Middletown Student Completes Prestigious Program At Rutgers

Dozens of high school students from around the state, including one who attends school in Middletown, recently completed this year’s New Jersey Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology at Rutgers University.

Nivetha Karthikeyan, a Marlboro resident who is a student at High Technology High School in Middletown, were among the 88 students hosted by Rutgers during the four week-summer program.

The students worked on projects, attended classes and took field trips around New Jersey, according to a news release from the university.

According to that news release:

Classes included modern physics, offshore wind harvesting, materials science, robotics and computer programming.

The students took field trips to a nuclear power plant, a fiber optics firm, and a pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing site.

Last week, they presented their research projects, which included lunar structures designs, the creation of a robotic hand and the fabrication of the type of lithographs used to manufacture integrated circuits and micro sensors.

More than 90 percent of scholars from previous programs have gone on to pursue technical higher education and careers.

The program is funded by Rutgers University, Lockheed Martin, Silverline Windows, Novo Nordisk, South Jersey Industries, New Jersey Resources and the state.

Photos courtesy Rutgers University

Photo 1: At the Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology held at Rutgers University, students Samantha Berek of Maplewood, Kunal Gangolli of Park Ridge, David Connelly of Lawrenceville, Kevin Chaudhari of Old Bridge and Ameila Miller of Flemington examine their 3D-printed model of an inflatable structure they designed to support residential quarters and research labs on the moon.

Photo 2: At the Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology held at Rutgers University, students Nickolas Eisele of Ocean City, Orrin Kigner of Springfield and Rachel Straub of Toms River created a model of a robot designed to mine methane on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons.

Photo 3: At the Governor’s School of Engineering and Technology held at Rutgers University, students Megan Brown of Jackson, Hope Dormer of Bayville, Nickolas Esiele of Ocean City, Orrin Kigner of Springfield and Rachel Straub of Toms River display a model of a robot designed to mine methane on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons