High school students travel west for Joint Science and Technology Institute

July 18, 2022

High school students travel west for Joint Science and Technology Institute

From June 11-24, 2022, ORISE hosted the Joint Science and Technology Institute (JSTI) at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Also known as JSTI West for its location, this two-week, fully-funded, residential STEM research experience for allows U.S. high school students to engage in research projects mentored by Department of Defense, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratory research scientists and other subject matter experts.

“JSTI’s goals are to inspire and encourage students to pursue careers in STEM, increase their STEM literacy, and expose them to the importance of STEM through hands-on research,” said ORISE Associate Manager Jennifer Tyrell. “This year we hosted 36 high school students from across the U.S and we couldn’t have done it without the support of our mentoring scientists from both Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories.”

At the end of the two-week program, several students had glowing compliments for the experience including this one:

“Coming to a different part of the country for two weeks to work on STEM-related research is an amazing experience, and very eye opening...I would definitely recommend my friends to apply.”

Watch the full recording of the JSTI West final presentations

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