Rocky Point High School’s Math Honor Society and Science Honor Society and Math Team took a field trip to Stony Brook University to check out a variety of math, science and technology potential careers as well as getting a glimpse into what the college experience may look like. Teachers Mrs. Janece Alfredson and Ms. Victoria Fabrizio organized the visit. 
 
The students visited the Center of Excellence Wireless and Informational Technology and The Advanced Energy Center, two facilities on Stony Brook’s campus. A next generation research and educational facility, the CEWIT’s mission is threefold: become recognized as a world leader in interdisciplinary research in the emerging, critical technologies of the information age, address the skilled technology worker shortage and foster new enterprise development. The AERTC’s mission is innovative energy research, education and technology deployment with a focus on efficiency, conservation, renewable energy and nanotechnology applications for new and novel sources of energy. 

During the tours of the two facilities students met with scientists, engineers and PHD students who are working toward their goals of a better future. The students had a very informative visit, according to Mrs. Alfredson, many commenting on learning about higher education and career paths that they may want to pursue and the insight of witnessing college students doing complex experiments making them excited and hopeful for the future.