Offered Programs

Caltech/Base 11 AMP Academic Year Program

Interns from community colleges in the greater Los Angeles area attend full day AMP sessions once a month, interacting with Caltech graduate student mentors, local experts and corporate partnersSample program activities

Academic problem solving to reinforce STEM skills
Building mini Mars rover with off-the-shelf materials
Research laboratory visits
Introductions to coding and technical writing
Project work and presentations
Preparation for interviews for internships, positions in industry and college transfers

AMP Summer Program

AMP Summer Program is a part of Caltech's WAVE Fellows program open to students who are enrolled in community college.

Summer interns execute a complete research project over 10 weeks in faculty laboratories, and are supported by graduate student-led mentoring and skills development sessions culminating in final oral presentations and written technical reports

Recent project titles

Trajectory following for autonomous underwater vehicles
High strain rate compressive behavior of 3D printed aluminum 6061 of varying porosity
Implementation of reaction wheels and balancing for spacecraft simulators