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Introduction to Dr. Kaplan

Introduction to Dr. Kaplan. Some things about my background Some things about me What I believe in. Where I went to school. Oceanside High School, Long Island, NY B.S. at Albany State University Ph.D. at Princeton University. Work Experiences. High School Teacher

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Introduction to Dr. Kaplan

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  1. Introduction to Dr. Kaplan Some things about my background Some things about me What I believe in

  2. Where I went to school • Oceanside High School, Long Island, NY • B.S. at Albany State University • Ph.D. at Princeton University

  3. Work Experiences • High School Teacher • Research and Development • Argonne National Laboratory • Brookhaven National Laboratory • SUNY Albany • Bell Laboratories – Murray Hill, NJ • Information Technology • Lucent Technologies • Agere Systems • Types of jobs before teaching • Technical Research and Development • Developer and support of Software • Manager of Teams of People

  4. Types of Technical Research • Nuclear accelerators • Alpha particles probing solids • X-ray Physics • X-ray “microscopes” – looking in between atoms • Developing lasers, light emitting diodes, and photo-detectors for fiber optic communications • Ultra-high reliability devices for undersea communication

  5. What I do for fun • Spending time with friends and family • Reading – Fiction and Scientific • Long distance cycling • Spinning • Hiking • Yoga • Drums • Guitar

  6. Ariella – My granddaughter (at ~6 months: born 1/31/07)

  7. Appalachian Trail – Mount Washington

  8. Why I teach • I have a very strong belief that everyone has the ability to be amazing. • I enjoy interacting with high school students. They see the world in unique ways. • I believe that the study of science provides students with special skills to address and solve problems of all types. • I want to teach students that they can take on challenging problems with confidence, using what they know, what they can learn, what they canresearch, and what they can deduce. • Whether or not they go on to study science, these skills will give them a distinct advantage.

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