Volunteer instructor and student at Rutgers University, Christopher Petoukhoff, looks on as students Rishi Rajendran,12,Plainsboro (l-r) and Aidan Pulliam,11, West Deptford take part in the experiment of surface interactions: hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, and principles of self-assembly at the HEROES Academy, a new facility that opened in New Brunswick and works in conjunction with Rutgers for gifted and talented students.