Group Research Practicum - Summer 2024

Application Deadlines Bonuses
Early Bird Round I: Mar 1, 2024 $1,000 Academic Bonus
Early Bird Round II: Apr 20, 2024 $500 Academic Bonus
Regular Round: May 31, 2024 None
Rolling Admission: After May 31, 2024 None. Students may be allocated to cohorts other than their first choice.
  • Target Students: Grade 9-12 students

  • Starts from June and lasts for 10 weeks

  • 6 group sessions with Faculty Advisor

  • 6 1:1 sessions with Teaching Assistant

  • 3 recorded methodology courses

  • [STEM] Public Health and Medicine

    United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring Sustainability in Relation to Climate and Health

    Faculty Advisor: Former Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine; UN SDG fellow

  • [STEM] Music and Science

    Music as Medicine: the Connections between Musical Sound and Science

    Faculty Advisor: Former Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine

  • [STEM]

    Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning with Python

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • [STEM] Environmental Science

    Using Satellite Data to Map, Monitor, and Assess Our Changing Environment from Space

    Faculty Advisor: Research Associate Professor, Boston University

  • [STEM] Astronomy

    Exoplanets: Unveiling Alien Worlds and The Quest for a Second Earth

    Faculty Advisor: Independent researcher; Post doctoral researcher, UCLA and CSUN; Ph.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics, Harvard

  • [STEM] Cancer Biology

    Fundamentals of Cancer Biology

    Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis

  • Neuroscience and Psychology

    [STEM] Neuroscience and Psychology

    Neuroscience and Psychology: How the Brain Works in Learning and Memory

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego

  • Human-Machine Teaming

    [STEM] Artificial Intelligence

    Human-Machine Teaming: Applications, Issues, and Case Studies

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Faculty, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science

  • [STEM] AI, Data Science and Healthcare

    Transforming Healthcare with Data Science and Machine Learning

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science, UCLA

  • Biomedicine

    [STEM] Biomedicine

    Designing a Science-based Strategy to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine

  • [STEM] Cloud Computing

    Innovative Solutions to Real-Life Business and Social Problems Using AI and Cloud Technology

    Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, Computer Science, New York University

  • [STEM] Biochemistry and Biophysics

    Molecular Biophysics: Understanding How the Arrangement of Atoms in Protein Gives Rise to its Shape and Function

    Faculty Advisor: Data Scientist; PhD, Molecular Biophysics, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  • [STEM] Quantum Physics

    Quantum Mechanics and Programming: Theory and Applications

    Faculty Advisor: PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge

  • [STEM] Neuroscience and AI

    Brains and Machines: The Neuroscience of AI

    Faculty Advisor: Postdoctoral Fellow, Computational Cognitive Neuroscience, Brown University

  • [STEM]

    Big Data Analytics and Predictive Modeling: Using RStudio to Predict Game Outcomes

    Faculty Advisor: Technical Consultant for DoD; Former Professor, Systems Engineering, United States Military Academy

  • [STEM]

    Designing safer vehicles to achieve vision zero in the era of Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric (CASE) Vehicles

    Faculty Advisor: Principal Scientist in Research and Development at a leading automobile manufacturer; PhD. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Center for Applied Biomechanics (CAB) in University of Virginia

  • [STEM]

    Algorithms, Data Structures and Python

    Faculty Advisor: Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • [STEM] Astronomy

    Astronomy: The Pursuit of the Unknown - Exploring Time and Space

    Faculty Advisor: Post doctoral researcher, UCLA and CSUN; Ph.D., Astronomy and Astrophysics, Harvard

  • [STEM]

    Aerospace Engineering: Crafting the Future of Flight

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • [STEM]

    The Brain: Researching its Development, Disease, and Aging

    Faculty Advisor: Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

  • [STEM]

    Stem Cells, Genome Editing, and Gene Therapy: Shaping the Future of Medicine

    Faculty Advisor: Postdoctoral Researcher, the Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (LIRYC), University of Bordeaux

  • [STEM]

    Understanding Gravitational Waves with the 2017 Nobel Prize-winning Experiment, LIGO

    Faculty Advisor: AI Software Engineering Manager, Carnegie Learning; Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University

  • [STEM]

    Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessments: Safeguarding Digital Assets

    Faculty Advisor: Research Fellow, Microsoft; Former Visiting Associate Professor, Stanford University

  • [STEM]

    Theoretical & Technical Foundations of Sports Analytics through Basketball

    Faculty Advisor: Lecturer, School of Information, University of Michigan

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    The Business of Digital Media: How Do Enterprises Leverage Technology, Media and Innovations?

    Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Racial Studies

    Social Injustice in Modern America: Understanding the Historical, Cultural, Economic, and Legal Factors behind

    Faculty Advisor: Professor of African, American and African Studies, Francophone Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Michigan

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Law and Philosophy

    Legal Dilemmas and Philosophical Quandaries: How To Think About Life’s Most Challenging Questions

    Faculty Advisor: Associate at a top law firm; Juris Doctor, Yale Law School

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Public Writing

    Writing for Change: Influence, Lead, and Create through Public Writing

    Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor of English, Northeastern University

  • [Humanities and Social Science] History and Epidemiology

    Examining the Socio-Psychological Consequences After Epidemics Throughout History

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, Columbia University

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Economics and Political Science

    Financial Aid: Does it Help or Hurt Developing Countries?

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Department of Economics, Tulane

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Fashion, Politics and Culture

    Fashion: the Political and Cultural Representations behind Styles

    Faculty Advisor: Professor of Global Liberal Studies, New York University in Paris

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Religious Studies

    Demonology and Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean World

    Faculty Advisor: Instructor on Advanced Greek, Harvard University

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Education

    From Plato to Marx: Theory of Education Throughout Time

    Faculty Advisor: PhD Researcher, Harvard University

  • [Humanities and Social Science] Economy

    An Economy Without Borders: From the Earliest Points in Written History to the Subprime Crisis of 2008

    Faculty Advisor: Researcher PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania; Head Teacher in History, Leiden University, 2019

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Unlocking History's Secrets: A Journey of Discovery through Personal Narratives and Historical Events

    Faculty Advisor: Ph.D. candidate, Princeton University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    How Do Politics and Political Institutions Shape Public Policies and the Economy?

    Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Georgetown University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    The Psychology of Happiness During Global Crises

    Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor, Psychology, Cleveland State University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Film Studies: History, Genres, and Techniques

    Faculty Advisor: former Lecturer, Stanford University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Analyzing Humanitarian Interventions: A Toolkit for Understanding Humanitarian Action in the Past, Present, and Future

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, International and Comparative Studies, University of Michigan

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Graphic Novels: Understanding Underground Comics and Manga

    Faculty Advisor: Award-winning novelist; Lecturer, American University of Armenia

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    The Anthropology of Food: Taste, Ritual, Identity, and Power

    Faculty Advisor: Professor of Global Liberal Studies, New York University in Paris

  • [Business]

    Angel Investing and Venture Capital

    Faculty Advisor: Former Professor of Dartmouth Tuck Business School; Former Director of MD-MBA program, Dartmouth

  • [Business]

    Marketing and Product Management: The Secrets behind Highly Successful Products

    Faculty Advisor: Lecturer in Management, Yale University

  • [Business] Finance

    A Deep Dive into the Stock Market

    Faculty Advisor: Research economist, Central Bank of Mexico; Ph.D. in Economics, Washington University in St. Louis

  • [Business] Crypto Assets

    Crypto Assets: Fundamentals, Price History and Investing Strategies

    Faculty Advisor: Research economist, Central Bank of Mexico

  • [Business]

    The Business of US Healthcare: New Technological Advances and Policies to Solve Challenges of Access

    Faculty Advisor: Former Professor of Dartmouth Tuck Business School; Former Director of MD-MBA program, Dartmouth

  • [Business]

    Nearshoring: Real Estate, Economics and International Business

    Faculty Advisor: Lecturer of Economics, Loyola Marymount University; Lecturer of Real Estate Investment, USC Marshall School of Business

  • [Art and Architecture] Music Production

    Music Production in Film and Television: The Art and Technology of Creating Emotional Impact

    Faculty Advisor: Emmy Award Winner; New York based composer and producer

  • [Art and Architecture] Architecture and Urban Design

    Architecture and the City: Sustainable Urban Design that Inspires

    Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech; Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Urban Design, Columbia University

  • [Art and Architecture]

    Creative Practice at the Juncture: Communal Isolation, Reopening and Art

    Faculty Advisor: Award-winning video artist and writer; MFA, NYU Steinhardt School

  • [Art and Architecture] Art History

    The Art Object: Opening Up Past Worlds Through the Prism of Cultural Artifacts

    Faculty Advisor: Professor of Fine Arts, NYU; Former Director of Graduate Studies, NYU