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Summer Intensive Research Program
This summer intensive research program offers students the opportunity to work intensively on a group-based Research Program during a 2-week period. During this time, students will participate in all 6 Faculty Advisor meetings and 4 out of 6 Teaching Assistant meetings. Additionally, students are required to complete 1 TA meeting before and 1 TA meeting after the intensive period. This pre-and-post program structure aims to prepare students for the intensive period and provide guidance on final paper/project drafts and publications.
Target Students: 9-12th graders
Program Details
✓ 6 Faculty Advisor group meetings
✓ 3 recorded research method and citation courses
✓ 6 meetings 1-on-1 with a teaching assistant
✓ Daily office hours and Study Hall during intensive period
✓ Daily progress tracking from Progress Manager during intensive period
✓ Thesis writing, revisions, and publication guidance
Program Structure:
Subject lectures and methodology courses
Individual project topic discussion and selection
Thesis outline completion
Professor feedback on project outline
Research project or paper draft completion
Draft review, feedback, and revisions
Project completion with feedback and advice for publication submission
Program Schedule
This calendar is for reference only. The exact time for each session will be determined a few weeks prior to program start date.
Group Meeting with Faculty Advisor (FA)
1-on-1 Meeting with Teaching Assistant (TA)
Current Programs
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Program Schedule: June 25, 2024 - July 5, 2024
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring Sustainability in Relation to Climate and Health
Faculty Advisor: UN SDG Publisher Fellows Co-Chair; Former Yale Professor
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Program Schedule: July 1 - July 12, 2024
Astronomy: The Pursuit of the Unknown - Exploring Time and Space
Faculty Advisor: Post doctoral researcher, UCLA and CSUN; Ph.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics, HarvardAstronomy: The Pursuit of the Unknown - Exploring Time and Space