At the University of Delaware, CHARM’s FORGES program works alongside industry partners and several academic departments from UD’s College of Engineering and College of Arts & Science to bring local high school students a summer program wide variety of hands-on science activities. For 1 week during the summer, participants spend each day with a different unit in STEM-focused workshops, lab tours, and connecting with UD professors, graduate students, and undergrads. The FORGES program looks for students who are considering a future career in the sciences and would like to learn about what other science fields are out there such as chemical & biomolecular engineer, materials science & engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry & biochemistry, and gene editing technology.
