Lasers. Autonomous Vehicles. Video Game Displays. Medical Imaging. Fiber Optics. The Internet.
Photonics makes these things, and much more, possible. CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics at UCF, provides hands-on experience as students explore this exciting field of science. This camp is for high school students who are interested in physics and/or engineering and want to learn more about creating the future using light.
WHO:
Students who will be in 10th – 12th grade during the 2023-24 school year and who are interested in physics, engineering, and/or the physical sciences.
WHEN:
Monday – Friday, July 24 – 28, 2023, 9 am to 4:30 pm
WHERE:
CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics at UCF,
4304 Scorpius Street, Orlando, FL 32816
COST:
$595 which includes
- All materials
- Camp t-shirt
- Drawstring bag
DEADLINE:
Enrollment is limited to 25 students on a first come, first served basis before June 1, 2023.


Daily Schedule
May be subject to change.
8:30am – 8:55am
Drop off/sign-in
9:00am
Welcome and goals for the day
9:15am
Lecture
10:00am
Break
10:15am
Interactive lesson and/or lab work
11:45am
Clean up
12:00pm
Lunch and outdoor activity
1:00pm
Presentation by industry professional or CREOL faculty/researcher
2:00pm
Break
2:15pm
Lecture
3:00pm
Interactive lesson and/or lab work
4:00pm
Clean up
4:15pm
Closing discussion/review
4:30pm
Dismissal/pick up
For more information, contact
Mike McKee
(407) 823-6376
mmckee@creol.ucf.edu