Maine SMART High School Research Session - Portland4
Description
This session is currently only available for rising 11th & 12th grade students in Portland Public Schools. The session requires a password to register, which you can obtain through PPS or STEM Outreach.

Join us for a week of research & learning this summer on the University of Southern Maine - Portland campus. Participants will gain a more in-depth understanding of the principles of research - which is achieved through conducting classroom level research focusing on one of the State of Maine targeted technology sectors. This session’s objective is to increase understanding of the research process, and to build critical skills by having students conduct research in relevant fields.

This year, our sessions will be focusing on researching composite materials. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with constructing composites to meet predetermined requirements/minimum specifications. This session will also take advantage of the resources available on the USM-Portland campus, including visits to CERL (Composite Engineering Research Laboratory) and the MIST (Maker Innovation Studio) Lab.

This session runs in the Science Building on the University of Southern Maine-Portland campus. The address is 70 Falmouth St., Portland, ME 04103. This session runs from Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 3:30pm on the dates listed below.

All participants must currently be enrolled in their sophomore or junior year of high school. All participants must be of good academic standing and capable of participating in an intense academic week-long program.

This session collects demographic information during registration, which is used for reporting in the grant that is supporting this session.

This session is run in partnership with Portland Public Schools as part of the Maine-SMART NSF EPSCoR grant entitled “E-CORE RII: Strengthening Maine’s Research Ecosystem and Pathways Through Strategic Capacity Building”. Our participation focuses on the core goal of “increasing the number of students entering STEM fields” and “broadening participation in STEM fields and careers”. You can find more information about this project here: https://umaine.edu/maine-smart/

Want to learn more about our camps? Check out our website here: https://usm.maine.edu/stem-outreach/stem-camps/
Location:
2025 Maine SMART High School Research Sessions
Dates:
Week 4 - 7/14 - 7/18
Time:
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Ages:
Grades 11th - 12th
Cost:
$50.00
Availability:
This session has openings
Registration will end on 7/12/2025.