Volunteer instructor and student at Rutgers University, Christopher Petoukhoff, reviews notes on a white board for students Rishi Rajendran,12,Plainsboro (l-r), Aidan Pulliam,11, West Deptford and Lukas Adamson, 10, Princeton as they 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.