Monday, February 4, 2013
Catherine Wong competes against 30 other teen scientists in Washington, D.C., next month.
A Morristown High School senior has earned her way into the finals of a national pre-college science contest. Catherine Wong is gaining honors for her research project, "Design and Evaluation of a Cell-Phone Compatible Wireless Electrocardiograph," in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, according to NJ.com. The teen's project focuses on using cell phone technology to transmit medical information in real time. The idea is attracting attention because of its potential practical application in giving people in underdeveloped places access to medical care. Forty finalists were selected from 1,712 high school seniors from across the nation. A top prize of $100,000 will go to the winner judged to have the best original research. The …
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Catherine Wong, 17, a finalist in prestigious science search, has developed low-cost electrocardiogram technology.
Catherine Wong has ideas that "flatten the earth," yet remains grounded. Maybe it's the mismatched socks. Whatever her secret, the 17-year-old Morristown High School senior from Morris Township remained humble despite all the attention presented her Thursday afternoon when she was honored by school officials for being named a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search. She joins 39 other finalists—out of nearly 2,000 applicants nationwide—who will compete in March in Washington, D.C. for $630,000 in prizes and present their research at the National Geographic Society. Winners will be announced at an award ceremony on March 12. Wong's research project, "A Novel Design for Wireless Low-Cost Cardiac Examination Over the Mobile Phone …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Representatives from JCP&L working with MHS Science Academy on new series of collaborative lessons.
Who are your heroes? Your parents? A musician? Maybe a sports star? For senior Victoria Lin, it's Nikola Tesla, the father of the modern alternating current system of supplying electricity. Luckily for Lin, she's a student in Anthony Danese's AP Physics class at Morristown High School, where representatives from Jersey Central Power & Light came out on Wednesday for the first two of they hope future presentations on electricity, where it comes from and why it works. Ed Jinks, an enginneer for JCP&L, said, "we think you need to know where your electricity comes from." That can be as far as hundreds of miles, through the work of such pioneers as Tesla, whose AC system of transporting electricity proved much better at long distance transit …
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Friday, June 1, 2012
"Writing Poetry Through the Eyes of Science" was written by Morristown High educators Nancy Gorrell and Erin Colfax.
Science and poetry ... oil and water? Not exactly, say the authors of "Writing Poetry Through the Eyes of Science: A Teacher's Guide to Scientific Literacy and Poetic Response." In fact, this instruction manual brings two seemingly divergent topics together, in a way even those outside the classroom would be able to appreciate. Nancy Gorrell, an English teacher with Morristown High School for 36 years before retiring in 2007, paired up with MHS Science Academy biology instructor Erin Colfax on the project, which was released in February. "There's a lot of interest across the board in the book for educators," Gorrell said. "It's really in the mainstream of some important educational movements, interdisciplinary education and writing across …
Gobsmacked
9:11 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
What a bizarre comment. I guess some of us have to offer up our opinions at every conceivable (ha!) chance. more ›