The Cornell campus teemed with high school-aged budding scientists and engineers during the College of Engineering's CURIE and CATALYST academies, which took place July 17-23.

The CURIE Academy is a one-week summer residential program for high school girls who excel in math and science, and CATALYST is a residential program seeking to advance diversity in engineering, with students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.

During the sessions, Cornell faculty and graduate students led participants in classes, labs and project research. Social events, panel discussions and other activities also allowed students to network informally with Cornell faculty, staff and students.

From left, CURIE 2011 students Julie Chong, Emily Barnes, Kaela Byrne, research assistant Jonya Chen, and CURIE student Lindsay Kelly, work on a solar panel mover during a research session led by Xiling Shen, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.