In the Laboratory Learning Program, a free, full-time research program, high school students are included in ongoing research in the sciences or engineering where they are supervised by Princeton faculty and research staff .

Non-credit

Commuter

Final project

The Laboratory Learning Program is a full-time, free research experience in the sciences or engineering for high school students. Students are included in ongoing research programs where they are closely supervised by Princeton faculty and research staff. The participation dates are customized according to the schedules of the research personnel and the specifics of the project. Internships typically span 5-6 weeks during regular 'office hours' over the summer (no evening or weekend activities). Each research opportunity has its own schedule.

The Laboratory Learning Program is not a summer camp. The Laboratory Learning Program does not include housing, transportation, social activities or entertainment. LLP students are not eligible to lease or sublease Princeton University housing.

Research Opportunities
Engineering Research Opportunities:
Machine Learning Methods for Power Magnetics Modeling
Heat pumps to save the world
Chicken embryos lung development
Investigating heteroresistance to antibiotics
Hydrogels for environmental remediation
Design of catalysts for plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis
Molecular Modeling and Machine Learning of Polymers
Mobile environmental sensing in Princeton
PFAS biodegradation
Exploratory Computer Vision Project
Halogen blocking, electrically conducting charge transport layers for stable perovskite solar cells
Quantum Cascade ring laser systems design
Cellular Herding: engineering and controlling cellular dynamics
Re-creation of historic scientific experiments and devices
Machine learning and molecular dynamic simulations of high-pressure combustion for green power generation and propulsion using H2/NH3
Plasma assisted cathode material and cement synthesis
Electrified ammonia synthesis
Biofuel oxidation at supercritical pressure

Natural Sciences Research Opportunities:
Photoredox-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Alkyl Chlorides Via Silyl-Radical Mediated Chlorine Atom Abstraction
NMR-based metabolic reflection of OCD in horses using statistical analysis of prerecorded data
Modeling disease dysregulation using large genomic datasets
Decoding human genetic variation in human health and disease
Translational regulation of chemokine Cxcl12 in mouse mammary epithelial cells
Controlling cell-cell communication and group behaviors in in bacteria
Behavioral effects and changes to the CNS proteome following concussion in Drosophila
Biophysics: Experiment and Computational Modeling

All participants must strictly adhere to Princeton University COVID-19 policies, which may include vaccination, face coverings, and testing or other requirements. No exceptions.
Safety training is required prior to beginning laboratory work.
Two-page research summary report is due at the conclusion of the program.

Laboratory Learning Program

Jun 01 - Aug 25

12 weeks

Commuter

0 USD

There are no fees for participation in the program.

Financial Aid

Some programs offer a scholarship of $100-400 USD