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Engineering Summer Academy

Exploration of Engineering for Tomorrow's Innovators

The Engineering Summer Academy provides high school students with an introduction to aerospace, biochemical, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, forensic, industrial, material science, mechanical and systems engineering disciplines and careers. Students will enhance their math and science skills by learning how to analyze and interpret data and use quantitative models.

Furthermore, students will have the opportunity to:

  • Engage in hands-on, goal-directed projects
  • Gain an understanding of how engineering is applied in the real world
  • Become familiar with college campus life and how to take advantage of the wide variety of resources and infrastructure to promote your own self-development
  • Learn how to document and communicate your work to peer audiences and the general public using informed and factual perspectives

Academy Overview

Who
Students completing their sophomore and junior year, ages 16 to 18 by Summer 2025

What
A residential, in-person summer program to learn about engineering disciplines

When
Week I: July 13 - July 19, 2025 
Week II: July 20 - July 26, 2025

Where
Rutgers–New Brunswick in New Jersey

Daily Sample Schedule

Below is the sample schedule for a student in the Engineering Academy.

*Evening activities will consist of a variety of different events, such as a movie night at the Rutgers Cinema, arts and crafts events, sports, and more. All activities are supervised by a residential or program assistant.

  • Students will move into their on-campus residential dorm.

  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Welcome Orientation
    Introductions
    Program Overview
    10:45am Academic Workshop
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Academic Workshop and Facility Tour
    Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Urban and Coastal Water System Lab Tour
    3:30pm Academic Activity
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity 
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Academic Workshop
    Industrial and Systems Engineering
    10:45am Academic Workshop
    Biomedical Engineering
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Facility Workshop and Tour
    School of Engineering
    3:30pm Engineering Alumni talk
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity 
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Academic Workshop
    Materials Science Engineering
    10:45am Academic Panel and Tour
    Engineering Ambassador Talk
    CAIT Asphalt Pavement Lab
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Academic Workshop
    Chemical and Biochemistry Engineering
    3:30pm Guest Speaker Talk
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity 
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Academic Workshop
    Electrical and Computer Engineering
    12:00pm Lunch
    1:00pm Academic Workshop and Tour
    Bridge Evaluation and Accelerated Structural Testing (BEAST) facility tour
    3:30pm Academic Workshop and Tour
    Makerspace Tour
    6:00pm Dinner
    7:00pm Cultural/recreational group activity 
  • 8:00am Breakfast
    9:00am Colgate-Palmolive Tour
    12:30pm Lunch
    1:30pm Engineering Alumni Talk
    5:00pm Rest and recreation time
    6:00pm Closing ceremony and dinner
  • Students will move out of their on-campus residential dorm.

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