2026 Webinars

Sign Up Today! Explore how energy meets real-world demand in this engaging CREATE innovation webinar focused on pumped storage systems and solar power. Using a large-scale project planned in Arizona as inspiration, this session highlights how Pumped Storage Systems (PSS) store solar energy by moving water between reservoirs and releasing it to generate electricity during

Sign Up Today! Bring energy concepts, hands-on learning, and real-world impact into your classroom with “Sunshine in a Jar.” In this engaging webinar, participants will build a solar-powered lantern using photovoltaic panels, rechargeable batteries, and a custom circuit board—while learning practical electronics skills. Aligned with NGSS Physics and NRC Framework standards, this STEAM-based experience introduces

This Webinar is Complete! View on YouTube This webinar provides an overview of the research study conducted at Rutgers investigating the role of community college technician programs in economic development. The research included interviews with NSF ATE project personnel, in-depth case studies of technician programs at 8 colleges across the country, labor-market studies, and regional

This Webinar is Complete! View on YouTube From Wind to Watts: Investigating Energy Storage and System Efficiency is a hands-on webinar with presenter Tom Buchanan that immerses students in one of the most critical challenges of modern energy systems: how to store energy when the wind isn’t blowing. Using KidWind turbines as the primary energy

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube Looking for an engaging way to introduce students to energy and hands-on STEM learning? Join the CREATE Energy Center and Dr. Vidya Schalk for a webinar highlighting “Shining a Light on Solar Energy,” an interactive four-day solar energy camp. This session provides an overview of the camp model

This Webinar is Complete View on YouTube Ready to take the CREATE Energy lessons deeper and learn more? In this interactive webinar, discover how to pair Google’s NotebookLM with the 7 C’s Energy Research Inquiry Framework—Collect, Conduct, Connect, Craft Questions, Compose, Create, and Consider—to transform existing CREATE activities into rich, interdisciplinary projects. See how lessons