Welcome RET & YSP Participants!

Now that applications are closed, CURENT welcomes our incoming teachers and students for the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) and the Young Scholars Program (YSP)!

Young Scholars for 2017

Aruha Khan……………………………………L&N STEM Academy

Brooklynn Benson……………………………Webb Academy

Haley Fuller……………………………….. Lenoir City High School

Katherine Courtney……………………….Clinton High School

Haley Cionfolo…………………………… Knoxville Catholic High School

Colin Moore…………………………….Sevier County High School

Richard Li…………………………………. Collierville High School

Yicheng Wang………………………….. Concord Christian School

Priscilla Cho……………………………… Bearden High School

Ryan Loveday…………………………… Lenoir City High School

Rachel Roberts…………………….. Gatlinburg-Pittman High School

Yukai Tomsovic………………………… West High School

RETs for 2017

Christina Stansberry…………………………..Green Magnet Academy

Eric Stansberry……………………. Gresham Middle School

Monica McNichols…………………Powell Middle Schools

Lauren Sanderson…………………Bearden Middle School

Santiago Munoz…………………………Bearden High School

Lisa Buckner……………………….Linden Elementary School

Lucius (John) Irvin………………… Gresham Middle School

Jennifer Hodge…………………………….Whittle Springs Middle School

Felicia Qualls………………………….Hardin Valley Academy

Elizabeth Hondorf……………………… Oak Ridge High School

Laura Farien…………………….First Assembly Christian School

Ruben Saroukhanian…………Nashville State Technical Community College

                                                                                                                                           

October 24, 2016

RET, YSP Applications Available

CURENT is now accepting the 2017 applications for the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) and the Young Scholars Program (YSP).  Exact dates for the program will be determined later in the  fall.  Each program will be 4 weeks long.

The YSP program is for rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and students entering into the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for the fall of 2017.  The program provides students with an introduction to college research through pre-designed projects, research seminars, graduate student mentoring, and project reviews and presentations.  The program also provides social gatherings and field trips to local power and energy industries.  This program does not provide housing but will provide parking passes.  More information about the program and the application can be found on the official CURENT YSP website.

The RET program is for high teachers who are interested in learning about the power grid and who would like to incorporate electrical engineering concepts and knowledge into their classrooms while promoting a better understanding of the power grid.  The program will teach about engineering, general electricity concepts, historical aspects of the power grid, and modern research.  Teachers from outside of East Tennessee may apply.  Housing for a limited number of people will be provided and parking passes will be provided.  More information about the program and the application can be found on the official CURENT RET website.