Tuskegee Physics Department Visits Booker T. Washington High-School

Spring 2023

These two visits were an outreach event at the Booke  T. Washington (BTW) High School in Tuskegee. BTW High school students were excited about learning a career path in physics and various science and engineering-related fields. Mr. Elvert Colvert and Ms. Felicia Windham had joyful interactions with high school students. We hope this teamwork will leave a lasting impression on the young minds of BTW High School students and inculcate their interest in sciences and physics. Special thanks to Ms. Felicia Windham, Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov (Resonance), Dr. Marisol Alcantara-Ortigoza (Light Diffraction), Dr. Sharvare Palwai (Refraction), Dr. Chitra Nayak (Roller Coasters), Dr. Moses Ntam (Electric Motor), Dr. Walter Malone (Rockets), Mr. Elvert Colvert, Dr. Kumar, student Ms. Soleil Chapman (representing TU-SPS) and PERSIST Scholars Mr. De'Quinte Robinson, Ms. Nilajah Buchanan, Ms. De'Shell Carr, and Ms. Brianna Matthews, who were all a crucial part of the demonstrations, presentations, and the entire event. The great pictures were taken also by Ms. Windham.

February 21 at 10 AM                                                                             

​​From left to right: Dr. Ortigoza, Dr. Palwai, Dr. Nayak, and Mr. Colvert at Booker T Washington High School
From left to right: Dr. Ortigoza, Dr. Palwai,
Dr. Nayak, and Mr. Colvert at
Booker T Washington High School
Tuskegee Physics Faculty with Booker T. Washington High School Faculty
Tuskegee Physics Faculty with Booker T. Washington
High School Faculty

Dr. Ortigoza explaining Light Diffraction at BTW High School
Dr. Ortigoza explaining Light Diffraction at BTW High School

​ Dr. Dimitrov explaining resonance at BTW High School ​
​Dr. Dimitrov explaining resonance at BTW High School
Dr. Palwai explaining refraction at BTW High School
Dr. Palwai explaining refraction at BTW High School

             

     

Dr. Nayak explaining the Physics of Roller Coasters
Dr. Nayak explaining the Physics of Roller Coasters

                          

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

March 01 at 12 PM     

Dr. Moses Ntam explaining the electric motor to BTW high school students
Dr. Moses Ntam explaining the electric motor
to BTW high school students

Dr. Ntam and PERSIST Scholars at BTW High School
Dr. Ntam and PERSIST Scholars
at BTW High School
Dr. Malone explaining how rockets function
Dr. Malone explaining how rockets function
Tuskegee Physics Department, BTW High School Faculty, and PERSIST Scholars at BTW High School
Tuskegee Physics Department, BTW High School Faculty,
and PERSIST Scholars at BTW High School