2025 Summer Program - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Enjoy these photos of students and program staff during the 2025 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Summer Program! 

Students watch as one of their egg protection creations is dropped
Students measuring ingredients for making bouncy balls.
Students building their glass beads.
Students learn about microstructures from Sudhakar.
Students heat glass to make beads.
Students making glass beads.
John of Freeport-McMoRan speaks to students about the mining industry.
Students measure and mix ingredients to make bouncy balls.
Homemade bouncy balls being made by students.
Students show off their egg drop protection creation.
A student shows off their egg protection device.
A student welding.
Students mix and pour slip into flower pot molds.
Students learn about energy from Bob.
Students learn about materials testing from Katie.
Students hear from Scott about mining and mining history in Butte.
Students tour the World Museum of Mining.
Students take a tour of the underground mine at the World Museum of Mining.
Students dive deep into the underground mine at the World Museum of Mining.
Group photo exiting at the Orphan Boy.
Students listen as they learn about how blasting works.
A student helps during the blasting demonstration.
Students view Berkeley Pit from the viewing stand.
Students relax at Tizer Botanic Gardens & Arboretum.
Students tour the Montana State Capitol.
Students explore the Mineral Museum.
Students exploring the Mineral Museum.
Students watch as a drone flies through the room.
Final projects completed by students (fired slip-casted pots, welded boxes, and glass beads).
Jerry provides an overview of metallurgy.
Students watch as Bob demonstrates application of heat to balloons filled with hydrogen or helium.
Students watch and participate in a blasting demonstration.
Students watch as an acrylic block explodes.
Students answer questions during an activity.
Students tour Montana's State Capitol.
Grant demonstrates the thermite reaction.
Students choose materials for the egg drop challenge.
Students grab materials to protect their egg.
Testing of containment for the egg drop challenge.
Students learn about building distilling equipment.
Students learn about cement manufacturing at Ash Grove.
A student starting their welding project.
A student gets messy while slip casting.
John McKee of Headframe Spirits explains the science behind distilling.
Students run matchbox cars down their bridges.
Students get an introduction from Eric about Ash Grove.
Anthony from the Montana Historical Society provides information about Montana's State Capitol building.
Students learn more about Montana's State Capitol.