Society of Teen Scientists
Teenagers do not wait to become scientists here.
They reason, investigate, critique, and publish.
Founded by scientists and educators in Princeton, New Jersey.
Two Parts, One Standard
SoTS has two parts. The Physics Lyceum runs physics courses and Research Labs. The Society is a selective membership community for young scientists doing research in any field. What connects them is shared standard: students understand, defend, and take responsibility for their own work.
The Physics Lyceum
An extracurricular, multi-year physics school for middle and high school students. In Deep Physics courses, students derive physics from first principles, solve unfamiliar problems, and design investigations. In Research Labs, each student develops an original question and carries an individual project within a research group built for cross-pollination of ideas and methods.
The Society
A community of young scientists from around the world. SoTS members meet peers who share their passion, write for our magazine, publish in our journal, and present at our annual conference.
Where SoTS came from
SoTS grew out of years of work with young scientists, teaching them physics and guiding them through original research, inside schools and universities. The methods were published along the way.
SoTS was established in 2025. It is run and advised by professional scientists, educators, and industry professionals whose experience includes developing original programs and teaching physics and research at CUNY, NYU, PRISMS, TJHSST, as well as summer programs for academically talented teenagers at Johns Hopkins and Columbia.