WIE LEAD Academies
Background | Criteria | 2010 Academies | Application
Background
The Women in Engineering Leadership Enhancement, Application and Design Academies have been created to provide students with the opportunity to spend a day learning and applying principles related to a particular engineering discipline found at the University of Maryland.
Criteria
Each academy will have a slightly different criteria that will be outlined at the time of application. Students are expected to have a strong academic background and an interest in learning about engineering.
This program is open to young men and women.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Topic: TBD
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Aerospace Engineering
Topic: Introduction to Feedback Control
We expect to offer four academies in 2010. Please continue to check the website for more specific information.
Each program will begin at 9:00am and conclude at 4:00pm unless otherwise specified in student acceptance materials. Students will be given all required materials and lunch.
Each academy is $50.
- Applications for the WIE LEAD Academies will be posted online in the Spring.
- Teacher Recommendation - Please ask the teacher to write a recommendation on school letterhead, describing your interests and capabilities. Recommendations should be mailed in a signature-sealed envelope.
- High School Transcript
If you have specific questions about the WIE LEAD Academies, please contact Alana Johnson or write to:
WIE LEAD Academies
Women in Engineering Program
1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall
College Park, MD 20742
