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Open House events include:

• The Thomas Hayden Chemistry Show
• Student research presentations and summer research opportunities
• Physics demonstrations
• Tours of research laboratories

Narciso Garcia received his Ph.D. in Physics from Stony Brook University in 1969 and joined the physics faculty at Queens College that year, where he remained until his death in 1996.  He performed notable research demonstrating photon localization, and was the co-author of a popular physics textbook.  The Garcia Center was named in his honor at its founding in 1996, in recognition of his dedication to teaching, research, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.
 
Thomas J. Hayden was the Director of Laboratories for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chief College Laboratory Technician. He served Queens College and the Department for 40 years. One of his most important legacies was his love of and skill in presenting lecture demonstrations to undergraduates, and the yearly Holiday show he spearheaded continues in his memory.
 
For more information on the Garcia Center and Stony Brook University, including summer research programs for high school students, visit The Garcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces.
 
For more information on science programs at Queens College visit The School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Your registration allows us to better plan the event, to provide you with updates, and to contact you with information on the next Open House and on research programs for your students. Attendance from each high school is limited to 40 students. Please register by December 20, 2025.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Supported by Michael and Sara Craig-Scheckman.