GEMS at U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – U.S. Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL West) (Playa Vista, CA) is a STEM enrichment program for students. This year, DEVCOM ARL West will hosting the problem virtually, to ensure a safe experience for all participants! This year we have two offerings:

GEMS is a FREE one-week session for middle and high school students (GEMS I: rising 6th-8th graders; GEMS II: rising 9th and 10th graders). No prior experience required! If you’re interested in learning more about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with activities that go beyond the normal classroom offerings, then this program is for you!

This year, we’ll be providing a special GEMS III experience, targeted for rising 10th-12th graders, in partnership with DoD STARBASE. You can find more information about them here: https://www.starbaselosal.org/. For this program, Algebra 1 will be an important pre-requisite.

*NOTE: There will be no stipends for students who participate in GEMS virtually in summer 2022. 

About DEVCOM ARL West

Started in April 2016 as part of the DEVCOM ARL Open Campus Initiative, DEVCOM ARL West is the Southern California hub of the US U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Our research focuses on Human and Information Interaction and GEMS students will be exposed to topics ranging from human-agent interaction, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality systems for training and soldier skills management. DEVCOM ARL West is co-located with the U.S. Army’s Institute for Creative Technologies, which is a University Affiliated Research Center at the University of Southern California (USC). Students will take-away concrete skills of how to do collaborative and multi-disciplinary work.