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Engineering 2000

High Schoolers Learn Engineering is Fun

E2K is a one-week residential summer program for high school juniors and seniors. During this exciting week at the Storrs Campus, participants explore engineering careers by working in small groups with faculty and college students to learn what various engineers do in the workplace; learn and demonstrate engineering concepts and during the evenings YESS Program (6-8 pm Monday - Thursday and all day Friday) students focus on a single engineering discipline by fabricating a discipline specific device. The week wraps up with demonstrations of items the students created during the week. Examples include rudimentary EKG devices, Smart Lego vehicles that can follow a trail, fuel cell and other energy efficient devices, wooden bridges, environmental friendly processes and how to resolve differences.

E2K participants are nominated by their high school math, science, or technology teachers. Enrollment is restricted to 80 students. These students receive:

• Free room and board
• Instruction from full-time faculty
• Mentoring and coaching from college continuing engineering students
• Access to state-of-the-art research area
• Access to our Engineering Learning Center

There is a $400 fee to attend this program, which covers project material, and supply costs.

If you elect to attend UConn's School of Engineering, the $400 will be returned to you as a scholarship during your first semester.

Online Engineering 2000 Application Form - Secure Form(SSL)

For a copy of the Engineering 2000 brochure, please click here . For an online application to the 2008 workshop, click here or here . If you have any comments, questions or concerns, please contact Marty Wood at:

Marty Wood
Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education
School of Engineering
191 Auditorium Road Unit 3187
Storrs, CT 06269-3187
Tel: 860-486-5466
Email: marty@engr.uconn.edu

Engineering 2000 Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery - 2008
Photo Gallery 1 - 2006
Photo Gallery 2 - 2006
Photo Gallery - 2005

Engineering 2000 - 2008 PPT

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