Title  : NSF 96-66 Directory of NSF-Supported Young Scholars Projects
Type   : Dir of Awards
NSF Org: EHR
Date   : May 8, 1996
File   : nsf9666


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Table of Contents

Introduction

Alabama
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa

Arizona
Arizona State University
Northern Arizona University

California
California State Los Angeles University Auxiliary Services, Inc.
California State University Fresno Foundation
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
Occidental College
University of California Los Angeles

Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
Keystone Science School / Colorado Bird Observatory
Metropolitan State College Denver
University of Denver

Connecticut
Central Connecticut State University
University of New Haven

District of Columbia
Gallaudet University
Howard University
Howard University

Florida
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida State University
University of Miami
University of South Florida

Georgia
Atlanta Metropolitan College
Clark Atlanta University
Kennesaw State College

Hawaii
University of Hawaii

Idaho
Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research

Illinois
Center for American Archeology
Loyola University of Chicago
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
University of Chicago

Indiana
Ball State University
Indiana University
Purdue University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Iowa
Dordt College
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa

Kansas
Pittsburg State University

Kentucky
University of Kentucky

Louisiana
Louisiana State Baton Rouge
Northeast Louisiana University

Maine
Mountain Desert Island Biology Lab
University of Maine

Maryland
Prince George's Community College-Largo, MD
The College of Notre Dame of Maryland
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
University of Maryland at College Park

Massachusetts
Boston University
Brandeis University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northeastern University

Michigan
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Wayne State University

Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Mississippi
Jackson State University
Jackson State University

Missouri
Harris-Stowe State College
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Missouri-St. Louis

Montana
Montana Tech of the University of Montana

New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire

New Jersey
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Rutgers University
Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Mexico
Santa Fe Community College

New York
City College of the City University of New York
City College of the City University of New York
Cornell University
Mercy College
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
State University of New York-Oswego
Syracuse University
University of Rochester

North Carolina
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Ohio
Case Western Reserve University
Ohio State University/Agricultural Technical Institute
The University of Toledo

Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
University of Tulsa

Oregon
Oregon Graduate Institute: Saturday Academy
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
Oregon State University

Pennsylvania
College Misericordia
Pennsylvania State University-University Park
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
Villanova University

Puerto Rico
University of the Sacred Heart

South Carolina
Benedict College
Furman University

South Dakota
Northern State University

Tennessee
Rhodes College
Tennessee Technological University
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee-Memphis

Texas
Southwest Texas State University
Texas A&M University
University of Texas Medical Branch
Wiley College

Virginia
Ferrum College
Hampton University
Marine Science Consortium
Norfolk State University
Old Dominion Research Foundation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Washington
Seattle University
University of Washington

West Virginia
Fairmont State College

Wisconsin
St. Norbert College
University of  Wisconsin-Superior
University of  Wisconsin-Superior

Wyoming
University of  Wyoming



Introduction

The Young Scholars' Program of the National Science Foundation is designed to
stimulate and extend the interests in science and mathematics of students
entering grades seven through twelve. An additional goal of the program is to
encourage them to investigate and pursue careers in science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology.

The Program strongly emphasizes student participation in the process of
scientific discovery through interaction with practicing scientists in the
laboratory and the field. Projects offer a combination of instruction,
research and problem-solving activities along with opportunities to explore
career options and confront issues of ethics in science. These projects focus
on a variety of disciplines including mathematics, computer science,
engineering, chemistry, life sciences, physics, and the earth sciences.

This directory lists the 114 Young Scholars projects scheduled for 1996 that
will take place at sites throughout the United States, including university
and college campuses, research vessels, archaeological digs, museums, glacier
fields, and zoological gardens. In addition to the summer activities,
follow-up occurs during the academic year, often involving parents, other
students and teachers in the home schools.

The entries in this directory are organized by the state of the sponsoring
institution. Some projects draw participants from the immediate local
vicinity, others accept applications state-wide, some are regional, and still
others are national in scope. Each program has some form of financial aid
available to help pay expenses, and some provide stipends. Please note that
program dates and application deadlines vary, as do disciplinary and grade
level emphases. Some projects may have additional admissions criteria which
are not included in the directory. For such information, application forms,
and other particulars, interested persons must contact the project directly.
NSF staff cannot provide this information. In some cases vacancies develop or
lists of alternates are maintained, so it may prove worthwhile to inquire even
after the stated deadline.

Additional copies of this directory are available from NSF Forms and
Publications by phone at (703) 306-1130, by fax machine at (703) 644-4278,
electronically by e-mail at pubs@nsf.gov, or by reaching NSF's World Wide Web
home page at http://www.nsf.gov and accessing Info and Pubs. Ask for flyer NSF
95-64.



Program Officers Julia Clark jclark@nsf.gov
Young Scholars Program Judd Freeman jfreeman@nsf.gov
National Science Foundation Wayne Sukow wsukow@nsf.gov
Room 885
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
(703) 306-1616/1613



ALABAMA

University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Statistics and Probability: Project SPY (Statistics, Probability, and You)
Award Number: 9552942
Project Location: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-8/1/96
Recruitment Area: Tuscaloosa County
Application Deadline: 4/20/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9; High Ability/Potential in Mathematics
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics-Statistics and Probability
Contact: Cecelia Laurie and/or Nancy Fisher
 University of Alabama
 Box 870350
 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0350
 Phone: (205) 348-5071
 E-Mail: claurie@ua1vm.ua.edu
 nfisher@ua1vm.ua.edu
 Fax: (205) 348-7067

Description:

This four-week project provides for the increased participation of young women
in mathematics. The disciplinary focus is in statistics and probability;
instructional activities are hands-on and experiential. Participants complete
projects led by women scientists. Emphasis is placed on career awareness.
Monthly follow-up occurs throughout the academic year. Preference is given to
female students.

ARIZONA

Arizona State University
A Mathematics and Computer Science Enhancement Project on the Navajo Reservation
Award Number: 9553492
Project Location: Navajo Reservation & Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/2/96
Recruitment Area: Navajo Reservation
Application Deadline: 4/5/96
Enrollment: 60
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Top of 7th or 8th Grade Class; Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: $60
Discipline Focus: Mathematics; Computer Science; and Science
Contact: Tom Taylor
 Department of Mathematics
 Arizona State University
 Tempe, AZ 85287-1804
 Phone: (602) 965-1690
 E-Mail: tom@math.la.asu.edu
 Fax: (602) 965-0331

Description:

Investigations in basic physics and astronomy provide a platform to launch
into the mathematical explorations. The project combines four weeks of
instruction/exploration activities during the summer residential period with
strong support during the academic year, including a class reunion at ASU. The
summer program takes place at two sites, one of these is ASU, while the other
is Many Farms High school, a boarding school centrally located in the Navajo
reservation. Eighth grade students will spend three weeks boarding in the
dormitories at Many Farms and one week at ASU. Ninth grade students will spend
two weeks each at Many Farms and at ASU. During the Many Farms portion of the
program, students will spend weekends at home. Attendees of Navajo Reservation
Schools given preference.

Northern Arizona University
The SOS Program: Summer of Science-YS/MSTP
Award Number: 9452728
Project Location: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Project Type: Residential / MSTP
Dates: 7/7/96-8/9/96
Recruitment Area: AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 35 students; 7 teachers
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11; High Ability Students Attending a Rural High School
Cost: None
Stipends: Available
Discipline Focus: Ecology and Environmental Science
Contact: Diane Ebert-May
 Science and Mathematics Learning Center
 Northern Arizona University
 Box 5697
 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5697
 Phone: (602)523-7160
 E-Mail: diane.ebert-may@nau.edu
 Fax: (602)523-7953

Description:

This five-week project is designed as a cooperative effort among seven states
in the Rocky Region: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and
Wyoming. Research teams are composed of high potential students, high school
teachers, and scientists. Students and teachers work at a long-term ecological
research site in Arizona during the summer, and then return to their states to
work on interdisciplinary research problems at their respective school
research site with assistance from university scientists and scientists from
their states.

CALIFORNIA

California State Los Angeles University Auxiliary Services, Inc.
Young Scholars Modern Mathematics Program
Award Number: 9553527
Project Location: California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/1/96-8/1/96
Recruitment Area: Greater Los Angeles Area
Application Deadline: 4/17/96
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-12
Cost: None
Stipends: $350 per Student
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Joseph Bragin
 Mathematics & Computer Science
 School of Natural & Social Sciences
 California State University-Los Angeles
 5151 State University Drive
 Los Angeles, CA 90032
 Phone: (213) 343-2540
 E-Mail: jbragin@calstatela.edu
 Fax: (213) 343-2011

Description:

This is a four and one-half week project in mathematics for highly motivated
and underserved students. Students study mathematics with supplementary
hands-on computer use. Additional experiences include research, lectures, and
field trips. The academic year Saturday sessions on campus involve follow-up
of summer activities, student presentations, and science fair participation.

California State University Fresno Foundation
San Joaquin Young Scholars Mathematics Institute
Award Number: 9553531
Project Location: California State University-Fresno, Fresno, CA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/17/96-7/26/96
Recruitment Area: San Joaquin Valley
Application Deadline: 3/1/96
Enrollment: 25
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12; Algebra I; II; and Geometry with
Grade of B or Better; No Previous Participation in a Young Scholars Institute;
Letters of Recommendation Cost: None Stipends: $100 per Week Discipline Focus:
Mathematics Contact: Rudolph M. Najar Department of Mathematics California
 State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 93740-0108 Phone: (209) 278-2992 E-Mail:
 rudolphn@csufresno.edu Fax: (209) 278-2872

Description:

The disciplinary focus of the program is in mathematics with an emphasis on
 combinatorics, graph theory, group theory, and number theory. Summer
 activities include seminars, a computer short course, field trips,
 discussions of mathematics careers and the ethics of science. Four one-day
 sessions during the school year follow-up the summer component.

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
Museum Research Apprenticeship Program
Award Number: 9552906
Project Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 2/96-7/96
Recruitment Area: Los Angeles Area
Application Deadline: N/A
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11; Strong Interest and Ability
 in Science Cost: None Stipends: $400/student Discipline Focus: Earth, Life,
and Social Sciences Contact: Karen Wise Los Angeles County Museum of Natural
 History Anthropology Section 900 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90007
 Phone: (213) 744-3381 E-Mail: wise@bcf.usc.edu Fax: (213) 747-4114

Description:

This 22-week project focuses on museum-related disciplines, concentrating on
 southern California natural history. A 16-week component, held on Saturdays
 in the spring, provides students with an overview of the natural and human
 history of southern California and with basic preparation for an intensive
 six-week summer research component in which students work with museum
 curators, all of whom are active researchers in their fields. Students gain a
 solid background in the fundamentals of natural history and scientific
 research methods, and have a unique opportunity to work in a museum, from
 behind-the-scenes research to presentation of new results in the public areas
 of the museum. They leave the program with an understanding of the process of
 doing science, and better prepared to make informed decisions about their
 academic and professional careers.

Occidental College
OPTIMO: Occidental Partnership to Increase Mathematics Opportunity
Award Number: 9452697
Project Location: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Project Type: Residential (Weekdays)
Dates: 7/7/96-8/3/96
Recruitment Area: Northeast Los Angeles Area and Surrounding Cities
Application Deadline: 5/13/96
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 8-10; Success in Algebra in Past
 School Year Cost: None Stipends: $100 Discipline Focus: Mathematics Contact:
Donald Goldberg OPTIMO, Department of Mathematics Occidental College Los
 Angeles, CA 90041 Phone: (213) 259-2822 E-Mail: don@oxy.edu Fax: (213)
 341-4966

Description:

In this four-week project students actively participate in the process of
 mathematical development: seeking patterns, formulating conjectures,
 reasoning, writing and speaking. Problems are chosen from areas of discrete
 mathematics. Computer and science laboratory experiences complement
 mathematics workshops. Academic year follow-up activities include class,
 lectures, career and college admission workshops, field trips, and science
 fair participation. Local scientists, engineers and other professionals visit
 the students.

University of California Los Angeles
The NSF SMARTS Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9552922
Project Location: UCLA Campus-School of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA
Project Type: Commuter; Two Days Residential
Dates: 7/8/96-8/15/96
Recruitment Area: Greater Los Angeles
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10; Geometry; Student in the Los
 Angeles Unified School District Cost: None Stipends: Incentive Awards;
Allocation for Transportation; Meals Discipline Focus: Mathematics and
Engineering Contact: S. Jaacobsen or E. (Rick) Ainswort UCLA 3137 Engineering
 I 405 Hilgard Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600 Phones: (310) 825-2941 (310)
 206-6493 E-Mail: jacobsen@seas.ucla.edu rique@ea.ucla.edu Fax: (310) 825-2473

Description:

This is a project in mathematics and engineering and provides research
 training in geometry within a thematic framework of environmental science,
 engineering and technology. Class discussions, video illustrations, and
 computer-aided instruction help students achieve mastery. Educational
 planning, career exploration and parental involvement activities are also
 included.

COLORADO

Colorado School of Mines
American Indian Middle School Young Scholars
Award Number: 9553529
Project Location: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/9/96-6/28/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7 or 8
Cost: None
Stipends: $25 per Week
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Computing
Contact: Ardel J. Boes
 Mathematical and Computer Sciences
 Colorado School of Mines
 Golden, CO 80401
 Phone: (303) 273-3882
 E-Mail: oscar@isabella.mines.colorado.edu
 Fax: (303) 273-3875

Description:

This three-week project is for at-risk middle school students. Emphasis is on
 mathematical problem solving and computing in a cooperative learning
 environment. LOGO is used in the computing class with exercises including
 tessellations, creation of natural designs, and to direct Lego robots. The
 young scholars complete a research project under the supervision of a mentor
 who is a professional at the AT&T Bell Labs. Field trips, career exploration,
 educational aspirations, and ethics are an integral part of the program.
 American Indians given preference.

Keystone Science School / Colorado Bird Observatory
On the Wing: Studies in Field Ornithology
Award Number: 9452735
Project Location: Keystone Science School/Colorado Bird Observatory, Keystone, CO
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/27/96-7/20/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Essay Application; Teacher
 Recommendation; Interest in Science Cost: $100 Registration Fee; Waived
According to Financial Need Stipends: Program Support and Follow-up Activities
Discipline Focus: Ornithology/Field Research Contact: Christine
Chopyak-Minor/Susan Barfield Keystone Science School P.O. Box 8606 Keystone,
 CO 80435 Phone: (970) 468-5824 E-Mail: tkckss@keystone.org Fax: (970)
 468-7769

Description:

The participants in this project are involved in activities in environmental
 science, biology, ecology, and ethology in the study of resident and
 migratory birds. This project seeks to foster a sense of stewardship toward
 all bird species and their habitats. The program provides hands-on field
 experiences, field trips, and classroom instruction in ornithology.

Metropolitan State College Denver
Mile High Young Scholars
Award Number: 9452667
Project Location: Metropolitan State College Campus, Denver, CO
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/8/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: Greater Denver
Application Deadline: 5/15/96
Enrollment: 48
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7 or 8; High Potential in Science,
 Mathematics, or Engineering Cost: None Stipends: $150 Discipline Focus:
Mathematics Contact: Celestino Mendez Metropolitan State College of Denver
 Campus Box 38 P.O. Box 173362 Denver, CO 80217 Phone: (303)556-2903 E-Mail:
 mendez@mscd.edu Fax: (303)556-4941

Description:

In this four-week program, students learn new mathematics with an emphasis on
 scientific applications while working together in small problem solving
 groups. They study probability and statistics, analysis, descriptive graphing
 techniques, curve fitting, and function approximation models in multiple
 interdisciplinary contexts. Students explore chaotic phenomena and
 investigate functions, iterations, fixed points, orbits, and their limits,
 fractals, and game theory. Students also participate in extensive graphing
 calculator and computer activities. Additional components of the program
 include career awareness, ethics and academic year follow-up activities.

University of Denver
''The Making of an Engineer''-An Engineering Experience Course for High School
 Students Award Number: 9452824 Project Location: University of Denver Campus,
Denver, CO Project Type: Residential and Commuter Dates: 6/11/96-6/29/96
Recruitment Area: National Application Deadline: 5/1/96 Enrollment: 58
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12; Algebra II and Geometry;
GPA-3.0; Standardized Test Scores; Student Essay; Letters of Recommendation;
Transcript Cost: $850 Stipends: Available Via Special Aid Application
Discipline Focus: Engineering Contact: Albert Rosa Department of Engineering
 2390 South York Street University of Denver Denver, CO 80208 Phone: (303)
 871-2102 E-Mail: arosa@du.edu Fax: (303) 871-4450

Description:

This national program is particularly interested in the recruitment of
 traditionally underserved students and those underrepresented in science. The
 program includes instructional and research activities in all engineering
 disciplines but emphasizes electrical and mechanical engineering. Students
 are provided opportunities to discuss engineering careers and professional
 ethics; visit with engineers in industry, private practice, university
 research and government; use the computer as an engineering tool; and do
 individual and team engineering analysis and design.

CONNECTICUT

Central Connecticut State University
Partners In Science: A Middle/High School Transition Program
Award Number: 9452675
Project Location: Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/23/96-7/13/96
Recruitment Area: Southern New England (CT, MA, RI)
Application Deadline: 5/15/96
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9 or 10; Recommendation of Science
 Teachers Cost: $200 Stipends: Available-Determined on Basis of Need
Discipline Focus: Biology; Chemistry; Earth Science; Physics Contact: Leeds
Carluccio Department of Biology Central Connecticut State University New
 Britain, CT 06050 Phone: (860) 832-2646 or (860) 832-2645 E-Mail:
 carluccio@ccsua.ctstate.edu Fax: (860) 832-2594

Description:

This three-week program emphasizes research participation in biology,
 chemistry, the earth sciences, and physics. The students are involved in a
 combination of laboratory and field experiences and experiments, a research
 project, demonstrations, lectures and discussions to encourage participants
 to reach their academic potential and to pursue careers in science. The
 program provides intensive interdisciplinary exposure to science concepts and
 methods as students design and conduct their own experiments.

University of New Haven
Manufacturing Engineering; Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Award Number: 9452821
Project Location: University of New Haven, New Haven, CT
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/24/96-7/20/96
Recruitment Area: CT
Application Deadline: 4/1/96 and 5/1/96
Enrollment: 42 (21 in Each of Two Sessions)
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Aptitude in Science and
 Mathematics Cost: None Stipends: Two-Thirds of Participants Receive $75 per
Week Discipline Focus: Manufacturing Engineering and Robotics Contact: Matthew
Sander University of New Haven 300 Orange Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 Phone:
 (203) 932-7006 E-Mail: matthew@charger.newhaven.edu Fax: (203) 932-1469

Description:

This project in engineering introduces students to educational and career
 opportunities in manufacturing. The program is structured to provide
 <169>hands-on<170> experiences in the use of computerized integration and
 controlled manufacturing and robotics, as well as to teach basic research
 methods and ethics. The program is in two four-week sessions with follow-up
 activities during the academic year.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Gallaudet University
Gallaudet Summer Science Project
Award Number: 9552883
Project Location: Gallaudet University, Washington, DC
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/22/96-7/20/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 15
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-11
Cost: $600
Stipends: Available
Discipline Focus: Biology; Chemistry; Physics
Contact: Richard W. Meisegeier
 Gallaudet University
 800 Florida Avenue, NE
 Washington, DC 20002
 Phone: (202) 651-5550
 E-Mail: rwmeisegeier@gallau.gallaudet.edu
 Fax: (202) 651-5759

Description:

This four-week project in the fields of biology, chemistry, and physics offers
 science enrichment activities for deaf students conducted in a
 research-oriented environment. Students are provided opportunities to
 participate in classroom instruction, field trips, hands-on laboratory
 activities, and research under the leadership and guidance of university
 professors. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing are given preference.

Howard University
Early Concepts of Microbiology
Award Number: 9553518
Project Location: Howard University, Washington, DC
Project Type: Commuter and Academic Year Follow-Up
Dates: 6/17/96-7/12/96
Recruitment Area: Prince George's County
Application Deadline: 3/30/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9; Academic Average-B
Cost: None
Stipends: $50 per Week
Discipline Focus: Microbiology; Life Sciences
Contact: W. Lena Austin
 520 W Street, NW
 Washington, DC 20059
 Phone: (202) 806-4669
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (202) 806-4508

Description:

The four-week project with academic year follow-up is conducted by the Howard
 University Department of Microbiology in the College of Medicine. Students
 are introduced to concepts of microbiology and learn experimental techniques
 from research scientists, university professors, physicians and medical
 technicians. The students engage in small group discussions, participate in
 field trip activities, and have the opportunity to participate in and observe
 research being done in the laboratories of research scientists. Economically
 disadvantaged students are given preference.

Howard University
Howard University Young Scholars Project
Award Number: 9452761
Project Location: Howard University, Washington, DC
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/24/96-7/12/96
Recruitment Area: Metro DC Area
Application Deadline: 4/2/96
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9 or 10; B Average in Mathematics and
 Science; Algebra I; Recommendation from Mathematics Teacher Cost: None
Stipends: $400 Discipline Focus: Mathematics Contact: James Donaldson
 Department of Mathematics Howard University Washington, DC 20059 Phone: (202)
 806-7727 E-Mail: N/A Fax: N/A

Description:

This project offers a variety of problem-solving and hands-on activities
 integrated with research activities in mathematics. Extensive use is made of
 computers and graphing calculators as aids in learning and applying
 mathematical ideas. Career exploration is an important feature of the program
 with special interest in stimulating student career interest in mathematics
 and scientific fields.

FLORIDA

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Mathematical Models in the Natural and Social Sciences
Award Number: 9552944
Project Location: Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/96-8/96
Recruitment Area: FL
Application Deadline: 4/15/95
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-11; High Potential as Scientist
Cost: None
Stipends: $75 per Week
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Multidisciplinary Science
Contact: Roselyn Williams
 404 Jackson Davis Hall
 Florida A&M University
 Tallahassee, FL 32307
 Phone: (904) 599-3595
 E-Mail: williams@math.fsu.edu
 Fax: (904) 599-9480

Description:

This project focuses on introducing promising students whose cultural group is
 underrepresented in the sciences, to careers in science, engineering, and
 mathematics. Each student develops a project and completes a research paper.
 Five participants from year one of the project are invited to return in year
 two as program assistants.

Florida State University
Florida State University Summer Science & Mathematics Camp for Students &
 Teachers (MSTP) Award Number: 9552911 Project Location: Florida State
University, Tallahassee, FL Project Type: Residential / MSTP Dates:
6/16/96-7/27/96 Recruitment Area: FL Application Deadline: 3/15/96 Enrollment:
36 Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Completed Algebra II; High
Potential in Mathematics/Science Cost: $135 for Books Stipends: MSTP Component
$60 per Day Discipline Focus: Biology/Biochemistry; Physics; Mathematics;
Computer Science; Research in Areas of Science or Engineering Contact: E.
Granger 227 Conradi Department of Biological Science Florida State University
 Tallahassee, FL 32306-2043 Phone: (904) 644-6747 E-Mail: granger@bio.fsu.edu
 Fax: (904) 644-0643

Description:

In this six-week program, each student completes an individual research
 project in collaboration with a faculty research mentor at FSU and takes a
 mathematics, computer science, and elective science (biochemistry, physics)
 course. Evening seminars on science ethics and career exploration and weekend
 field trips complete the summer program. Student computer networking and the
 results of the individual research projects form the basis for the follow-up
 activities that take place during the ensuing academic year. High school
 science teachers participate in a mathematics and science teaching component.

University of Miami
An Enrichment Program in Ecology for Urban Students
Award Number: 9452705
Project Location: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/1/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: Dade County
Application Deadline: 44/1/9
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7; GPA of 3.0
Cost: None
Stipends: $100 Subsistence
Discipline Focus: Ecology; Life Sciences; Mathematics; Computer Science
Contact: Michael Gaines
 Department of Biology
 University of Miami
 P.O. Box 249118
 Coral Gables, FL 33124
 Phone: (305) 284-3973
 E-Mail: mgaines@umiami.ir.miami.edu
 Fax: (305) 284-3039

Description:

The purpose of this project is to engender enthusiasm for science and an
 understanding of ecological principles in the context of Florida's
 environment. Students are engaged in activities in ecology, statistics,
 computer literacy, writing, and philosophy of science and ethics. The program
 blends interactive discussions, field exercises, communication exercises and
 research experiences. Students are provided opportunities to engage in
 research-oriented activities led by an active researcher at the University of
 Miami.

University of South Florida
Florida Education in Geology & Ecology (FLEDGE-ling)
Award Number: 9552939
Project Location: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/17/96-7/12/96
Recruitment Area: Hillsborough County
Application Deadline: 4/96
Enrollment: 48 students
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7 or 8; Recommendation of Teacher or
 Principal Cost: None Stipends: None Discipline Focus: Earth Science and Life
Science Contact: Eleanour Snow Department of Geology University of South
 Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue SCA 203 Tampa, FL 33620 Phone: (813) 974-0319
 E-Mail: snow@chuma.cas.usf.edu Fax: (813) 974-2654

Description:

The disciplinary focus of this project is on earth and life sciences with an
 emphasis on how plants, animals, water, and soil interact in three diverse
 Florida ecosystems: coastal/estuary, freshwater wetland, and upland/sandhill.
 Students develop questions and, with guidance, gather and analyze data to
 answer their questions. Field trips focus on environmental policy and ethics,
 while faculty and guest leaders emphasize career options and build
 participants scientific interest, knowledge, and self-confidence. Preference
 is given to young women.

GEORGIA

Atlanta Metropolitan College
Science and Mathematics are Right Together
Award Number: 9553538
Project Location: Atlanta Metropolitan College, Atlanta, GA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/10/96-7/12/96
Recruitment Area: Local
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7 or 8; B Average or Better in Science
 and Mathematics; Essay; Letter of Recommendation Cost: None Stipends: $125,
Meals and Transportation Included Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Chemistry
Contact: John Morrell Natural Science and Mathematics Division Atlanta
 Metropolitan College 1630 Stewart Avenue, SW Atlanta, GA 30310 Phone: (404)
 756-4028 E-Mail: jmorrell@amc1500.atlm.peachnet.edu Fax: (404) 756-5685

Description:

This five-week project is designed to enhance the mathematical/scientific
 awareness and ability of those groups underrepresented in science and
 mathematics. The aim of the project is to cultivate and focus the sense of
 wonder, intrigue, and challenge which is so prevalent in students of this age
 towards mathematics and the sciences. Project activities include laboratory
 and field experiments arising from an investigation of the chemistry of the
 environment and an investigation into the mathematics arising from these
 experiments. The use of manipulatives in the examination of statistics and
 second degree equations form a basis for a more theoretic treatment of these
 topics.

Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9452734
Project Location: Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA
Project Type: Residential and Commuter
Dates: 6/16/96-7/26/96
Recruitment Area: Southeast Region of US
Application Deadline: 5/13/96
Enrollment: 40
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 8-12; GPA or 3.25; Appropriate Courses
 in Mathematics and Science Cost: None Stipends: Full Financial Aid Available
Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary Science Contact: Melvin Webb Clark Atlanta
 University Brawley Drive at Fair Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30314 Phone: (404)
 880-6868 E-Mail: N/A Fax: (404) 880-6843

Description:

The project focuses on science, engineering, and mathematics course work and
 research in the laboratory with university scientists serving as mentors.
 Additional activities include career seminars, discussions on the philosophy
 and ethics of science, career counseling, and field trips.

Kennesaw State College
KSC Young Scholars Project in Environmental Toxicology
Award Number: 9552934
Project Location: Kennesaw State College, Kennesaw, GA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/1/96-8/9/96
Recruitment Area: Cobb County
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Science and Mathematics
 Grades of B or Better; Science Interests; Commitment to All Program
Activities Cost: None Stipends: $300 Discipline Focus: Biology; Chemistry;
Biochemistry Contact: Army Lester Kennesaw State College P.O. Box 444
 Marietta, GA 30061 Phone: (770) 423-6164 E-Mail: alester@kscmail.kennesaw.edu
 Fax: (770) 423-6625

Description:

This six-week project in interdisciplinary science (biology, chemistry and
 biochemistry) provides students with academically enriching activities.
 Exciting research experiences are designed to lead them to a better
 understanding of the career options in science, mathematics, and engineering
 and the preparation necessary to be successful in achieving these careers.
 The activities include classroom lectures and discussions, field trips,
 seminars, and lab/research activities to build academic strength.

HAWAII

University of Hawaii
NSF Young Scholars Pacific Region Program
Award Number: 9553520
Project Location: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/16/96-7/26/96
Recruitment Area: HI, American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Marianas
Application Deadline: 3/15/96
Enrollment: 26
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Interest in Science; PSAT or
 SAT Scores; Grades; Recommendations; Essay Cost: None Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Agricultural Sciences Contact: Sylvia Yuen University of
 Hawaii 3050 Maile Way Gilmore 211 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-6997
 E-Mail: ta_ad@avax.ctahr.hawaii.edu Fax: (808) 956-3706

Description:

This project in the agricultural sciences provides the opportunity for
 students to do research and obtain career information. During the summer
 students conduct research projects under the guidance of scientists and learn
 how science is used to solve real-world problems.

IDAHO

Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research
Young Scholars Project in Interdisciplinary Environmental and Earth Sciences
Award Number: 9452663
Project Location: Juneau Icefield, AK
Project Type: Residential / MSTP
Dates: 7/1/96-8/24/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/25/96
Enrollment: 15
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12; Basic Science Courses and Science
 Interest; Some Outdoor Experience Cost: $3200 Plus Travel and Personal
Equipment Stipends: Full and Partial YSP-NSF Awards to Cover Cost Discipline
Focus: Environmental and Earth Science Contact: Maynard Miller Foundation for
  Glacier & Environment Research 514 E. 1st Street Moscow, ID 83843 Phone:
  (208) 882-1237 E-Mail: jirp@uidaho.edu Fax: (208) 882-1237

Description:

The focus of this eight-week project is interdisciplinary environmental earth
  sciences. The program is implemented on Alaska's Juneau Icefield through
  lectures, seminars, field work, and research projects in field and
  environmental sciences (geology, atmospheric sciences, surveying, etc.)
  under the guidance of an international faculty and staff.

ILLINOIS

Center for American Archeology
Archeology and the Natural Sciences
Award Number: 9552910
Project Location: Center for American Archeology, Kampsville, IL
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-8/16/96
Recruitment Area: National with Regional Emphasis
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 34
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12
Cost: None or Room & Board
Stipends: $50 per Week
Discipline Focus: Archeology
Contact: Harry Murphy
 NSF-YS Program
 Center for American Archeology
 P.O. Box 366
 Kampsville, IL 62053-0366
 Phone: (618) 653-4316
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (618) 653-4232

Description:

The disciplinary focus of this project is in archeological research with an
  emphasis on the role that geo-morphology, botany, zoology, bioanthropology
  and other disciplines play in understanding past societies. Students spend
  three weeks excavating at a prehistoric Native American site. Activities
  introduce the students to ethical issues, career choices, and computer
  applications in archeology, scientific theory and methodology.

Loyola University of Chicago
NSF/Loyola University Young Scholars Project
Award Number: 9553539
Project Location: Loyola's Lake Shore Campus, Chicago, IL
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/5/96-8/10/96; 9/96-5/97
Recruitment Area: Chicago
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 18
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Upper 25% of Class
Cost: None
Stipends: $300
Discipline Focus: Computer Science; Mathematics; Physics
Contact: Christine A. Haught
 Department of Mathematical Sciences
 Loyola University
 6525 N. Sheridan
 Chicago, IL 60626
 Phone: (312) 508-3582
 E-Mail: ysp@math.luc.edu
 Fax: (312) 508-2123

Description:

Interdisciplinary activities begin with students introduced to basic computer
  architecture, after which they assemble IBM-compatible microcomputers. Each
  week, the students perform labs in digital electronics, engineering, and
  computer architecture under the direction of a research physicist. The
  project's computer science component also involves a mathematics-enriched
  introduction to programming. Included are career-oriented field trips to
  research & development and production facilities. At the conclusion of the
  project, students take home the computers for use during the eight-month
  academic year follow-up.

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Award Number: 9552907
Project Location: Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/15/96-7/20/96
Recruitment Area: East St. Louis, IL; St. Louis, MO
Application Deadline: 5/15/96
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-11
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Chemistry and Biology
Contact: Emil F. Jason
 Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
 Edwardsville, IL 62026
 Phone: (618) 692-2042
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: N/A

Description:

This five-week project combines classroom instruction in mathematics,
  chemistry, biology, language arts, ethics and career exploration with field
  trips, laboratory study, and research to provide an intellectually
  stimulating environment. Scientists from the university serve as role models
  and mentors in assisting students in their research experience.

University of Chicago
University of Chicago Program for Mathematically Talented Junior High and High
  School Students Award Number: 9452755 Project Location: The University of
Chicago, Chicago, IL Project Type: Commuter Dates: 7/1/96-7/26/96 Recruitment
Area: IL Application Deadline: 5/1/96 Enrollment: 108 Eligibility/Qualifiers:
Entering Grades 7-12; Superior Performance in Mathematics Cost: None Stipends:
None Discipline Focus: Mathematics; Physics; Computer Science Contact: Paul
Sally, Jr. Department of Mathematics University of Chicago 5734 University
 Avenue Chicago, IL 60637 Phone: (312) 702-7388 E-Mail:
 sally@math.uchicago.edu Fax: (312) 702-9787

Description:

This four-week project in the fields of mathematics, physics, and computer
 science offers science enrichment activities. The program emphasizes research
 participation in mathematics, focusing on number theory, with the content and
 sophistication varying according to the grade level of participants.

INDIANA

Ball State University
Electronic Research Projects for Young Men and Women
Award Number: 9452732
Project Location: Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/23/96-7/19/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/17/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Completion of Algebra;
 Geometry; and Two Laboratory Science Courses Cost: $610 (Room and Board)
Stipends: Available-Determined on Basis of Need Discipline Focus: Physics
(Electronics); Pre-Engineering Contact: David Ober Ball State University
 College of Sciences and Humanities Department of Physics and Astronomy
 Muncie, IN 47306-0505 Phone: (317) 285-8860 E-Mail: 00drober@bsuvc.bsu.edu
 Fax: (317) 285-1624

Description:

This project in physics and engineering emphasizes the use of electronics.
 Through instructional and research activities, the program introduces
 students to the use of electronic instrumentation, integrated circuits, and
 signal transducers. The program emphasizes the use of electronics as a tool
 in the completion of an on-campus research project and a follow-up
 academic-year research project.

Indiana University
Exploration of Careers in Science
Award Number: 9553534
Project Location: Indiana University; Bloomington, IN
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/16/96-8/10/96
Recruitment Area: IN
Application Deadline: 4/1/95
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; One Year Biology and Algebra,
 with a Grade of B or Above Cost: None Stipends: None Discipline Focus:
Multidisciplinary Contact: Nicole Carlson Indiana University Kirkwood Hall
 #207 Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: (812) 855-5397 E-Mail: ncarlson@indiana.edu
 Fax: (812) 855-2060

Description:

This eight-week project provides research opportunities in the areas of
 biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, physics, and
 psychology. During the first two weeks of the project, participants have the
 opportunity to learn about research methodology, and to explore career
 options in science and mathematics. During the last six-weeks of the program,
 students work as apprentice scientists on authentic research projects under
 the auspices of university faculty members.

Purdue University
PAGES: Purdue Agricultural and Environmental Science Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9552889
Project Location: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/6/96-7/28/96
Recruitment Area: IN, IL, OH
Application Deadline: 3/1/96
Enrollment: 25
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12
Cost: None
Stipends: $100 per Week; Travel Allowance
Discipline Focus: Agriculture and Environmental Resources
Contact: Christian Oseto
 Department of Entomology
 Purdue University
 West Lafayette, IN 47907
 Phone: (317) 494-4554
 E-Mail: chris_oseto@entm.purdue.edu
 Fax: (317) 494-0535

Description:

This project is focused in agricultural and environmental science. Students
 are provided an opportunity to broaden their appreciation and knowledge of
 the scientific challenges offered by agriculture and natural resources
 disciplines through a combination of activities consisting of classroom
 lectures and discussions, field trips, and directed student research.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
The USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)/Rose-Hulman Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9452713
Project Location: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terra Haute, IN
Project Type: Mathematics
Dates: 6/16/96-7/13/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-12; Teacher Recommendation
Cost: $650 (Limited Aid Available)
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: George Berzsenyi
 Mathematics Department
 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
 Terra Haute, IN 47803
 Phone: (812) 877-8474
 E-Mail: george.berzsenyi@rose-hulman.edu
 Fax: (812) 877-3198

Description:

This project in mathematics offers science enrichment activities. The program
 combines a summer residential project with a nine-month correspondence
 component, and provides an intensive and focused mathematical experience
 concentrating on group activities and on in-depth, methodical studies of
 selected mathematical areas, including axiomatic set theory and
 combinatorics.

IOWA

Dordt College
Young Scholars in Engineering
Award Number: 9452679
Project Location: Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/3/96-6/22/96
Recruitment Area: IA, MN, SD, ND, NE
Application Deadline: 3/15/96
Enrollment: 45
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9; Interest in Mathematics and
 Science Cost: $50 Stipends: None Discipline Focus: Engineering Contact: Nolan
Van Gaalen Young Scholars in Engineering Dordt College 498 4th Avenue SE Sioux
 Center, IA 51250 Phone: (712) 722-6289 E-Mail: nolan@dordt.edu Fax: (712)
 722-1198

Description:

This project provides an enrichment experience in engineering followed by
 academic year activities. Project activities are designed to introduce
 students to various scientific and mathematical principles, particularly
 those involved in engineering, and reinforce them through a series of
 well-planned experiential activities. Activities include: <->lecture-oriented
 sessions, laboratory exercises, field trips to local business and industry,
 and research experiences which include student designed projects.

Iowa State University
Enrichment in Molecular Biology for Young Scholars
Award Number: 9452702
Project Location: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/22/96-7/20/96
Recruitment Area: National, Pacific Territories
Application Deadline: 4/19/96
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: $650 (Need-Based Financial Aid Available)
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Life Science; Biochemistry
Contact: Bernard White
 4210 Molecular Biology Building
 Iowa State University
 Ames, IA 50011
 Phone: (515) 294-7713
 E-Mail: b_white@molebio.iastate.edu
 Fax: (515) 294-0453

Description:

This four-week project offers opportunities for students to engage in research
 in life sciences and biochemistry. Students are introduced to a hands-on
 approach, giving individual participants the opportunity to develop their
 skills, to pursue their own interests, and to initiate an independent
 research project. Preference is given to students from groups
 underrepresented in mathematics and science.

University of Northern Iowa
Young Scholars Program at the University of Northern Iowa
Award Number: 9452806
Project Location: University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/10/96-6/28/96
Recruitment Area: Black Hawk and Tama Counties
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: $50 per Week
Discipline Focus: Physics and Chemistry
Contact: Roy Unruh
 Physics Department
 University of Northern Iowa
 Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0150
 Phone: (319) 273-2380
 E-Mail: unruh@uni.edu
 Fax: (319) 273-5813

Description:

This three-week project in the fields of physics and chemistry provides
 students with enriching summer activities along with a series of Saturday
 morning follow-up activities during the academic year. The project focuses on
 several basic physics, chemistry, and mathematics concepts, including energy
 transfer, light, sound, density, graphing, probability, and statistics.
 Students have opportunities to engage in career exploration activities
 through interactions with scientists from a variety of work settings who may
 serve as role models in their fields.

KANSAS

Pittsburg State University
STARS: Student Training Academy for Research in Science
Award Number: 9552896
Project Location: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/9/96-6/28/96
Recruitment Area: 100 Mile Radius of Pittsburg State University
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Biology and Chemistry
Contact: Peter Hamlet
 Pittsburg State University
 Pittsburg, KS 66762
 Phone: (316) 235-4748
 E-Mail: phamlet@pittstate.edu
 Fax: (316) 235-4194

Description:

This three-week project in biology and chemistry provides the opportunity,
 through laboratory research, for each student to test an hypothesis about the
 cause of an effect. The students learn the basic methods of ethical
 scientific research while analyzing their own data and writing papers. Career
 counseling encourages continuing the apprenticeship. In follow-up activities
 students speak at school and a science competition, attend a professional
 meeting with their professor, and are linked to a volunteer hometown mentor
 for their high school years.

KENTUCKY

University of Kentucky
Engineering Ahead!/NSF Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9553524
Project Location: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/9/96-6/28/96
Recruitment Area: Regional (KY, WV, OH, TN, IN, VA)
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12 with Algebra II and Chemistry
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Engineering
Contact: Shien T. Wang
 373 Civil Engineering
 KTC Building, Department of Civil Engineering
 University of Kentucky
 Lexington, KY 40506-0281
 Phone: (606) 257-4916
 E-Mail: ceg122@ukcc.uky.edu
 Fax: (606) 257-4404

Description:

Students engage in a series of engineering activities including hands-on
 computer graphics mini-research projects, job shadowing and field trips.
 These activities are designed to provide an integrated orientation to four
 areas of engineering including chemical and materials, civil, electrical, and
 mechanical engineering. During the fall semester following the summer
 activity, students complete a supervised, individualized project and are
 expected to return to the campus for follow-up activities during National
 Engineers Week.

LOUISIANA

Louisiana State Baton Rouge
Young Scholars in Astronomy and Space Science
Award Number: 9452797
Project Location: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/2/96-6/29/96
Recruitment Area: LA
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11; Mathematics and Science
 Courses Each Year Prior to Enrollment Cost: None Stipends: $50 per Week
Discipline Focus: Astronomy; Space Science Contact: James Giammanco Louisiana
 State University Department of Physics and Astronomy Nicholson Hall Baton
 Rouge, LA 70803-4001 Phone: (504) 388-8278 E-Mail: giamman@rouge.phys.lsu.edu
 Fax: (504) 388-5855

Description:

The focus of this project is astronomy and space science. Participants learn
 the methodology of science research by immersion into the research activities
 of senior faculty. Students are involved in classroom lectures and
 discussions, hands-on laboratory and research activities, field trips, and
 seminars. Activities are designed to expose students to the nature and
 excitement of space research and its application to additional disciplines
 such as computer and information science, geophysics, and the environmental
 sciences.

Northeast Louisiana University
Problem Solving with Computers
Award Number: 9452665
Project Location: Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, LA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/2/96-6/21/96
Recruitment Area: 150 Miles Radius of Monroe
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Computer Science
Contact: Virginia Eaton
 Northeast Louisiana University
 Department of Computer Science
 Monroe, LA 71209-0575
 Phone: (318) 342-1848
 E-Mail: cseaton@merlin.nlu.edu
 Fax: (318) 342-1857

Description:

This three-week project introduces students to the fundamental concepts of
 computer science. Students are provided the opportunity to participate in
 group research projects, including hands-on experience with topics such as
 graphics, robotics, telecommunications, and database. Additional experiences
 include career awareness activities and field trips to various industrial
 sites to interact with scientists in their working environment.

MAINE

Mountain Desert Island Biology Lab
Young Scholars Program at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Award Number: 9452682
Project Location: Mountain Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury
 Cove, ME Project Type: Residential Dates: 6/24/96-8/3/96 Recruitment Area:
Coastal ME Application Deadline: 4/1/96 Enrollment: 16 Eligibility/Qualifiers:
Entering Grade 11 or 12 Cost: None Stipends: $200/week Discipline Focus:
Marine Science Contact: Debbie Cough Desert Island Biological Laboratory P.O.
 Box 35 Salisbury, ME 04672 Phone: (207) 288-3605 E-mail: dkb@mdibl.org Fax:
 (207) 288-3605

Description:

The focus of this six-week project is marine science. The core of the program
 is the one-to-one research laboratory experience each student has with a
 highly trained scientist mentor. The students have a one-week training
 session prior to working in the laboratory. After this training, the students
 have a weekly schedule which includes scientific seminars, field trips,
 career awareness activities, lectures in molecular biology geared for their
 level, and peer discussions of individual research projects.

University of Maine
Engineering Experience for High School Students
Award Number: 9452726
Project Location: University of Maine, Orono, ME
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: ME
Application Deadline: 4/19/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12
Cost: None
Stipends: Need-based aid is available
Discipline Focus: Engineering
Contact: Janice Gomm
 University of Maine
 5708 Barrows Hall
 Orono, ME 04469-5708
 Phone: (207) 581-2241
 E-mail: janice@eece.maine.edu
 Fax: (207) 581-2220

Description:

This four-week project aims to stimulate interest in engineering careers among
 the participants. Students take part in on-going engineering research
 projects; tour industrial sites and talk with practicing engineers.
 Participants also receive an overview of career opportunities in five
 engineering disciplines, take a minicourse in Logic Systems, learn about
 ethics in an engineering setting, and complete a follow-up project. Students
 and teachers at each participant's school also become aware of engineering
 through a presentation made by the participant that is also be attended by
 the Project Director.

MARYLAND

Prince George's Community College-Largo, MD
Young Scholars Field Research Institute
Award Number: 9553500
Project Location: Prince George's County, MD
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/17/96-7/12/96
Recruitment Area: Washington, DC/Baltimore Region
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Completion of High School Biology and Algebra II; GPA
 above 2.8 Cost: None Stipends: $400 Discipline Focus: Field Biology Contact:
Janet McMillen Science & Technology Resource Center Prince George's Community
 College M-2011 301 Largo Road Largo, MD 20772-2199 Phone: (301) 341-3086
 E-Mail: jm3@pgstumail.pg.cc.md.us Fax: (301) 336-2851

Description:

This project in field biology involves classroom discussions, laboratory and
 research experiences, and field trips with follow-up activities during the
 academic year. Students engage in research in the following areas: endangered
 crane research at the Patuxent Environmental Science Center, Laurel, MD;
 osprey banding and behavior studies at Patuxent River Park; aquatic ecology
 at the University of Maryland's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons,
 MD, and Patuxent River Park; and horticulture research at the University of
 Maryland.

The College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Summer at Notre Dame: Academic and Leadership skills-Technology, English &
 Mathematics, Science (SANDALS -TEAMS) Award Number: 9553498 Project Location:
College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/23/96-8/11/96 Recruitment Area: Baltimore Area Application Deadline:
3/11/96 Enrollment: 40 Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12; Average of
85 or Above; Completion ofAlgebra and Biology Cost: None Stipends: $95 per
Week Discipline Focus: Life Sciences and Technology Contact: Mary Agnes
Sheridan College of Notre Dame of Maryland 4701 N. Charles Street Baltimore,
 MD 21210 Phone: (410) 532-5319 E-Mail: N/A Fax: (410) 435-5937

Description:

This seven-week project is designed to engage students in a rigorous
 laboratory-based program in biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology,
 chemistry, mathematics, history, and ethics of science. Four of the seven
 weeks of the program focus on academic and problem-solving pursuits. During
 the remaining three weeks, students participate in an Intern Program.
 Preference is given to students from groups underrepresented in science and
 mathematics.

University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Horizons Exploration Program
Award Number: 9552888
Project Location: University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/23/96-8/3/96
Recruitment Area: Baltimore City
Application Deadline: 5/15/96
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9; Academic Average 85 or Above
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Biology and Chemistry
Contact: Brian Bradley
 UMBC, Mathematics/Psychology Bldg.
 Room 007
 Baltimore, MD 21228
 Phone: (410) 455-2244
 E-Mail: bbradley@umbc.edu
 Fax: (410) 455-3875

Description:

In this six-week project, teams of participants complete a research project in
 biology or chemistry with the assistance of a mentor from the UMBC biology or
 chemistry faculty or staff. The academic program includes daily classes in
 mathematics, computer science, and technical writing, a series of
 science-related field trips, a science ethics component, and a science
 careers speakers series. Follow-up support throughout the high school career
 provides continued contact with UMBC research scientists and encourages
 participation in school and area science exhibitions and in events for high
 school science students at Baltimore-area colleges and universities.

University of Maryland at College Park
Young Scholars at the Institute for Systems Research
Award Number: 9552892
Project Location: University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/96-8/96
Recruitment Area: MD and Washington, DC
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 25
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12; Mathematics; Physics; Chemistry;
 PSAT/SAT; Statement of Objectives; Recommendations Cost: None Stipends: $500
Discipline Focus: Engineering Contact: Mattie Riley Institute for Systems
 Research A.V. Williams Building (115) University of Maryland at College Park
 College Park, MD 20742 Phone: (301) 405-6608 E-Mail: mattie@isr.umd.edu Fax:
 (301) 314-9920

Description:

This project in engineering introduces students to a cross-disciplinary
 spectrum of engineering and scientific fields by providing a balanced
 exposure to class, laboratory, and field activities. First-hand experiences
 in research and academic year follow-up are provided to encourage and
 stimulate students to pursue advanced education and to discover the vast
 career opportunities in science and engineering.

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston University
Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)
Award Number: 9452680
Project Location: Boston University, Science and Mathematics Education Center,
 Boston, MA Project Type: Residential Dates: 6/30/96-8/10/96 Recruitment Area:
National Application Deadline: 6/1/96 Enrollment: 60 students
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12 Cost: $1330 Stipends: Financial
Aid Available for Travel, Room and Board Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Glenn Stevens PROMYS Boston University Department of Mathematics 111
 Cummington Boston, MA 02215 Phone: (617) 353-2563 E-Mail: promys@math.bu.edu
 Fax: (617) 353-8100

Description:

This project challenges students through their individual and collective
 efforts to solve an assortment of challenging problems in number theory.
 Students also study abstract algebra, dynamic systems, and class numbers.
 Diverse weekly guest lecturers introduce participants to related scientific
 fields, philosophical and ethical questions and career options in mathematics
 and science. Follow-up activities include an open-door problem set, suggested
 reading list, student presentations at their own schools, and the PROMYS
 newsletter.

Brandeis University
Brandeis Summer Odyssey Young Scholars Project
Award Number: 9552935
Project Location: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12; Recommendation
Cost: None if full need determined by financial aid application
Stipends: Available
Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary
Contact: Daniel Terris
 Brandeis Summer Odyssey, MS 084
 P.O. Box 9110
 Waltham, MA 02254-9110
 Phone: (617) 736-2111
 E-Mail: odyssey@logos.cc.brandeis.edu
 Fax: (617) 736-3420

Description:

Students in this four-week project are placed in Directed Research Projects
 that take advantage of on-going research at Brandeis University. The students
 are introduced to unique academic and career options through laboratory work,
 field research, field trips to leading research facilities both academic and
 commercial, and interaction with leading scientists. The residential setting
 for this project also affords Young Scholars the opportunity to interact in a
 supportive environment that includes academically-talented peers; a
 mentoring, undergraduate residential staff; and adult faculty. A wide array
 of academic and recreational activities are provided to Young Scholars,
 including a Distinguished Speakers Lecture Series that brings outstanding
 scientists to campus to discuss their lives and work.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Haystack Young Scholars Program-Early Alert
Award Number: 9555844
Project Location: Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/8/96-7/26/96
Recruitment Area: 10 Mile Radius of Westford
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 60
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Astronomy; Physics; Mathematics
Contact: J.E. Salah
 MIT Haystack Observatory
 Route 40
 Westford, MA 01886
 Phone: (508) 692-4764
 E-Mail: lhp@newton.haystack.edu
 Fax: (617) 981-0590

Description:

The activities of this project apply physics and mathematics to experimental
 observations and studies of astronomical sources of radio emission;
 measurements of distance, velocities, and vectors, analysis or plate motion
 data and studies of earthquakes; and investigations of the earth's
 atmosphere, its variations and human effects on the environment. Discussions
 of careers in science and engineering and the necessary academic preparations
 for such careers are conducted with staff and undergraduate students at the
 Observatory. The importance of ethics in scientific research are emphasized
 and illustrated. In the follow-up academic year program, opportunities are
 provided for students to work with a staff mentor. Group activities are
 conducted throughout the year and strong interactions take place with the
 science teachers and other students in the classes of the Young Scholars.

Northeastern University
NSF Young Scholars Program at Northeastern University
Award Number: 9452701
Project Location: Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/27/96-8/8/96
Recruitment Area: Greater Boston
Application Deadline: 3/15/96
Enrollment: 26
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12
Cost: None
Stipends: $100 per Week
Discipline Focus: Engineering
Contact: Claire Duggan
 Northeastern University
 716 Columbus Avenue, Suite 378
 Boston, MA 02120
 Phone: (617) 373-8380
 E-Mail: cduggan@lynx.neu.edu
 Fax: (617) 373-8496

Description:

This project offers an experience in engineering for participants. The program
 provides classroom instruction, field trips, hands-on laboratory activities,
 and an opportunity for students to have significant laboratory research
 experiences by engaging in state-of-the-art research projects under the
 supervision of scientists and engineers in research laboratories in the
 College of Engineering at Northeastern University.

MICHIGAN

Michigan State University
MSU Summer Mathematics/Science Program for Michigan Youth
Award Number: 9452714
Project Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/16/96-6/26/96
Recruitment Area: MI
Application Deadline: 3/29/96
Enrollment: 80
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 8-11
Cost: None
Stipends: $150-$200
Discipline Focus: Mathematics; Science; Computer Science
Contact: Irvin Vance
 Michigan State University
 Department of Mathematics
 East Lansing, MI 48824-1027
 Phone: (517) 353-4693
 E-Mail: vance@math.msu.edu
 Fax: (517) 432-1562

Description:

This six-week project in mathematics and physics uses an informal mode with
 special emphasis on mathematical problem solving, experiments in physics, the
 use of hands-on materials, the use of technology to help solve problems in
 mathematics and science, and precise description of results, both written and
 oral. Parents participate in a five-day-long conference. Follow-up activities
 include continued work on mathematics and physics research projects, two
 academic year conferences, and presentations in home school districts.
 Preference is given to students from groups underrepresented in science and
 mathematics.

Michigan State University
Proposal to Support Student Research in the MSU High School Honors Science
 Program Award Number: 9452753 Project Location: Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI Project Type: Residential Dates: 6/23/96-8/10/96 Recruitment
Area: National and U.S. Territories Application Deadline: 4/1/96 Enrollment:
30 Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12 Cost: $1380 Stipends: $100
per Week-Determined on Basis of Need Discipline Focus: Chemistry; Physics;
Astronomy; Life Sciences; Social Sciences Contact: Gail Richmond 330 Erickson
 Hall Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: (517) 355-1725
 E-Mail: gailr@msu.edu Fax: (517) 432-5092

Description:

In this multidisciplinary project students engage in independent research in
 the laboratory of a Michigan State University faculty member. Additional
 activities include seminars, discussions of career possibilities and
 planning, discussions and activities focused on ethical, political, and
 social issues in scientific research, and field trips.

Wayne State University
Students' Opportunities In Science (SOS)
Award Number: 9553511
Project Location: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/24/96-7/19/96
Recruitment Area: Southeastern MI
Application Deadline: 4/22/96
Enrollment: 40
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7.
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics; Physics/Astronomy; Computer Science; Research
Contact: J. Gipson
 361 College of Education
 Wayne State University
 Detroit, MI 48202
 Phone: (313) 577-1691/577-1620
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (313) 577-3606/577-1693

Description:

This innovative four-week program, with academic year follow-up and sessions
 for parents, provides enriching research experiences through laboratory
 investigations in mathematics and physics with focus on research methodology,
 philosophy, and ethics of science, as well as career exploration. Preference
 is given to female students.

MINNESOTA

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Young Scholars Initiative: PROJECT ''YES'' (Young Emerging Scholars)
Award Number: 9452749
Project Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/8/96-7/31/96
Recruitment Area: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 90 students
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7 or 8; Mathematically Talented
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Andrea Olson
 University of Minnesota
 School of Mathematics
 115 Vincent Hall
 206 Church Street NE
 Minneapolis, MN 55455-0487
 Phone: (612) 625-2861
 E-Mail: olson@math.umn.edu
 Fax: (612) 626-2017

Description:

This project offers monthly academic year activities followed by a four-week
 summer commuter enrichment institute for mathematically talented students. It
 presents rich and diverse informational and enrichment activities to support
 further study of mathematics and enhance interest in career opportunities in
 mathematics and sciences. A special feature of the program is an innovative
 unit using NSF-supported Geometry Center software featuring geometry,
 visualization, and hands-on graphics exploration. Preference is given to
 groups underrepresented in mathematics and science.

MISSISSIPPI

Jackson State University
A Series of Mathematics for Everyone Workshops
Award Number: 9552929
Project Location: Jackson State University, Campus Jackson, MS
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/8/96-7/28/96
Recruitment Area: 70 Mile Radius of Jackson State University
Application Deadline: 4/13/96
Enrollment: 38
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 7-9
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Edna Holbrook
 Post Office Box 17610
 Jackson State University
 Department of Mathematics
 Jackson, MS 39217
 Phone: (601) 968-2161
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (610) 974-5852

Description:

The project is composed of numerous learning activities designed to teach
 mathematical concepts while showing that mathematics is a subject of
 enjoyment, excitement, and a challenge for everyone. Learning activities
 include experiments, mathematics-fair projects, field trips, and interaction
 with working mathematicians and mathematics majors. In academic year
 follow-up workshops, junior high school participants examine such areas of
 mathematics as topology, abstract algebra, and number theory.

Jackson State University
The Excitement Of Meteorology For Young Scholars
Award Number: 9696039
Project Location: Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
Project Type: Resident
Dates: 6/1/96-6/30/96
Recruitment Area: Southern U.S. (major); National (minor)
Application Deadline: 4/30/96
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Maximum of 2 Students From
 One High School Cost: Travel to University Stipends: $300 per Month
Discipline Focus: Meteorology Contact: Paul J. Croft Jackson State University
 Department of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences P.O. Box 17660 1400 Lunch
 Street Jackson, MS 39217-0460 Phone: (601) 968-7012 E-Mail:
 pcroft@stallion.jsums.edu Fax: (601) 968-8623

Description:

This four-week project is designed to help students develop basic skills in
 the field of meteorology and to make them aware of the interdisciplinary
 nature of meteorology and the career opportunities available. The students
 are involved in a combination of lectures, laboratory exercises, field trips,
 and a research project. The program offers a rare opportunity to draw upon
 and experience many different and varied scientific principles.

MISSOURI

Harris-Stowe State College
HSYSP (Harris-Stowe Young Scholar Program)
Award Number: 9553496
Project Location: Harris-Stowe State College, St. Louis, MO
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/1/96-8/1/96
Recruitment Area: City of St. Louis and Surrounding Counties
Application Deadline: 4/30/96
Enrollment: 32
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8; B or Better in Science and
 Mathematics Cost: None Stipends: None Discipline Focus: Mathematics and
Physics Contact: Lateef A. Adelani Harris-Stowe State College 3026 Laclede
 Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: (314) 340-3318 E-Mail: N/A Fax: (314)
 340-3322

Description:

This five-week project focuses on explorations in mathematics, physics, and
 robotics. During the academic year, there are follow-up activities designed
 to continue the exploration activities in mathematics, physics, and robotics.
 The objective of the follow-up activities is to sustain students' interest
 and commitment to seeking careers in mathematics and science. Preference is
 given to students with a low or moderate family income.

University of Missouri-Rolla
Jackling Institute/Jackling-2
Award Number: 9553525
Project Location: University of Missouri, Rolla, MO
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/96; 8/96
Recruitment Area: Central Midwest Region
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 120
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12
Cost: $95 Room and Board for Week 1 Only
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Minerals and Materials Engineering; Earth Science; Energy
 Engineering Contact: Ronald A. Kohser 284 McNutt University of Missouri-Rolla
 Rolla, MO 65409 Phone: (573) 341-4734 E-Mail: rkohser@umr.edu Fax: (573)
 341-4192

Description:

This four-week project offers experiences in engineering and earth sciences.
 Approximately 120 high school seniors attend the one week program (40
 students/week for three weeks). The primary goal of this component of the
 program are to present career opportunities in disciplines relating to
 minerals, materials, energy, and the environment. Twenty students from this
 group are invited to return for a three-week intensive workshop consisting of
 intensive and individualized projects. Follow-up activities consist of
 supervised completion of individualized projects including a competition
 award for the best project essays.

University of Missouri-St. Louis
Engelmann Scholar Research Program
Award Number: 9553507
Project Location: University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/17/96-7/22/96
Recruitment Area: Greater St. Louis Metro Area (50 Mile Radius)
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 50 Summer, 400 Academic Year
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12; Upper 5% of Class
Cost: None
Stipends: Available
Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary
Contact: Charles Granger/Teresa Thiel
 University of Missouri-St. Louis
 8001 Natural Bridge Road
 St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
 Phone: (314) 516-622
 E-Mail: granger@umsl.edu
 Fax: (314) 516-6233

Description:

In this project, students have the opportunity to do research projects under
 the supervision of a faculty mentor in astronomy, biology, chemistry,
 computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology. Participants apply
 various problem solving strategies to their independent projects, write
 technical reports, and orally present their results. Formal instruction on
 technical communication skills is provided. Career meetings and industrial
 field trips expose students to a variety of job possibilities. Ten follow-up
 meetings occur during the academic year to increase career awareness and help
 students continue independent research projects in their high school setting.

MONTANA

Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Mineral Education Program For Young Scholars
Award Number: 9452731
Project Location: Montana College of Mineral Science & Technology, Butte, MT
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/9/96-7/3/96
Recruitment Area: MT, ID, WY, ND, UT, WA
Application Deadline: 4/19/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-11; High Ability; High Potential
Cost: None
Stipends: $100 in June 1996; $100 in May 1997
Discipline Focus: Earth Science
Contact: Anneliese Ripley
 Montana Tech
 1300 W. Park Street
 Butte, MT 59701-8997
 Phone: (406) 496-4289
 E-Mail: aripley@mtvms2.mtech.edu
 Fax: (406) 496-4696

Description:

The Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology (Montana Tech) offers a
 4-week, summer residential, Young Scholars Project in earth science. The
 Mineral Education Program for Young Scholars (MEPYS) immerses rural students
 in the field and laboratory activities of hydro-geology and the associated
 areas of geological, mining, metallurgical, mineral processing, petroleum,
 and environmental engineering. The program provides students with first-hand
 research experience in mineral education under the direction of practicing
 scientists and engineers who have chosen these career areas.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

University of New Hampshire
Math and Marine Science Program
Award Number: 9552943
Project Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/24/96-7/13/96
Recruitment Area: NH, ME
Application Deadline: 4/12/95
Enrollment: 25
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9; Algebra I and Earth Science or
 Biology with a B Cost: $75 (Fee waived in case of economic hardship)
Stipends: None Discipline Focus: Marine Science; Mathematics; and Computer
Technology Contact: B. Sharon Meeker Sea Grant Extension Kingman Farm
 University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 Phone: (603) 749-1565 E-Mail:
 bsm@christa.unh.edu Fax: (603) 743-3997

Description:

The University of New Hampshire's Mathematics and Marine Science Program (M&M
 Program) involves 25 talented 9th graders from New Hampshire and Maine in a
 three-week summer residential program which integrates probability,
 statistics, and computer technology within a marine science experience
 focused on a field-based study of the Great Bay estuarine system in coastal
 New Hampshire. Students gain an understanding and appreciation of scientific
 research techniques and ethics, learn to incorporate mathematical concepts
 with field studies and analysis of data through several computer systems, and
 use decisions derived from statistical tests of data to develop conclusions
 of self-posed biological questions. They also learn to work as a productive
 member of a research team, applying creative problem-solving techniques as a
 part of the group process. Four Saturday workshops (one of which is
 introductory) during the academic year, one Math and Marine Science Day and
 eight colloquia during the summer widens participan


t contact with a variety of science-related areas and career opportunities.

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Young Scholars Program: Research in Hazardous and Toxic Substance Management
Award Number: 9454431
Project Location: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/15/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: Greater Newark Area
Application Deadline: 4/5/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: None; Financial Aid Available for Travel and Meals
Discipline Focus: Engineering and Environmental Science
Contact: Harold Deutschman
 Civil and Environmental Engineering
 University Heights
 Newark, NJ 07102
 Phone: (201) 596-2467
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (201) 242-1823

Description:

This three-week project focuses on a study of environmental waste management.
 Under the mentoring of research faculty members of NJIT, high-potential, high
 ability-students are instructed in the scientific method and engage in
 research in the engineering science associated with hazardous substance
 management, and are motivated to pursue careers in science and engineering.
 Additional activities include classroom and laboratory activities, seminars,
 and field trips. Preference is given to students from groups underrepresented
 in science and mathematics.

Rutgers University
Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics
Award Number: 9553509
Project Location: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/15/96-8/9/96
Recruitment Area: NJ
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 45
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12
Cost: $850
Stipends: Full and Partial Scholarships Available
Discipline Focus: Discrete Mathematics
Contact: Lisa Estler
 Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education
 P.O. Box 10867
 New Brunswick, NJ 08906
 Phone: (908) 445-4065
 E-Mail: estler@dimacs.rutgers.edu
 Fax: (908) 445-3477

Description:

This project introduces students to discrete mathematics, an accessible field
 with many applications and many open problems; increases students' problem
 solving ability; exposes them to mathematical scientists as role models; and
 encourages them to consider careers in mathematics and the sciences.
 Workshops conducted by college faculty focus on applications of graphs,
 algorithms in graph theory, iteration and fractals, and applications. A
 variety of technology environments are used for explorations and
 demonstrations related to these topics. Research projects are mentored by
 university and industry mathematicians and computer scientists. The program
 includes speakers from industry, field trips, career orientation workshops
 and discussions of ethics in the mathematical sciences. Follow-up sessions
 are held on four Saturdays during the school year.

Rutgers University New Brunswick
Waksman Student Scholars Program
Award Number: 9552932
Project Location: Waksman Institute; Rutgers University; Piscataway, NJ
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/8/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: NJ
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 48
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12; 1 Year High School;
 Recommendations and Support from Science Teacher Cost: None Stipends: $200
Discipline Focus: Biological Sciences Contact: Susan Coletta CMSCE-SERC Bldg.,
 Room 239 Busch Campus Piscataway, NJ 08855-1179 Phone: (908) 445-3531 E-Mail:
 N/A Fax: (908) 445-3477

Description:

This four-week project provides students with opportunities to work on a
 biological sciences research project that is intellectually challenging and
 one that is not ordinarily a part of the school curriculum. Students are
 involved in an authentic, ongoing investigation in molecular biology while
 they participate in a research problem under current study by the scientific
 community. Additional experiences include structured field trips, science
 seminars and discussions, computer work, and hands-on laboratory
 investigations. A unique feature of the Waksman Student Scholars Program is
 the sustained academic year involvement of students, teachers, scientists,
 and project associates.

NEW MEXICO

Santa Fe Community College
Summer Youth Math/Science Explanations (SYMSE)
Award Number: 9452745
Project Location: Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, NM
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/11/96-7/3/96
Recruitment Area: Santa Fe County
Application Deadline: 6/1/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Biology
Contact: Steve Peralta
 Santa Fe Community College
 P.O. Box 4187
 Santa Fe, NM 87502-4187
 Phone: (505) 438-1374
 E-Mail: speralta@santa-fe.cc.nm.us
 Fax: (505) 438-1237

Description:

Santa Fe Community College is initiating a four-week, commuter, Young Scholars
 Project for 24 students entering grades 8 and 9. The project is an
 interdisciplinary program in life science. Students participate in activities
 involving scientific exploration, laboratory techniques, data gathering, and
 data analysis in two main areas: Water Quality and Artificial Life. Field
 trips and follow-up research-related activities are an integral part of the
 program.

NEW YORK

City College of the City University of New York
The Young Scholars Discovery Program
Award Number: 9553493
Project Location: Bronx H.S. of Science/City College, New York, NY
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/1/96-8/8/96
Recruitment Area: New York City
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 104
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-12; Recommendation by School;
 Interview Cost: None Stipends: None Discipline Focus: Environmental Science;
Microbiology (Life Science) Contact: Martin Marin School of Education R6/207
 City College of New York 138th & Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031 Phone:
 (212) 650-6226 E-Mail: N/A Fax: (212) 650-6221

Description:

This six-week project with academic year follow-up offers enrichment
 experiences in environmental science. Students work in teams to solve
 real-world environmental problems under the mentorship and guidance of
 university professors and practicing scientists. Activities include research
 projects, seminars, field investigations, and individual career and college
 counseling.

City College of the City University of New York
Young Scholars Program in Molecular Biology and Related Sciences
Award Number: 9553494
Project Location: City College of New York, New York, NY
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/29/96-8/24/96 and Following Academic Year
Recruitment Area: New York City and Suburbs
Application Deadline: 5/15/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12; 11th Grade Science and Mathematics
Cost: None Stipends: Available Discipline Focus: Molecular Biology and Related
Sciences Contact: Myer M. Fishman or Michael Weiner Chemistry Department The
 City College of New York New York, NY 10031 Phone: (212) 650-6601 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (212) 650-7973

Description:

The City College of the City University of New York offers enrichment
 experiences in an eight-week, summer commuter, Young Scholars project in
 chemistry and molecular biology for 30 students entering grade 12. Each
 student participates in a summer research team, with his/her own problem
 integrated into the larger disciplinary focus of the group. The research is
 in tandem with a strong program of discussions, seminars, and techniques in
 scientific writing and oral communication which are covered in a series of
 sessions led by the program staff and other City College faculty.

Cornell University
Cornell Environmental Sciences Interns Program-MSTP
Award Number: 9452750
Project Location: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Project Type: Residential / MSTP
Dates: 6/22/96-8/4/96
Recruitment Area: NY State
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 20 Students; 4 Teachers
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12; 85% or Higher Average in Regents'
 Science and Mathematics Classes Cost: None Stipends: $600 Discipline Focus:
Environmental Sciences Contact: Carol Rundle CESIP Department of Natural
 Resources Cornell University 108 Fernow Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607)
 255-2814 E-Mail: car7@cornell.edu Fax: (607) 255-2815

Description:

This project in the environmental sciences includes a one-week orientation at
 Cornell's Arnot Forest, and a five-week on-campus component focusing on
 research, careers, community outreach, multimedia computer presentations,
 science ethics, follow-up activities in schools, after-school science clubs,
 4-H clubs, and other informal educational settings. A Mathematics and Science
 Teaching Perspectives component is included, in which four high school
 science teachers engage in composting and environmental toxicology research
 and science education activities at Cornell. Teachers design research
 curricula and kits that enable them to continue their research with students
 in classrooms and after-school science clubs.

Mercy College
Mathematical Modeling at Mercy College (M3C)
Award Number: 9553532
Project Location: Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/5/96-8/5/96
Recruitment Area: Westchester County and Surrounding Counties
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Completion of Sequential Mathematics III grade B or
 above; Interest in Mathematics; Essay Cost: None Stipends: $50 per Week
Discipline Focus: Mathematics Contact: Nagaraj Rao Mercy College 555 Broadway
 Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 Phone: (914) 674-7593 E-Mail: nsrao@aurora.liunet.edu
 Fax: (914) 674-7518

Description:

This five-week project focuses on mathematics with an emphasis on students
 creating mathematical models useful in solving problems in the physical,
 natural, and environmental sciences. The students take part in field trips to
 area research centers so that they may interact with scientists using
 mathematical modeling, and also may become familiar with a variety of
 careers. Follow-up sessions occur during the academic year.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Young Scholars-Summer Research Participation Program
Award Number: 9552915
Project Location: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Project Type: Commuter and Residential
Dates: 6/24/96-8/16/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 3/1/96
Enrollment: 15
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12 with Science and Mathematics
 Backgrounds Cost: None Stipends: Available Discipline Focus: Biological
Sciences Contact: Edwin Mirand Roswell Park Cancer Institute Carlton & Elm
 Streets Buffalo, NY 14263-0001 Phone: (716) 845-2339 E-Mail: N/A Fax: (716)
 845-8178

Description:

The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is initiating an eight-week, residential,
 Young Scholars project in the biological sciences for high ability, high
 potential students from across the country. The goal is to nurture the
 student's interest in science, through a variety of mechanisms, and to help
 them in planning for college and a career in science. This is achieved by
 involving students in an atmosphere of intensive research and by having them
 live in a community of scholars. Participants work on an independent research
 project (90%) under the direct supervision of senior scientists and 10% of
 their time attending lectures and seminars. Student projects are developed in
 collaboration with an assigned senior scientist, who serves as a personal
 mentor. At the conclusion of the program, all students participate in a
 scientific conference that includes both poster and oral presentations.

State University of New York-Oswego
Explorations in Mathematics and Physics
Award Number: 9352989
Project Location: SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/8/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: Syracuse and Surrounding Rural Areas
Application Deadline: 5/15/96
Enrollment: 32
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8; Showing Promise in Mathematics and
 Science Cost: None Stipends: $100 Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Physics
Contact: Jack Y. Narayan Department of Mathematics SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY
 13126 Phone: (315) 341-2888 E-Mail: narayan@oswego.oswego.edu Fax: (315)
 341-3177

Description:

SUNY College at Oswego offers a four-week summer residential project with a
 disciplinary focus in mathematics and physics. The project challenges
 students to develop new ways of thinking about mathematics and physics.
 Exploratory sessions, workshops and hands on activities focus on such topics
 as: graph theory and its applications, Geometers Sketch Pad, mathematical
 patterns in number theory elementary mechanics, and the physics of light. All
 students work on group and individual projects suitable for a regional
 science fair. Follow up activities include six Saturday workshops and
 conferences.

Syracuse University
Mathematics/Science Young Scholars Program (MSYSP)
Award Number: 9554451
Project Location: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: Central and Western NY
Application Deadline: 4/30/96
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Science
Contact: Howard Johnson
 303 Bowne Hall
 Syracuse University
 Syracuse, NY 13244-1200
 Phone: (315) 443-2373
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: N/A

Description:

The goals of this four-week project are to: Provide high-ability and
 high-potential middle school students with experiences in mathematical
 problem solving, a laboratory science, and computer science in a highly
 charged atmosphere; encourage bright young students from underrepresented
 groups to continue studying mathematics and science in high school and
 college; assist parents in providing support and creating environments which
 are essential in motivating their children to keep studying college
 preparatory courses in school.

University of Rochester
Young Scholars in Physics
Award Number: 9552899
Project Location: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/1/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: Rochester and Monroe Counties
Application Deadline: 3/1/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Physics
Contact: Priscilla Auchincloss
 Women in Science and Engineering Project
 Department of Physics
 University of Rochester
 Rochester, NY 14627
 Phone: (716) 275-9344
 E-Mail: psa@urhep.pas.rochester.edu
 Fax: N/A

Description:

Students in this project participate in hands-on research experiences in
 physics during the five-week summer program. The students are chosen from the
 immediate surroundings of Rochester. Morning portions of the program are
 spent in discovery based laboratory experiments. Afternoons are spent touring
 laboratories in the area and working on research projects. Preference is
 given to female students.

NORTH CAROLINA

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
MSEN Middle School Academy
Award Number: 9452763
Project Location: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/19/96-7/26/96
Recruitment Area: NC
Application Deadline: 5/15/96
Enrollment: 480
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7 or 8
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Physics
Contact: Joyce Hilliard Clark
 UNC-Chapel Hill
 MSEN, CB# 3345
 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3345
 Phone: (919) 966-3256
 E-Mail: jhilliar@email.unc.edu
 Fax: (919) 962-1316

Description:

This four-week project provides experiences in mathematics and physics with
 follow-up academic year Saturday sessions. Students participate in learning
 activities in mathematics, science, career exploration, and communications.
 Activities take place in the classroom, university laboratories, and through
 field trips to business and industry sites. Preference is given to groups
 underrepresented in mathematics and science.

OHIO

Case Western Reserve University
Research Experience in Science and Engineering for High-Ability High School
 Students Award Number: 9452672 Project Location: Case Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, OH Project Type: Commuter Dates: 6/24/96-7/24/96
Recruitment Area: Northeastern OH Application Deadline: 4/10/96 Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12 Cost: None Stipends: Need
Based Up To $400 per Student Discipline Focus: Science and Engineering
Contact: Lawrence Badar College of Arts and Sciences Case Western Reserve
 University 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106-7068 Phone: (216) 368-8779
 E-Mail: ljb2@po.cwru.edu Fax: (216) 368-3842

Description:

This four-week institute in science and engineering provides a program of
 individual student research projects carried out in laboratories and under
 the mentorship of CWRU faculty researchers in various science and engineering
 departments. Several instructional days emphasizing science content, guided
 laboratory work, and research methodology precede the assignment to research
 projects. Career exploration activities include field trips to private
 research labs, a hospital medical physics department, and a nuclear power
 plant. Guest presentations by academic and industrial science and engineering
 professionals offer further opportunities for students to hear career
 perspectives. Several sessions are scheduled for consideration of ethical
 issues confronting scientists and engineers. Follow-up activities and
 projects are required.

Ohio State University/Agricultural Technical Institute
Young Investigators Summer Institute on Science and Agriculture
Award Number: 9552897
Project Location: Ohio State University/ATI, Wooster, OH
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/24/96-7/20/96
Recruitment Area: Northeastern OH
Application Deadline: 2/1/96
Enrollment: 40
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9; Complete two of Earth,
 Physical, or Life Science Cost: None Stipends: None Discipline Focus:
Agricultural Science Contact: Clyde Opliger Ohio State University/ATI 1328
 Dover Road Wooster, OH 44691 Phone: (216) 264-3911 x1299 or x1266 E-Mail:
 opliger.2@osu.edu Fax: (216) 262-7634

Description:

Activities of this four-week project include enrichment activities focusing on
 the potential of agricultural careers; opportunities to participate in
 laboratory and field experiences with practicing scientists; a conference
 where students present their findings and discuss ethical implications of the
 project; career exploration activities, and a follow-up project involving the
 Young Scholar's sponsoring science teacher and class.

The University of Toledo
University of Toledo Chemical Engineering Workshop
Award Number: 9553515
Project Location: University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-7/26/96
Recruitment Area: Regional (OH, MI, IN, IL, KY, PA); Some National
Application Deadline: 3/31/96
Enrollment: 40
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11; One Year Science; Two Years
 Mathematics Cost: None Stipends: $200 Discipline Focus: Chemical Engineering
Contact: Gale Mentzer Department of Chemical Engineering University of Toledo
 2801 W. Bancroft Toledo, OH 43606 Phone: (419) 530-8084 E-Mail:
 gmentze@uofto2.utoledo.edu Fax: (419) 530-8086

Description:

This three-week project in chemical engineering is designed to introduce high
 school students to career opportunities available to them in engineering. The
 workshop involves a variety of experiences including laboratory
 experimentation, hands-on computer instruction, independent group
 investigations and field trips. Follow-up activities planned for the academic
 year include conducting planned engineering experiments in the participants'
 home schools.

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma State University
American Indian Summer Program in Mathematics at Oklahoma State University
Award Number: 9452742
Project Location: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/9/96-7/6/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 3/18/96
Enrollment: 30 students
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12
Cost: None
Stipends: $35 per Week; Financial Aid for Travel Available
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Bruce Crauder
 Department of Mathematics
 401 Math Sciences
 Oklahoma State University
 Stillwater, OK 74078
 Phone: (405) 744-5688
 E-Mail: crauder@math.okstate.edu
 Fax: (405) 744-8275

Description:

This four-week project is a mathematics enrichment experience that includes
 academic seminars on functions, patterns, and problem-solving and workshops
 on the use of graphing calculators, symbolic manipulation software and
 electronic mail. In a hands-on cooperative learning environment, participants
 work together to solve mathematics problems, apply mathematics to real work
 situations, and learn to use graphing calculators and computers as aids for
 doing mathematics. The program explores ethical issues related to the
 integration of traditional American Indian culture with western science and
 technology. Technology is incorporated throughout the curriculum. Cultural
 issues and American Indian role models play a critical role. Academic year
 follow-up is conducted by electronic mail. Preference is given to American
 Indian students.

University of Tulsa
An Introduction to Engineering for Early High School Students
Award Number: 9452700
Project Location: University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/2/96-6/28/96
Recruitment Area: OK
Application Deadline: 2/23/96
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9 or 10
Cost: None
Stipends: $25 per Week-Determined on Basis of Need
Discipline Focus: Engineering
Contact: Martin Abraham
 The University of Tulsa
 College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
 Department of Chemical Engineering
 600 S. College Avenue
 Tulsa, OK 74104-3189
 Phone: (918) 631-2974
 E-Mail: che_maa@centuh.utulsa.edu
 Fax: (918) 631-3268

Description:

The University of Tulsa offers a four-week, residential, Young Scholars
 program in engineering for students entering grades 9 and 10. The primary
 components of this program are the on-campus sessions at the university where
 the scholars interact with engineering faculty, undergraduate engineering
 students, and representatives from industry. Specific activities include
 hands-on engineering laboratory experiments, an engineering design project,
 industrial site visits, workshops in engineering ethics, and computer
 training sessions. One of the goals of the program is to interest Young
 Scholars, especially Native Americans, in engineering as a career, and to
 help them understand the educational foundation they must acquire in high
 school in order to confidently and competently pursue such a career.

OREGON

Oregon Graduate Institute: Saturday Academy
Contemporary Applied Mathematics, 96-97
Award Number: 9552937
Project Location: Oregon Graduate Institute: Saturday Academy, Portland, OR
Project Type: Commuter Dates: 7/10/96-8/4/96 Recruitment Area: Portland Metro
Area Application Deadline: 5/1/96 Enrollment: 50 Eligibility/Qualifiers:
Complete 8th Grade Mathematics; Potential to Excel in Mathematics; Commitment;
Motivation; Teamwork. Cost: $50 (Tuition waived as needed) Stipends: Available
Discipline Focus: Mathematics Contact: Gail Whitney Saturday Academy, OGI P.O.
 Box 91000 Portland, OR 97291-1000 Phone: (503) 690-1186 E-Mail:
 gwhitney@admin.ogi.edu Fax: (503) 690-1470

Description:

Students apply research methods and problem solving strategies to a selection
 of real, data-rich, open-ended case studies based on the work of community
 mentors. Problems are relevant to student interests, and require that they
 select and use discrete mathematics concepts and tools to analyze the data.
 Students visit scientists and engineers who use mathematics in their work and
 experience, hands-on, activities that illustrate these applications in the
 workplace. Students develop a network of peers and adults who support
 academic achievement and the pursuit of science, mathematics, and
 technology-based careers. This network is sustained and reinforced through
 academic year workshops, staff contact, mathematics tutoring, an e-mail
 bulletin board, field trips, and career presentations. Preference is given to
 African American students.

Oregonn Museum of Science & Industr
OMSI/Young Scholars Research Participation Program
Award Number: 9452688
Project Location: Portland, Fossil Bend, Ripplebrook, OR
Project Type:
Residential Dates: Summer 1996 Recruitment Area: National Application
Deadline: N/A Enrollment: 30 Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12;
Good Academic Standing; Demonstrated Interest in Science Cost: None Stipends:
None Discipline Focus: Archaeology; Paleontology; Aquatic Ecology Contact:
Jeffrey Gottfried OMSI 1945 SE Water Avenue Portland, OR 97214 Phone: (503)
 797-4579 E-Mail: gottfried@lclark.edu Fax: (503) 797-4568

Description:

This six-week project in interdisciplinary science in archaeology,
 paleontology, and aquatic biology involves students in one of three research
 teams: (a) Paleontology / Geology; (b) Freshwater Ecology/Fisheries, or (c)
 Archeology Research. Each team participates in the on-going research of its
 leader researcher. Each student conducts an individual research project.
 Additional activities include classroom lectures and discussions, field
 trips, and hands-on laboratory activities.

Oregon State University
Oregon State University Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9452686
Project Location: Oregon State University, Corvalis, OR
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-7/27/96
Recruitment Area: OR
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Physics and Mathematics
Contact: Miriam Orzech
 SMILE Program
 Oregon State University
 Corvalis, OR 97331-2104
 Phone: (503) 737-2388
 E-Mail: orzech@ccmail.orst.edu
 Fax: (503) 737-3554

Description:

Oregon State University is initiating a three-week, residential, Young
 Scholars Project in physics and mathematics for students entering grades 8
 and 9. Participants are primarily members of the existing Oregon State
 University Science and Mathematics Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE)
 Program that offers academic year mathematics, science, and computer
 enrichment activities for underrepresented students, in rural Oregon
 communities. Preference is given to Native American and Hispanic students.

PENNSYLVANIA

College Misericordia
Explorations in Mathematics and Biology
Award Number: 9553537
Project Location: College Misericordia, Dallas, PA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-8/3/96
Recruitment Area: Northeastern PA, Western NJ, NY
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11
Cost: None
Stipends: $100
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Biology
Contact: Mazen Shahin
 College Misericordia
 Dallas, PA 18612
 Phone: (717) 674-6452
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (717) 675-2441

Description:

The disciplinary foci of this four-week project are in biology and
 mathematics, emphasizing the use of difference equations and matrices to
 analyze biological relationships in animal physiology and homeostasis.
 Students interact with scientists, teachers, career professionals, and
 college students and develop an appropriate research proposal for an
 investigation to be implemented the following academic year.

Pennsylvania State University-University Park
Science, Technology and Research Summers (S*T*A*R*S) NSF Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9452725
Project Location: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-7/27/96
Recruitment Area: Regional (MD, NJ, NY, PA, WV)
Application Deadline: 3/22/96
Enrollment: 48
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; High Achieving; High
Potential Cost: None
Stipends: $100 per Week-Determined on Basis of Need
Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary Contact: Karen Wynn 101 South Frear
 Building University Park, PA 16802 Phone: (814) 863-7688 E-Mail:
 kxw8@psuvm.psu.edu Fax: (814) 863-8286

Description:

The focus of this three-week project in inter-disciplinary science involves
 students in laboratory research and research methodology in cross-discipline
 approaches with engineering, emphasizing team-building and team
 communications. The objective of the program is to create a high quality
 research opportunity for high school students who have expressed interest in
 studying science or engineering at the post-secondary level, and to expose
 them to the culture of the university's research community.

Temple University
MAST: Mathematics Academy for Inner-City Middle-Schoolers at Temple
Award Number: 9552931
Project Location: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/8/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: Inner City Philadelphia
Application Deadline: 4/30/96
Enrollment: 40
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9; High Potential Student
Cost: None
Stipends: $40 per Week; Transportation; Lunch
Discipline Focus: Discrete Mathematics
Contact: John Schiller
 Department of Mathematics
 Temple University
 Philadelphia, PA 19122
 Phone: (215) 204-5012
 E-Mail: schiller@euclid.math.temple.edu
 Fax: (215) 204-6433

Description:

The disciplinary focus of this four-week project is mathematics with a
 particular emphasis on discrete mathematics, using computers and graphing
 calculators as tools in the analysis and solution of problems. The activities
 planned include individual and group work, group research projects, field
 trips, and interaction with student role models, mentors, and professionals
 in mathematics-related areas. The participants are involved in ten
 academic-year follow-up meetings during which they present their research and
 explore other problems.

University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Summer Science Academy
Award Number: 9552919
Project Location: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Project Type: Residential or Commuter
Dates: 7/8/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/17/96
Enrollment: 100
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 10-12; High School Biology or Algebra
Cost: $2,600 Resident; $1,530 Commuter
Stipends: Available
Discipline Focus: Molecular Biology; Mathematics; Environmental Science;
Material Science
Contact: Eoghan Ballard University of Pennsylvania Suite 100
3440 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-3335 Phone: (215) 898-1684 E-Mail:
eballard@mail.sas.upenn.edu Fax: (215) 573-2053

Description:

This four-week project engages students in molecular biology, environmental
 science, or mathematics. Molecular biology students carry out laboratory
 projects guided by faculty, and attend lectures on enzymes, molecular
 genetics, and developmental biology. Students in environmental science
 collect data and do environmental analysis of various types of ecosystems in
 the Delaware Valley area. Mathematics students explore areas of research
 including number theory, geometric optimization, chaos, and statistics. All
 students attend a computer lab and engage in follow-up activities during the
 academic year.

Villanova University
A Young Scholars Project in Biology and Mathematics for High School
 Students-MSTP Award Number: 9553499 Project Location: Villanova University,
Villanova, PA Project Type: Residential / MSTP Dates: 7/1/96-8/3/96
Recruitment Area: Metropolitan corridor from NYC to Washington, DC Application
Deadline: 4/3/96 (Students); 3/25/96 (MSTP) Enrollment: 40 Students; 8
Teachers Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; B+ Average or Strong
Recommendations as Student of High Potential in Science and Mathematics Cost:
None Stipends: $100 per Week Discipline Focus: Biology and Mathematics
Contact: William M. Fleischman Department of Computing Sciences Villanova
 University Villanova, PA 19085 Phone: (610) 519-6018 E-Mail:
 youngsch@king-kong.csc.vill.edu Fax: (610) 519-7889

Description:

Villanova University offers a six-week, summer residential, Young Scholars
 project in biology and mathematics for teachers and students entering grades
 11 and 12. The summer component combines course work with extensive
 laboratory research experience. The subject matter in the two disciplines is
 presented in an innovative, unified manner that emphasizes interdisciplinary
 connections, scientific inference, quantitative thinking, and techniques of
 visualization. Other activities include field trips and panel discussions.
 Academic year follow-up activities include the implementation of individual
 research projects designed by the students during the summer.

PUERTO RICO

University of the Sacred Heart
USH Young Scholars Project
Award Number: 9553497
Project Location: University of the Sacred Heart, Santurce, P.R.
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/3/96-7/5/96
Recruitment Area: San Juan Educational Region
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 15
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 9-12; B Average; Teacher
Recommendations; Essay;
Interviews Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary;
Environmental Issues Contact: Maria C. Acevedo
University of the Sacred Heart
P.O. Box 12383
Loiza Station Santurce, Puerto Rico 00914-0383
Phone: (809) 728-1515 x 3288/4283 E-Mail: N/A Fax: N/A

Description:

Project focus is interdisciplinary, stressing acquisition of research skills
 and awareness of environmental issues. Through lectures on scientific issues
 and contact with specialists and academic year follow-up, participants are
 presented with a broad spectrum of scientific careers and encouraged to
 establish a career goal. Design is highly motivational, seeking to capitalize
 on participants' interest and high potential in science. Two thirds of
 students served are economically disadvantaged; preference is given to female
 and handicapped students.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Benedict College
Benedict Precollege Statistics Project (BP STAT): Increasing Minority Access to Science and Mathematics
Award Number: 9553502
Project Location: Benedict College, Columbia, SC
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/8/96-8/9/96
Recruitment Area: SC
Application Deadline: 4/19/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10; One Year of High School Mathematics; 2.75 GPA
Cost: One-Time Round Trip To and From Benedict College
Stipends: $100 per Week
Discipline Focus: Statistics (Mathematics)
Contact: Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi
 Mathematics/Computer Science Department
 Benedict College
 Box 203
 Columbia, SC 29204
 Phone: (803) 253-5287
 E-Mail: haghighi@aol.com
 Fax: N/A

Description:

This five-week project in statistics engages students in studying the
 mathematics, probability, and statistics needed for research and problem
 solving in environmental health, quality control and experimental design and
 modeling. They make site visits to industries which utilize statistics.
 Students utilize statistics software and calculators in statistical analysis,
 learn about careers requiring statistics, and learn about ethics in science
 and statistics. Preference is given to economically disadvantaged students.

Furman University
Young Scholars in Computing
Award Number: 9553522
Project Location: Furman University, Greenville, SC
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/23/96-7/15/96
Recruitment Area: Regional (GA, NC, SC, TN)
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12
Cost: None
Stipends: Determined on Basis of Need
Discipline Focus: Computer Science
Contact: Ken Abernethy
 Department of Computer Science
 Furman University
 Greenville, SC 29613
 Phone: (803) 294-3219
 E-Mail: aberneth@furman.edu
 Fax: (803) 294-3229

Description:

This program is designed to introduce students to computing as a scientific
 discipline by immersing them in computer science-oriented research projects
 from four primary areas: image processing, neural networks, scientific data
 visualization, and research issues associated with the Internet. A primary
 goal of the project is to assist students in expanding their perspective of
 the computing sciences from a conventional programming paradigm toward a
 broader theoretical and research-based approach to computing.. The program
 also includes follow-up activities consisting of continuation of work on
 research projects initiated during the school year, making a presentation on
 their summer experience to students at their home school, and a two day
 spring conference on the Furman campus.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Northern State University
South Dakota Native American Mathematics Enhancement (SDNAME)
Award Number: 9452674
Project Location: Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/3/96-6/29/96
Recruitment Area: Eastern and Central SD
Application Deadline: 3/29/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11; Demonstrated Proficiency in Mathematics
Cost: None
Stipends: $40 per Week
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Abid Elkhader
 1200 South Jay Street
 Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198
 Phone: (605) 626-2432
 E-Mail: elkhadea@wolf.northern.edu
 Fax: (605) 626-3022

Description:

Northern State University is initiating a comprehensive, residential program,
 called South Dakota Native American Mathematics Enhancement (SDNAME),
 consisting of a four-week summer enrichment institute for 30 high potential
 Lakota/Dakota students in grades 10 and 11. Students participate in
 activities and experiments involving discrete mathematics, game theory,
 geometry, coding information, and mathematical biology. The goals of the
 proposed project are: to develop students' interest in mathematics; to build
 a peer group interest in mathematics; and to raise self confidence and
 encourage the study of mathematics or mathematics-dependent fields.
 Preference is given to Lakota/Dakota students. TENNESSEE

Rhodes College
The Nature of Biology
Award Number: 9552894
Project Location: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: Summer 1996
Recruitment Area: TN, AR, MS
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 32
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10
Cost: None
Stipends: $100 per Week-Determined on Basis of Need
Discipline Focus: Biology
Contact: John Olsen
 Department of Biology
 Rhodes College
 Memphis, TN 38112
 Phone: (901) 726-3555
 E-Mail: olsen@rhodes.edu
 Fax: (901) 726-3565

Description:

This four-week project focuses on biology. Students design, conduct, analyze,
 summarize, and present research in the forms of posters and peer
 presentations at weekly gatherings. Professionals introduce students to a
 variety of careers and resource information regarding college application and
 matriculation.

Tennessee Technological University
Introduction to Engineering and Computers
Award Number: 9452822
Project Location: Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/16/96-7/12/96
Recruitment Area: Southern Appalachian Region
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 50
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12
Cost: $25 Activity Fee
Stipends: $200
Discipline Focus: Engineering
Contact: Tony Marable
 Tennessee Technological University
 Young Scholars Program
 College of Engineering
 P.O. Box 5005
 Cookeville, TN 38505
 Phone: (615) 372-3172
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (615) 372-6172

Description:

Tennessee Technology University offers a four-week, residential, Young
 Scholars project in engineering for 50 students entering grades 11 and 12.
 The students are primarily from the southern Appalachian region of the United
 States. The program consists of individual research projects, field trips to
 various sites of engineering significance, and lectures and discussions in an
 Introduction to Engineering series, Introduction to Engineering Design, and
 Energy Utilization.

University of Memphis
Learning Mathematics and Physics through Applications in Engineering-Early Alert Initiative
Award Number: 9452727
Project Location: University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/3/96-6/28/96
Recruitment Area: Shelby County
Application Deadline: 3/6/96
Enrollment: 16-20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9; Enrolled in Algebra I or Honors Pre-Algebra
Cost: None
Stipends: $50 per Week
Discipline Focus: Engineering Science (Electrical, Civil, Mechanical)
Contact: Michael L. Daley
 Department of Electrical Engineering
 University of Memphis
 Memphis, TN 38152
 Phone: (901) 678-3254
 E-Mail: daleyml@msuvx1.memphis.edu
 Fax: (901) 678-5469

Description:

This project in engineering science consists of ten (one afternoon per week)
 spring meetings, a four-week full time summer session, and nine (one
 afternoon per week) fall meetings. The project provides participants with
 research and career exploration experiences through classroom and laboratory
 activities, field trips, and interaction with various professionals in the
 science and engineering fields. A major goal of the program is to stimulate
 career interest in engineering science through the use of algebra, geometry,
 trigonometry, and aspects of physics to examine specific laboratory and field
 problems. Preference is given to students in groups underrepresented in
 mathematics and science.

University of Tennessee-Memphis
Young Memphis Scholars
Award Number: 9552918
Project Location: University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/96-8/96
Recruitment Area: Memphis, TN; West Memphis, AR; Northern MS
Application Deadline: 3/31/96
Enrollment: 35
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11; GPA 3.5 or Higher; Interest in Science; Leadership Abilities
Cost: None
Stipends: $100 per Week
Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary (Mathematics; Physics; Computer; Life Sciences)
Contact: Gabor J. Tigyi
 Department of Physiology & Biophysics
 University of Tennessee
 894 Union Avenue
 Memphis, TN 38163
 Phone: (901) 448-7110
 E-Mail: gtigyi@physiol.utmem.edu
 Fax: (901) 448-7126

Description:

The disciplinary focus of this eight-week program is biomedical science with
 additional emphasis on mathematics and biostatistics. Each student works in
 the laboratory with a University of Tennessee, Memphis faculty member to
 develop research skills and conduct a research project. Academic coursework,
 career counseling, and a study of science ethics are included in the project.
 Students present their research in a poster session/science fair at the
 conclusion of the program.

TEXAS

Southwest Texas State University
SWT Honors Math Institute with MSTP Component
Award Number: 9553510
Project Location: Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/10/96-7/21/96
Recruitment Area: National; Emphasis on TX
Application Deadline: 4/30/96
Enrollment: 40 Students; 8 Teachers
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; and High School Teachers
Cost: $200 Activity Fee waived in case of need
Stipends: $10 per Week
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Max Warshauer
 SWT Honors Mathematics Camp
 c/o Honors Program
 SWTSU
 San Marcos, TX 78666
 Phone: (512) 245-3439
 E-Mail: max@apostol.math.swt.edu
 Fax: (512) 245-3847

Description:

This project teaches participants to reason rigorously and precisely and to
 share in the joy and excitement of mathematical exploration and discovery.
 The six-week institute is an intense summer experience with courses in
 Elementary Number Theory, Mathematica computer lab, Discrete Mathematics,
 Honors Seminar and school-year project. Teacher involvement is linked to and
 supported by the Texas Statewide Systemic Initiative, which sponsors a
 convocation of faculty members throughout Texas interested in creating
 similar projects using this program as a model.

Texas A&M University
An Engineering Awareness Program in Offshore Technology for High Potential High School Students
Award Number: 9552908
Project Location: Offshore Technology Research Center, College Station, TX
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/3/96-6/28/96
Recruitment Area: Bryan / College Station
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; Top 25% of Class and/or Teacher Recommendation; One-Page Essay
Cost: None
Stipends: $400
Discipline Focus: Offshore Technology-Engineering
Contact: L.S. Fletcher
 Department of Mechanical Engineering
 Texas A&M University
 College Station, TX 77843-3123
 Phone: (409) 845-0047
 E-Mail: lsf0290@acs.tamu.edu
 Fax: (409) 845-3081

Description:

Texas A&M University is initiating a four-week, summer commuter, Young
 Scholars project in engineering for 20 students entering grades 11 and 12.
 Students are provided the opportunity to participate in a variety of
 activities related to engineering and offshore technology. Activities include
 classroom instruction and discussions on engineering careers and
 opportunities, hands-on laboratory design projects, discussions on ethics and
 the ocean environment, field trips, and individual and team research.

University of Texas Medical Branch
UTMB's Summer Research Program for High School Students
Award Number: 9552926
Project Location: University of Texas, Galveston, TX
Project Type: Commuter and Residential
Dates: 6/10/96-8/2/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 4/5/96
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12
Cost: None
Stipends: Approximately $1360
Discipline Focus: Biochemistry; Life Sciences; Computer Science; Social Science
Contact: Peter Bowman
 University of Texas Medical Branch
 Office of Multicultural Affairs
 2-54 Old Shriners Building
 Galveston, TX 77555-0823
 Phone: (409) 772-0315
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (409) 747-0957

Description:

The University of Texas Medical Branch provides a research experience of eight
 weeks duration at UTMB for 20 students each year who are entering either the
 11th or 12th grade and are interested in science. Participants engage in
 active research in the laboratories of mentors and are required to
 participate in academic year follow-up activities including a class report
 and a research or teaching project related to their summer research.

Wiley College
The Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9452689
Project Location: Wiley College, Marshall, TX
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/23/96-8/1/96
Recruitment Area: 24 Counties in East TX
Application Deadline: 5/26/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; 3.0 GPA; Completion of 1 Science and 1 Mathematics Course; Resident of East Texas
Cost: None
Stipends: $100 per Week
Discipline Focus: Chemistry; Computer Sciences; Pre-Calculus; Physics
Contact: Hubert Mitchell
 Aaron Baker Science Building
 Wiley College
 711 Wiley Avenue
 Marshall, TX 75670
 Phone: (903) 927-3327
 E-Mail: N/A
 Fax: (903) 938-8100

Description:

This project offers a six-week experience in interdisciplinary science. The
 participants are provided with lectures and hands-on laboratory and research
 experiences in chemistry, physics, pre-calculus, and computer science during
 the summer with follow-up instructional and research activities during the
 academic year. Preference is given to students in groups underrepresented in
 mathematics and science.

VIRGINIA

Ferrum College
Science Adventure in Research and Career Exploration
Award Number: 9255995
Project Location: Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/16/96-7/5/96
Recruitment Area: 6 Counties and 4 Cities near Franklin County
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 33
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8; Entering Grade 9 Previous Participants; Geographic Location; 11 School Divisions; High Potential in Science
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Life Science
Contact: Carolyn Thomas
 Life Science Division
 Ferrum College
 Ferrum, VA 24088
 Phone: (540) 365-4368
 E-Mail: cthomas@ferrum.edu
 Fax: (540) 365-4203

Description:

This project is initiated to provide an enrichment program in the life
 sciences for 30 students entering the eighth grade. This Young Scholars
 Program is a three-week, residential program, with academic year follow-up,
 designed to provide students with content knowledge in the life sciences and
 a research experience with outstanding scientists in various scientific
 disciplines related to the fields of life science.

Hampton University
Young Scholars Early Alert Initiative in Mathematics and Physics
Award Number: 9552917
Project Location: Hampton University, Hampton, VA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 7/7/96-8/1/96
Recruitment Area: VA with Focus on Tidewater Area
Application Deadline: 4/19/96
Enrollment: 24
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7
Cost: $25
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Physics
Contact: Dianne Q. Robinson
 Hampton University
 P.O. Box 6142
 Hampton, VA 23668
 Phone: (804) 727-5869/5445
 E-Mail: drobinso@pen.k12.va.us
 Fax: (804) 727-5832

Description:

The Hampton University's Interdisciplinary Science Center in the School of
 Pure and Applied Sciences offers a three-week residential Young Scholars
 Project in mathematics and physics, followed by academic year activities. The
 program has a special emphasis on 24 at risk students who are entering
 seventh grade in the fall. The summer component focuses on student
 involvement in mathematics and physics projects with Hampton University
 physics and mathematics professors, scientists from a Department of Energy
 site, the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF), and NASA.
 The program goals are to enhance mathematics and physics skills and stimulate
 career interest in science related fields in young students. Students have
 the opportunity to work with computer simulations, access the Internet, and
 use technologies not normally available to them in their home schools.

Marine Science Consortium
Marine Science for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
Award Number: 9552928
Project Location: Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/23/96-7/20/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 5/1/96
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 10 or 11; Recommendation of Principal and Science Teacher
Cost: Travel cost to and from program
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Marine Science
Contact: Joseph A. Marshall
 Department of Biology
 West Virginia University
 Morgantown, WV 26506
 Phone: (304) 293-5201
 E-Mail: jmar@wvnvm.wvnet.edu
 Fax: (304) 293-6363

Description:

This four-week project is designed to introduce outstanding pre-college deaf
 and hard-of hearing students to the fields of marine biology and oceanography
 in an effort to stimulate interest in science as a career. Students are
 engaged in research, lecture, laboratory, field, and shipboard experiences.
 The students also contribute library research on selected plants or animals
 to an ongoing project concerning the national history of the
 Chincoteague/Assateague area. Each student participates in an ongoing
 research project, guided by a senior Ph.D., and presents a poster
 presentation of their results at the end of the program and to their home
 school upon returning for the next academic year.

Norfolk State University
Tidewater Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9452752
Project Location: Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/8/96-8/3/96
Recruitment Area: Tidewater Area
Application Deadline: 4/30/96
Enrollment: 40
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9
Cost: None
Stipends: $100
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Chemistry
Contact: Phillip McNeil
 Department of Mathematics
 Norfolk State University
 Norfolk, VA 23504
 Phone: (804) 683-8820
 E-Mail: p_mcneil@vger.nsu.edu
 Fax: (804) 683-8427

Description:

Norfolk State University is initiating a four-week, commuter, Young Scholars
 program in mathematics and chemistry for 40 students entering grades 8 and 9,
 in the Tidewater, Virginia area. Students engage in hands-on laboratory
 activities, including experiments in water chemistry, and use graphics
 calculators and personal calculators to assist in the analysis of
 water-related data. The project features field trips, career exploration
 activities, and academic year follow-up activities. The major goal of the
 project is to increase students' ability and confidence in mathematics and
 science applications and to encourage them to pursue careers in these fields.
 Preference is given to female students and students in groups
 underrepresented in mathematics and science.

Old Dominion Research Foundation
Exploration of Careers in Applied Physics and Engineering for Students in Grades 9 and 10
Award Number: 9452827
Project Location: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/23/96-7/19/96
Recruitment Area: VA
Application Deadline: 4/2/96
Enrollment: 22
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 9 or 10
Cost: $625
Stipends: Financial aid available (up to full support)
Discipline Focus: Physics and engineering
Contact: Robert Lee Kernell
 Old Dominion University
 Physics Department
 Norfolk, VA 23529-0116
 Phone: (804) 683-3473
 E-mail: rlk100f@oduvm.cc.odu.edu
 Fax: (804) 683-3038

Description:

This four-week project in applied physics and engineering provides students
 the opportunity to become acquainted with the subject content of applied
 physics and explore a variety of careers in several areas of physical science
 and engineering that involve substantial applications to physics. Experiences
 include classroom instruction, hands-on laboratory activities, field trips,
 and small group research projects mentored by university members. The project
 provides supportive relationships to participants, offers information on
 career opportunities and academic requirements, and helps participants build
 a foundation for success in applied physics, engineering, and related fields.

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond Area Young Scholars Program
Award Number: 9552924
Project Location: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 6/24/96-7/12/96
Recruitment Area: Richmond and Counties Involved in Mathematics and Science Center Consortium
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7
Cost: None
Stipends: $20 and $22.50 Travel Allowance
Discipline Focus: Mathematics; Biology; and Physics
Contact: Reuben Farley and W.H. Haver
 Mathematical Sciences
 Virginia Commonwealth University
 1015 W. Main Street
 Richmond, VA 23281
 Phone: (804) 828-1301 x121 or x123
 E-Mail: rfarley@cabell.vcu.edu
 Fax: (804) 828-8785

Description:

The disciplinary focus of this three-week project is mathematics and physics.
 Honors topics instruction is provided by university faculty and by
 pre-college faculty who are members of the Mathematics Teacher Professional
 Network. Student interest in mathematics and science is nurtured as students
 report on small group interactions with industry and academic researchers.
 Students conduct and report on small scale research projects. Academic year
 follow-up includes regular contact with mentors and group activities through
 the Richmond Area Mathematics and Science Center.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Manufacturing Engineering Program for Young Scholars
Award Number: 9452704
Project Location: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/30/96-7/27/96
Recruitment Area: VA, NC, PA, MD, DC, WV
Application Deadline: 3/1/96
Enrollment: 32
Eligibility/Qualifiers Entering Grade 12; Completed Algebra I and II; Physical Science
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Manufacturing Engineering
Contact: Bevlee Watford
 Virginia Tech
 313 Randolph Hall
 Blacksburg, VA 24061-0218
 Phone: (703) 231-7404
 E-Mail: deuce@vt.edu
 Fax: (703) 231-3031

Description:

The Manufacturing Engineering Program for Young Scholars introduces young
 scientists and engineers to manufacturing systems design and control. Topics
 include Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing Processes/Computer-Aided
 Manufacturing, Robotics, Statistics and Quality Control, and System
 Simulation. Lectures, laboratory exercises and trips to industrial facilities
 introduce manufacturing methodologies using hands-on techniques and emphasize
 the importance of basic scientific, mathematical, and engineering concepts in
 the development/operation of manufacturing systems. Project assignments
 include both designing and prototyping of manufactured parts and the analysis
 and control of manufacturing systems. Completion of the project work involves
 participation in project management tasks and in oral presentations.
 Videotaped presentations are part of the follow-up component.

WASHINGTON

Seattle University
Wind, Water, and Waves: Interactive Science Education
Award Number: 9552914
Project Location: Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Project Type: Commuter followed by Residential
Dates: 4/1/96-8/31/97
Recruitment Area: Seattle
Application Deadline: 4/22/96
Enrollment: 30 students each summer
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Pre-Enrolled for 8th Grade Algebra or Strong Mathematics Background
Cost: None
Stipends: $100
Discipline Focus: Physics and Mathematics
Contact: Kathleen Sullivan
 Department of Mathematics
 Seattle University
 Broadway & Madison
 Seattle, WA 98122
 Phone: (206) 296-5931
 E-Mail: ksulliva@seattleu.edu
 Fax: N/A

Description:

This four-week project focuses on physics and mathematics. Students work with
 practicing scientists on a series of field, laboratory and computer
 simulation activities to understand wave behavior and scientific methodology.
 These activities are complemented with field trips to industrial and
 environmental sites. The fourth week of the summer is spent at Camp Hamilton
 in the Cascade Mountains where the young scholars make environmental
 measurements on Lake Hannah and construct a model of the lake bottom from
 soundings they've taken. During the following academic year students work on
 a small group research project. Preference is given to female students.

University of Washington
MESA Young Scholar Early Alert Initiative, Physics of Robotics
Award Number: 9553521
Project Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Project Type: Commuter, Monthly Academic Year Sessions at UW
Dates: 7/1/96-7/26/96
Recruitment Area: Seattle
Application Deadline: 5/15/95
Enrollment: 40
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8 or 9; Mathematics or Science Potential
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics and Physics
Contact: Per G. Reinhall
 Mechanical Engineering
 University of Washington, FU-10
 Seattle, WA 98195
 Phone: (206) 543-5628
 E-Mail: reinhall@u.washington.edu
 Fax: (206) 685-8047

Description:

This four-week project provides students with an opportunity to engage in
 classroom, laboratory, field trips, and research activities with university
 faculty during the summer. The project terminates during the academic year
 with the design and construction of a complex engineering system involving a
 robotics.

WEST VIRGINIA

Fairmont State College
Action Math and Physics Laboratory Experiences (AMPLE) An Enrichment Program to Develop Young Scholars in West Virginia
Award Number: 9552913
Project Location: Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV
Project Type: Commuter
Dates: 7/96
Recruitment Area: Marion County and 3 Adjacent Counties
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 72
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 7 or 8 with Above Average Ability
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Physics and Mathematics
Contact: Elizabeth W. Frye, Project Director
 Fairmont State College, 315HHH
 1201 Locust Avenue
 Fairmont, WV 26552-2491
 Phone: (304) 367-4621
 E-Mail: ewfrye@fscvax.wvnet.edu
 Fax: (304) 367-4589

Description:

Fairmont State College offers a three-week, summer commuter, Young Scholars
 project with follow-up during the academic year in physics and mathematics
 for 36 students entering the 7th and 8th grades. The summer component
 consists of laboratory classes in physics and mathematics. Students work
 manipulative, calculator, and real world problems in the mathematics
 component. Physics laboratory classes focus on research related to energy and
 mechanics. Students participate in workshops related to their individual
 research efforts during the follow-up sessions. College orientation, career
 exploration land ethics of science activities complete the program.

WISCONSIN

St. Norbert College
Mathematics Achievement and Performance in Science (MAPS) for Young Scholars
Award Number: 9553517
Project Location: St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/15/96-6/30/96
Recruitment Area: National
Application Deadline: 3/18/96
Enrollment: 30
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 8
Cost: None
Stipends: None
Discipline Focus: Mathematics
Contact: Bonnie Berken
 St. Norbert College
 100 Grant Street
 De Pere, WI 54115
 Phone: (414) 337-3191
 E-Mail: berkba@sncac.snc.edu
 Fax: (414) 337-4098

Description:

The focus of this three-week project is a thematic one, Mother Earth,
 integrating mathematics and science. The students take part in activities
 that call for them to conduct experiments, make measurements, analyze data
 and work with computers. Working with college faculty, local school
 educators, and Native-American mathematicians and scientists as role models,
 these young men and women have the opportunity to build a solid foundation
 for a lifelong interest in mathematics and science. Preference is given to
 Native American students.

University of Wisconsin-Superior
Environmental and Resource Management Training for Young Scholars
Award Number: 9452681
Project Location: University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, WI
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/17/96-7/19/96
Recruitment Area: Regional (major) / National (minor)
Application Deadline: 4/19/96
Enrollment: 16
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grades 11 or 12
Cost: $50
Stipends: $70 per Week
Discipline Focus: Aquatic and Fisheries Biology
Contact: Ralph Seelke
 Department of Biology
 University of Wisconsin-Superior
 1800 Grand Ave.
 Superior, WI 54880
 Phone: (715) 394-8320
 E-Mail: rseelke@wpo.usuper.edu
 Fax: (715) 394-8454

Description:

Through a combination of field, laboratory and classroom activities, students
 in this five-week project receive a positive and supportive introduction to
 science. They learn to monitor the health of aquatic communities, and then
 use this background to evaluate a lake or stream as a fish habitat. Their
 learning culminates in group projects in which they conduct environmental or
 fisheries assessments of a lake or stream, presenting their results to their
 peers. The training that students receive enables them to develop independent
 study projects which are completed at their local schools during the
 following academic year. Preference is given to Native American students.

University of Wisconsin-Superior
Modeling Acid and Mercury Deposition: An Introduction to Scientific Methods
Award Number: 9553506
Project Location: University of Wisconsin, Superior, WI
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/17/96-7/19/96
Recruitment Area: Regional and National
Application Deadline: 4/15/96
Enrollment: 20
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 11 or 12; One year Biology; Algebra I and II; Geometry
Cost: $30 Activities Fee and Some Meals on Weekends
Stipends: $100; Travel Assistance Available
Discipline Focus: Mathematics; Chemistry; Biology
Contact: Francis G. Florey
 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
 University of Wisconsin-Superior
 1800 Grand Avenue
 Superior, WI 54880
 Phone: (715) 394-8289
 E-Mail: fflorey@uwsuper.edu
 Fax: (715) 394-8454

Description:

The University of Wisconsin-Superior offers a 5-week Young Scholars project
 for 20 students entering grades eleven and twelve. The disciplinary foci of
 the program are mathematics, chemistry, and biology with emphasis on the
 deposition of acid rain and mercury in Wisconsin and Minnesota lakes.
 Students use exploratory data analysis and multiple linear regression to
 develop mathematical models of acid rain pH. Students are introduced to
 ethical issues and career possibilities, as well as developing a follow-up
 research project.

WYOMING

University of Wyoming
Engineering Summer Program
Award Number: 9452671
Project Location: University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Project Type: Residential
Dates: 6/16/96-7/3/96
Recruitment Area: Regional
Application Deadline: 4/1/96
Enrollment: 36
Eligibility/Qualifiers: Entering Grade 12
Cost: $25
Stipends: Need-Based, Up to $300
Discipline Focus: Engineering
Contact: Susan McCormack
 ESP Engineering Dean's Office
 P.O. Box 3295
 Laramie, WY 82071
 Phone: (307) 766-4254
 E-Mail: brat@uwyo.edu
 Fax: (307) 766-4444

Description:

This three-week engineering project provides students with classroom lectures
 and discussions, field trips, hands-on laboratory and research experiences in
 the specific engineering areas of material science, environmental, and
 computer-assisted engineering. Students are guided by experienced university
 faculty to develop research methods and problem-solving skills. Projects
 developed during the research experience are shared with classmates during
 the academic year. Continued student involvement in engineering related
 activities with the university takes place through video tele-conferencing
 and participation in university sponsored design competitions.