Hundreds of middle and high school students were exposed to world-class laboratories and scientific experiments this summer during the U.S Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Gains in the Advancement of Mathematics and Science (GEMS) programs.
Every year ARL opens its doors at Aberdeen Proving Ground and Adelphi, Md., as well as at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), N.M., for students to attend the GEMS science camp.
With WSMR hosting about 30 students, Adelphi having about 100 during five oneweek sessions, and APG welcoming about 130 kids during its four one-week sessions, ARL educated more than 250 kids in math and science.
"It's a whole week of hands-on action," said Dr. Sandy Young, a researcher at ARL's Weapons and Materials Research Directorate and APG's GEMS program director.
