President's Academy Students Visit Spallation Neutron Source
An elite group of Tennessee high school students recently spent the day in Oak Ridge getting an up-close view of many of the latest technological advances at various locations around Oak Ridge including the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The event was part of Tennessee Tech University's (TTU) two-week President's Academy on Emerging Technologies, which allows top science students from high schools across the state of Tennessee learn about technology through on-site visits to locations such as Tennessee Valley Authority facilities, the University of Tennessee Space Insitute, and the TTU campus.
The trip to Oak Ridge was co-sponsored by ORAU, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and BWXT Y-12.
Above, students in the President's Academy on Emerging Technologies pose in front of the sign outside the Spallation Neutron Source.
Below, a student looks down at the control center at the Spallation Neutron Source as part of their visit and tour of the facility.
