Future Innovators in Tech and Engineering | Kids Out and About Buffalo

Future Innovators in Tech and Engineering


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 07/21/2023
This one-of-a-kind camp provides an immersive experience in engineering technology and creative problem solving. Get hands-on in our state-of the-art smart grid lab and use one of a kind tech to play with energy. Go on STEM related field trips, meet experts and work together to solve real world challenges. The program also includes time for campus tours and teambuilding fun!

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If you have a knack for solving complex problems by using both your hands and imagination and are curious about STEM careers, we have the perfect program for you!  National Grid is partnering with SUNY Buffalo State to offer the Future Innovators in Tech and Engineering program.

Activities include:

  • Hands-on experience in our Engineering Tech laboratories
  • Team building and Creative problem solving challenges
  • Field trip to a National Grid facility and the Niagara Power Authority
  • Conversations with a wide range of STEM professionals
  • Campus tours
  • Solving real world challenges with like-minded peers
  • The opportunity to pitch your solution to the National Grid team!

Our instructors include experts from our Engineering Technology Department and the International Center for Studies in Creativity, as well as staff from National Grid.  You will get an introduction to careers in electrical and engineering technology, and experience our state of the art Smart Grid laboratory.  You’ll unlock the bounds of your imagination through exercises that will enhance your abilities as a creative thinker.  All of your new knowledge will come together to solve real world challenges presented by our partners at National Grid.  The program concludes with teams sharing their solutions with National Grid.


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Location:

1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY, 14222
United States

Phone:

716-878-5907
Contact name: 
Cecilia Pershyn
Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
07/21/2023
Time: 
9:00AM-4:00PM
Price: 
$50 application fee; camp itself is free

Ages

Teenagers