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

Application availability/deadline: February 1, 2012/March 18, 2012 - 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. (11th/12th graders will be considered only if they have never participated in the program previously.) Must be a minimum of 12-years-old to participate.

Summer 2012 Session: GEMS 1 (1-week) will be offered. APG runs a cycle of 3 programs: A, B, & C. In 2012, we are back to Cycle A. Click here to download 2012 session flier.

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

Planned Session Dates: Four 1-week sessions will be held during Summer 2012:
Week #1: June 25-29, 2012
Week #2: July 9-13, 2012
Week #3: July 23-27, 2012
Week #4: August 6-10, 2012

Point of Contact (POC): Mr. Matt Kiefert, e-mail: matthew.g.kiefert.ctr@mail.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, Matt Kiefert. If you show up on the first day without this paperwork, you will NOT be allowed to participate.