Eighteen high school students from Detroit and across the lower peninsula are spending six days at Michigan Tech this week to explore Natural Resources & Engineering majors and consider attending Michigan Tech.
Students are investigating drinking water treatment, autonomous vehicles, forest management, and more, with Michigan Tech faculty from Mechanical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Electrical & Computing Engineering, as well as, natural resource agencies, such as the US Forest Service.
Students are participating in hands-on engineering explorations, and enjoying a variety of outdoor activities from kayaking to mountain biking and hiking at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
The program is coordinated by Michigan Tech Center for Science & Environmental Outreach, with funding from: MTU School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science, College of Engineering, Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Admissions, Housing & Residential Life, Great Lakes Research Center and the Michigan Space Grant Consortium.
This is the 5th year that the program has been conducted.