{"676279":{"#nid":"676279","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Summer Internship Program for High School Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, five students in Georgia \u0026nbsp;participated in the Institute for People and Technology\u2019s (IPaT) inaugural summer research program at Georgia Tech specifically designed for high school students. Students participating in the summer 2023 inaugural class included:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERyan Elchahal from Westminster High School\u003Cbr\u003ENekele Hayes from Campbell High\u003Cbr\u003EMorgan Hildebrand from Harrison High School\u003Cbr\u003EHarrison Lueder from Maynard Jackson High School\u003Cbr\u003ELilith (Ace) Magerko from Dekalb School of the Arts\u003Cbr\u003ENekele Hayes is a high school junior and while the other students are seniors in high school.\u003Cbr\u003ENathan Williams, a Dekalb County school teacher, was onsite helping to support the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal of IPaT\u2019s high school summer internship program is to expose high school students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to ongoing research at the Institute for People and Technology. Project areas will include Esports, augmented reality\/cognitive aid design, and technologies for aging in place (Aware Home).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team of IPaT faculty and staff members supporting the program includes:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMaribeth Coleman \u2013 Director of Research (IPaT)\/Principal Research Scientist\u003Cbr\u003EScott Robertson \u2013 Senior Research Scientist\u003Cbr\u003EBrian Jones \u2013 Principal Research Engineer\/Director of the Aware Home\u003Cbr\u003ELaura Levy \u2013 Senior Research Scientist\u003Cbr\u003EClint Zeagler, Senior Research Scientist\u003Cbr\u003ETim Trent, Research Technologist II\u003Cbr\u003ENoah Posner, Research Scientist II\u003Cbr\u003EKala Jordan, Research Technician II\u003Cbr\u003ECynthia Moore, Assistant Director-Business Operations\u003Cbr\u003EMarcia Chandler, Administrative Operations Coordinator\u003Cbr\u003EChristine Robinson, Senior Administrative Professional\u003Cbr\u003ELeigh McCook, interim Executive Director, IPaT\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAt the end of the internships, students presented their projects in the large Georgia Tech Research Institute auditorium on July 21. Morgan Hildebrand, Harrison Lueder, and Ace Magerko presented their Fidget Focus project. The aim of their project was to boost productivity in virtual meetings using a browser-specific Chrome extension for distraction free collaboration. Nekele Hayes and Ryan Elchahal presented their Vidsight project. An iOS app for life skills training and appliance education using machine learning and computer vision.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis summer, five students in Georgia \u0026nbsp;participated in the Institute for People and Technology\u2019s (IPaT) inaugural summer research program at Georgia Tech specifically designed for high school students.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This summer, five students in Georgia  participated in the Institute for People and Technology\u2019s (IPaT) inaugural summer research program at Georgia Tech specifically designed for high school students."}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2024-08-27 14:30:04","changed_gmt":"2024-08-27 14:30:41","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-06-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674727":{"id":"674727","type":"image","title":"IPaT HS internship 2023","body":"\u003Cp\u003EHigh School Students holding their internship completion certificates. Kala Jordan from IPAT pictured far right.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1724768880","gmt_created":"2024-08-27 14:28:00","changed":"1724768940","gmt_changed":"2024-08-27 14:29:00","alt":"High School Students holding their internship completion certificates. 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