The Army Research Lab (ARL) at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD

Application availability/deadline: February 1, 2010/March 15, 2010- Applications submitted BEFORE the start date of availability will not be accepted or reviewed.

Students in the 7th-10th grade will be considered for this GEMS program at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

Summer 2010 Session: GEMS 1 will be offered. APG runs a cycle of 3 programs: A, B, & C. In 2010, we are back to Cycle B. We will have a link to download the session flier/details on the session here when it becomes available (probably late January 2010).

Summer Session Description: Like all cycles, this session consists of a series of hands-on experiments & instrumentation sessions covering a broad arrage of topics.

Planned Session Dates: Four 1-week sessions will be held during Summer 2010:
Week #1: June 21-25, 2010
Week #2: July 12-16, 2010
Week #3: July 26-30, 2010
Week #4: August 9-13, 2010

Point of Contact (POC): Ms. Melissa Meyers, e-mail: melissa.a.meyer@us.army.mil or Dr. Sandra Young, e-mail: sandra.young@us.army.mil.

Location: We are about 35-minutes NORTH of Baltimore City off of I-95 (exit 85). Students are responsible for arranging travel to/from the program. We will make every effort possible to put students who live close to each other in the same session in order to have carpool possibilities. Click here to see a map with directions.

Note: Any student admitted to GEMS will have to fill out paperwork/forms and turn this in on the first day of the program week that they are participating in. The paperwork/forms require both the student's signature and a parent or guardian's signature. If you are admitted to GEMS and misplace this paperwork, please contact the ARL-APG POC, Krissy Turner. If you show up on the first day without this paperwork, you will NOT be allowed to participate.