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What is it?
What is it?
The Operations and Process Laboratory, CBE424, familiarly known as Summer Lab, is a required Chemical Engineering course, unique because it is only offered during the summer and it consists of five weeks of full time work performing experimental work and writing reports based on the results. In this site you will find information related to the several summer lab sessions available. Of special interest, there is information about what you need to do in preparation for attending one of the overseas sessions.
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Planning for summer lab
Planning for summer lab
Students must plan ahead in order to complete the pre-requisites on time and to be able to take the course in the summer immediately after or before their last full semester of courses.
The course runs for eight hours a day, five days a week, for five weeks and it is considered a full time commitment. Participants are strongly discouraged to take any other work or study commitments for the duration of the course.
When and where?
When and where?
Several sessions of the course are offered in the summer: two in Madison, and others overseas. Admission to any of the sessions must be approved by the summer sessions director prior to enrollment.
Madison sessions
Madison sessions
All eligible students are guaranteed a space in one of these sessions. Preregistration is requested and placement in one session or another will be offered to each student based on his/her preference, available capacity in the preferred session, and special circumstances expressed by the student at the time of preregistration.
Overseas Sessions
Overseas Sessions
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has current agreements with:
The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the University of Oviedo, Spain,
The Department of Chemical Sciences of the Univeristy of Limerick, Ireland.
Admission to these sessions is limited and managed through the International Academic Programs of the University of Wisconsin. An information meeting is usually held in the Fall semester, where students may express their intention and preference to attend an international session. Available spaces are offered to selected students and a waiting list is maintained in case some offers are declined. Applications to these sessions are typically received by late December or early January.
The costs of these sessions are higher than those given in Madison. Some scholarships, generously funded by alumni and other benefactors, are available to help with those costs.
Madison Sessions dates for 2025
Madison Sessions dates for 2025
Madison I: May 19 - June 20, 2025 (start date one week after Commencement)
Madison II: July 7 - August 8, 2025
Apply for the Madison Sessions through a link now open here. The equal-consideration date is Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Session assignments will be made in early February.
Overseas Sessions in 2025
Overseas Sessions in 2025
Oviedo, Spain: May 26 - June 27, 2025
Limerick, Ireland: May 29 - July 3, 2025
Tuition and fees information (UW NetID required)
Apply for the Overseas Sessions through this 2025 link, during the established application period. The equal-consideration date is December 4, 2024. Pre-admission offers for participation will be sent by mid-December. Formal admission through International Academic Programs (IAP, Red Gym) will follow.
A waiting list will be maintained in case additional openings occur. As openings become available, eligible students will be contacted through e-mail.
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