TryEngineering Summer Institute (IEEE)
An IEEE-run residential engineering summer camp held at university campuses nationwide where high schoolers choose a track -- aerospace, general engineering, AI, biotechnology, or cybersecurity -- for hands-on projects and career exploration.
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Summer@Rensselaer: Aerospace Engineering & STEAMM Inventor's Studio
One- and two-week RPI summer courses where high schoolers tour aerospace research labs, run wind-tunnel experiments and build radio-controlled aircraft, or pursue interdisciplinary invention projects spanning science, technology, engineering, art, math, and medicine.
Advanced Space Academy (U.S. Space & Rocket Center)
A six-day immersive residential astronaut-training and engineering program for ages 15-18 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, including rocket design and launch, an underwater astronaut trainer, engineering challenges, and a simulated space mission.
Notre Dame Introduction to Engineering Program (IEP)
A two-week residential Notre Dame summer program for students between their junior and senior year that surveys multiple engineering disciplines through hands-on projects, faculty talks, and campus life.
PREFACE: Rensselaer Summer Engineering Design Program
A two-week RPI summer program for rising juniors and seniors that introduces the different branches of engineering through hands-on design projects; recent cohorts have focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning applications.
NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC)
A nine-month NASA engineering challenge in which student teams design and build human-powered or remote-controlled rovers to navigate a simulated lunar/Martian obstacle course at a culminating event at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
Physics Olympiad Summer Training Camp (MOP equivalent for Physics)
Invitation-only training camp for top USAPhO performers; preparation for International Physics Olympiad team.