The camp offers a focused, rigorous environment where students bridge the gap between engineering theory and hands-on implementation using university-level labs and tools.
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) IMPACT Engineering Experience is an immersive, hands-on program designed for high school students interested in mechanical and industrial engineering. Participants engage in intensive modules covering design engineering, automotive engineering, applied AI, fluid dynamics, and smart manufacturing. Students work in UIC's Engineering Design Lab, Fluids Dynamics Lab, and CAD design studio, utilizing rapid prototyping tools to build, code, and fabricate solutions to complex challenges. Activities include building a handheld electric fan, a remote-operated rover, and an AI-assisted website, as well as working with robotic manipulator arms and designing automated candy-sorting machines. The curriculum bridges theory and practice through hands-on experimentation and includes exclusive access to the UIC Engineering campus, with guided tours of active research labs and the UIC Makerspace. The program aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of an undergraduate engineering career and help students explore potential future paths.
Students rotate through intensive engineering modules, working on hands-on projects in labs and design studios, and may include campus and lab tours.
This program is ideal for ambitious high school students seeking an exclusive, hands-on engineering experience and a rigorous introduction to mechanical and industrial engineering.
University of Illinois Chicago, 851 S. Morgan St., MC 159, Chicago, IL 60607
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