Fermilab hosts a summer research program for secondary teachers. Teachers are assigned to a scientist or engineer involved in a research project and make contact with many professional researchers. Projects range from testing polymers to evaluating phototubes to developing software.
Teachers learn to acquire data and report results in a scientifically acceptable manner.
Teachers earn a stipend and may earn four and one-half semester hours of graduate credit. Two hundred twenty seven teachers have held research positions since 1983 when Fermilab initiated a regional program in the Illinois High Tech Corridor. This information is also available through the education office here .