Are you an aspiring scientist or engineer looking to learn about how people create materials that improve our lives?
Explore materials science and engineering while learning about nanotechonology and sustainability during a week-long Summer
Institute!
Materials are at the core of technological advances across all fields of science and engineering. From the ever-shrinking microchip containing billions of nanoscale transistors to advances in drug delivery for cancer therapy, materials scientists and engineers manipulate atomic structures to change properties on small and large scales. The future possibilities for materials innovations are endless and continue to contribute to improving our daily lives.
Program Overview
The Drexel University Materials Science & Engineering Summer Institute will give rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors the chance to learn about how atomic elements arrange themselves to form the materials that are all around us. Furthermore, the Summer Institute will emphasize how variables in processing of materials determine physical, mechanical, electrical and thermal properties.
Through science and engineering activities, students will gain an understanding of how materials impact the fields of energy, biotechnology, electronics, and aerospace. Sustainability and nanotechnology will be a theme woven through all of the modules.
Modes of Program Delivery
- In-Person Sessions: July 15-18, 2024 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM each day (Monday - Thursday)
- Online Session: July 29 - August 1, 2024 12:30 - 4:30 PM each day (Monday - Thursday)
Fee
- $750 for the in-person program.
- $450 for the online program.
Drexel MSE Undergraduate Scholarship for 2024 Participants
Earn a $250 per quarter (up to $3,000) scholarship for participating in the 2024 Material Summer Institute if accepted into Drexel University's material science and engineering (MSE) major.
Apply!
Applications will be accepted until June 1, 2024 or until all slots are filled.
Applications require two components:
- Transcript (unofficial is fine)
- Essay (100-300 words) answering the following questions:
- What material is most interesting to you and why?
- Why do you want to be part of the Summer Institute?
Apply here.
More Information
For more information or questions please contact Dr. Christopher Weyant at cmw329@drexel.edu.