Guest Lecturer: Demetra Yancopoulos ’18

Post-AP Physics students recently had the honor of hosting Demetra a guest lecturer. Demetra taught the fundamental physics behind how greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation through their vibrational modes. She also guided students in visualizing and analyzing data to understand long-term trends in Earth’s temperature and carbon dioxide levels, stretching back hundreds of millions of years. 
Demetra brought a deep passion for climate science and an infectious enthusiasm that made the lesson engaging. She recently completed her first year in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Climate Dynamics doctoral program at Yale University.
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