Past Programs: 2024 Recap

In summer 2024, high school students Precious Adedokun, Ayesha Anis, Diana Garcia, Divinefavour Osuji, and Ishaal Qureshi participated in the third year of NURPH, engaging in diverse materials science research projects. These projects included the characterization of materials for fuel cells, characterization of materials for band-aid alternatives and wound-healing, analysis of alloys for hydrogen-based metallurgy, mechanical testing of resins for 3D printing, and processing of nanofibers to form tissue scaffolds, respectively, all under the guidance of graduate student mentors.

Along with their daily research activities, students attended introductory materials science classes and professional development workshops. They also attended STEM education and career panels to explore various STEM fields and their applications. Furthermore, they visited the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics at Northwestern’s Chicago campus, where they learned about ongoing genetics research and toured the institute’s facilities. At the end of the program, the students presented their efforts and achievements in two poster sessions, one attended by the NU Materials Science and Engineering department and their families and a joint session between various undergraduate summer research programs funded by the NSF Data-Driven Dynamical Design (ID4) grant.

Click the links below to learn more about the students, their research projects, and curriculum + workshops in the 2024 program!