Junior/Senior · 6 weeks (June 21 - August 5) · 6-8 credits
If you're skilled in math and science and would like to use your talents to improve the world, then engineering could be the career for you.
This program will give you a first-hand look at this diverse and exciting field. You'll investigate a wide range of technical disciplines, such as:
- Bioengineering and earth sciences
- Chemical and electrical engineering
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Computer science and engineering
- Structural and mechanical engineering
- Operations research, and
- Material science and engineering physics
You'll have the opportunity to talk with senior faculty members and practitioners about the latest developments in research and technology.
And, not only will you have the chance to visit several of Cornell's cutting-edge facilities (possibilities include Cornell Nanofabrication Facility, the Center for High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), and the Nanobiotechnology Center) you'll also gain hands-on experience during weekly laboratories, and participate in group projects created to familiarize you with the engineering design process. The projects and labs are fun, while at the same time challenge your creative abilities.
To be eligible for this program, you must have completed your junior or senior year of high school by June 2008.
Courses
You will be enrolled in:
- Exploration in Engineering Seminar (ENGRG 1060, 1 credit)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30-4
Also, labs Tuesdays or Thursdays, 2:30-4
Select two additional courses from the more than sixty on this Web site (see course roster).
Note: if while selecting courses you find you want to take one that meets at a time that conflicts with "Topics in Engineering," please apply to the "Focus on the Sciences" program.
Program leader
"In my teaching, as in my life, I believe that good character, loyalty, frankness, and hard work is a recipe for success. I constantly strive to follow this recipe and encourage my students to be successful in their efforts."
Petru Petrina is an associate professor in Cornell's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a senior research associate in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. An inventor and consultant, Dr. Petrina received his Ph.D. in 1978 from Cornell. In 1980, he returned to Polytechnic Institute of Cluj, Romania where he was an associate professor. He joined the Cornell faculty and research staff in September 1987. Dr. Petrina is the author or co-author of more than 50 papers and reports. His major research interest has been in the area of advanced composite materials and he has developed, among other things, a unique composite rebar for reinforcing concrete structures.