西屋科学荣誉研究所

西屋科学荣誉研究所

The Westinghouse Science Honors Institute is a free program for high school juniors from Western Pennsylvania and the surrounding communities who demonstrate a strong interest in science and engineering and who are of high scholastic standing.

西屋科学荣誉研究所(WSHI) consists of 10 Saturday-morning lectures, from October through March, on selected topics in science and engineering. Students attend WSHI to gain insight into careers in engineering and science. They network with professionals in the "real world," and interact with students from different schools who also have the same abilities and interests.

Starting in 2019, registration will occur on-line. The deadline to register for the 2019-2020 WSHI program is September 30, 2019.

2019-2020西屋科学荣誉研究所由西屋电气公司赞助。讲座将举行：

Franklin Regional Middle School
4660 Old William Penn Highway
Murrysville，PA 15668

请注意，该地区有多个4660岁的威廉·佩恩公路，因此如果使用GPS进行行驶方向，请务必将邮政编码包含在15668的邮政编码中，并验证它是否带您到富兰克林地区中学。

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关于程序

On select Saturdays from October through March, qualified high school juniors from Western Pennsylvania and the surrounding communities participate in lectures while attending the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute. A wide variety of topics are presented in the lecture portion of each session, with subjects such as:

  • 核电
  • Future human exploration of the solar system
  • 激光和机电一体化
  • 联邦调查局的法医调查
  • 生物工程
  • 寻找遗失的96％的宇宙
  • 南极洲恐龙年龄的结束
  • The potential of adipose tissue and adipose-derived stem cells
  • 和更多

鼓励学生提出问题并在演示期间或之后与讲师互动。讲师位于其领域的顶部，大多数人都有推动主题的兴趣。

Approximately 200 accepted students will also have the opportunity to take an optional trip to tour the Penn State University Radiation Science and Engineering Center's Breazeale nuclear reactor. Space will be filled on a first come/first serve basis.

每个星期六从上午8:30开始的清淡早餐开始。讲座从上午9:45开始，并在上午11:30完成学生的课程。

Students are eligible for Certificates of Completion if they have attended seven out of ten lectures or six out of ten lectures with a Penn State trip.

要求

要被接受到WSHI计划中，学生必须由宾夕法尼亚州西部和周围社区的高中科学协调员或指导辅导员提名。这些协调员/辅导员接收WSHI信息（包括申请表），并提名高中小辈，高学校的高学校在科学和人文学科（最低B平均值）。最重要的是，学生必须对科学感兴趣。

Home-schooled students who are at the junior level are also encouraged to apply and should contact WSHI directly atWestingHouseSceeshorsinstitute@westinghouse.com.