Molecular Agriculture Summer Institute at Purdue

Science=fun for High School students at Purdue summer camp

The Pre-College Molecular Agriculture Summer Institute (MASI) at Purdue University is a one-week science-packed residential program offered to academically talented and gifted Indiana high school students interested in the plant and life sciences and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines.

"The purpose of the program is to promote and advance the STEM disciplines in Indiana’s youth through agriculture," according to Amy Jones, plant sciences recruitment and outreach coordinator in the College of Agriculture's Office of Academic Programs.

"MASI cultivates an affinity for science and technology at a critical time when students are making decisions about their college major and, ultimately, their career," Jones said. Her goal is to make STEM fun, interesting, and rewarding through hands-on laboratory activities designed to build students’ research and problem-solving skills.