 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCE |
| Princeton Engineering News |
July 2007 |
A very successful academic year culminated in June with 168 members of
Princeton’s senior class receiving engineering degrees and heading off
to work in developing nations, pursue graduate degrees and embark on
wide-ranging careers. We eagerly await a new group of freshmen in the
fall, but even before then, Princeton Engineering has opened its doors
to another group of learners. More than 200 high school students,
undergraduates from other colleges and public school teachers will be
on campus to participate in summer outreach
programs, many of which are in engineering.
These programs provide an exciting opportunity for engineering faculty, staff and students to share their talents and resources with a diverse audience. Take, for example, the Princeton University Materials Academy. Nearly 50 students from local high schools will participate in P.U.M.A. this summer, learning about materials science through hands-on experiments, such as the design of sustainable ceramic water filters for the developing world. This is one of the ways we are engaging as many people as possible in an educational experience that prepares teachers and students alike to think critically about technology and use it to improve the world. I hope you have a restful and rejuvenating summer. -- H. Vincent Poor *77 |
