COSMOS Course Clusters
COSMOS students enroll in one course "cluster" for the duration of the four-week program. Each cluster focuses on a different science, mathematics, or engineering topic. We have 18-24 students per cluster. For detailed cluster topics, and information, please visit our Cluster page.
COSMOS Course Instructors
Each COSMOS cluster is taught by a distinguished instructor drawn from the rich and diverse pool of scientists and researchers throughout the Â鶹´«Ã½ teaching community. For detailed information on each COSMOS instructor, please visit our Instructors page.
Final Research Project
For the duration of the 4-week program, with the help of their course cluster faculty, each student will identify and develop a research topic specific to their area of study. Students will have access to university resources including teaching laboratories and libraries to perform the research necessary to complete their project. As a requirement to receive their COSMOS Completion Certificate, each student is required to present their final project to their COSMOS peers on the last day of the program.
COSMOS Cluster 1 Students Featured on UCTV Computer Science Channel
COSMOS students participating in Cluster 1: Computers in Everyday Life were interviewed for this video, which highlights projects they were working on. This is a great snapshot into the academic side of COSMOS and offers a glimpse of the amazing opportunities offered in our program: "High school students from around the country spent part of their summer learning and living at Â鶹´«Ã½. During the COSMOS program, they learn from professors in the Computer Science and Engineering department. Students get to create apps, robots and lifelong memories. Some even turned bananas into a piano." Link to video:Â