High School Research Initiative HRI

HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH INITIATIVE (HRI)

The High school Research Initiative (HRI) offers a dual-enrollment course in science research, offering high school science credit, as well as The University of Texas course credit. Taught at high school campuses, this unique course combines open inquiry research for the first semester and University-partnered research collaborations for the second semester.

Refer to HRI website for more information:

https://fri.cns.utexas.edu/community-outreach/high-school-research-initiative

VDS Outreach to Austin High School

This semester (Spring 2017) we are coordinating with Austin High School to bring some of our research into the high school classroom/lab.

2018/2019 - Austin High School (Teacher: Jonathan Broussard)  & Akins High School (Teacher: Bailey Williams)

Mentors Helping Out:

2023  - w/ Akins High Dr. Govea

• Sylvia Tanguma

• Hubert Jaegy

• Quoc Nguyen

2022/2023  - w/ Akins High Dr. Govea

• Jimin Chon

• Sarah Mayberry

2022 

• Sarah

• Zoe

• Mahi

• Maria

2020 Summer

• Grace X

• Alana M

2018/2019 - w/ Austin High Mr. Broussard

2017/2018 - w/ Akins Mrs. Bailey Williams

Alexandra Boyd

Kelly Sim

Amy Zhou

Kaan Kumru

Gabe Hoogerbrugge

Allison Petronzio

2016/2017  w/ Austin High Mrs. Jennifer Giannou-Moore

Luis Valencia

Elisa Padron

John Giacona