Teen Science Cafe
Join local experts and participate in fun, interactive activities!
This is a free, in-person event exclusively for high school aged students. Food will be provided. Pre-registration required.
Supported by the Sawhney Fund for Student Programs
Beyond the Algorithm
Join us at our next Teen Science Cafe, an event planned by our Teen Programming Council specifically for teens. This event includes free food and a variety of exciting activities around the various applications of artificial intelligence in our world.
Explore the various ways in which AI is incorporated into fields of study by engaging in hands-on activities like teaching your own artificial learning machine and building your own creations with AI as your assistant.
This event is free for teens (ages 13-19)
Registration required
Past Sessions
Transportation of Tomorrow
Our next Teen Science Cafe will take attendees on an exploration into the mobility of the future. Join like-minded teens for the chance to hear from an MIT researcher whose work focuses on the intersection of AI and transportation, and participate in hands-on activities involving engineering and science.
March 22
3 - 5PM
Registration Required
Supported by the Sawhney Fund for Student Programs
Genes and Machines
Join us at our next Teen Science Cafe, an event planned by our Teen Programming Council specifically for teens. Engage in hands-on activities like building your own prosthetic hand and seeing the intersection of arts with science!
Hear from expert Dr. Danielle Tomasello share her experiences and insights on how bioengineering can impact innovation in medical applications.
Meet fellow curious high school students, enjoy free food, and deepen your understanding of bioengineering and its real world applications. Registration required.
Supported by the Sawhney Fund for Student Programs
Sustainability Soiree
At our next Cafe, meet an MIT researcher and hear about climate science and sustainability action, and participate in fun and interactive sustainability-themed activities.
AstroBlast
Our Teen Science Cafe will kick off with a talk by PhD candidate Chloé Gentgen, who will discuss her work in engineering space systems for deep-space robotic exploration, followed by a Q&A session.
Participants will then move to our Learning Labs, where several aerospace-themed activities will take place including mini-rocket making, a paper plane competition, and solar rover engineering.