College of Engineering

Summer Camps

 

Summer Camp Application

 

Engineering Summer Camps 2009

Spend a week this summer exploring engineering majors and careers with our qualified staff, professionals from the community and college instructors.

 

Expect hands-on activities and projects, such as: building & testing bridges, blasting bottle rockets, building a robot, designing a digital video game, using our labs, touring our campus, field trips and more...

 

All camps run Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., based in the Harry Reid Engineering Laboratory at the southeast end of the University of Nevada, Reno campus. Registration fee per camp is $250 (financial assistance and scholarships are available). Students need to provide their own transportation and a daily lunch (healthy snacks and water will be provided).

 

Intro to Engineering Camps (designed for students ages 12 – 14) Varied activities from our departments:

  1. Chemical & Materials Engineering
  2. Civil & Environmental Engineering
  3. Computer Science & Engineering
  4. Electrical & Biomedical Engineering
  5. Mechanical Engineering

Dates: June 22 – 26; July 13 – 17; July 27 – 31

 

Civil Engineering Camps (designed for students ages 14 – 17) Focused on specific areas:

  1. Earthquakes
  2. Environmental
  3. Geotechnical

Dates: July 6 – 10; July 20 – 24

 

If you would like more information on the summer camps, please contact Debbie Delauer, College of Engineering Outreach Coordinator, at (775) 327-2256.