2010 Summer Academies in Math, Science and Technology
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Be sure to request applications from the contact person listed under the academy you choose. Or call 1.800.858.1840 for more information.
Note: Academies are either commuter or residential. For commuter academies, students will travel to and from the academy location each day. For residential academies, students will reside at the academy location on campus for the duration of the academy.
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Oral Roberts University, Tulsa
A Hands-On Program in Mathematics and Science
Residential
June 7-11
This academy provides opportunities for developing skills to learn mathematics and science. Mathematical activities include code-breaking cryptology and fractal pattern recognition. Science experiences include field trips, real-world technologies, rocketry and laboratory work where students seek to understand the natural world. The use of problem-solving ideas and project-based learning integrate these mathematics and science experiences.
Contact: Dr. John Matsson, jmatsson@oru.edu, 918.495.6935
Redlands Community College, El Reno
Exploring Natural Resources
Residential
Session I: May 30-June 4
Session II: June 6-11
This academy will provide two cohorts of 24 students a one-week experience studying Oklahoma’s natural resources. On field trips, water samples and macroinvertebrates will be collected, identified, sorted and analyzed to determine water “health.” Computers will be used to graph and report data. Students will learn safety and ethical concerns involved with fieldwork and laboratory experiments. The combination of field trips and science and computer experiences will provide students an opportunity to gain math, science and critical-thinking skills while experiencing campus residential life.
Contact: Dr. Raymond Frazier, frazierr@redlandscc.edu
University of Oklahoma, Norman
Sky High: An Exploration of Aeronautics From the Basics and Beyond
Commuter
July 19-30
This academy offers a two-week commuter program focusing on aeronautics for 30 students entering eighth and ninth grades. Students will attend classes at Westheimer Field, the University of Oklahoma’s official airfield, and will not only have pilots as instructors, but will be able to fly in one of the university’s Piper Warrior III aircraft. These aircraft are owned, operated and expertly maintained by OU. The combination of classroom instruction, field experiences and flight time in university aircraft will offer students a “hands-on approach” to learning about aeronautics and careers in the aeronautical field. Students will gain first-hand knowledge and behind-the-scenes experiences that cannot be duplicated.
Contact: Pam Lewis, plewis@ou.edu or visit http://youth.ou.edu
The University of Tulsa
Technology Education and Collaborative (TEC)
Residential
July 5-10
The residential TEC Academy will focus on activities integrating GPS with GIS software. Students will use handheld GPS receivers for data collection at The University of Tulsa and during a field trip and then process the data to create interactive GIS maps. Students will work individually and in groups with personal computers to create PowerPoint presentations. Students will use digital cameras and camcorders, download datasets from the Internet, participate in chat rooms, use innovative software, and participate in GPS scavenger hunts and geocaches.
Contact: Dr. David Brown, 918.631.2719 or visit http://orgs.utulsa.edu/tec
Western Oklahoma State College, Altus
Summer Academy in Plant Biology and Genomics
Residential
June 28-July 2
Twenty-four rising eighth- and ninth-grade students will participate in this one-week residential academy. Students will engage in laboratory and field experiences to enrich knowledge and use modern scientific technology. Students will also participate in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics career exploration activity, take a field trip to the research facilities at the Noble Foundation and complete three instructional units in bioethics.
Visit: www.wosc.edu//index.php?page=summer-science-academy
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Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
Science at the Zoo
Commuter
June 21-25
Acting as scientists, students will utilize methodologies that integrate multidisciplinary techniques to move beyond memorizing facts about nature. Through observation and critical thinking skills, they will formulate hypotheses about animals, their survival adaptations and their relationship to environmental issues. Digital video will record data to test their hypotheses. Students will apply math and science knowledge and build leadership, team-building and deductive-reasoning skills. On the final day, students will attend college at Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow to act as scientists and present their research findings to their families.
Contact: Dr. Erik Terdal, drterdal@gmail.com
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Okmulgee
Emerging and Converging Technologies Academy
Residential
June 6-11
Students will apply math and science skills while participating in hands-on lab exercises in seven different programs offered at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. Participants will have the opportunity to actually go on the job and in the classroom with culinary arts, engineering technologies, visual communications, nursing, information technologies, automotive and air conditioning/refrigeration graduates. In addition, students will experience college life in the dorms. Students will participate in many fun-filled evening activities and investigate the undeniable claim that a college degree will take students where they want to go.
Contact: Laura Nell Ledford, lauranell.ledford@okstate.edu, 918.293.4855 or 918.293.4853 (fax), or visit www.osuit.edu/news_and_events/
summer_academies/
University of Central Oklahoma
Engineering Physics Explorations
Commuter
Session I: June 7-11
Session II: June 14-18
The Department of Engineering and Physics at the University of Central Oklahoma will offer two separate, five-day, non-residential sessions in engineering physics. Each session will be limited to 15 eighth-10th graders. Participants will learn about engineering and physics applications such as mechanics, electronic instrumentation and robotics. Each participant will work in a team with two other students to complete projects and, using what they have learned, set their team in competition with other teams. A UCO engineering physics or biomedical engineering student will guide each team, while UCO engineering and physics faculty members will serve as instructors. In a series of lunchtime seminars, participants will hear presentations from UCO faculty about science and technology opportunities in Oklahoma, as well as new and exciting areas of engineering and applied physics.
Contact: Dr. Ronald C. Miller, Department of Engineering and Physics, and Dr. Charles A. Hughes, College of Mathematics and Science, University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N. University, Edmond, OK 73034, rmiller@uco.edu or chughes@uco.edu, 405.974.5471 or 405.974.2722, or visit www.engineering.uco.eduSELECT YOUR GRADE
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The University of Tulsa
Summer Engineering Academy at The University of Tulsa for Precollege Students
Commuter
June 21–25
This academy makes students aware of career opportunities in electrical and mechanical engineering through hands-on design projects, interaction with industry professionals and an integrating project involving accident reconstruction. High school teachers will receive training and assist investigators with the academy’s activities. Students will present their experiences in their math and science classes during the school year. Teachers will be supported in implementing academy exercises within their classrooms. The goal is to attract more Oklahoma students into engineering to help meet Oklahoma technical employer needs.
Contact: Peter LoPresti, peter-lopresti@utulsa.edu or 918.631.3274, or visit http://tiny.cc/7k6c4SELECT YOUR GRADE
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
Exploring Math and Science Academy (EMSA) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC)
Commuter
June 7-18
Exploring Math Science Academy (EMSA) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) is a stimulating summer experience for ninth-grade students to explore careers in the health sciences. EMSA will provide hands-on laboratory and classroom activities for students that will enrich their math and science knowledge and ability. In addition to activities at the seven OUHSC colleges, students will explore health fields in the community through a daylong field trip. This commuter academy will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. daily.
Contact: Brian Corpening, brian-corpening@ouhsc.edu or 405.271.2390SELECT YOUR GRADE
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Cameron University, Lawton
Science Detectives Summer Academy
Residential
June 3-8
The Science Detectives Summer Academy asks “Are there a growing number of organisms developing resistance to antibiotics?” This academy will include experience in field biology, laboratory science and inquiry, as well as exploration of health care careers. It is also an opportunity to experience what it is like to study and live on a college campus. Through the course of the academy, students will be introduced to methods of collecting samples, scientific laboratory methods, scientific inquiry and opportunities for high school students to pursue biomedical education through the Oklahoma Technology Centers, as well as explore and experience health care careers in a hospital setting.
Contact: Dr. Joe Langley, jlangley@cameron.edu or 580.581.2852, or
Beth Young, byoung@cameron.edu or 580.581.2281
Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow
Get Green for Blue: Outdoor Investigations to Connect Water to You
Commuter
June 7-11
During this one-week commuter academy, ninth- and 10th-grade students will collect and analyze water quality data, determine the threats to water quality and develop possible solutions. Utilizing environmental conservation as a platform to understand science and mathematics, students will conduct water experiments, take field trips and explore related career opportunities. Ultimately, students will be transformed into potential researchers, scientists and statisticians who will present findings through technology-driven presentations to parents assuming the role of Environmental Protection Agency representatives.
Contact: Dr. Kathi McDowell, mcdowelk@nsuok.edu or 918.449.6502
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Exploring Quantitative Analysis: A Basic Introduction
Residential
June 6-19
This two-week residential academy for ninth- and 10th-grade students deals with learning quantitative methods, including statistics and research methods. The skills learned in this academy are tools that will transfer to a variety of domains. The overall goal of the academy is to enhance students’ mathematical and scientific reasoning abilities. To this end, they will learn basic research design and statistical concepts, how to use computers for data analysis and presentation and as a resource for information, learn more about career opportunities in math and science, and foster a desire to attend college and pursue such careers.
Contact: Dr. Melanie Page, melanie.page@okstate.edu, or visit http://fp.okstate.edu/melanis/ssa/index.htmlSELECT YOUR GRADE
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University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond
Exploring Chemistry
Commuter
Session I: June 7-11
Session II: June 14-18
The University of Central Oklahoma will offer an Exploring Chemistry Summer Academy featuring two, five-day, non-residential sessions. UCO will accept 40 ninth, 10th and 11th graders. Participants will engage in scientific inquiry through lab experimentation to include organic synthesis, nanotechnology, toxicology, biochemistry and nuclear chemistry to understand how these disciplines affect daily life. UCO chemistry majors will guide participant teams, with UCO faculty serving as instructors. Lunchtime seminars will include career specializations in chemistry, how to prepare for academic success, and information on college admissions, financial aid, and enrollment.
Visit: http://www.chemistry.uco.eduSELECT YOUR GRADE
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Northern Oklahoma College, Enid
CSI: Northern Summer Academy
Residential
July 12-15
CSI: Northern Summer Academy is looking for high school students in grades nine-12 interested in science, mathematics and/or career opportunities in criminal justice. Twenty students will be selected to participate on the Northern Oklahoma College Enid campus for four exciting days of hands-on activities, science experiments with “who-done-it” mysteries, field trips, business and industry visits, and exciting guest speakers who work in the criminal justice system.
Contact: Traci Schwerdtfeger, traci.schwerdtfeger@north-ok.edu or 580.548.2215Seminole State College
Peek Into Engineering (PIE)
Residential
July 26-30
Peek Into Engineering (PIE) is a residential academy targeting rising ninth-12th-grade students. Teams of students will assemble robots and model boats and design an obstacle course in the form of a maze. Participants will also be exposed to virtual digitally controlled mass inflow systems. Exciting activities will expose participants to aerospace, computer, electrical, material, mechanical and systems engineering. Field trips will be taken to the University of Oklahoma, the Jasmine Moran Museum, and engineering facilities like Enviro Systems and OG&E. Competition will be held throughout the academy.
Contact: 405.382.9217 or www.sscok.edu/PieAcademy/PieMainPg.htmSELECT YOUR GRADE
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Cameron University, Lawton
NanoExplorers: A High School Summer Science Academy
Residential
June 14-25
NanoExplorers: A High School Summer Science Academy is a 10-day residential academy that will feature participation by 24 highly motivated and talented high school students who have completed their freshmen or sophomore years in high school and are Oklahoma residents. The academy will introduce students to those concepts necessary to understand why very small systems exhibit unique behavior. Students will engage in hands-on activities designed to introduce the concepts of nanotechnology and related careers, including applications in both chemistry and physics.
Contact: Dr. E. Ann Nalley, annn@cameron.edu or 580.581.2889, or Dr. Ramiro Moro, rmoro@cameron.edu or 580.581.2309, or visit http://nanoexplorers.50webs.com/
East Central University, Ada
Coding Theory, Competitive Strategies, Risk Analysis and Other Mathematical Pursuits
Residential
June 6-11
Coding Theory, Competitive Strategies, Risk Analysis and Other Mathematical Pursuits is a one-week, residential academy that will introduce participants to hands-on, technology-based, fun-filled, stimulating interdisciplinary experiences that expose them to the importance of mathematical knowledge within our society. Students will learn and utilize operations research, probability and statistics, and cryptography to solve real-world problems faced by scientists and criminal investigators. The curriculum is aligned to enrich student knowledge of Algebra I, geometry and Algebra II PASS Content Standards.
Contact: Dr. Andrei Ghenciu, eghenciu@ecok.edu or 580.559.5282SELECT YOUR GRADE
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Langston University, Langston
An Intensive Academy in Math, Science and Technology for Grades 10-12
Residential
June 6-19
Langston University presents An Intensive Summer Academy in Math, Science and Technology for Grades 10-12. This is a two-week residential academy for 36 aspiring mathematicians, scientists and engineers. The focus will be on improving students’ appreciation for and enrollment in Oklahoma core curricula through intense, positive experiences in mathematics, chemistry, biology, technology and Preparation for Success. Oklahoma core curricula, ACT preparation, scholarships and undergraduate and graduate school matriculation are addressed. Experiences will incorporate cutting-edge technologies that support hands-on activities and innovative teaching and learning.
Contact: Dr. Alonzo F. Peterson, Director, afpeterson@lunet.edu or 405.466.3341, or visit http://www.lunet.edu/MSA/
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Miami
Valuing Tradition: Applying Indigenous Stewardship in Ecology
Residential
June 21-26
“We cannot expect nature’s forgiveness forever.” This engaging residential academy is an investigation into the scientific and cultural applications of ethnobotany as it pertains to medicinal remedies and the reclamation of a significantly damaged ecosystem. Students will have the opportunity to study “one of the most challenging sites in the United States,” which encompasses more than 104 km² of mine tailing and chat piles that have traumatized ecosystems. Under the guidance of nationally recognized scientists and tribal leaders, students will have the unique opportunity to study multiple sites and evaluate reclamation efforts. You will actively participate in data collection and analysis and conduct multiple laboratory studies designed to evaluate the impact of ethnobotany on phytoremediation and on its implications for medicinal remedies. During this culturally rich academy, students will explore how native species can be used to improve the quality of life and will provide solutions for restoring ecological balance.
Contact: JulieAnna Rohde, jrohde@neo.edu or 918.540.6271, or Sally Fenska, sfenska@miami.k12.ok.us or 918.542.5680
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Fired Up About Research Science and Engineering
Residential
July 11-16
Explore and experience the excitement of the technology and sciences that reshape our world. During an intensive weeklong residential program, participants are challenged with laboratory and field-based scenarios centered on a common theme “fire.” Participants investigate careers, learn new skills, and prepare for the fascinating world of technology. Specific activities include biosystems, robotics and the science and engineering of fire.
Contact: Jovette Dew, Jovette.dew@okstate.edu or 405.744.2920
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford
SSMA: Summer Science and Mathematics Academy at SWOSU
Residential
July 12-23
SSMA is designed to give 32 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors a two-week experience in science, mathematics and technology. This program is designed to motivate students toward pursuing higher education and careers in STEM disciplines. SSMA will be located on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University campus with participants living in dormitories, eating in cafeterias and taking classes in a variety of science content areas. Laboratory and field experiences will enhance the participants’ problem-solving skills. During the last two days, participants will be involved in a problem-solving competition.
Contact: Dr. Brian D. Campbell, brian.campbell@swosu.edu or 580.774.3118, or visit www.swosu.edu/chemistry/academy.asp
Tulsa Community College
Math and Science in Health (MASH)
Commuter
Session I: June 7-11, Tulsa
Session II: July 12-16, Muskogee
Students will participate in a series of stimulating, hands-on learning activities in mathematics, science and multidisciplinary studies, including experimentation and exploration. Two academies, each serving 24 students in grades 10-12, will seek to provide students with the tools to take full advantage of their high school education, make informed decisions about their postsecondary education and begin conceptualizing an eventual career by giving them further knowledge of the health care sector. The first academy, located in Tulsa, will have an urban influence, while the second academy, hosted by Indian Capital Technology Center in Muskogee, will have a rural focus, though much of the curriculum for the two camps will be the same.
Contact: Jessica Flanagan, jflanagan@tulsacc.edu or 918.595.7400, or Allison Seigars, aseigars@tulsacc.edu or 918.595.8403SELECT YOUR GRADE
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Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Camp T.U.R.F. (Tomorrow’s Undergraduates Realizing the Future)
Residential
June 20-July 2
Camp T.U.R.F. is a two-week, residential academy at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Students will interact with professors and explore a variety of careers in horticulture and landscaping, with hands-on activities in botanical gardens, field research stations, a turfgrass research center and greenhouses, as well as local museums and special OSU facilities such as the Insect Zoo and H. S. Mendenhall Observatory. Helpful sessions about college admission, financial aid and study skills will be interspersed throughout the academy. Evening and recreational activities are also planned.
Contact: Shelley Mitchell, Shelley.mitchell@okstate.edu or 405.744.5755
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
OSU High School Aerospace Academy
Residential
June 6-17
The OSU High School Aerospace Academy makes it possible for 30 students who are beginning grades 11 and 12 to actively study aerospace education concepts. The academy strives to nurture students’ interest in technology, biology, chemistry, physics, earth science and mathematics, to demonstrate how these disciplines can be integrated into aerospace education studies, and to support the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS). This two-week experience provides on-campus classroom activities and regional field trips, including trips to Oklahoma aviation industries and the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to study aerospace career options, technology applications to the aerospace industry, and the impact of aviation and space exploration on society.
Contact: Dr. Steven K. Marks, steve.marks@okstate.edu or 405.744.8125
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Smart Cars Summer Academy
Residential
July 18-23
One of the fastest growing technologies is use of hi-tech sensors. “Smart sensors” are being used in hundreds of application areas, like environmental monitoring, homeland security, medicine, aerospace and automobiles. Students will use smart sensor concepts to stimulate interest in science, math and technology, during a weeklong residential academy. The students will develop a smart sensor system for steering an autonomous race car.
Contact: Jovette Dew, Jovette.dew@okstate.edu or 405.744.2920
University of Oklahoma, Norman
Bridges to College Math, Science and Engineering
Residential
Session I: July 18-24
Session II: July 25-30
This academy offers two weeklong sessions providing upcoming 11th- and 12th-grade students with hands-on experience in the basic areas of mathematics that reinforce the college study of physics, engineering and mathematics. Areas covered include probability, logic statistics and calculus. The sessions will emphasize the use of extensive symbolic notation required to represent mathematical ideas. In each weeklong session, students move from concrete examples to more abstract ones using hands-on methods. Students will extend the notation from the concrete cases in ways to represent the more abstract ones. They will compare and contrast the use of technology for undergraduate physics, math and science students. Twenty-five students will be accepted for each weeklong session.
Contact: Chris Elliott, celliott@ou.edu, or visit http://youth.ou.edu
University of Oklahoma, Norman
Going Green: Partnering Five Architecture Disciplines
Residential
June 28-July 2
This academy offers 30 rising 11th- and 12th-grade students a one-week opportunity to study the five architectural disciplines in the University of Oklahoma’s College of Architecture. By incorporating all five disciplines – architecture, interior design, construction science, landscape architecture and regional city planning – the academy will introduce students to an interdisciplinary study in areas not available in their high schools. Students will live in university residence halls and eat in Couch Cafeteria, giving students a real “feel” for college life. OU student organizations in the College of Architecture will provide programming in the evenings for the academy students so they will have interaction with OU students majoring in architecture.
Contact: Chris Elliott, celliott@ou.edu, or visit http://youth.ou.edu
University of Oklahoma, Biological Station at Lake Texoma
Field Studies in Multidisciplinary Biology
Residential
Session I: June 6-18
Session II: June 20-July 2
This academy offers two, two-week sessions focusing on two disciplines in the life sciences – botany and zoology – and uses the “outdoors” as the classroom. Students will study organisms in their natural habitats and participate in lectures and discussions on research methodology. Students will gather insect and plant collections and write scientific papers based on their extensive field studies. The combination of field studies and laboratory sessions with a “hands-on approach” will assist the students in developing such skills as observation, measurement, classification, experimentation, interpretation, communication, modeling and safety. Students will gain first-hand knowledge and experiences that cannot be equaled in a school classroom setting. Sixty students will be accepted (30 for each session).
Contact: Chris Elliott, celliott@ou.edu, or visit http://youth.ou.eduSELECT YOUR GRADE
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