Dorm Life
Local Tours and Attractions
Enjoy the OEDK! At Rice we are so lucky to be working and studying at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK). This is a new, state-of-the-art maker space and engineering design facility. It is huge, fully equipped, and our home for the summer! You can read more about it HERE.
It is difficult to explain in words how fundamentally awesome and transformative the OEDK space is, and how inspiring it is to see the work that is being achieved there. Seeing the College's Solar Race Car or other graduate-student level projects going on nearby is very inspiring indeed! Come discover why Rice is considered one of the best engineering schools in the nation!
Where can TESI students expect to visit? We are currently working on this trip or possibly a new awesome location for 2023.
Previous summers have all gone to Johnson Space Center (JSC) and had a behind-the-scenes tour:
NASA Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston – We have visited this famed facility each summer because we know Engineers who work there and it has been the center of all US human spaceflight for more than 50 years. On a guided behind-the-scenes tour, conducted by a retired Apollo propulsion engineer who helped get astronauts to the Moon, we visited Mission Control, the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility where our Rice camp engineering students got to see current astronauts train and the historic Rocket Park to see the Saturn V moon rocket. We had access to Space Center Houston and all of the artifacts and displays that trace US achievements in space and how engineers and scientists have contributed. The visit also coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing and there were many special exhibits and events. This summer our Rice camp for engineering will be even better!
Other destinations will be added as we get closer to the summer.
Opportunities Ahead!
If you are interested in engineering and you want to explore more about your potential future in the industry check out the TryEngineering Summer Institute. At this summer engineering program for high school students, you’ll explore various engineering fields, such as electrical, civil, mechanical, and aerospace. Our engineering summer camp allows for you to meet and work alongside real life professional engineers, which can be a rewarding experience not found at other engineering camps. If you are looking for a summer camp in Houston where your child will not only have a great time but learn life long skills that can help them later in life look no further. By exploring the different engineering fields within TryEngineering's Summer Institute your high school student can start to figure out if they would enjoy a future in engineering. No other Houston summer program will allow for students to learn, have fun, and explore the city better than TryEngineering's Summer Institute, held at one of the best engineering schools in the world.
If you want to learn more about all the different fields of engineering as a whole be sure to check out all of our engineering articles below which will help you get a feel of each different subset we have to offer:
Past students have had the opportunity to discover on-campus engineering tools, equipment and technology that will be available to them as future engineering students. In previous summers we have toured the engineering departments at our host venues to meet and greet and see what are the latest aspects and cutting edge work that is being done.
Get a peek at the inner workings of top engineering companies and centers and discover the world inside your dream career! In previous years, our students:
Students will gain valuable knowledge from engineering professionals on how to succeed in college and in an engineering career.
TryEngineering Summer Institute students explore engineering design challenges through hands-on teamwork. Previous students participated in projects such as:
With nonstop sunshine and the beaches, strands, shopping and more just a stone’s throw from campus, our USD TESI students will really have a wonderful summer. With such beautiful surroundings, we get the chance to explore and maybe even find the legendary fish taco truck!
The University of Pennsylvania is a fabulous, safe urban campus located in the heart of Philadelphia. This allows us easy access to many of the local sights, sounds and flavors available to us!
Living in the residence halls at Penn give our summer engineering program students a taste of college life. Students live in modern residence halls in suites; each suite will have three students—each in their own room—plus two bathrooms, a kitchenette and a lounge!
