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High School Research Interns Exploring UM’s CoE

October 21, 2024

The CMI-MRSEC hosted 9 high school students in labs for 7 weeks during their Research Experiences for Youth (REY) program. The REY participants explored UM’s college of engineering campus through visits of the following spaces

  • Van Vlack Lab - classroom for MSE labs and computational courses, a collaborative space for student projects, and a site to conduct demonstrations for MSE courses.
  • ME Undergraduate Machine Shop - spaces used by UM undergrads for precision measurements, cutting and drilling, milling machine and lathe
  • Duderstadt Center - UM’s state-of-the-art multimedia facility providing access to Groundworks Media Lab, Design Labs, Audio Studios, Video Studio, Personal Studio, Fabrication Underground, Multimedia Rooms, Visualization Studio, and the Gallery
  • Wilson Student Project Center - facility in which students experience hands-on development and fabrication, enhance engineering theories, and use practical application of knowledge.

 

The CMI-MRSEC Research Experiences for Youth (REY) program is a 7-week residential program for high school juniors. Our Summer 2024 cohort of 9 explored Ann Arbor along with their residential coordinators when they were outside of lab and culminated with their families joining for the Summer Research Symposium.REY participants spent 7 weeks living in Couzens Hall on UM’s Central Campus. While on campus, the high school students developed a bond during meals and residential activities like decorating cookies, attended the Ann Arbor Summer Festival and Art Fair, and visited local hang-outs like Pinball Pete’s and Michigan Creamery.

Quotes from REY Participants:

“Outside of lab, the REY group had many residential activities. One of my favorites was when we went to Pinball Pete's. Many of us got enough tickets to get matching keychains and overall it was very fun!”

“My favorite experiences on UM's campus outside of the lab was just seeing what living on such a campus is like.”

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