Summer Research Opportunities 2019

HALF HOLLOW HILLS HIGH SCHOOL WEST Summer Research Opportunities 2019 Please read the bulletin carefully and stop by the Career Counseling Center for additional information. Please note that programs are listed alphabetically, therefore deadlines will vary.

Adelphi University- Garden City, NY Summer Tech Camps: Coding, Game Development, Design, Robotics  

Website: https://www.idtech.com/locations/new-york-summer-camps/adelphi-university Phone: 1-888-709-8324

Students discover coding, game development, robotics, and design in an inspiring, collegiate setting. With an average of just 8 students per instructor, our guaranteed small class sizes ensure you'll receive personalized instruction and excel at your own pace. Come explore for one week, or return for multiple sessions to build an impressive portfolio.

Adelphi University- Garden City, NY NYU Winthrop Summer Science Institute   

Website: https://precollege.adelphi.edu/programs/programs-for-non-credit/summer-science-institute/ Email: precollege@adelphi.edu Phone: 516-877-3410

During this intensive in the sciences and medicine, students will engage in high -impact learning, participating in hands-on classes and lab experiments in physics, biology, and biochemistry with Adelphi University professors.

Students will also participate in a First Aid and CPR course, earning certification through the American Heart Association.

Boston Leadership Institute- Wellesley, MA STEM Research Programs   

Website: http://bostonleadershipinstitute.com/index.html Email: info@bostonleadershipinstitute.com Phone: 781-431-2514

The Boston Leadership Institute selects outstanding high school students for our three -week programs. Students develop high-level research skills and subject matter expertise that strengthen credentials valuable for college admissions, interviews, and essays.

Boston University- Boston, MA RISE Internship/Practicum 

Website: https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/research/

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Email: summerhs@bu.edu Phone: 617-353-1378

Students who are passionate about the sciences and currently in their junior year of high school are invited to apply for the Research in Science & Engineering (RISE) program. Spend six weeks at BU conducting university laboratory research with some of the nation's brightest scientific minds, and advance you r knowledge and skills in the sciences.

Brookhaven National Laboratory- Upton, NY (HSRP-Research) High School Research Program   

Website: https://www.bnl.gov/education/program.asp?q=219 Email: pereza@bnl.gov Phone: 631-344-4788

The High School Research Program (HSRP) is a highly competitive six week educational program for students interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies. Se lected students, together with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) scientific staff collaborate on projects that support BNL and the Department of Energy mission.

University of California, Santa Barbara- Santa Barbara, CA Science & Engineering Research Academy (SERA)   

Website: https://www.summer.ucsb.edu/pre-college/science-engineering-research-academy-sera Email: info@summer.ucsb.edu Phone: 805-893-2315

The Science & Engineering Research Academy is a dynamic, 4-week residential and commuter summer program that introduces qualified high school students to the research enterprise through project -based, directed research in STEM-related fields. Students will take a 4-unit university course where they choose and develop a research topic specific to the track they select, under the direction of an instructor who is conducting active research in that field.

Carnegie Mellon University- Pittsburgh, PA Summer Academy for Mathematics and Science   

Website: https://admission.enrollment.cmu.edu/pages/access-sams Email: admission-outreach@andrew.cmu.edu Phone: 412-268-2082

Summer Academy for Math and Science provides high school seniors with a strong interest in computer science, engineering and/or the natural sciences, with the opportunity to achieve essential skills necessary to pursu e and complete majors in STEM fields. Students from underrepresented minorities, low socioeconomic backgrounds, and first generation students to go to college are encouraged to apply. No cost of tuition, housing or dining.

The University of Chicago- Chicago, IL Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS)   

Website: https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/research-biological-sciences-ribs Email: summersession@uchicago.edu Phone: 773-702-2149

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This four-week, intensive summer research program for high school students is designed to expose students to a broad range of molecular, microbiological, and cellular biological techniques currently used in research laboratories. Within the session, students will be immersed in the research experience, giving them a taste of life at the bench. Using a project-based approach, the course progresses from a survey of basic lab techniques to the application of current molecular techniques in developmental biology and microbiology. Most of a typical RIBS day is spent in lab. Lectures will provide background and introduce new concepts. Since communication skills are important in science, students will keep lab notebooks and they will give several group presentations. The course ends with a research forum in which the students present the results of their own research projects.

Cooper Union- New York, NY Summer STEM   

Website: https://cooper.edu/engineering/summer-stem Email: summerSTEM@cooper.edu Phone: 212-353-4100

The Summer STEM Program is a six-week intensive that immerses current high school sophomores and juniors in hands-on engineering design and problem-solving. Faculty and teaching assistants from the departments of civil, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering provide students with foundational knowledge and expert guidance to address real-world problems in their respective disciplines of expertise. Students also attend workshops on college and career planning and presentation and writing skills. Most projects include at least one field trip to a local business, museum, or exhibition to enhance the students’ experience. This program culminates with each group presenting their work to an audience of invited guests. To recognize their successful completion of the program students will receive a certificate of achievement from the Albert Nerken School of Engineering.

Cornell University: School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions- Ithaca, NY Summer College: Engineering and Robotics, and Psychology, Research and Science   

Website: https://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/programs/index.php Email: summer_college@cornell.edu Phone: 607-255-6203

Summer College offers academically motivated high school students an unparalleled opportu nity to take courses at a great Ivy League university while earning college credit, working closely with internationally recognized faculty, exploring majors and career options, making friends from around the world, and enjoying the great natural beauty of Ithaca and the Finger Lakes region.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges- Geneva, NY Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute   

Website: http://essyi.hws.edu/ Email: essyi@hws.edu Phone: 315-781-4401

ESSYI is unique among environmental studies programs in its focus on the interdisciplinary nature of environmental issues and the complexity of potential solutions. Students find specific topics, sessions and ideas that resonate with them individually, but are also exposed to other ideas and ways of thinking about environmental issues that broaden their framework for thinking about and developing solutions when working with others.

Hofstra University- Hempstead, NY Last Updated: January 24, 2019

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Summer Science Research Program   

Website: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/sse/index.html Email: chmnwj@hofstra.edu Phone: 516-463-5534

This program offers high school students opportunities in science research under the guidance of professionals in science and mathematics. Students will be selected for this program on the basis of their high school science experience, a personal interview and, above all, the high school teacher's recommendation.

Indiana University- Indianapolis, IN High-School Research Opportunities   

Website: https://physics.iupui.edu/phys/research/high-school-research-opportunities Email: hpetrach@iupui.edu Phone: 317-274-6900

Open to high school juniors and seniors (and advanced sophomores), the Summer Research Experience in Physics is an intensive six-week summer research program. Selected students are paired with faculty mentors, and participate in cutting-edge research projects in the IUPUI Department of Physics. At the end of the program, each student must complete a written research report and deliver a presentation to p hysics faculty and fellow students.

This is a competitive program sponsored by the Department of Physics at IUPUI and by the D. J. Angus -Scientech Educational Foundation. Positions will be filled based on a merit review.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Princess Anne, MD Geosciences Bridge Program   

Website: https://www.umes.edu/cscgeosciences/ Email: pchigbu@umes.edu Phone: 410- 621-3034

The Geosciences Bridge Program offers a 6-week paid internship for students planning to pursue careers in the geosciences. The program includes lectures, field trips, hands-on activities, two for-credit college courses, housing, meals, travel to and from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), and a stipend.

University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, MI Math and Science Scholars Program   

Website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mmss/ Email: mmss@umich.edu Phone: 734-647-4466

The Michigan Math and Science Scholars program is designed to offer a pre-college experience exposing students to a breadth of curricula offered at the University of Michigan while introducing high school students to current developments and research in the sciences. The program is open to any high school rising sophomore, junior or, senior from around the world! Three 2-week sessions are offered; students are given the opportunity to attend one, two or all three sessions

Northwell Health: Feinstein Institute for Medical Research- Manhasset, NY Summer Student Intern Program Last Updated: January 24, 2019

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Website: http://www.feinsteininstitute.org/education-careers/education/student-intern-programs/ Phone: 516-562-3467

The Feinstein Institute Summer Student Intern program is a competitive mentored program designed to provide high school, college and graduate students with hands-on experience in disease-oriented research and familiarize them with opportunities that exist for careers in medical research. At the end of the internship, students will be expected to present an academic poster summarizing their research to faculty and other students. This program requires a full 8-week commitment. Students need to be at least 16 years of age.

Penn Engineering- Philadelphia, PA Engineering Summer Academy at Penn   

Website: https://esap.seas.upenn.edu/courses/ Email: esap@seas.upenn.edu Phone: 215-898-0053

This program designed to provide exceptional math and science students the opportunity to explore the field of Engineering before applying to college. Students can choose to attend one of 6 courses: Biotechnology, Complex Networks, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Nanotechnology, and Robotics.

New Jersey Institute of Technology- Newark, NJ High School STEM Research Programs   

Website: https://www.njit.edu/research/forstudents/ Email: stephen.eck@njit.edu 973-596-3300

NJIT offers excellent opportunities for professional and career development in STEM areas to undergraduate, as well high school students, through Provost Summer Research and faculty-centered grants and research centers.

NJIT is committed to providing opportunities for hands-on research participation for high school students under the guidance of a faculty advisor with close mentoring through NJIT undergraduate and graduate students.

The high school summer research internship program requires a commitment of 6 weeks. The program is designed to inspire the students to appreciate the value of discovery and innovation with the ultimate objective of encouraging them to pursue a career in science and lifelong learning. At the end of their internships, students will submit a research report outlining their results and present a poster at the high school internship poster symposium describing their project and outcomes to faculty and their peers.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- Troy, NY Summer at Rensselaer   

Website: http://summer.rpi.edu/programs/researchexperience Email: SOAPS@rpi.edu Phone: 518-276-6809

This is a four week long residential program. Rensselaer faculty and Summer@Rensselaer work together to provide select high school students the unique opportunity to conduct research and learn new skills specific to their assigned research group. They will work alongside an assigned faculty mentor, graduate, and undergraduate students. Open to rising 11th and 12th graders. Students must be 1 6 years old by check-in, as required by Rensselaer research facility regulations.

The Rockefeller University- New York, NY Last Updated: January 24, 2019

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Summer Science Research Program (SSRP)   

Website: https://www.rockefeller.edu/outreach/summer-science/highschoolapp/ Email: hsresearch@rockefeller.edu Phone: (212) 327-7930

The Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program (SSRP) provides high school stu dents with a unique and personalized opportunity to conduct hands-on research under the mentorship of leading scientists at one of the world’s premier biomedical research facilities. During this rigorous 7-week program, SSRP students become immersed in scientific culture while gaining an appreciation for the process of biomedical discovery.

Ross School- East Hampton, NY Innovation Programs   

Website: https://www.ross.org/innovationlab Email: admissions@ross.org Phone: 631-907-5400

Innovation Lab @Ross is a stimulating and rigorous program that enables students to conduct independent research and undertake self-directed learning in such fields as applied sciences, technology, engineering, media, and digital arts. A variety of specialized laboratory and workshop spaces allow students to experience hands -on learning and develop technical and design skills.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute- Buffalo, NY Summer Cancer Research Experience Program for High School Students   

Website: https://www.roswellpark.org/education/summer-programs/high-school-students Email: education@roswellpark.org Phone: 716-845-2339

Your research experience will be set within the collaborative and mentored environment of a world -renowned cancer researcher’s laboratory where you will work alongside a research staff of graduate students, p ost-doctoral scholars and technicians. You will develop skill sets important to a scientific career, learn about cutting -edge cancer science topics and explore non-traditional science careers.

SEA Semester Environmental Studies - Woods Hole, MA SEAScape: SEA Science on the Cape SEA Expedition   

Website: https://www.sea.edu/high_school_programs Email: admission@sea.edu Phone: 508-540-3954

SEASCape: This three-week summer program at SEA offers motivated high school students the opportunity to study the marine environment from a variety of perspectives – scientific, historical, literary, and nautical.

Participants live and study at our campus in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

SEA Expedition: SEA Expedition is a 2-week offshore summer program for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Centered on learning by doing, SEA Expedition is a multidisciplinary experience that welcomes students to participate in every aspect of a challenging offshore sailing and oceanographic expedition. The program occurs entirely aboard the SSV Corwith Cramer, one of two sailing research vessels owned and operated by SEA. Shoals Marine Laboratory - Durham, NH Last Updated: January 24, 2019

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Marine Environmental Science   

Website: https://www.shoalsmarinelaboratory.org/course/marine-environmental-science-section-1 Email: shoals.lab@unh.edu Phone: 603-862-5346

Marine Environmental Science explores the diversity of coastal marine habitats and ecosystems and the tools scientists use to study them, with an emphasis on topics related to human impacts and environmental health.

Fieldwork will include explorations of the rocky intertidal zone, excursions to neighboring islands to observe seal and seabird colonies, and offshore trips to learn oceanographic sampling techniques and observe whale foraging grounds. Eligible students must have completed two year-long science courses and completed 10th 11th or 12th grade.

Stanford University- Stanford, CA RISE Summer Internship Program  

Website: https://oso.stanford.edu/programs/39-rise-summer-internship-program Email: mbruhis@stanford.edu

The RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) Summer Internship Program for High School Students is sponsored by the Stanford Office of Science Outreach. It’s an intensive 7-week summer program for students interested in science, engineering, math, computer science and psychology. Students work six hours a day, five days a week on the Stanford campus, working in an active research lab under the guidance of a mentor from the lab (typically a graduate student), and attending weekly group sessions that include field trips, presentations, hands on science activities, and lab tours. RISE is designed for bright low-income students and those who will be the first in their family to attend college.

Stevens Institute of Technology- Hoboken, NJ Pre-College Programs   

Website: https://www.stevens.edu/admissions/pre-college-programs/available-pre-college-programs Email: summer@stevens.edu Phone: 201-216-5000

Rising juniors and seniors may apply to participate in one of the many residential pre -college programs within fields of Engineering and Science, Technology, Society, and the Arts, and Business. All programs are designed by the faculty to be creative, project-driven, hands-on immersions that give not just real college experience, but real world experience. By night you’ll live in the dorms, by day you’ll visit major corporations, work on a tangible project and learn alongside experts.

Stony Brook University School of Marine Science and Atmospheric Science- South Hampton, NY Oceanography  

Website: https://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/education/undergrad_course_mar104/ Email: Kurt.Bretsch@stonybrook.edu

This intensive course is specifically designed for motivated high school students wishing to earn college credit. The short-term course will run for 2 weeks and meet for 4-5 hours each weekday at the Stony Brook Southampton campus. Content will be delivered via lectures, in- class activities, and 2 boat trips in which students will explore nearby coastal habitats using oceanographic sampling equipment. Students must have completed high school biology and be at least 16 years old.

Texas Tech University- Lubbock, TX Last Updated: January 24, 2019

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Clark Scholar Program   

Website: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/academicsandenrichment/affiliatedandhighschool/clarks/ Email: clark.scholars@ttu.edu Phone: 806-742-2011

The Clark Scholar Program is an intensive seven week summer research program for highly qualified high school juniors and seniors. The Program at Texas Tech University helps the Scholars to have a hands-on practical research experience with outstanding and experienced faculty. The Scholars will receive a $750 tax-free stipend and room and board. The Program includes fun activities, weekly seminars and field trips. This Program provides opportunities for research in all academic areas in the university. (click on Research for list of all research areas).

International Students are eligible/welcome to apply. You must be 17 years of age by the program start date.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute- Worcester, MA LAUNCH Program, Frontiers Program • • •

Website: https://www.wpi.edu/academics/pre-collegiate/summer/stem-residential Email: pop@wpi.edu Phone: 508-831-4900

In the Launch program for 9th and 10th grade, students will leverage state-of-the-art research and technology to find solutions to current problems in a variety of scientific fields alongside WPI’s renowned faculty.

Students will be able to step in the shoes of an environmental scientist, lab chemist, computer scientist, and roboticist. LAUNCH is offered as both a day and overnight program. The Frontiers program, running for over 30 years, is an on-campus residential program for rising juniors and seniors. Students will be ch allenged to explore the outer limits of their knowledge in STEM disciplines with current laboratory techniques to explore unsolved problems, along with some time in another aspect such as from writing, psychology, music, theatre, and more are also offered.

Last Updated: January 24, 2019

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