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High school STEM Research Interns work in UMES lab

UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment with Dr. Aaron Persad.
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials under the direction of professors Dr. Persad and Dr. Das. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment with Dr. Kausiksankar Das.
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials under the direction of professors Dr. Aaron Persad and Dr. Kausiksankar Das. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
UMES 4-H Stem High School intern Bornil Das works on an experiment with Dr. Aaron Persad.
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials under the direction of professors Dr. Aaron Persad and Dr. Kausiksankar Das. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials.
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials under the direction of professors Dr. Persad and Dr. Das. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
UMES 4-H Stem High School intern Rudra Patel works on an experiment with Dr. Aaron Persad.
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials under the direction of professors Dr. Persad and Dr. Das. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
UMES 4-H Stem High School interns. from left, Bornil Das, Jash Patel and Rudra Patel.
From left, Bornil Das, Jash Patel and Rudra Patel, UMES 4-H Stem High School interns work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials under the direction of professors Dr. Persad and Dr. Das. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)

UMES 4-H Stem High School interns Bornil Das, Jash Patel and Rudra Patel, all from Delmar High School, work on an experiment investigating the radiative cooling properties of cellulose materials under the direction of professors Dr. Aaron Persad and Dr. Kausiksankar Das. The three are part of the first cohort of high school students participating in the STEM Research Internship Program hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension 4-H STEM program. Applications are currently open for the second cohort of the program that begins in September. Photos by Todd Dudek/UMES Ag Communications

4-H AgVenture brings science to students

UMES Assistant Professor Alfadhl Alkhaled talks to students about drones.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Here, youth from Pittsville and Prince Street Elementary School go through some of the 8 stations set up on the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching farm. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Students learn about farm equipment from UMES Extension's Henry Jackson.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Here, youth from Pittsville and Prince Street Elementary School go through some of the 8 stations set up on the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching farm. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Students learn about chicken and eggs from UMES Extension's Ariel Clay.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Here, youth from Pittsville and Prince Street Elementary School go through some of the 8 stations set up on the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching farm. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Students are introduced to herbs by UMES Extension specialist Henriette den Ouden.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Here, youth from Pittsville and Prince Street Elementary School go through some of the 8 stations set up on the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching farm. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
A student pets a goat at UMES Extension farm.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Here, youth from Pittsville and Prince Street Elementary School go through some of the 8 stations set up on the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching farm. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
A student gets up close with lambs during AgVenture program hosted by UMES Extension 4-H in April 2026.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Youth from Pittsville and Prince Street Elementary School visited some of the 8 stations set up on the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching farm as part of the program to . (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Dr. Kausiksankar Das conducts an experiment for Somerset County students.
UMES 4-H hosted its 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Dr. Kausiksankar Das conducts an experiment for Somerset County students. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Dutch Harbour of UMES Extension demonstrates a small farm equipment to Somerset County students.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Dutch Harbour of UMES Extension demonstrates a small farm equipment to Somerset County students. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Brad Hartle of UMES Extension 4-H program conducts an experiment for Somerset County students.
UMES 4-H hosted its 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Brad Hartle of UMES Extension 4-H program conducts an experiment for Somerset County students. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Dr. Jennifer Timmons holds a chicken as Somerset County students learn more about the birds.
UMES 4-H hosted their 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset Counties over 5 days. Dr. Jennifer Timmons holds a chicken as Somerset County students learn more about the birds. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)
Somerset County students look through microscopes during third AgVenture Program at UMES farm.
UMES 4-H hosted its 3rd annual AgVenture Program for local elementary school students from Wicomico and Somerset counties over 5 days. Somerset County students look through microscopes at one of the 8 stations set up on the UMES Research, Extension and Teaching farm. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)


Students from Wicomico and Somerset county elementary schools visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Research, Extension and Teaching Farm in Princess Anne over five days in April as part of the UMES Extension 4-H STEM’s AgVenture Program. The program gave students hands-on STEM experiences at eight stations set out at the farm. Photos by Todd Dudek/UMES Ag Communications.

STEM Research Internship Program

High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
A high school student in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program. works in a lab.
A high school student in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program. works in a lab.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.
High school students participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program.

Ten high school students from Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties in Maryland and Sussex County in Delaware have been chosen to participate in the inaugural UMES Extension 4-H STEM Research Internship Program from October 2025 to August 2026. They will meet at UMES on a weekly basis after school to tour research labs, meet faculty and learn about their research focus. They and a partner will be paired with a faculty mentor to develop their projects over the course of the academic year. Read full story. Photos by Ariel Clay/UMES Extension.

4-H STEM Expo 2025

  • Jackson Handy, 5, of Princess Anne uses a telescope during the 2025 UMES 4-H STEM Expo.

Aspiring young scientists explored hands-on activities and got a look inside University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension’s new 4-H STEM Mobile Lab on Oct. 18,2025, during the 4-H STEM Expo.

Summer Campers Get Taste of Aviation Science

  • Horizons Delmarva summer campers tour Salisbury Airport during science program hosted by UMES Extension.


Nearly 100 campers at Horizons Delmarva Summer Camp toured the maintenance facility at Salisbury airport during a field trip in July 2025, hosted by University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension’s 4-H STEM Program. They also learned about the UMES aviation science program located at the airport.

Kids get up close with kids in UMES field trip

  • Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility.
    Youth from Delmarva visited the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension departments as part of a 4-H field trip Saturday, May 3, 2025. They visited Small Ruminants area and the strawberry research facility. Some of the youth were giving strawberry plants to plant at home. (Photo by Todd Dudek, UMES Ag Communications)

Somerset students explore STEM opportunities

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