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 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

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

What I do for fun

Spending time with friends and family Reading – Fiction and Scientific

Long distance cycling Spinning Hiking Yoga

Drums Guitar

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

Appalachian Trail – Mount Washington

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 can research, and what they can deduce.

Whether or not they go on to study science, these skills will give them a distinct advantage.