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Craig Culbert, assistant teaching professor of mathematical sciences at Penn State Harrisburg, points to information on a large screen.

Summer STEM 2

Craig Culbert, assistant teaching professor of mathematical sciences at Penn State Harrisburg, offered a session on coding theory and cryptology during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. This summer, 28 students from 14 high schools participated in workshops on a variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) topics.

A high school student holds a funnel while another student pours liquid into a container.

Summer STEM 3

High school student Phoebe Boger participates in a biology session during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. During the two-week experience, students rotated through a series of workshop sessions covering many STEM topics.

Closeup of a student's hands holding a pencil and a paper wheel with letters and numbers

STEM Summer 4

Coding theory and cryptography was one session offered during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. The program gave high school students a taste of eight STEM disciplines: math, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biology and computer science.

Students sit at lab tables while a man at the front of the room gives instructions during a biology workshop

STEM Summer 5

Mitchell Spear, laboratory manager at Penn State Harrisburg, gives students instructions during a biology session during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. The program offers high school students a chance to participate in hands-on workshops related to a variety of STEM topics.

Students wearing safety goggles and blue gloves work with concrete during a civil engineering workshop

STEM Summer 6

High school students make concrete boats during a civil engineering session in the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. During the program, faculty members offer hands-on workshops to give students a taste of eight STEM disciplines: math, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biology and computer science.

A student holds a test tube during a biology workshop

STEM Summer 7

Biology was one of eight STEM disciplines that high school students learned about during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. Activities, which included hands-on workshops and field trips, were designed to help students learn more about STEM fields as they prepare for college.

Students work at a lab table with small bottles of liquid

STEM Summer 8

Students learned how to determine blood type during a biology session at the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. During the program, faculty members offer hands-on workshops to give students a taste of eight STEM disciplines: math, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biology and computer science.

Closeup of a hand using a small bottle to put a droplet of liquid into a tray

STEM Summer 9

High school students attending the STEM Summer Enrichment Program learned how to determine blood type during a biology workshop.