JACKSON — High school students from Hinds and Yazoo counties will showcase science and engineering projects Friday during the culminating events of the third annual ExxonMobil-Jackson State University STEM Summer Camp.
Jackson State University is partnering with ExxonMobil and the Tapia Center at Rice University to host the competition, which will feature student projects focused on algorithms, energy, heat transfer and problem-solving.
The event will include a student science fair from 10:30 a.m. to noon, followed by an awards banquet from noon to 1 p.m.
Students will present their work and compete in team-based challenges while educators, legislators, industry leaders and community representatives serve as judges and interact with participants.
Organizers said the annual camp is designed to expose students to STEM fields and provide hands-on learning opportunities that encourage future careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The event will be held on the second floor of the JSU Center for Innovation inside the H.T. Sampson Library at Jackson State University.
Representatives from Jackson State, ExxonMobil and Rice University, along with community leaders and elected officials, are expected to attend.
