Florida Crossroads Takes a Look at Magnet Lab

January 22, 2007

Contact:
Susan Ray, (850) 644-9651
sray@magnet.fsu.edu

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory facilities in Tallahassee and Gainesville attract the greatest scientific minds in the world, and soon they will attract a sizable broadcast audience as the subject of a new Florida Crossroads documentary.

"Attracting Science" will examine the pivotal role the Magnet Lab plays in Florida through its cutting edge work, its status as a national facility for visiting researchers, and its efforts to grow the next generation of scientists.

Florida Crossroads is an award-winning, half-hour documentary series that looks at the people, places and events shaping Florida. The show premiers Thursday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. on WFSU, and repeats Sunday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. The show debuts on WUFT in Gainesville on Sunday, Jan. 28 at noon. Other air dates include:

• Cocoa (WBCC): Thursday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m.
• Daytona Beach (WCEU): Sunday, Jan. 28, 10 a.m.
• Ft. Myers (WGCU): Saturday, Jan. 27, 4 p.m.
• Jacksonville (WJCT): Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2:30 p.m.
• Miami (WLRN): Saturday, Jan. 27, 6 p.m.
• Miami (WPBT): Sunday, Jan. 28, 1:30 p.m.
• Orlando (WMFE): Sunday, Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m.
• Panama City (WFSG): Thursday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m.
• Pensacola (WSRE): Friday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m.
• Tampa (WEDU): Sunday, Jan. 28, 1:30 p.m.
• Tampa (WUSF): Sunday, Jan. 28, 7 a.m.
• West Palm (WXEL): Saturday, Jan. 27, 7 a.m.

The show was produced by Gary Williams with the Florida Channel.

Please check local TV listings to confirm air dates and times.

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (www.magnet.fsu.edu) develops and operates state-of-the-art high-magnetic-field facilities that faculty and visiting scientists and engineers use for research in physics, biology, bioengineering, chemistry, geochemistry, biochemistry, and materials science. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the state of Florida, the lab is operated by Florida State University, and its 330,000-square-foot main facility is located in Tallahassee's Innovation Park. The magnet lab also has facilities at the University of Florida and at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.