Mentors Guidelines for Mentors Instruct the student in safety. Don't assume they understand all of your equipment. Introduce your student to other staff and students in their field at Bell Labs. Your student may have very little experience doing research.
Students can do a lot more than generate data or code.
May sure you spend time with your student . They learn the most about research by observing you. Consider the possibility of additional academic-type activities during their Bell Labs summer that may be helpful for their academic development. Explain graduate school to your student. Tell them about how to apply to graduate school, funding, comparisons between different graduate programs in their field, and graduate programs in related fields.