The Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers, commonly known as LLRISE, is a highly selective two week summer STEM program for rising high school seniors hosted by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The program focuses on hands on, project based learning in engineering, where students learn the fundamentals of radar technology and then apply that knowledge by designing and building their own radar systems. Through a combination of lectures, laboratory work, and collaborative projects, participants explore topics such as electromagnetics, signal processing, circuitry, and the Doppler effect while working closely with professional scientists and engineers. Students live on MIT’s campus and gain exposure to real research environments, culminating in presentations or demonstrations of their work. The program emphasizes technical skill development, teamwork, and exposure to advanced engineering concepts, while also aiming to expand access to STEM opportunities for talented students from a wide range of backgrounds.
Planning and building electronic circuits that power devices and systems.
Designing studies, testing hypotheses, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Using equations and formulas to represent and predict real-world situations.
Running experiments safely and accurately using real scientific equipment and procedures.
Guiding a group toward a shared goal and keeping everyone moving together.
Students design and build radar systems, learning electromagnetics, signal processing, and circuitry fundamentals.
Radar technology and signal processing are core applications in aerospace systems and navigation.
Hands-on hardware design and sensor integration through building functional radar systems.
Signal processing and data interpretation skills directly apply to systems that monitor and analyze data.
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