SUCCEED Student Program

About the program

SUCCEED is a 5-day program where CMU Ph.D. students work with underclassman high school students to improve their understanding of energy, the environment, and climate change. By the end of the program you should be able to explain the effect of climate change and its relationship with the energy sector. The program delves into how electricity is generated, demanded, and used throughout the country. Students will learn about some of the grand challenges facing energy engineering fields, how new technology can play a role in mitigating climate change, that all energy options have tradeoffs, and that policy can be used to effect change. The program is designed to open students’ minds to the challenges at this intersection and encourage them to seek careers in climate, energy, or other STEM fields.

Time and location

The 2016 program will be held on Monday, July 18 to Friday, July 22, 2016, from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. The program takes place on the Carnegie Mellon University campus located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Benefits

The program will connect high school students to graduate students working on the cutting edge of the energy and climate space. The program includes a variety of experiments, field trips and activities organized by PhD students from Carnegie Mellon University’s department of Engineering & Public Policy.All participants attend the program for free, and free lunches are provided every day.

Applicant selection criteria

SUCCEED is a coed program open to students enrolled in 9^th or 10^th grade as of April 2016 who are in the process of deciding whether to pursue math or science degrees after high school graduation. The program is limited to 30 participants.

How to apply

In order to apply for SUCCEED, you will need to complete the online application form, available HERE. Paper copies are also available for download HERE.

In order to complete the application you will need to upload the following:

• A copy of last report card (this can be mailed to the address provided below, or can be scanned and emailed to [email protected]).
• The name and contact information of a math or science teacher who will write you a recommendation. This information can be submitted on the online application form (above). If you fill out the paper application, then please email [email protected] with the name, phone number, and email address of your teacher. We will then contact your teacher with the online form he/she will need to fill out.
• A one page essay: Describe why you are interested in learning more about energy, the environment, and climate change in SUCCEED. Also please discuss any career or other goals you have that SUCCEED may contribute to. (This can either be uploaded in the online application above or mailed to the address provided below).

Parents, have further questions? Click HERE to download a summary form written just for parents!

Application Deadline is June 6, 2016, and participants will be notified no later than June 17, 2016. Please mail any non-online materials to the following address: 129 Baker Hall c/o Parth Vaishnav Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Questions/Concerns

Please contact the SUCCEED team at [email protected] or by phone at (412) 330-1224.

The SUCCEED program is supported in part by the Leonard Gefland Center, ProSEED grants, and the Center for Energy and Decision Making.

This research was made possible through support from the Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making (CEDM). This Center has been created through a cooperative agreement between the National Science Foundation (SES-0949710) and Carnegie Mellon University.

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