STEM Opportunities

Engineers interested in the Transportation industry: The Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, in conjunction with AECOM, CSX and Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, is having a program on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, 201 East Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, featuring Christopher W. Wright, P.E. from AECOM discussing the CSX Railroad Clearance Project that enables double-stack trains to go from the South through the Philadelphia area to the Ports of New Jersey and New York. The program should last approximately two hours with a Young Professionals Panel following the presentation.

Please let me know if you are interested in going to by Friday, March 6, 2020 .

Summer Camp Opportunities

Widener Engineering https://www.widener.edu/events/engineering-summer-camp-high-school-students

University of Pennsylvania Summer Programs https://www.sas.upenn.edu/summer/students/high-school-students

Carnegie Mellon Pre-college Programs https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/index.html

Drexel Summer Engineering https://drexel.edu/engineering/academics/high-school-programs/

Girls Exploring Tommorows Technology https://gettpa.org/summer-camps/

Some Free High School Summer Programs https://worldscholarshipforum.com/free-summer-programs-for-high-school-students/

2020 Forensic Sciences Mentoring Institute Summer Science Program

FREE Program in Forensics

At the Forensic Sciences Mentoring Institute (FMI) Summer Science Program, high school students spend 7-weeks investigating and solving a crime in an actual forensic laboratory.

For more information: https://www.frfoundation.org/fmi-summer-sciences-program/?mc_cid=385e9f73ca&mc_eid=6eac153680

Name the Mars Rover Contest

YOUR CHALLENGE IS:

NAME NASA'S MARS 2020 ROVER

ENTRIES DUE: November 01, 2019 | 11:59 PM PST

This is an opportunity to be part of history.

A short -150 word essay and your choice of a name - is all that is required.

Link:

https://www.futureengineers.org/nametherover

Transportation YOU: A program in Philadelphia for Women Engineers

link: http://www.wtsinternational.org/philadelphia/transportation-you/

Engineering outreach at Widener

Robotics Engineering Workshop October 25 -Final Registration Deadline: October 18, 2019

The Robotics Engineering Workshop teaches the fundamentals and operation skills of robotic systems. Participants will rotate through a series of hands-on lab activities instructed by engineering faculty and professional partners from the robotics community. Students will be able to:

Explore design principles
Build components
Learn how to operate the robots
Re-program robots to perform various tasks

Students will be able to attend a Widener panel discussion with robotics engineering students where industry applications and career opportunities in robotics will be discussed.

link to register and information https://www.widener.edu/events/robotics-engineering-workshop

Engineering Mini Camp Nov 8 Option to: high school seniors
Registration: required; ends Friday, November 1.

The School of Engineering invites local high school seniors to campus to learn about the different engineering disciplines including:

Biomedical
Chemical
Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
Robotics

Attendees will interact with current engineering students and faculty while completing various laboratory activities such as programming a robot, designing a bridge, launching a rocket, exploring computer modeling, and working with biomedical devices and systems. A concurrent program for parents and guardians covers the admissions process, financial aid and planning for engineering school.

Info and registration https://www.widener.edu/events/engineering-mini-camp-high-school-seniors

For more information or to request additional camps contact:

Mrs. Mary Antoni

mantoni@

lansdalecatholic.com

215 362 6160 ext 1790