyc
August 9 - Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider*
Visit the Northeast’s largest particle accelerator, where physicists study what the universe may have looked like in the first few moments after its creation. Visit particle detectors as big as a house. Meet Albert “Einstein Alive.”
*Appropriate for ages 10 and over
