About this camp
Experience a week in the life of an engineer – thinking, planning, designing, fabricating, and proving designs. Dive into hands-on team projects with real engineering applications where you will utilize an expansive engineering toolkit of software, tools, and equipment.
Throughout the week, learn technologies driving smart manufacturing as you gain skills to program industrial robots and build digital twin models. Choose multiple projects across various engineering disciplines to explore your interests.
This project-based camp is offered in collaboration with the College of Engineering, providing a fun, informative, and creative environment with just a hint of friendly competition.
When you leave, your mind will be racing with ideas to change the world, and you’ll walk away with a greater understanding of what engineers do to make those ideas come to life.
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Prerequisites
Some basic knowledge of math and physics may be helpful, but this course is designed for high school students with little to no experience in engineering.
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Dr. Ben Thomas is an instructor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, teaching courses like engineering graphics, computational methods, and machine hydraulics. A triple Dawg, he earned his bachelor’s in agricultural engineering, and his master’s and doctoral degrees focused on microscopy. His diverse background includes designing tractor rollover protection, optical mounts, and programming image processing. Active in community service, he developed an outreach program with NSBE mentors at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School. This is his seventh year as a Summer Academy Instructor.
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