"Quantum Physics and Research Opportunities": a summer program for high school students

In this talk, I will discuss a summer program in physics for high school students from the Greater Detroit area. This two-week-long program took place in June-July 2023 at Oakland University, Michigan. It was intended for advanced students who had already taken Calculus in their high schools; most of the students (17 out of 22) were rising seniors. The program consisted of a series of lectures in Modern Physics, as well as research seminars given by the Oakland University physics faculty. I will describe my efforts to attract the students, the structure and curriculum of the program that I designed, and my daily experiences in teaching a group of motivated high schoolers. I will also discuss the challenges and lessons learned while preparing and running the program.