This document has been archived. Title : NSF9046 - Directory of NSF-Supported Young Scholars Projects NSF Org : DRCD Type : Dir of Awards Date : July 26, 1990 File : nsf9046 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION DIRECTORY OF NSF-SUPPORTED YOUNG SCHOLARS PROJECTS Summer 1990 Academic Year 1990-1991 Directorate for Science and Engineering Education Division of Research Career Development The Foundation provides awards for research in the sciences and engineering. The awardee is wholly responsible for the conduct of such research and preparation of the results for publication. The Foundation, therefore, does not assume responsibility for such findings or their interpretation. The Foundation welcomes proposals on behalf of all qualified scientists and engineers, and strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to compete fully in any of the research and research-related programs described in this document. Facilitation Awards for Handicapped Scientists and Engineers (FAH) provides funding for special assistance or equipment to enable persons with disabilities (investigators and other staff, including student research assistants) to work on an NSF project. See the FAH program announcement, or contact the FAH Coordinator in the Directorate for Scientific, Technological, and International Affairs. In accordance with Federal statutes and regulations and NSF policies, no persons on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under, any program or activity receiving financial assistance from the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation has TDD (Telephonic Device for the Deaf) capability, which enables individuals with hearing impairment to communicate with the Division of Personnel and Management about NSF programs, employment, or general information. This number is (202) 357-7492. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 47.072; Young Scholars Program. Foreword In 1988 The National Science Foundation initiated the Young Scholars Program. It is designed to excite students entering grades 8-12 about science and 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 in the field. Projects offer a combination of instruction and problem-solving activities along with discussions of career preparation and science ethics. These projects will focus on a variety of disciplines including mathematics, computer science, engineering, chemistry, life science, physics, and the earth sciences. This Directory lists the 131 Young Scholars projects scheduled for 1990 that will involve more than 4,700 students at sites throughout the United States, including university and college campuses, research vessels, off-shore island laboratories, museums and national parks. Most projects will also involve parents and other students and teachers in the home schools in follow-up activities. Additional copies of this brochure are available from NSF Forms & Publications, (202) 357-7861. INTRODUCTION The entries in this Directory are organized by the state of the sponsoring institution. Some projects draw participants from the immediate local vicinity, other accept applications state-wide, some are regional or 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 have additional admissions criteria which are not included in the Directory. For such information, application forms, and other particulars, interested persons must contact the individual identified in the project listing. 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. The entry for each project includes the following information in the order listed: SPONSORING INSTITUTION and Location. Project Location. Discipline Focus. Activities (Brief Description of Project Activities). Project Type. Enrollment. Eligibility Requirements (grade level, recruitment emphasis, geographic target area. Dates of Project. Application Deadline. Costs to Participants. Person to Contact for Further Information (Name, Address, Phone No.). Projects operate on a two-year cycle. Projects with an * will also operate a project in the summer of 1991 and the following academic year. Programs without an * are in the second year of NSF funding. ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA -- BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham, 35294. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, biology, physics. Activities: Individual research in a laboratory science, seminars and visits to academic, industrial and government laboratories. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/11/90-8/17/90. Application Deadline: April 13. Costs: $0; $1,000 stipend. Contact: Gary Gray, James McClintock, William Nonidez, Chemistry, (205)/934-4747. *UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA -- HUNTSVILLE, Huntsville, 35899. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: Students are presented with several options for technical careers by participating in research activities in the fields of civil, electrical, and chemical/mechanical engineering. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 18. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10,11 having completed Algebra I and biology/chemistry with at least a "B" average. Dates: 6/17/90-6/30/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Claire McCullough, Electrical Engineering, (205)/895- 6642. ARIZONA *ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, 85287. Project Location: Arizona State University, Tempe; South Mountain Community College, Phoenix; Gateway Community College, Window Rock (on the Navajo Reservation). Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science, biology, physics. Activities: Students participate in a summer program emphasizing mathematics and computer science; they then return for a second year of instruction. During the academic year the students participate in Family MATH activities with their parents, attend presentations given by scientists, and go on field trips. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 120. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Arizona students entering grades 8,9. Dates: 7/1/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Joaquin Bustoz, Mathematics, (602)/965-3791. NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, Flagstaff, 86011. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Astronomy. Activities: Students interact with six PhD astronomers from NAU and Lowell Observatory in studying observational astronomy using two 24-inch reflecting Cassegrain telescopes and one 14-inch Schmidt telescope for evening laboratory sessions. Classroom sessions include basic astronomical principles and the theory and application of observational techniques used at the telescope. Each student is supervised in an individual research project. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 12. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Arizona students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/10-6/30/90. Application Deadline: 3/16/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Kathleen Eastwood, Physics and Astronomy, Box 6010, (602)/523-7159. ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS -- LITTLE ROCK, Little Rock, 72204. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary: chemistry, microbiology, geology, field geology, biology. Activities: Students participate in research methodology, geology and field biology, learning scientific techniques and participating in research data collection. Students select a discipline and thesis to explore further, with a faculty member as a mentor. Mini-grants are available to help support students in individual research during the academic year. Professional meetings, field trips, science competitions, guest lectures. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 25. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Arkansas students entering grade 12. Dates: 7/2/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Philip Kehler, Marian Douglas, Earth Science, 2801 South University, (501)/569-3546. CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY -- LONG BEACH, Long Beach, 90840. Project Location: Long Beach, Catalina Island. Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary/ocean science. Activities: A two-part program: a 3-1/2 week residence on the CSU-LB campus, followed by a three-day field trip to Catalina Island, with one day spent "shadowing the scientist." Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of Southern California students entering grades 9,10. Dates: 7/29/90-8/26/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $675; 15 scholarships available. Contact: William Ritz, Science and Mathematics Education Institute, (213)/985-4801. NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF L.A. COUNTY, Los Angeles, 90007. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Ecology, biology. Activities: Students conduct investigations into the biology and ecology of the migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) at a wintering colony in southern California. Participants are exposed to the duties of professional ecologists, field biologists, and wildlife managers, providing a solid background in the fundamentals of ecology and conservation and enabling them to make informed decisions with regard to environmental problems. Project Type: Commuter, academic year only. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 10- 12. Dates: 10/15/90-5/20/91. Application Deadline: 10/2/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Sue Lafferty, 900 Exposition Boulevard, (213)/744- 6912. *POMONA COLLEGE, Claremont, 91711. Project Location: The Thacher School, Ojai, CA 93023. Discipline Focus: Physics, astronomy, mathematics. Activities: This program affords students the opportunity to work in an accelerated, college-level program of mathematics, physics, computer science, and astronomy. These disciplines are strongly integrated into a course of study that is centered on a research project: the orbit determination of an asteroid. The students are involved in the entire research problem: from taking photographic plates, to making astrometric measurements of reference stars and asteroids, to final orbit calculations. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 36. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11,12; emphasis on participation by women and underrepresented groups. Dates: 6/25/90-8/4/90. Application Deadline:4/1/90. Costs: $1,300; scholarships available. Contact: Alma Zook, Physics, (714)/621-8000, X-2945; Leo Connolly, Department of Physics, California State University -- San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA, 92407, (714)/880-5400. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA -- BERKELEY, Berkeley, 94720. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: Morning mathematics and English courses, seminars, afternoon pre-engineering activities (speakers, field trips, projects) and a "shadowing" program whereby students work on the job with mentor scientists and engineers. Student/parent workshops in the evening provide further information including college entrance requirements. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 110. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 8- 10; emphasis on participation by minorities. Dates: 6/25/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 3/16/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Victor Cary, Engineering, 312 McLaughlin Hall, (415)/642-2041. *UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA -- DAVIS, Davis, 95616. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Life sciences, chemistry. Activities: Research projects done with guidance from research mentors. Colloquium series dealing in knowledge of selected fields of biological and environmental sciences. Emphasis on understanding biological and methodological concepts in current research, extending skills in designing and conducting research, and techniques for reporting outcomes. Issues addressed include: nature of scientific knowledge, ethics, and relations to humans. Broad exposure to career options and academic planning. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 40. Eligibility: Recruitment of primarily California students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/24/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 5/30/90. Costs: $800; financial assistance available. Contact: Victor Perkes, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Letters and Sciences, (916)/752-2622. *UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles, 90089. Project Location: Various university, college and museum sites in Southern California. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: Students work on projects in the laboratories of professional scientists and gain direct experience in the methodology and ethics of scientific research, as well as learn about careers in science. Project Type: Commuter, academic year. Enrollment: 50. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10-12; emphasis on participation by minorities, women and the economically disadvantaged. Dates: Academic year only (second week of September through mid- May). Application Deadline: 6/15/90. Costs: $500 - sophomores; $600 - juniors; $700 - seniors; stipends available. Contact: Hans Bozler, Gloria Takahashi, Physics, (213)/744- 7444. COLORADO *COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, Golden, 80401. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics. Activities: Program for American Indian middle school students includes critical thinking, problem solving, use of similar triangles and trigonometry to estimate heights attained by student-constructed rockets, and LOGO to create American Indian designs and tessellations. Students complete a math/science fair project with the advice of a professional mathematician/computer scientist mentor. Career exploration emphasized. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: National recruitment of American Indian middle school students entering grades 7,8. Dates: 6/24/90-7/13/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0; $25/week stipend. Contact: Ardel Boes, Mathematics, (303)/273-3882, FAX:(303)/273- 3278. THE COLORADO COLLEGE, Colorado Springs, 80903. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Psychology. Activities: Participants work in unusually well-equipped laboratories on animal learning, human memory, and human psychophysiology projects with senior staff and college students; data analysis and scientific writing are stressed. Students learn about career opportunities in experimental psychology and related fields. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/17/90-7/14/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $0; financial assistance available. Contact: Don Shearn, Psychology, (719)/389-6594. UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY), Denver, 80208. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: A two-part project: a two-week summer resident course providing hands-on instruction, one-on-one interaction with practicing engineers and research professionals, and an experience into various aspects of the engineering profession including analysis, design, research; the second part, during the academic year, includes take-home design and research projects and one-on-one contacts. Project Type: Commuter/Residential, summer. Enrollment: 45. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11,12; emphasis on participation by women, minorities, and the disabled. Dates: 6/18/90-6/29/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0; 12 scholarships, full or partial travel reimbursements based on need, small stipends available for exceptionally needy students, and additional residence scholarships available from industry. Contact: Albert Rosa, Ronald DeLyser, Elinor Katz, Engineering, (303)/871-2102. CONNECTICUT UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, West Hartford, 06117. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: Computer literacy and project design experience. Engineering role models from local energy, aerospace, and automation industries supervise participants during the project design phase. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 9- 11; emphasis on participation by minorities and women. Dates: 7/7/90-8/17/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Anne Pierce, College of Engineering, (203)/243-4849. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Middletown, 06457. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, biology, chemistry, earth science and physics. Activities: Independent projects (directed by university faculty), courses in science and mathematics, seminars on philosophy of science, writing, field trips, and cultural events. Course instruction given by PIMMS Fellows (notably capable high school teachers), university faculty and undergraduates serving as interns. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 60. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Connecticut students entering grades 9,10. Dates: 6/25/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 3/1/90. Costs: $1,500; 45 scholarships available; $250 stipend. Contact: Robert Rosenbaum, (203)/347-9411, FAX:(203)/344-7957; Glenn Cassis, (203)/236-2961, FAX:(203)/232-0705; PIMMS, A110 Butterfield. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Washington, 20036. Project Location: Northern Arizona University, University of Texas at El Paso, Montana College of Mineral Science & Technology, and Florida International University. Discipline Focus: Chemistry. Activities: Students work in a university chemistry research lab for 8 weeks, receiving instruction in research techniques and philosophy of science, followed by preparation and presentation of a poster session on their research. Project Type: Commuter/Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10,11 in areas local to the project sites in Arizona, Montana, Florida, and Texas. Dates: 6/90-9/90 (each site has specific dates). Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $800 stipend. Contact: David Licata, Rebecca Brune, Precollege Science, 1155 - 16th Street, N.W., (202)/872-4380. *GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, Washington, 20002-3625. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary: chemistry, physics, life sciences. Activities: Deaf students with high ability/potential in science work on biology, chemistry, and physics projects under the supervision of deaf and hearing professors and instructors. Assigned to one of three groups, each group rotates through all three sciences. Using water as a theme, students see how each science contributes to the study of water in a different way, and at the same time see how the sciences are related to each other. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 18. Eligibility: National recruitment of deaf and hard-of-hearing students entering grades 9-11. Dates: 6/24/90-7/21/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $150; financial assistance available. Contact: Richard Meisegeier, David Snyder, College of Arts and Sciences, (202)/651-5550. FLORIDA FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tallahassee, 32306. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, biochemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics. Activities: Required coursework in mathematics and computer science, with electives from among biology, biochemistry, physics or science communication; each student completes an independent research project. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 54. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Florida students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/17/90-7/28/90. Application Deadline: 3/30/90. Costs: $125 for books, plus transportation and personal expenses; financial assistance available. Contact: Patricia Hayward, Biological Sciences, (904)/644-6747; Paul Elliott, Biological Sciences, (904)/644-6507; 227 Conradi Building. GEORGIA *CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, 30314. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary; chemistry, biology, physics. Activities: Intellectually challenging experiences in classroom instruction and hands-on research experiences make students aware of the academic preparation required to pursue careers in natural science, mathematics, and computer science. Students in grades 10-12 conduct research projects as members of research teams with research professors and undergraduate and graduate students; while students in grades 8,9 are involved in an interdisciplinary science curriculum emphasizing problem solving and research opportunities. Field trips; counseling sessions; weekly seminars. Project Type: Commuter/residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 8- 12. Dates: 6/17/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Melvin Webb, Biology, (404)/880-8504. *GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, 30303. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, engineering. Activities: Hands-on laboratory-oriented program of research techniques useful in chemistry-related sciences/engineering. Modern laboratory apparatus/instruments are used by students working with practicing scientists on relevant projects such as converting scrap metal into superconductor materials, finding ways to separate/analyze vital metals like the palladium used in "cold fusion" energy experiments, or separating and identifying organic chemicals responsible for fruit flavorings and odors. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 18. Eligibility: Local recruitment of Atlanta students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/15/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 4/9/90. Costs: $800 stipend. Contact: Donald Hicks, Chemistry, (404)/651-3120. HAWAII *UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII -- MANOA, Honolulu, 96822 Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Agricultural science. Activities: Students increase their knowledge of careers, philosophy, ethics, and research methodology in the agricultural sciences via classroom sessions, field trips, research projects under the guidance of scientific mentors, and informal learning situations. Participants live in University of Hawaii dormitories and use the facilities of the University and its College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 26. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12 in Hawaii & the American Pacific (including American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, and the Northern Marianas). Dates: 6/17/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 3/15/90 Costs: $0. Contact: Sylvia Yuen, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Academic Affairs Office, (808)/948-6997 or (808)/955- 1806. IDAHO FOUNDATION FOR GLACIER AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, Moscow, 83843. Project Location: Juneau Icefield (near Juneau, Alaska), and peripheral areas. Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary environmental earth sciences. Activities: Expeditionary field sciences program, implemented through research participation, lectures and seminars and guided by an international faculty and staff. Students are in the field the entire period. Training provided in techniques of field safety and group living in an expedition setting in physically hostile arctic environments. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 10. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/1/90-8/24/90. Application Deadline: 5/10/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Maynard Miller, 514 East First Street, (208)/882-1237. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, 83843. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: A series of discipline-focused modules including chemistry, physics, mathematics, biological sciences, earth sciences, and electrical engineering. Students participate in laboratory experiences preceded by theoretical explanations. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 25. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Idaho students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/17/90-6/30/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $0. Contact: John DeMoura, Research Office, (208)/885-7633. ILLINOIS *CENTER FOR AMERICAN ARCHEOLOGY, Kampsville, 62053. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Archeology, natural sciences. Activities: This project immerses students in all aspects of archeological research, including field excavation; and it incorporates studies in geomorphology, botany, zoology, and bioanthropology. Coupled with the research training are lectures and activities which explore ethical issues facing modern archeologists. Career choice seminars and experimental archeology also form an integral part of the workshop. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/16/90-8/24/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs:$450; scholarships available. Contact: Michael Conner, (618)/653-4532. *LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, 60626. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science. Activities: Introduction to computer science from hardware and software perspectives. Assemble IBM-compatible microcomputers, perform digital circuitry experiments; experiment on mathematical objects through programs written in the software science introduction. Includes an artificial intelligence component and accompanying group programming project, career exploration and philosophy/ethics components, and visits to software development firms and R&D facilities at Motorola, Inc. and AT&T Bell Labs. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 18. Eligibility: Local recruitment of Chicago students entering grades 11,12; emphasis on participation by minorities, women, and the economically disadvantaged. Dates: 7/2/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0; $275 stipends available. Contact: Eric Hamilton, Mathematical Sciences, (312)/508-3582. *NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DeKalb, 60115. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics. Activities: This project familiarizes students with mathematical modeling and its role in many careers by exposing them to scientists and mathematicians using mathematical modeling in their work. Each cycle of the project, lasting one year, consists of a three-week residential camp during July and August, follow-up activities during the academic year, and a culminating one-week residential camp during the following June. Stimulating interest in scientific disciplines as possible and realistic career choices, this project also makes students aware of the academic preparations necessary for such careers. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 32. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of academically talented students entering grades 7-9. Dates: 7/22/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Deborah Booth, (815)/755-6913; Marguerite Mason, (815)/753-6757. PARKLAND COLLEGE, Champaign, 61821. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Computer science. Activities: Scientific computer applications. Presentations are made by scientists at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), faculty from the University of Illinois and Parkland College, and local business persons whose companies are built around computer applications. Each student is matched with a faculty preceptor whose expertise is in a field of interest to the student. The pair then devises a project utilizing Parkland College and NCSA computational resources. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 8- 12. Dates: 6/4/90-6/22/90. Application Deadline: 4/23/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Karen Decker, 2400 West Bradley, (217)/351-2545. *UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, 60637. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics. Activities: The goal of this project is to identify mathematically talented students, especially members of minority groups and females, early in their schooling, and maintain contact with them over a period of several years. The program has three components: students entering grades 7 and 8, students entering grades 9 and 10, and students entering grades 11 and 12. Each component operates on a two-year cycle, providing a rich, diverse experience in computer science, mathematics, and physics. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 81. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Illinois students entering grades 7-12; emphasis on participation by minorities, economically disadvantaged, and women students of Chicago area public schools. Dates: 7/2/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Paul Sally, Mathematics, (312)/702-7388; Diane Herrman, Mathematics, (312)/702-7332. INDIANA *BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, Muncie, 47306. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Physics (electronics), pre-engineering. Activities: This girls-only/boys-only (two sessions of 24 students each) program attempts to provide educational opportunities for all interested applicants, while attracting young women into what has historically been a male-dominated area. Emphasis is placed upon the applications of electronics, with laboratory activities comprising approximately 60% of the program schedule. Students construct a PC computer interface, and use the interface to perform an experiment after returning home; results are then reported to the project staff. Project Type: Commuter/residential, summer. Enrollment: 48. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11,12; emphasis on participation by women. Dates: 6/25/90-7/6/90; 7/9/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 4/20/90; late applications considered. Costs: $268 room and board plus travel expenses; financial assistance available. Contact: David Ober, Astronomy, (317)/285-8860. INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Terre Haute, 47809. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, chemistry, philosophy. Activities: Determination of sources of various nutrients in the noncommercial plants and animals living in their ecosystem. Participants select a problem, conduct a literature search, design an experimental protocol, collect and analyze data, form a conclusion, and prepare and present a scientific manuscript. Social and philosophical aspects of the research projects are considered throughout the program. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/8/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90 Costs: $0; 10 stipends of $100/week are available. Contact: William Brett, Timothy Mulkey, Life Sciences, (812)/237-2404 or 2418. IOWA *DORDT COLLEGE, Sioux Center, 51250. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science. Activities: This program includes a series of coordinated lectures and laboratory experiences designed to motivate students to consider engineering as a vocational goal, to develop the necessary skills and talents, and to inform participants as to the essential high school courses required to pursue a degree in engineering. Students are assigned a project, using what they have learned in the classroom, laboratory, and workplace. Field trips to cooperating industries reinforce classroom activities. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 8,9; emphasis on participation by women. Dates: 6/18/90-6/30/90. Application Deadline: 5/18/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Charles Adams, Engineering, (712)/722-3771. *IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames, 50011. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Life sciences. Activities: Enrichment program in molecular biology; content instruction and science practice through laboratory experimentation utilizing research techniques and equipment. Lectures on relevant topics in chemistry, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, and biotechnology. Participants design, execute, and present results of independent projects. Career exploration emphasized through interaction with scientists, visits to industrial labs, and career planning exercises. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 8,9; emphasis on participation by minorities, women, rural students and the economically disadvantaged. Dates: 6/24/90-7/21/90. Application Deadline: 5/4/90. Costs: $500; scholarships and travel stipends available. Contact: Bernard White, Biochemistry/Biophysics, (515)/294- 6116; Sue Baltzer, Molecular Biology Enrichment, (515)/294-0751. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City, 52242. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Life sciences, engineering. Activities: Students study and observe in a research laboratory under supervision of a research scientist, pursuing defined projects and preparing results for presentation at a formal symposium concluding the summer program. Seminars of research scientists, scientific writers, communications experts, and philosophers. Symposia during academic year at selected sites in Iowa and Chicago, IL examining the nature of scientific research. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 12. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/11/90-8/3/90 Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0; $400 stipend; up to $200 is provided for transportation costs to and from Iowa City. Contact: Edward Pizzini, Science Education, 450 Van Allen Hall, (319)/335-1173. KENTUCKY *NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Highland Heights, 41076. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Physics, mathematics, aviation, aeronautics, engineering. Activities: Program designed to present mathematics, physics and other applied sciences and the tools for solving exciting problems, individually, and in small cooperative learning groups. Students build model rockets. Weekly tours of research and development centers; field trip to a local air base. Engineers and scientists come to the campus to work with the students. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 40. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 8,9. Dates: 6/25/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 4/20/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Linda Sheffield, Mathematics, (606)/572-5431. *UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Lexington, 40506. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Earth sciences, environmental sciences. Activities: This project offers laboratory, field, and classroom experiences in a multidisciplinary setting related to the study of land forms and land uses, water quality, forest management, and energy use, especially as they relate to mountain communities. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: Recruitment of talented students entering grade 9 in states of the Appalachian region, including Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Dates: 6/17/90-6/30/90. Application Deadline: 4/20/90. Costs: $0. Contact: J. Truman Stevens, Curriculum and Instruction, (606)/257-4253. *UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Lexington, 40506-0046. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: Discussion sessions, laboratory experiences, field trips, a team project, and lectures to thoroughly acquaint the students with varied engineering disciplines, career opportunities, required educational preparation, and ethical practices of the engineering profession. Students receive daily instruction in a computer lab and in basic engineering physics. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Kentucky students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/10/90-6/22/90. Application Deadline: 4/20/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Vince Drnevich, Engineering, (606)/257-1687. WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Bowling Green, 42101. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Life sciences, molecular biology. Activities: Students undertake research projects with a staff member throughout the five-week summer period. Research activities focus on several molecular approaches including: DNA replication, molecular virology and DNA sequencing, eukaryotic cell structure and function, and the effects of metals on enzyme activity. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Kentucky students entering grades 10,11 having had both biology and chemistry. Dates: 6/10/90-7/13/90. Application Deadline: 4/16/90. Costs: $500 stipend. Contact: Valgene Dunham, Biology, (502)/745-3696. LOUISIANA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, 70803-4505. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Natural sciences, engineering, biology, agriculture. Activities: Students learn expert systems/artificial intelligence programming techniques, developing an expert system in one of the life sciences. Potential project areas are in agronomy, entomology, animal science, dairy science, horticulture, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: Two groups of 16 students each. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12 and ranked in the upper one-third of their classes. Dates: 6/4/90-6/29/90; 7/5/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 4/17/90. Costs: $0; $100/week stipend. Contact: John Nye, Antonio Achacoso, Agricultural Engineering, (504)/388-3153. *LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM, Chauvin, 70344. Project Location: Several university sites throughout the State of Louisiana. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary: life science, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, earth science. Activities: Project to increase competitiveness of academic research in science and engineering in Louisiana. Students are placed in a one-on-one mentoring relationship with active researchers. Program initially focuses on the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, which draws exceptional students from throughout the State, with the aim of eventually expanding the program to other gifted/magnet schools throughout the State. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 15. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Louisiana students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/4/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Donald Boesch, Executive Director, (504)/851-2800. *McNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY, Lake Charles, 70609. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: Focusing on coastal erosion/preservation, students survey the coastal area at Holly Beach, LA (site of current research on shore protection) and examine the coastal biology and geology. They then build model beaches in a wave tank and study the results when waves are generated from various angles. Students then design model coastal protection devices, testing them in the wave tank. Project includes a field trip to the U.S. Corps of Engineers Waterway Experiment Station in Vicksburg, MS. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 40. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10-12 along the Gulf Coast region of the United States; emphasis on participation by minorities. Dates: 6/11/90-6/29/90; 7/9/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/14/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Mary Richardson, Research Services, (318)/475-5121. NORTHEAST LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, Monroe, 71209-0575. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Computer science. Activities: Group projects led by computer science faculty, evening seminars led by representatives of other scientific areas, and industrial tours. At the end of the program participants are loaned computer terminals so as to continue their group projects, returning for two days next summer to present their results. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 8,9; emphasis on participation by females and minorities. Dates: 7/15/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Virginia Eaton, Computer Science, (318)/342-1848. MAINE *THE JACKSON LABORATORY, Bar Harbor, 04609-0800. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Life sciences. Activities: Students conduct independent, original research in mammalian genetics as apprentices in the laboratories of staff scientists, with projects tailored to the academic preparation and interests of participants. Inbred/mutant lines of mice are used in many of the student projects. This at-the-bench, full- time experience is supplemented by evening research presentations by sponsors (preceptors) and students, and by a weekly discussion series on careers and ethical issues in genetics. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 10. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/17/90-8/14/90. Application Deadline: 2/28/90. Costs: $1,500; scholarships available. Contact: Joseph Nadeau, Rob Shea, Training and Education, (207)/288-3371, X-1253. MARYLAND *COLLEGE OF NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, 21210. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biotechnology. Activities: Students sample college life at a small, women's liberal arts college and engage in laboratory activities and research. Biotechnology is the theme of courses in chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, mathematics, computer science, field/career experiences, and workshops in academic skills. Students work for three weeks in public or private research facilities, and apply scientific methodology to research a topic in biotechnology related to coursework. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Local recruitment of talented students entering grade 12 with at least a "B" average. Dates: 6/17/90-8/12/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $0; $50 stipend. Contact: Andrea Bowden, Maria Kirk, Department of Chemistry, 4701 North Charles Street, (301)/532-5716. *ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Baltimore, 21237. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Environmental science. Activities: A 4-week summer camp in which students, research scientists and science teachers work in laboratories and at field stations to complete research projects in environmental science, demonstrating that environmental science is founded on interdisciplinary research based on chemistry, biology, mathematics, and electronics. Participants attend lectures and learn skills which they use to design and carry out environmental research projects, including biological monitoring techniques, classical ecological study methods, and chemical assays to study the ecological effects of particular primary pollutants on specified study areas. Written summaries are then prepared, in journal style, and the findings presented at a mock symposium. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 8. Dates: 7/9/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $0; $200 stipend. Contact: Diane Jones, Ronald Drisko, Water Quality Assessment Center, (301)/522-1316. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, 21239. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: Students use University libraries and laboratories, involving themselves in activities that develop skills for solving scientific problems for interaction with established scientists through coursework, laboratory research, seminars, workshops, and field trips to community science facilities. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 25. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 11; emphasis on participation by women, minorities, and the disabled. Dates: 6/24/90-8/24/90. Application Deadline: 4/21/90. Costs: $40/week stipend. Contact: William Nelson, Biology, Cold Spring Lane & Hillen Road, (301)/444-3473. PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Largo, 20772. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry. Activities: Focus on chemistry and forensic science with an introduction to instrumental techniques and a research project utilizing these techniques. Students gain hands-on experience with IR, NMR, UV-visible spectrophotometers, refractometer and gas chromotographs. Mentoring by research scientists during the academic year. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10,11 having had at least one year of chemistry. Dates: 6/18/90-7/13/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $200 stipend. Contact: Vera Zdravkovich, Patricia Cunniff, 301 Largo Road, Room M-2138, (301)/322-0445. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND -- BALTIMORE COUNTY, Baltimore, 21228. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, engineering, mathematics, computer science. Activities: University-based project emphasizing activities with University researchers in biology and engineering, along with research-oriented activities in mathematics, computer graphics and ethics. Academic year activities by UM-BC and the Maryland Science Center. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 9 in the Baltimore City Public School System. Dates: 7/8/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 6/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Gilbert Austin, Educational Research and Development, (301)/455-3124. WASHINGTON COLLEGE, Chestertown, 21620. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: Experience forensic chemistry, scientific ethics, psychology, criminalistics, criminology. Staged crime; mock trial; experts in eyewitness testimony; effect of discredited witnesses; expert witnesses attempt to convince judge/jury of correctness of forensically-gathered evidence. Lecture sessions; fingerprinting; blood typing; work with faculty and research- grade instrumentation, local law enforcement/juvenile service officers; field trips to DEA, FBI, MD State Police Crime Lab. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 15. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 11,12 on Maryland's Eastern Shore (residents of Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties). Dates: 6/24/90-7/7/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $0; $200 stipend. Contact: Rosette Roat, Chemistry, (301)/778-2800, X-248 or 258. MASSACHUSETTS *BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, 02215. Project Location: Charles River Campus. Discipline Focus: Physics, engineering, biology, chemistry. Activities: While residing at Boston University, students conduct research at laboratories affiliated with BU and MIT, becoming aware of the realities of a scientific career through involvement in research and exposure to questions at the frontiers of knowledge, and to the methods and ideas used to answer them. Participants are paired with Preceptors -- persons actively engaged in research -- and work with them in on-going research problems. Weekly seminars pinpoint problems in science. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/1/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 5/13/90. Costs: $1,400; full scholarships available. Contact: George O. Zimmerman, Physics, (617)/353-2189. BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, 02215. Project Location: Charles River Campus. Discipline Focus: Mathematics. Activities: Students engage in intensive study of Number Theory and Abstract Algebra, learning from research mathematicians and career-bound college students. The project provides an environment for deep involvement with the creative elements of mathematics and science. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 60. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 10-12. Dates: 7/2/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90 preferred. Costs: $1,150; financial assistance available. Contact: David Fried, Glenn Stevens, Mathematics, 111 Cummington Street, Room 142, (617)/353-9557, 9558. *BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, 02254-9110. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: This project is designed to encourage young people to pursue their interests in science by introducing them to unique academic and career options through class and laboratory work, a lecture series from science and industry, field research, field trips, and interaction with leading research scientists. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: National recruitment of talented, College-Prep students entering grades 10-12. Dates: 7/8/90-8/4/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0; $100 stipend. Contact: Jane Schoenfeld, Brandeis Summer Odyssey Program, (617)/736-2111. HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, Amherst, 01002. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics (processes, rather than results). Activities: Students actively engage in the processes of mathematical thought: investigating concrete problems from outside the standard secondary and early college curricula, formulating conjectures, and applying insight and experience to the creation of proofs. The daily schedule includes four hours of classes each morning and evening problem sessions. Most of the faculty (two per every fifteen students) live on campus and join with the students for meals and recreational activities. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 68. Eligibility: National recruitment of talented and exceptionally motivated students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/1/90-8/11/90. Application Deadline: None. Costs: $935; scholarships available. Contact: David Kelly, Box NS, Hampshire College, (413)/549- 4600, X-375. *MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, 02138. Project Location: Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA 01784. Discipline Focus: Astronomy, atmospheric sciences. Activities: Direct exposure to a multidisciplinary research facility engaged in radio astronomy, geodesy, and the atmospheric sciences. A career component explores technical career options and the skills necessary to achieve success in high-level science and math coursework and technological fields. The students are exposed to a direct hands-on experience using the Groton- Dunstable Regional Schools' computer banks and data collection from the Haystack instrumentation with guidance from staff. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 8- 10. Dates: 7/9/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0; $50/week stipend. Contact: Joseph Salah, Rosemary Hefele-Brandi, Haystack Observatory, (508)/692-4764. SIMON'S ROCK OF BARD COLLEGE, Great Barrington, 01230. Project Location: Same, and Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA. Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary: physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, earth science, computer science. Activities: Opportunity for interdisciplinary research at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA). Projects focus on the physicochemical and biological characteristics of a salt marsh and a small ocean cove. Research activities complemented by training in reading and writing scientific literature, use of a research library, and statistics. Lecture/discussion series on the history, philosophy and ethics of science. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10,11. Dates: 7/24/90-8/19/90. Application Deadline: 3/30/90. Costs: $100 stipend. Contact: Jay Shiro Tashiro, Simon's Rock College, (413)/528- 0771, X-392; Catherine Norton, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, (508)/548-3705. UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL, Lowell, 01854. Project Location: North Campus. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: Two field trips and follow-up student visits to University research laboratories, visits by scientists to the students' classrooms, and science-by-mail kits. A computer conferencing link allows communication between participants and scientists for the academic year. Participants and their teachers are provided with a computer conferencing link for the year following the project. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: Local recruitment of physically disabled students entering grades 8,9 in the Lowell/Merrimack Valley area -- physical disabilities to include chronic illness, learning disabilities, or hearing, visual, or mobility impairments. Dates: 7/2/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0; transportation provided. Contact: Nancy DeLuca, Judith Kelley, Chemistry, 1 University Avenue, (508)/934-3679, X-2547. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE, Springfield, 01119. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering, science, math, computer science. Activities: Opportunity for hands-on projects in math, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, and mechanical engineering. Students conduct competitive team projects, explore the philosophy of science and engineering and make oral and written reports. They visit industries, and spend a day of one-on-one shadowing of an engineer or scientist in private industry. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 8. Dates: 7/9/90-8/18/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Clyde Work, Engineering, (413)/782-1273. MICHIGAN GMI ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, Flint, 48504. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, physics, computer science, communications. Activities: Students participate in activities involving communications skills, computer science, science investigations, and special projects focusing on chemistry. Field trips. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 9. Dates: 6/18/90-7/6/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Darrell Watson, Science and Mathematics, 1700 West Third Avenue, (313)/762-7931. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, 48824. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science. Activities: Students spend six weeks studying mathematics, applications of mathematics, computer science, oral and written communications. Classes are conducted in an informal mode by a team of three university professors assisted by three graduate or undergraduate mathematics, computers science, or communications majors, with an emphasis on mathematical problem solving using computer technology where appropriate. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 74. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Michigan students entering grades 8-12. Dates: 6/25/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 3/31/90. Costs: Stipends of $300 for those students entering grades 8-9, $450 for those entering grades 10-11, and $600 for those entering grade 12. Contact: Irvin Vance, Mathematics, (517)/353-4693. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, 48104-1608. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, engineering, natural resources, physics. Activities: Students select a project in one of four disciplines and a computer project involving a basic analog to digital converter. Field trips and evening sessions with women scientists. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 60. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Michigan students entering grade 9; emphasis on participation by women. Dates: 6/17/90-6/29/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $350; scholarships available. Contact: Cinda Davis, Carol Hollenshead, Center for Education of Women, 350 South Thayer, (313)/998-7225. MINNESOTA MINNESOTA ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, Apple Valley, 55124. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Life sciences. Activities: Classroom sessions on animal behavior, conservation biology, zoo biology, and research methodology; seminars and field trips. Students develop independent research studies with guidance from senior project personnel and one-to-one contact with zoo staff mentors (curators, zoologists, and zoo keepers), presenting their study findings through oral slide presentations and preparing research papers for the Zooschool Journal. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 10. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/11/90-8/31/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Kathy Holzer, 12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, (612)/431- 9260. SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY, Marshall, 56258. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, chemistry, mathematics. Activities: Inquiry-approach workshops make use of university facilities, equipment and personnel. Students choose two of four 5-day workshops. After participating in one workshop during the first week, the student then attends a different workshop for the second week of the program. Advanced female college students work with participants and serve as role models. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 60. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 8; emphasis on female participants. Dates: 6/3/90-6/15/90. Application Deadline: 5/7/90. Costs: $25 registration fee; financial assistance available. Contact: Malcolm Tobey, Charles Myrbach, Mathematics and Computer Science, (507)/537-6141. *ST. OLAF COLLEGE, Northfield, 55057. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: Faculty members in the departments of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and psychology participate in this project whose theme is LIGHT AND VISION. The program consists of classroom activities including lectures, discussions, laboratories, research projects, and field trips. Participants explore career options in the sciences and seek to achieve an understanding of the ethical considerations scientists must face. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 9; emphasis on participation by minorities and the disabled. Dates: 6/17/90-6/30/90. Application Deadline: 4/6/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Eugene Bakko, Biology, (507)/663-3399. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA -- ST. PAUL, St. Paul, 55108. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Behavioral biology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, ecology, microbiology, plant biology. Activities: Students select a faculty mentor and pursue a research topic within the problem area being investigated by that research team. Weekly seminars dealing with scientific methodology, philosophy of science, ethical issues, and scientific careers. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/18/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 4/6/90. Costs: $1,000 stipend. Contact: Denneth Dvergsten, College of Biological Sciences, 223 Snyder Hall, (612)/624-9717. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA -- ST. PAUL, St. Paul, 55104. Project Location: Minneapolis Campus. Discipline Focus: Mathematics. Activities: Career exploration and counseling; one-on-one group interaction with pure/applied mathematicians. Students work on individualized problem solving with the use of computer support. Supervised by university professors who are assisted by superior high school teachers, participants interact with each other on a mentor basis and meet with working professionals. Includes customized sessions on issues facing professional women. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 45-50. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Minnesota students entering grades 7-12; emphasis on participation by women. Dates: 6/11/90-6/22/90. Application Deadline: 4/6/90. Costs: $350/$500; scholarships available. Contact: Harvey Keynes, Bert Fristedt, Phil Carlson, Mathematics, 115 Vincent Hall, 206 Church Street, SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, (612)/625-2861. MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, Hattiesburg, 39406. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, geology. Activities: An intensively structured program combining scientific field, laboratory, and classroom experience. Opportunity to develop research skills by working in laboratories with university researchers. Scientific philosophy, research methodology, and scientific writing. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 10. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Mississippi students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/10/90-7/7/90. Application Deadline: 4/28/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Donald Cotten, Box 8414; Kenneth Curry, Box 5018, S.S., Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5018; (601)/266-4119. MISSOURI CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, Warrensburg, 64093. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, physics, earth science, biology. Activities: Students select a specific research project to be guided by one of the program faculty, to be completed or expanded by the student at the student's home school. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10,11; emphasis on participation by minorities and women. Dates: 6/11/90-6/29/90. Application Deadline: 5/14/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Allen Scism, Chemistry, WCM 413, (816)/429-4948. *UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI -- ROLLA, Rolla, 65401. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering; mineral and materials engineering. Activities: Students attend a one-week program (40 students/week for three consecutive weeks in June) designed to present science and engineering careers relating to minerals, materials, energy, and the environment. Twenty students from this group are then selected to return for an additional three-week research experience to be conducted in August, with the particular discipline of the research being selected to match student interest. These participants also attend selected freshman classes during the third week of their stay. Project Type: Commuter/residential, summer. Enrollment: 1st wk. = 120; 2nd, 3rd, 4th wks. = selective 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of talented students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/10/90-6/28/90; 8/5/90-8/24/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $40 for first week; $0 for succeeding three weeks; financial assistance available. Contact: Ronald Kohser, School of Mines and Metallurgy, (314)/341-4734. *UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI -- ST. LOUIS, St. Louis, 63121-4499. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: Students are afforded the opportunity to do research projects in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology or mathematics under the supervision of mentor scientists. Participants apply various problem-solving strategies to their independent projects, write technical reports, and present the results in oral presentations. In addition, they are provided with formal instruction on technical communication skills and career confabs which expose the students to a wide variety of job possibilities in the sciences. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 18. Eligibility: Local recruitment of talented students entering grade 12 in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Dates: 6/18/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/31/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Charles Granger, Theresa Thiel, Biology, (314)/553- 6226, FAX:(314)/553-6233. MONTANA *MONTANA COLLEGE OF MINERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Butte, 59701. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Earth sciences. Activities: Participants are immersed in the field of earth science, introduced to new concepts in geology, hydrogeology, geophysics, mining, metallurgy, and environmental engineering, taught new field and laboratory skills, and participate in active research alongside aspiring and established professionals. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of talented students entering grades 9-11 in the Northwest; emphasis on participation by rural students, women and the economically disadvantaged. Dates: 6/24/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Nina Klein, Environmental Engineering and Natural Sciences, (406)/496-4289; Dan Bradley, Petroleum Engineering, (406)/496-4254. *MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Bozeman, 59717. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering/technology, environmental sciences, computer science, physics. Activities: This project connects high-ability/high-potential junior high students with a science/engineering university for science-related career exploration activities. The program begins with a two-week camp of laboratory and field experiences, followed by a structured computer-network set of activities designed to connect students with each other and with university scientists and career counselors throughout the academic year. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 15. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 8,9; emphasis on participation by minorities, women, and the disabled. Dates: 7/30/90-8/12/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Gerald Wheeler, Kim Nelson, Science Math Resource Center, (406)/994-6180. NEBRASKA NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Lincoln, 68504. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, physics, computer science, biology. Activities: Laboratory-based experiences in biology, chemistry, physics, and computer science, with participants presenting the results of their academic and other work to their high school science teachers and principals. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 40. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12 in eastern Nebraska. Dates: 7/8/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 3/31/90. Costs: $45 activity fee; $50 stipend. Contact: Lois Coleman, 5000 St. Paul, (402)/465-2308. *UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA -- LINCOLN, Lincoln, 68588. Project Location: Various State College sites in Nebraska. Discipline Focus: Physics, earth science. Activities: Three-week institutes are offered, with each one introducing students to basic physical science and mathematics concepts and computer technology through hands-on activities. Upon completion of the first institute, each student is provided a personal computer and modem and linked to a state-wide electronic bulletin board. Institute staff provide ongoing mentoring through frequent contact with each student. Students entering grade 8 do research projects related to The Physics of the Solid Earth; those entering grade 9 do research projects related to The Physics of Earth's Water. Parents and teachers are involved via workshops and conferences. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 45 new students and 45 returning students. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment (plus border regions) of talented students entering grades 8,9 in rural schools; emphasis on participation by women. Dates: 7/18/90-8/4/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Nancy Lindsley-Griffin, Janet Wright, Geology, (402)/472-2629. NEW HAMPSHIRE *UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham, 03824. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Marine science, computer science, statistics. Activities: Indepth integrated instruction in marine science, probability and statistics, and computer applications as well as a lecture series on planning for scientific careers, science ethics, and topics from other science, engineering, and mathematics areas. Field work is conducted in salt marshes, mud flats, and tidal habitats. Students perform work on computers, and prepare and present scientific reports. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 25. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 10 in New Hampshire and southern Maine, having completed Algebra I and a ninth-grade science course with a grade of at least a "B". Dates: 6/25/90-7/14/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $100; financial assistance available. Contact: William Geeslin, Mathematics, (603)/862-2680; B. Sharon Meeker, Sea Grant Extension, Kingman Farm, University of New Hampshire, (603)/749-1565. NEW JERSEY *NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Newark, 07102. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, physics, computer science. Activities: Entitled "Science and Mathematics Enrichment for the Disabled" (SMED), this project provides students with physical disabilities -- including mobility impairments, visual impairments, chronic illness, and profound deafness -- with exposure to technical career options and the skills needed for success in technological fields. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Local recruitment of disabled Newark students entering grades 7-9. Dates: 6/25/90-7/25/90. Application Deadline: 5/25/90. Costs: $0; $400 stipend for students age 14 and above. Contact: Frieda Zames, Mathematics, (201)/596-2996. *RUTGERS UNIVERSITY -- BUSCH CAMPUS, Piscataway, 08854-1089. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science. Activities: Students are introduced to discrete mathematics, an accessible field with many open problems and many applications. They are encouraged to consider scientific careers and are exposed to a variety of mathematical scientists as role models. Two interactive courses are offered: a background course taught by a leading mathematics educator; and a course of graph theory, algorithms, graph modeling, and applications taught by four well- known discrete mathematicians. The project includes lecturers from industry, field trips, and computer activities. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of New Jersey students entering grades 10-12. Dates: 7/9/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 4/17/90. Costs: $600; scholarships available. Contact: Joe Rosenstein, Michael O'Nan, Mathematics, (201)/932- 4850. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hoboken, 07030. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Materials science and engineering. Activities: Study physical science and engineering through the vehicle of materials. A self-paced correspondence course on aspects of materials prior to the start of summer activities; an orientation week consisting of lectures on scope of field and laboratory exercises, and a tour of an industrial laboratory; a five-week research experience with individual professors. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 16. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/25/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $500 stipend. Contact: Milton Ohring, Materials Science and Engineering, (201)/420-5258. STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hoboken, 07030. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering (chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical); science (chemistry, physics, materials science, biomedical science). Activities: Supervised research projects; hands-on labs; visits to local industries providing opportunities to observe various manufacturing processes as well as research and development work. Students meet practicing engineers/scientists, and participate in seminars focusing on ethical issues in science and society, career decision making, and general college information. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 40. Eligibility: Nationwide recruitment of students entering grade 12; emphasis on female participation. Dates: 7/8/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $450; $50/week stipend. Contact: Susan Staffin Metz, Castle Point on the Hudson, Office of Women's Programs, (201)/420-5245. NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY, Las Vegas, 87701. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science, engineering. Activities: Study of mathematical logic; introduction to engineering, engineering technology, computers, and technical writing; field trips to laboratories; outstanding scientists as guest lecturers; parental involvement. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 50. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of New Mexico students entering grades 11,12; emphasis on participation by minorities and women. Dates: 6/4/90-6/29/90. Application Deadline: 3/2/90. Costs: $400 stipend. Contact: Vicente J. Llamas, (505)/454-3544 or 3548. NEW YORK CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, 14853. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Environmental sciences. Activities: Environmental science research projects and career exploration. Follow-up activities to include presentations by the participants to students, teachers and counselors in local communities, as well as sharing their experiences with youth involved in urban 4-H programs. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 12-15. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of New York students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/23/90-8/4/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $300 stipend. Contact: Marianne Krasny, Natural Resources, Fernow Hall, (607)/255-2827. *LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY -- BROOKLYN CAMPUS, Brooklyn, 11201. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Molecular biology. Activities: Students participate in basic experiments on DNA cloning, isolation of chromosomal and plasmid DNA, restriction enzyme digestion of DNA, etc. Laboratory experiments are supplemented with lectures about the methodology employed, data analysis, and selected topics in molecular biology (e.g., structure of macromolecules, gene regulation, etc.). Includes guest speakers on ethics and off-site visits to other research institutions. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 10. Eligibility: Local recruitment Brooklyn students entering grades 11,12 with a 90% GPA and having had biology and chemistry. Dates: 7/9/90-8/16/90. Application Deadline: None. Costs: $0; $400 stipend. Contact: Joseph Morin, Biology, (718)/403-1054, X-3771. NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, New York, 10021. Project Location: Various sites in the State of New York. Discipline Focus: Environmental science for grades 8-10; multidisciplinary for grades 11,12. Activities: Hands-on activities in the environmental sciences. Students are assigned for eight weeks to research facilities in colleges and corporate and industrial research sites to serve as interns with on-going research projects. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 125. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of New York students: 25 minority student entering grades 8-10, and 100 students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/25/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 3/30/90. Costs: $300 reimbursement for expenses. Contact: Beatrice Klier, 2 East 63rd Street, (212)/838-0230, X-229. *RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Troy, 12180-3590. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: A two-week resident course at the New York State Center for Advanced Technology in Automation and Robotics offering instruction in key disciplinary subjects, hands-on laboratory experience, and exposure to operating manufacturing facilities. Emphasis is placed on exposing students to research methodologies, exploring careers in engineering and discussions of the philosophy and ethics of the engineering profession. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of New York students entering grades 10,11; emphasis on participation by minorities, women, disabled and economically disadvantaged students. Dates: 8/5/90-8/19/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Raymond Puffer, Kathy Miller, Larry Ruff, Center for Advanced Technology, (518)/276-2902, FAX:(518)/276-2990. *RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Troy, 12180-3590. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science. Activities: This project introduces Young Scholars to the ongoing process of computerization of mathematics and selected research applications evolving from these developments. Students are taught the use of symbolic computation systems to find appropriate algebraic models for realistic applied problems in subfields such as cryptography. They also experience the development of such systems in academe and industry, and examine career options and topical ethics issues in these settings. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 25. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 11 in the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. Dates: 8/12/90-8/24/90. Application Deadline: 5/30/90. Costs: $400; scholarships available. Contact: Douglas Rebne, Managerial Policy and Organization, (518)/276-6844. *ROSWELL PARK MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Buffalo, 14263. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Molecular biology, cell biology. Activities: Students spend four days each week in the laboratory, and one day each week in the classroom receiving lectures in molecular and cell biology, science and ethics, career exploration and a special NSF Distinguished Lecture Series. Project Type: Commuter/residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Nationwide recruitment of talented students entering grade 12; emphasis on participation by minorities and women. Dates: 6/25/90-8/17/90. Application Deadline: 3/9/90. Costs: $0; $200/week stipend available. Contact: Edwin Mirand, Education, (716)/845-3028; Arthur Michalek, Education, (716)/845-2339. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK -- BUFFALO, Buffalo, 14214. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Bone cell physiology, molecular genetics, structure/function relationships of macromolecules, cellular and humoral immunology, bacterial physiology, immunochemistry of proteins. Activities: Hands-on research experience as students interact with scientists and undergraduate and graduate students actively working in the biological sciences at a University. Participants share research experiences in weekly seminar meetings and learn scientific writing skills. Field trips to an industrial setting and participation in research meetings and science fairs. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 12. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 7/3/90-8/25/90. Application Deadline: 4/2/90. Costs: $100/week stipend. Contact: Rosemary Dziak, Oral Biology, Foster Hall, (716)/831- 3827. STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH, Plattsburgh, 12901. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, chemistry, physics, geology. Activities: Science modules including both lecture and laboratory practice. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 15. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 10- 12. Dates: 7/9/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $150 stipend. Contact: Kenneth Adams, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 124 Hudson Hall, (518)/564-3041. NORTH CAROLINA DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, 27708. Project Location: Durham Campus and the Duke University Marine Laboratory at Beaufort. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science, marine biology. Activities: Courses in marine biology, mathematical problem solving, and beginning computer programming, supplemented by: special seminars in applied algebra and invertebrate ecology; a mentorship program with working scientists; a course in communications skills; and educational field trips. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of North Carolina students entering grades 8,9; emphasis on participation by minorities and women. Dates: 6/17/90-7/21/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $15/week stipend. Contact: Deborah Wahl, Continuing Education, The Bishop's House, (919)/684-6259; Joan Barber, North Carolina School of Science and Math, Durham, NC, 27705, (919)/682-3366. *NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY -- RALEIGH, Raleigh, 27695- 7909. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Nuclear physics/Nuclear engineering. Activities: Two weeks of structured lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on experiments on the fundamentals of nuclear physics, nuclear radiation, fission and fusion, nuclear energy, and the use of nuclear techniques in science and technology; and two weeks of participation in research as an apprentice to a researcher in tomography, nuclear spectrometry using a Van de Graaff accelerator, power reactor control, plasma physics, neutron activation analysis, or health physics. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of North Carolina students entering grades 11,12 who have had chemistry and Algebra II. Dates: Lectures and laboratory exercises, 6/11/90-6/22/90; research participation, 6/25/90-7/6/90 or 7/9/90-7/20/90 (two identical sessions of research, students choose one). Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $300; scholarships available. Contact: Ephraim Stam, Nuclear Engineering, Box 7909, (919)/737- 2303. *UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA -- GREENSBORO, Greensboro, 27412- 5001. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, physics, computer science. Activities: Students complete a case study on mathematics and physics topics during the academic year, and one of six research projects (in number patterns, statistics, computers, astronomy, energy sources, and physics of toys) during the summer. Learn content, research techniques, philosophy and ethics of physics and mathematics. Explore careers through meeting five staff women, five visiting women, and five undergraduate and two graduate women students in mathematics and physics. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 36. Eligibility: Local recruitment of girls entering grade 8. Dates: 6/10/90-6/21/91. Application Deadline: 6/15/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Suzanne Lea, Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences, (919)/334-5836. WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, Winston-Salem, 27109. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Computer science. Activities: Computer science, mathematics and science students study together topics in Models of Computation and Problem Solving. Seminars; laboratory sessions; tours of local high- tech industries; career discussions with community resource persons; info. about college admissions and career planning; discussions of ethical issues facing the computer science community. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of North Carolina students entering grades 10-12. Dates: 6/25/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $0; financial assistance available. Contact: Elmer Hayashi, David John, P.O. Box 7311, (919)/759- 5353. OHIO CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, 44106. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Science and engineering. Activities: Emphasis on math, physics, expository writing, speech and engineering; individual selection of discipline for hands-on project. Project Type: Commuter/Residential, summer. Enrollment: 35. Eligibility: Nationwide recruitment of students entering grade 12; emphasis on minority participation. Dates: 6/24/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 3/31/90. Costs: $125 stipend. Contact: Margaret Boulding, Baker Building, Room 116, (216)/368- 2904. *CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY, Wilberforce, 45384. Project Location: Same and various Ohio high schools. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary; water resources, biology, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, physics, computer science. Activities: Designed to increase the number of high school students pursuing careers in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering, this project allows one hundred sophomores and juniors to participate in an after-school component during the academic year, focused on career exploration, research methods, and science ethics. Twenty-five students from this group are then selected to participate in a 5-week residential summer research experience on the main campus of the University. Project Type: Academic year project followed by a residential, summer program. Enrollment: 100 for the academic year; 25 selected for summer program. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 10,11; emphasis on participation by inner-city students. Dates: 10/15/90-7/25/91. Application Deadline: 10/1/90. Costs: $0; $80/week stipend. Contact: Stephen Brewster, Mathematics and Computer Science, (513)/376-6364. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, 43210-1174. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics. Activities: The aim of the program is to provide opportunities for mathematically talented young people to engage in research mathematics. Activities in discrete mathematics and number theory provide a basis for development of reasoned argument. Project includes visits by mathematicians and scientists working "in the field." Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 65. Eligibility: Nationwide recruitment of students entering grades 9-12. Dates: 6/17/90-8/11/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90, however all late applications will be equally considered. Costs: $1,225; financial assistance available. Contact: Arnold Ross, Mathematics, 231 West 18th Avenue, (614)/292-1569. *OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, 43212-1194. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary: chemistry, life sciences, engineering, physics. Activities: Students are placed in research positions in laboratories primarily within the three OSU Colleges of Biological Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Medicine. Participants are provided information on science career options, requirements, and planning, and are introduced to the dilemmas of scientific ethics such as safety. Project Type: Commuter/residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of Central Ohio students entering grades 10,11. Dates: 6/22/90-8/31/90. Application Deadline: 1/30/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Michael Klapper, Chemistry, (614)/292-0673. *OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus, 43212-1210. Project Location: 6 Ohio cities in '90-'91; 9 cities in '91- '92. Discipline Focus: Mathematics and computer science. Activities: A school-year bridge between the summer institutes on Ohio State University's Columbus campus for talented, low- income, students from nine Ohio cities. School-year mathematics enrichment, career exploration, and mentor activities. Students are matched with college-educated mentors, and in monthly sessions throughout the school year participants experience the excitement of mathematics through calculators, computers, hands- on activities, career exploration field trips, etc. Project Type: Commuter, academic year only. Enrollment: 300 in '90-'91; 400 in '91-'92. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of talented Ohio students entering grade 7; emphasis on participation by underrepresented groups, including women and the economically disadvantaged. Dates: 7/8/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 3/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: James J. Bishop, Academic Affairs, (614)/292-3478. MUSKINGUM AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Zanesville, 43701. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Earth science, life sciences. Activities: Two 3-week sessions, half-time in lab and half-time in field research activities. Ecology provides a platform for participant introduction to the philosophy and ethics of science, scientific research methodologies, career awareness, exploration and planning in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Students work individually and in small groups with college faculty researchers and professional support staff. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 52. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 9,10. Dates: 6/11/90-6/29/90; 7/9/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $100; financial assistance available. Contact: John Marks, Engineering and Science, (614)/454-2501. WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton, 45435. Project Location: Smoky Mountain area. Discipline Focus: Earth sciences. Activities: A concentrated introduction to geology in the field. This existing hands-on approach to learning fosters sensitivity about the preservation of the environment and the proper management of natural resources. Students are introduced to careers in the earth sciences and are given an understanding of the high school curriculum needed as preparation. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 50. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 9; emphasis on participation by American Indians. Dates: 6/17/90-6/29/90. Application Deadline: No deadline; accepting applications after 4/2/90. Costs: $0; program and reasonable transportation costs covered. Contact: Benjamin Richard, Paul Wolfe, Geological Sciences, (513)/873-3455. OKLAHOMA *UNIVERSITY OF TULSA, Tulsa, 74104 Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering. Activities: Designed to introduce students to engineering as a career option, this program consists of a series of hands-on engineering experiments, an engineering research project, computer workshops to introduce participants to the uses of computers in engineering, field trips to area industries to see and talk to engineers at work, and workshops on engineering ethics. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 35. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 9,10. Dates: 6/10/90-6/24/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Keith Wisecarver, Chemical Engineering, (918)/631- 2975. OREGON OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Portland, 97221. Project Location: OMSI's Hancock Field Station/John Day River. Discipline Focus: Earth sciences, life sciences, natural resources. Activities: Students participate as members of one of two research teams under the supervision of professional researchers: (1) the Paleontology Team systematically collects/studies fossils from rich Tertiary deposits in/around John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and at other sites state-wide; (2) the Fishery Team studies water chemistry, streams, riparian vegetation, invertebrates, and anadromous fish (salmon and steelhead) in the John Day Basin. Each participant conducts an independent project and makes a final presentation. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 10-12. Dates: 7/1/90-8/11/90. Application Deadline: 3/15/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Jeffry Gottfried, 4015 S.W. Canyon Rd., (503)/274- 4579. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, 97403. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, chemistry, geology, physics. Activities: The theme is scientific inquiry. Students work daily with a professor in a research lab, hear lectures, tour special facilities and make a weekend field trip to the Pine Mountain Observatory. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/8/90-7/21/90. Application Deadline: 3/15/90. Costs: $170; financial assistance available. Contact: Ralph Barnhard, Chemistry, (503)/346-4601. PENNSYLVANIA CABRINI COLLEGE, Radnor, 19087. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, environmental sciences. Activities: Two lecture series: one dealing with applications of chemistry to societal issues such as criminology and nuclear science; the second to environmental pollution. Students perform research-level lab work in chemistry. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 16. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 10,11. Dates: 6/24/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $100/week stipend. Contact: Joseph Feighan, Josephine Rondini, Chemistry, King of Prussia and Eagle Roads, (215)/971-8375. *PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, University Park, 16802. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Engineering, mathematics, computer science. Activities: A pre-engineering program taught by tenured engineering faculty. Students study numerical methods, graphics, CAD and fractals, and perform six original experiments on the property of materials, including the use of scanning electron microscopy, ultrasonic detection, laser scanning technology, image processing and expert systems. The social context of technology and engineering careers are also studied. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 25. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/8/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 3/31/90. Costs: $0; stipends of up to $200 are available. Contact: Richard Devon, Robert Pangborn, Engineering Graphics, (814)/865-2952. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, 19104-6386. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, biochemistry, mathematics, computer science. Activities: Experiments: biochemistry, cell biology, anatomy. Classes: energy metabolism, hemoglobin spectroscopic properties, enzymes, hormone action, brain structure/function. Activities in math: design in nature; exponential growth/decay; combinatorics, probability, statistics; Fibonacci series; chaos, fractals; differentiation/integration; networks; logic puzzles; solving difficult problems with computers. Seminars on current research, social/philosophical issues such as privacy, computer viruses. Project Type: Commuter/Residential, summer. Enrollment: 42. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 10,11. Dates: 7/9/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90 preferred. Costs: $10 application fee; $1,250 academic program; $2,042 academic program plus residency; $0-$200 stipends. Contact: David Reibstein, College of General Studies, 230 Logan Hall, (215)/898-1684. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH -- GREENSBURG, Greensburg, 15601. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, computer science, mathematics, philosophy. Activities: Robots, experiments in gene manipulation, mathematical models for "real problems." Students participate in moot courts that deal with philosophical issues, shadow a Westinghouse scientist or engineer for a day at work. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 36. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10,11. Dates: 6/24/90-7/21/90. Application Deadline: 4/25/90. Costs: $0-$560; $0-$700 stipend. Contact: Mary Grace O'Donnell, Mathematics, (412)/836-9695; Kerry Holzworth, Biology, (412)/836-9693. PUERTO RICO UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO -- MAYAGUEZ, Mayaguez, 00709. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Statistics. Activities: Four weeks of classes and laboratory work. Visits to research laboratories and industries. Experts serve as mentors to students during the academic year. During the last two weeks of the summer session students select special projects involving the use of statistics in consultation with their mentors. A Statistics Day will be held at the participants' schools, and a Statistics Fair will be held at the Mayaguez Campus where the students will present their projects. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10-12 in the western sector of Puerto Rico. Dates: 6/1/90-7/15/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Bodapati Gandhi, Jorge Velez Anocho, Business Administration, (809)/832-4040, X-2046. *UNIVERSITY OF THE SACRED HEART, Santurce, 00914. Project Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico 00915. Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary. Activities: Project's focus is interdisciplinary, stressing the development of basic investigation and research skills. Lectures on scientific issues and contact with different specialists present participants with a broad spectrum of science and mathematics careers from which to choose, encouraging students to make a career selection or to establish a career goal. Project design is highly motivational and challenging, seeking to capitalize to a maximum on participants' demonstrated interest and high potential in science and math disciplines. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 15. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 9- 12; emphasis on participation by women and the disabled. Dates: 6/4/90-7/6/90. Application Deadline: 4/16/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Evelyn Torres-Gallardo, Natural Sciences, (809)/728- 1515, X-283 or X-288. RHODE ISLAND RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, Providence, 02908. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Environmental chemistry. Activities: Students work with practicing researchers in the design and implementation of an environmentally important project. The program also focuses on the philosophy of science and the scientific method. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Rhode Island students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/22/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0; $25/week stipend. Contact: Robert Viens, Physical Science, (401)/456-9659. UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY, Narragansett, 02882. Project Location: Bay Campus, Narragansett. Discipline Focus: Marine science/oceanography. Activities: Hands-on scientific research experience in oceanography and marine science. Students develop research, technical and communication skills through participation in research projects, lectures, and field experiences involving beaches, marshes, rocky intertidal areas and coastal ponds. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Rhode Island students, preferably entering grade 12. Dates: 7/9/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 4/7/90. Costs: Stipend of $50/week, plus $50/week for commuting and meal expenses. Contact: Sara Hickox, (401)/792-6211. SOUTH CAROLINA ERSKINE COLLEGE, Due West, 29639. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Earth sciences, life sciences, physical sciences. Activities: Interface computers with scientific equipment, using computers to take data and to control the apparatus. Students use this technique to design and carry out investigations in astronomy, meteorology, biology, modern physics, vision and sound, geology, communications, and assistance for the physically disabled. Evening and weekend activities; several field trips. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 21. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10-12. Dates: 6/11/90-7/13/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $630; stipends available. Contact: William Junkin, III, RISE Director, (803)/379-8822. *FRANCIS MARION COLLEGE, Florence, 29501. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Physics. Activities: An introduction to the excitement and methodology of scientific research via a 3-week camp in modern physics. Includes classroom discussions, laboratory exercises, library research and individual projects. Students investigate atomic spectra, followed by experiments designed to discover more about the structure of the nucleus. Student exposure to a variety of scientific careers via invited lecturers, field trips and library research. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 25. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 12 in the Southeast, having had Algebra I and II, as well as Geometry; emphasis on participation by minorities, women, rural students, and the economically disadvantaged. Dates: 6/11/90-6/29/90. Application Deadline: 5/7/90. Costs: $0; stipends available. Contact: Seth Smith, Timothy Havens, Chemistry and Physics, (803)/661-1452. *FURMAN UNIVERSITY, Greenville, 29613. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Environmental sciences, biology, chemistry and geology. Activities: Students form research teams, each of which also includes a faculty director, a high school science teacher, and a Furman undergraduate. Lectures developing concepts in spectroscopy, chromatography, and electrochemistry are reinforced by hands-on use of modern analytical instruments. Each student is assigned a specific research problem and participates in weekly group meetings. These studies are complemented by field trips and lectures on career planning and ethical issues. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 16. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10-12 in Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens and Spartanburg counties. Dates: 6/25/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 4/23/90. Costs: $500 stipend. Contact: Noel Kane-Maguire, Howard Thomas, Chemistry, (803)/294- 3374. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA -- AIKEN, Aiken, 29801. Project Location: University of South Carolina -- Aiken, Savannah River Ecology Lab, Savannah River Laboratory, Normandeaux Associates. Discipline Focus: Microbiology, ecology, environmental science, computer science, chemical/mechanical engineering. Activities: Hands-on research with scientists/engineers. Each participant is paired with a scientist/engineer and develops their own project, keeping daily journals and making weekly oral reports. A final written and oral presentation is required. Students participate in group lecture/discussions ranging from scientific ethics to scientific reporting. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 18. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/4/90-7/20/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $100/week stipend. Contact: Jeffrey Priest, Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, (803)/648-6851. TEXAS DEL MAR COLLEGE, Corpus Christi, 78404. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, computer science, engineering. Activities: An intense summer program meeting 9am-3pm four days per week for classes in logic, problem solving, engineering, and computer science. Guest speakers (scientists, engineers) from 9- 10am. Fridays devoted to field trips such as NASA in Houston and local area science/engineering firms such as the Hoechst Celanese Technical Center. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 120-130. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 8-11 (8th graders must have an overall "B" average with an "A" in mathematics; 9th-11th graders must have an overall "B" average and a "B"in mathematics). Dates: 6/11/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 3/15/90. Costs: $0; financial assistance available for transportation costs. Contact: William Mareth, Mathematics, (512)/886-1570. *MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, Wichita Falls, 76308. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry. Activities: Students conduct 8-week research projects with no more than three students to a professor, with participants receiving formal career counseling, computer training, minicourses in technical writing, research methodology, and special topics in chemistry. Also included are field trips to several outstanding research laboratories and participation in two student-faculty panels on philosophy and ethics. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 14. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 12; emphasis on participation by rural students. Dates: 6/4/90-7/30/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0; $950 stipend. Contact: Robert Palma, Chemistry, (817)/692-6611. *TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION, College Station, 77843-3577. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemical engineering. Activities: Students conduct research projects under the direction of engineering faculty as well as classroom instruction and discussions in communications skills, research techniques, engineering problem solving, creativity, ethics, using spreadsheets on PC's to solve problems and career orientation. Included are campus field trips through scientific facilities and plant trips through industrial facilities. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 18. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of talented Texas students entering grades 11,12 (but consideration will also be given to applications from elsewhere in the United States, as well); emphasis on participation by rural students, minorities, women, and the economically disadvantaged. Dates: 6/10/90-7/6/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $0; $250 stipend. Contact: Ronald Darby, Chemical Engineering, (409)/845-3301. *UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS -- AUSTIN, Austin, 78712. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Life sciences, biochemistry. Activities: Research participation in life science/biochemistry, including related fields such as nutrition, exercise physiology, physiological psychology, and some earth sciences (paleontology). First five weeks devoted to special advanced coursework in the mornings; research participation in the afternoons. Last four weeks involve full-time research participation; seminars in the evenings. Coursework in modern cellular, molecular, evolutionary and developmental biology and biochemistry; readings/discussions of great experiments in biology/biochemistry; guest lectures by research scientists; research involving students as junior members of teams engaged in on-going research; submission of written papers and oral or poster presentations on individual research at a simulated two-day professional meeting. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 50. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11,12; emphasis on participation by minorities, women, and the disabled. Dates: 6/10/90-8/11/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90; late applications welcomed. Costs: $860; stipends available. Contact: Irwin Spear, Botany, Division of Biological Sciences, (512)/471-8630. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS -- MEDICAL BRANCH, Galveston, 77550. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, life sciences, computer science, engineering. Activities: Hands-on research experience in professional situations. After learning skills, summer scholars work on projects defined by preceptors and, upon returning to their high schools, conduct independent follow-up projects. Project Type: Commuter/residential, summer. Enrollment: 16. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 10,11 (must be at least 16 years old); emphasis on participation by minorities and the disadvantaged. Dates: 6/11/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 4/6/90. Costs: $1,000 stipend. Contact: David McAdoo, Peter Bowman, Marine Biomedical Institute, 200 University Boulevard, (409)/761-2939. *UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS -- SAN ANTONIO, San Antonio, 78285 Project Location: UT-SA & St. Philip's College, San Antonio, TX. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, technical writing. Activities: An intense, 8-week, mathematics-based enrichment activity emphasizing the development of abstract reasoning skills and problem-solving skills through coursework assignments and examinations and laboratory projects. A career awareness component involves guest speakers in science and engineering as well as field trips. Project staff consists of college instructors, outstanding high school teachers, Air Force and Navy officers and undergraduate engineering/science majors as mentors. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 900 Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 7- 12; emphasis on participation by minorities and women. Dates: 6/11/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 3/2/90. Costs: $0; 500 stipends available. Contact: Manuel Berriozabal, Mathematics, Computer Science and Systems Design, (512)/691-5530. WILEY COLLEGE, Marshall, 75670. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science. Activities: Mathematical sciences with heavy emphasis on research methodology and the applications of mathematics and microprocessor technology in scientific disciplines. Organized field trips, distinguished guest lecturers, classroom and laboratory topics and projects. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 6/5/90-7/21/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $100/week stipend. Contact: William Adeniyi, Natural and Computational Sciences, (214)/938-8341, X-301. UTAH UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Logan, 84322. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Food science, nutrition. Activities: The multidisciplinary nature of scientific research of food and nutrition is introduced. Students work with research scientists on an individual and team basis. Hands-on laboratory work is used to teach research techniques used by scientists in the field of food and nutrition, as well as to demonstrate the application of research methodology to a scientific problem. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Utah students entering grades 11,12. Dates: 7/30/90-8/17/90. Application Deadline: 4/16/90. Costs: $100/week stipend. Contact: Donald McMahon, Nutrition and Food Sciences, UMC 8700, (801)/750-3644. VERMONT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE, Middlebury, 05753. Project Location: Middlebury College and High Pond Research in Brandon, Vermont. Discipline Focus: Biology, chemistry, geology, physics, math and computer sciences, Northern studies. Activities: The first summer's activities were devoted to instruction across the curriculum, with students living in group dormitory rooms and maintaining the facility and kitchen with faculty. In this, the second summer, eight to ten weeks are devoted to a single research project in a laboratory at the college alongside a faculty member and a college research student with whom the student resides in the college dormitory. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grade 11; emphasis on participation by minorities. Dates: 8/5/90-8/17/90. Application Deadline: 3/31/90. Costs: $300 stipend plus travel expenses paid. Contact: Craig Landgren, Biology, (802)/388-3711, X-5435. VIRGINIA *MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Big Stone Gap, 24219. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Interdisciplinary. Activities: This program features hands-on scientific and mathematical investigations, including overnight field trips to science-related facilities and locations. Real-world ecological and environmental problems are studied and innovative teaching methods are utilized. The Magnet School provides study in the fields of chemistry, physics, mathematics, microbiology, geology, environmental science, and computer science, with students selecting one of three programs of study. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 60. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10-12 in Lee, Wise, Scott and Dickenson counties. Dates: 6/18/90-7/13/90. Application Deadline: 4/30/90. Costs: $0; $200 stipend. Contact: Chris Allgyer, Mathematics, Division of Arts and Sciences, (703)523-2400, X-320. *VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, Richmond, 23284. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, physics. Activities: Honors topics instruction is provided by university faculty and by pre-college faculty who are members of the active Mathematics Teacher Professional Network. Students' interest in mathematics and physics is nurtured as they report on small group interactions with industry and academic researchers and as they conduct and report on small scale research projects. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: Local recruitment of talented Black students entering grade 7 in the Richmond area. Dates: 7/2/90-7/18/90. Application Deadline: 4/1/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Reuben Farley, Mathematical Sciences, (804)/367-1319; P. N. Raychowdhury, Mathematical Sciences, (804)/367-1301. WASHINGTON *WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Pullman, 99164-5045. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary. Activities: Students work with a comprehensive support team as they participate in group activities designed to build an understanding of the integral relationship between science and engineering and research. These activities also develop an appreciation of the interactions between science and engineering professionals and society. At the completion of this project a model will be in place enabling high school students to access resources leading to careers in science and engineering research. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Washington students entering grades 10-12; emphasis on minorities, women, and the disabled. Dates: 7/15/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $300; scholarships, stipends and travel allowances available. Contact: Denny Davis, College of Engineering and Architecture, (509)/335-5593. WEST VIRGINIA BETHANY COLLEGE, Bethany, 26032. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Physiology, biology, biological rhythms of plants and animals. Activities: Research teams composed of a senior researcher, a high school teacher, a college student, and a Young Scholar. Following classroom instruction in scientific research methods, students design their own research projects to be carried out in the lab and the field. Class topics include nature of the biological clock and importance of timing in regulating seasonal changes in plants and animals. Chronobiologists present seminars on their research and supervise student research activities. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grades 10-12 in the Appalachian region. Dates: 6/19/90-7/21/90. Application Deadline: 5/10/90. Costs: $0. Contact: John Burns, Biology, (304)/829-7637. *WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, 26506-6057. Project Location: Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA. Discipline Focus: Marine sciences. Activities: Project is designed to expose outstanding precollege hearing-impaired students to the study and experience of marine biology, physical oceanography, navigation, bay and coastal ecology. The program involves lecture, hands-on field, shipboard, laboratory, and research experiences in the marine sciences. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: National recruitment of hearing-impaired students entering grades 10,11. Dates: 7/8/90-8/3/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $612; financial assistance available. Contact: Edward Keller, Biology, (304)/293-5201. WISCONSIN MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, Milwaukee, 53233. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Multidisciplinary: electrical, mechanical, civil, and computer engineering; chemistry; mathematics. Activities: Enrichment experiences in science, mathematics, and engineering. Students participate in hands-on research and skills-developing activities, group discussions of philosophy, and field trips. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 32. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grade 8; emphasis on minority and low-income participants. Dates: 6/25/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 5/1/90. Costs: $300; full scholarships available. Contact: Sandra Robinson, Christine Faltz, Educational Opportunity Program, 1217 West Wisconsin Avenue, (414)/288-7368. *UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -- MILWAUKEE, Milwaukee, 53201. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, physics. Activities: Designed to enhance student interest and skills in mathematics and physics, each program unit integrates physics concepts with mathematical skills. Participants prepare presentations to share with classmates during the academic year. Project Type: Commuter, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Local recruitment of students entering grades 7,8; emphasis on minority participation. Dates: 7/2/90-8/10/90. Application Deadline: 5/15/90. Costs: $0. Contact: Robert Hall, Associate Dean, Letters and Science, (414)/229-5882. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -- RIVER FALLS, River Falls, 54022. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and computer science. Activities: Laboratory experiments, field work experiments, industrial site visits and interdisciplinary seminars. Includes a double mentoring system in which an academic scientist and a science teacher in the participant's home school provide joint consultation as the student completes an independent research project and presents the results in the home institution. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 30. Eligibility: State-wide recruitment of Wisconsin students entering grades 9,10; emphasis on participation by rural students and women. Dates: 6/10/90-6/30/90. Application Deadline: 3/30/90. Costs: $20; scholarships available. Contact: Kathryn Ernie, Mathematics and Computer Systems, North Hall, (715)/425-3346. *UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN -- SUPERIOR, Superior, 54880. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Mathematics, chemistry, life sciences, earth sciences. Activities: Focusing on acid deposition, students use techniques of exploratory data analysis and linear regression to analyze National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) data. Groups of four use a computer and Minitab to construct a model for pH. Lectures, lab experiments and field trips introduce pollutant sources, chemistry of acid deposition and effects of acidification. On a two-day camp out near acid-sensitive lakes, students inspect an NADP sampling station and the Little Rock acidification project. A VCR tape relates experiences to fellow classmates. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 16. Eligibility: National recruitment of students entering grades 11 and 12, having completed biology and chemistry, and having had mathematics courses through Algebra II. Dates: 6/25/90-7/27/90. Application Deadline: 4/27/90. Costs: $30 activities fee and meals on weekends; $100 stipend. Contact: Francis Florey, Mathematics, (715)/394-8322 or 8289. WYOMING NORTHWEST COLLEGE, Powell, 82435. Project Location: Yellowstone National Park for two weeks; Northwest College for two weeks. Discipline Focus: Environmental chemistry, biology, geology. Activities: Students are exposed to various aquatic field and laboratory research paradigms, designing and choosing appropriate research methodologies. The methods are then implemented by the students resulting in the collection of data and field specimens which are critically analyzed in the laboratory, providing useful data to appropriate Yellowstone National Park research offices. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 20. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 7/8/90-8/5/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $50/week stipend. Contact: David Barkan, Chemistry, (307)/754-6451. UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, Laramie, 82071. Project Location: Same. Discipline Focus: Materials science, digital circuits, chemical engineering, computer graphics. Activities: Hands-on laboratory experiences in various engineering fields. Students are guided by faculty, through basic instruction and individual projects, to develop research methods and problem-solving skills. Project Type: Residential, summer. Enrollment: 24. Eligibility: Regional recruitment of students entering grade 12. Dates: 6/10/90-6/22/90. Application Deadline: 4/15/90. Costs: $0; 10 stipends of $150 are available. Contact: Sally Steadman, Engineering, (307)/766-6105.