STEMForU
Summer Camp Programs
Inspiring young minds through STEM education
2024 – Summer of Innovation
Join us for an exciting two-week virtual camp where students explore scientific principles, engineering design, and data analysis through hands-on learning and research.
Learning Format
Experience captivating research presentations featuring informative graphs and interactive demonstrations. Students lead their own research projects addressing specific problems with creativity and ingenuity. Prototyping materials are provided upon request.
Culminating Event
The camp concludes with an in-person poster presentation competition, giving participants the opportunity to showcase their work to judges and peers.
Program Details
- Schedule: August 1st–9th, with culminating in-person poster presentation on August 17th
- Topics: Fundamentals of scientific principles, engineering design, and data collection/analysis
Judges
- Dr. Kathy Schaefer (Senior Scientist, HHMI Janelia Research Campus)
- Mr. Mahesh Seshan (Technical Director, Titan.ium Platform LLC)
Program Highlights
Results & Recognition
3M Virginia State Merit Award Winners:
2023 – Summer of Innovation
An engaging virtual camp focusing on the fundamentals of scientific principles, engineering design, and data collection and analysis.
Program Details
- Schedule: August 1st–12th, with final in-person poster presentation on August 19th
- Topics: Fundamentals of scientific principles, engineering design, and data collection/analysis
Program Highlights
2022 – Innovative Concepts
A program encouraging students to devise solutions to global problems. Using a presentation-based learning paradigm, students create prototypes addressing issues such as climate change, cancer, infectious diseases, water contamination, and food inequality.
Program Details
- Schedule: August 3rd–11th, with final pitch/presentation on August 13th
Winners
- 1st Place: Vihaan Gangshettiwar
- 2nd Place: Agastya Billipuram
- 3rd Place: Sahasra Chinthal
2021 – Science Talks
A camp featuring guided sessions with catalyst questions that students use to create weekly presentations. Each student is assigned one of three topics: climate change, cancer, or sustainability.
Weekly presentations allow participants to share their research and findings with peers and mentors, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
Interested in Joining?
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