Students from Lehigh’s Summer Engineering Institute tour Solar Atmospheres

The Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) group included high school students as well as a few members of Lehigh University undergraduate students and staff.

On July 11 Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., hosted 28 high school students enrolled in the Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) at Lehigh University.

The group also included a few members of Lehigh University undergraduate students and staff. The SEI program, under the guidance of Director Dr. Laura Moyer, is a two-week residential program, running two sessions back to back. Students are nominated by faculty of local high schools, and the program targets underrepresented groups including girls, first-generation students, and students who might otherwise have limited opportunities to study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Solar Atmospheres provided a tour of the campus, exhibiting materials and processes for applications in a variety of markets. The students experienced a manufacturing setting encompassing related topics from their curriculum, gaining a better understanding of heat treating and manufacturing.