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GirlSET

July 3 – 14, 2023

Girls Summer Engineering and Technology
Online Program

Studying engineering and technology encourages creativity, innovation and leadership to make a difference in society.


This two-week program provides engineering experience for girls aged 14 to 17. With design challenges and informative activities, GirlSET aims to encourage young women to pursue engineering and computer science as careers. 

The program is divided into Zoom sessions that may last up to 3 hours with a new topic each session, giving students a thorough glimpse of engineering as a discipline.

Participants will be mentored by the most innovative engineering students and faculty members of the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.

In addition to building critical problem-solving, analytical thinking and innovative design skills, students will learn about computer game creation, building engineering, artificial intelligence and software engineering, among many other topics.

Questions? Contact us!

GirlSET 2023 program schedule

 Zoom links will be emailed.

Week 1: July 3–7
Mon. July 3
10 to 10:30 a.m. Welcome & Zoom instruction / Dean's welcome
10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Distinguished speakers' talk: Dr. Gina Cody
11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Software design for automatic voice analysis
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Electrochemistry - Making a penny battery
Tues. July 4
10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. How to build a robo-arm
Wed. July 5
10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Application of AI in manufacturing and industry
Thurs. July 6
10 to 11:30 a.m. Fabrication of macro-fluidic device
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Micro-nanotechnology for biomedical applications
Fri. July 7
10 to 11:30 a.m. Design thinking for space
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Build a spacecraft
Week 2: July 10–14
Mon. July 10
10 to 11:00 a.m. How to build a metaverse using mixed reality
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A glimpse into the world of engineering materials
Tues. July 11
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Game development
Wed. July 12
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Industrial engineering can do anything!
Thurs. July 13
10 to 11:30 a.m. A future based on renewable energy
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. E-bracelet for health monitoring
12 to 12:30 p.m. Novel phase change materials chilled beam HVAC test stand
12:30 to 1 p.m. The Lavanham Tower
Fri. July 14
10 to 10:30 a.m. Modular IOT home monitoring suite with energy management advisor app
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Importance of drill down: reacting to quality disruption
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Panel discussion: Women in Engineering
12:45 to 1:00 p.m. Closing remarks
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