Group Research Program - Summer 2025

  • Target students: Grades 9 to 12

  • Starts in late June 2025 and lasts for 10 to 12 weeks

  • 6 group sessions with Faculty Advisor

  • 6 1:1 sessions with Teaching Assistant

  • 3 recorded methodology courses

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  • [STEM]

    Fundamentals of Cancer Biology

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

  • [STEM]

    Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning with Python

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology

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    Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessments: Safeguarding Digital Assets

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

  • [STEM]

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

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

  • [STEM]

    Transforming Healthcare with Data Science and Machine Learning

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Associate Professor of Computer Science, UCLA

  • [STEM]

    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]

    Algorithms, Data Structures, and Python

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

  • [STEM]

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

    Faculty Advisor: Research Associate Professor, Boston University

  • [STEM]

    Brains and Machines: The Neuroscience of AI

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

  • [STEM]

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

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

  • [STEM]

    Quantum Mechanics and Programming: Theory and Applications

    Faculty Advisor: PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge

  • [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]

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

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

    Theoretical & Technical Foundations of Sports Analytics through Basketball

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

  • [STEM]

    The Management of Medical Emergencies in Zero Gravity and for Long-term Space Missions

    Faculty Advisor: Resident Physician, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic; MD, Baylor College of Medicine

  • [STEM]

    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]

    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; Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Center for Applied Biomechanics (CAB) in University of Virginia

  • [STEM]

    Exploring Neurology And the Role of Music in Neurotherapy

    Faculty Advisor: Surgical Critical Care Fellow, NYU; MD, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Financial Crises: History and Future

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

  • [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]

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

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

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Media, Self, and Society: Sociological, Political, and Cultural Dimensions of the Media Landscape

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

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Financial Aid: Does It Help or Hurt Developing Countries?

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Department of Economics, Tulane

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Poverty Alleviation Programs, Stakeholders, Interventions, and Key Success Factors

    Faculty Advisor: Social Policy Researcher; Master of Public Administration, Cornell University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

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

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

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    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]

    Chivalry, Civility, and Power: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Honor in the Modern World through History and Literature

    Faculty Advisor: Lecturer in English, Yale University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    From Plato to Marx: Theory of Education Throughout Time

    Faculty Advisor: Ph.D. Researcher, Harvard University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    The Frontiers of Psychological Inquiry: Exploring Language Acquisition, Consciousness, and the Mysteries of Cognitive Science

    Faculty Advisor: Visiting Faculty Member, Cornell University

  • [Business]

    Marketing and Product Management: The Secrets Behind Highly Successful Products

    Faculty Advisor: Lecturer in Management, Yale University

  • [Art and Architecture]

    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]

    Language of the Lens: Photography and Visual Storytelling

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Professor, New York University; Photographer

  • [Art and Architecture]

    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]

    Strange Worlds and Rubble: Art and the Second World War in Britain and America

    Faculty Advisor: Lecturer, Stanford University

Junior Group Research Program - Summer 2025

  • Target students: Grades 7 to 9

  • Starts in late June 2025 and lasts for 12 weeks

  • 12 group sessions with Faculty Advisor

  • [STEM]

    Understanding the Scientific Method Through Cognitive Neuroscience

    Faculty Advisor: Ph.D. in Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego

  • [STEM]

    How are Neurons Affected by Diseases? Cell Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Related Research Methods

    Faculty Advisor: Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oxford

  • [STEM]

    The Science of Sharks and Rays: A Dive into the Biology and Ecology of Elasmobranch Fishes

    Faculty Advisor: Graduate Research Assistant, Shark Lab, California State University, Long Beach

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Ghosts in Literature and Society: Exploring the Hauntings of Cultural and National Identity

    Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor, Queens University of Charlotte; Ph.D. in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley

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