Field work will take place at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and several industrial plants in East and Middle Tennessee, including the Saturn Corporation and Eastman Chemical Company. Recreational and cultural activities will supplement the academic program. Four weeks in residence on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus. For rising juniors and seniors. Intensive study in science, mathematics, and engineering.
Students choose one of six specialty areas for intensive study and research.
Specialty areas for 2001 include biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, mathematics, and physics. Evening programs expose students to issues in scientific ethics and to frontiers in contemporary research. The academic program is supplemented by a variety of recreational and cultural activities. For Afro-American students that have completed their sophomore year in high school. The contest will be held on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus.