Students gain direct access to UC Berkeley's world-class academic environment, including laboratories and maker spaces, for an immersive, hands-on learning experience.
The Aerospace Engineering Academy at UC Berkeley offers high school students an immersive, two-week, full-day experience in aerospace engineering. Participants engage in hands-on projects, connecting the forces of flight with engineering choices. Students design and build gliders, competing in flight tests to measure distance and stability. They also investigate rocket propulsion and orbits, and program basic drones or microcontroller-based demonstrations to explore sensor-based motion control. The program emphasizes building and testing lightweight, strong structures under stress, culminating in teams developing and pitching a rover or lander concept. This academy provides a concrete way to explore engineering through design, testing, and refinement, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
A typical day involves full-day academic sessions where students engage in hands-on projects, interactive workshops, and potentially excursions to relevant facilities.
This academy is ideal for high school students who are curious about how aircraft fly or spacecraft land and are eager to explore engineering through a hands-on design, test, and refine process.
University of California, Berkeley
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