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Decision emails for Summer 2025 have been sent as of April 17!

A 3D visualization of a particle collision at a particle accelerator, showing a spray of tracks emerging from a point.

This program is free of charge, and is expected to run on weekdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM from Monday, July 7, 2025 to Friday, July 18, 2025. Sessions will be held in person on the Rutgers Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ.

A diagram showing the expansion of spacetime since the Big Bang to the present day.

Enriching Opportunities

Enrollment in the program includes:

  • Sessions with Rutgers faculty
  • Hands-on measurements of cosmic rays using particle detectors
  • Hands-on analysis of data from particle physics experiments
  • Tours of Rutgers physics labs
  • Field trip to a physics laboratory
  • Special evening program for students and their family, friends, and teachers