Summer Physics Camp is a free, two-week residential and commuter STEM program hosted by Los Alamos National Laboratory in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, open to high school students from New Mexico, New Mexico tribal communities, and East Hawaii Island. Participants explore physics, engineering, bioengineering, chemistry, computer programming, and cybersecurity through hands-on activities alongside leading STEM professionals. The 2026 program theme, "Invisible Worlds: Physics Beyond What Our Eyes Can See," gives students a unique lens through which to investigate the science that shapes our world. It is an exceptional opportunity for aspiring scientists and engineers to gain real-world research experience at one of the nation's most renowned national laboratories, completely free of charge.
Writing code to build software, automate tasks, or bring an idea to life on a screen.
Designing studies, testing hypotheses, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Guiding a group toward a shared goal and keeping everyone moving together.
Delivering ideas clearly and confidently in front of an audience.
Camp directly explores physics concepts and invisible forces through hands-on experiments and real-world problem-solving activities.
Students engage in computer programming and cybersecurity projects as core camp activities alongside physics exploration.
Camp covers electricity and engineering through dynamic hands-on projects designed to explore and understand unseen forces.
Bioengineering and chemistry are explicitly listed as exploration topics alongside physics and engineering disciplines.
Students directly participate in cybersecurity-focused hands-on projects as part of the two-week camp curriculum.
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