The Engineering and Computer Science Camps are one-week camps designed to provide students with a broad exposure to the variety of engineering disciplines -- aerospace, biomedical, civil & environmental, computer science, electrical, materials science and mechanical -- plus related topics in chemistry and physics. Field trips to see engineering at area businesses and team projects supplement the classroom activities.

The Bridge and Gateway camps are residential camps; Access and Entry camps are 8:30 am to 5:30 pm day camps. All have a Friday evening awards session.  The program fees cover a participant's meals, housing (if applicable), insurance, project materials and activities; need-based partial and full camp scholarships are available. Each residential camp is limited to 50 students.

The sessions, fees and dates are:
Bridge – a residence camp for students entering the 9th & 10th grades – $325, June 7 - 12.
Access – a day camp for students entering the 9th, 10th & 11th grades – $200, June 15 - 19.
Gateway – a residence camp for students entering the 7th & 8th grades – $325, June 28 - July 3.
Entry – a day camp for students entering the 6th, 7th & 8th grades – $200, July 6 - 10.

Application materials are available at at www.uta.edu/engineering/summercamps/. We are currently accepting applications for summer 2009.

July 20 - 24, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
The goal of a girls-only camp is to increase the interest of high ability young women in a career in engineering by combating stereotypes, creating connections, reducing the issue of competition for resources with boys, and demonstrating the real-world social impact of engineering. This one-week day camp will introduce middle school young women to the field of engineering by showing how engineering is connected to personal issues, social concerns, and community interests.

By conveying engineering concepts in a more personal, social and community-oriented context and introducing them to middle school girls, we will show how engineers connect, communicate, and improve the world. Campers will experience faculty presentations and lectures, lab tours, field trips, hands-on activities.
The Girlgeneering fee is $100 and need-based partial and full camp scholarships are available. Additional information and a registration form are available at http://www.uta.edu/engineering/girlscamps and we are currently accepting applications for summer 2009.

Contact Dr. Carter Tiernan, tiernan@uta.edu.

July 15 - 17
Conducted by the Computer Science & Engineering Department, this three-day camp is designed for high school juniors, seniors and new graduates. In addition to a fun robot challenge, the camp will prepare students to successfully apply to the college of their choice, including talks on how to apply for financial aid and scholarships, how to write application essays, how to put together a resume or experience history, and how to apply online to UT Arlington.

The RoPro Camp fee is $35 and includes use of the robots and lunch on campus each day. Additional information and a registration form are available at http://www.cse.uta.edu/Robots/summerchallenge.asp and applications are being taken at this time.

Saturday, July 18, 9 am - 5 pm
This camp provides an opportunity for middle and high school students to learn more about properties of materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers and semiconductors – the world of Materials Science and Engineering. The camp is conducted by the Materials Science & Engineering Department with support from ASM International, North Texas Chapter of ASM International.

The fee of $30 includes a study book and lunch on the campus. The camp is limited to 30 students. More information and a registration form are available at http://www.uta.edu/mse/summercamp.php

Contact Mihir Patel, Camp Director, mihir_patel_80@yahoo.com.

July 25, 8:30am - 5:00pm
This is a one-day camp for students entering the 4th and 5th grades see things they have never seen before – atoms! Use an electron microscope to see 30,000 times better than normal vision! Conducted by the Materials Science & Engineering Department with support from the National Science Foundation.

No fee; pizza lunch and souvenir t-shirt provided. Limited to 12 participants. Information and registration form available at http://www.uta.edu/mse/summercamp2008.php

Contact: Dr. Seong Jin Koh, camp director, skoh@uta.edu

July 27-31, 9am - 4pm
The AVL summer workshop will allow high school juniors, seniors and new graduates to work on a hands-on team project in autonomous vehicles and develop team-building, collective decision making and problem solving skills in challenges motivated by real world scenarios.  The workshop is limited to 15 participants. More information is available at http://www3.uta.edu/faculty/subbarao/AVLHighSchoolWorkshop.html.

Contact Dr. Kamesh Subbarao, subbarao@uta.edu.

July 22 –25 (tentative)
This four-day math/science camp is for incoming Hispanic high school sophomores. Campers will dive into STEM subjects through fun lab experiments, math contests, tours and other activities. For a taste of the full "college experience," the students will stay overnight in dorms.  The camp is limitedto 30 participants and is sponsored by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. 

Contact Luis Mendoza-Natividad at Luis.Mendoza@shpe.org.