Outreach
Creating a pipeline to STEM success
We create and engage in outreach programs to expand access to the STEM pipeline from elementary through graduate school and beyond. Through these events, we aim to make science open to all and demonstrate the need for chemical engineering to address a myriad of societal challenges.
St. Elmo Brady Academy
The St. Elmo Brady Academy (SEBA) is an outreach program that aims to encourage middle school youth from underserved backgrounds to pursue STEM careers. SEBA was founded by former chemical and biomolecular engineering lecturer Jerrod Henderson. Learn more about this program and download our outreach activities for your own use.
WYSE Summer Camps
Each summer, WYSE hosts engineering camps at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for middle and high school students. These camps are designed to allow students to experience authentic and challenging projects and activities, world-class instructors, and a collegiate experience from one of the best engineering schools in the world.
SpHERES Research Program
SpHERES is for high school students who are interested in a career in healthcare and engineering, innovation and/or entrepreneurship. SpHERES Scholars will work together with a research faculty member and mentors to complete a research project in one of several departments and labs on campus.
Merge Campus Visit Program
The Merge Campus Visit Program provides an opportunity for students with various experiences and goals, and who come from many educational, socio-cultural, geographic and familial backgrounds to explore and consider graduate programs at The Grainger College of Engineering.
Check out 'Engineer Guy'
Our department is home to the Engineer Guy YouTube channel, with over a million subscribers and nearly seventy million views. Engineer Guy creator and professor Bill Hammack is a master of science communications, known around the world his videos that delve into the engineering principles behind everything from the engineering behind LCD monitors to ballpoint pens.