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High-school students interested in complex math are invited to apply for the QuanTM summer program at Emory University.

This four-week, residential program, operated by Emory’s Institute for Quantitative Theory and Methods, delves into college-level topics such as combinatorics, number theory, probability, statistics, game theory and more. Students spend the first three weeks learning through a combination of lectures and hands-on activities. In the fourth week, they complete a research project in an area of interest to them.

Students who apply before Feb. 28 will receive a $300 discount.

(Note: Although this program is called “QuanTM Math Circle,” it is not affiliated with the Math Circle program offered by Emory University’s Department of Math and Computer Science during the school year.)

Duke TIP has opened registration for its 2017 Field Studies summer program for high-school students. In this two-week residential program, students take college-level academic courses and get hands-on experience in a field that interests them, helping them evaluate whether a major or career they’re leaning toward is a good fit.

The program is held on the campuses of Duke University and New College of Florida, as well as at destination sites including the Las Cruces Biological Station in Costa Rica, Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, and the PARI observatory in North Carolina.

To attend, you must submit an application by Feb. 27, 2017. You do not have to be registered with the Duke TIP Talent Search to apply.

Financial aid is available, and the Duke TIP web site boasts that in 2016, TIP was able to provide aid for every summer programs student who requested it.

Saturday School, a program of Georgia State University, has added a second week of its one-week summer camp.

Brain Camp II will be held July 25-29, 2016, on the Georgia State campus. The camp is open to kids in kindergarten through 8th grade. Campers will learn about neuroscience and participate in brain-related learning activities.

The registration deadline is July 15.

The University of West Georgia is hosting a number of week-long camps for children, starting with kindergarten and going through high school.

Topics for younger kids include dinosaurs, the Olympics, space, and the ocean, while older kids can dabble in art, film making, LEGO Robotics, or handmade games.

The camps will be held either at UWG’s main campus in Carrollton, or at the Newnan Center in Newnan.

BioIgnite will host a one-week biotechnology camp, July 18-22, 2016, at Fulton Science Academy. The camp is led by graduate students from Georgia Tech. Topics covered will include regenerative medicine, neuroengineering, medical device design, and biomedical imaging.

The camp is for students rising to 6th, 7th, or 8th grade.

I’ve recently been contacted about two new camps in the metro area.

First is a completely new camp, STREM HQ, founded by Aditya Suri, a Walton High School graduate who was on the school’s highly acclaimed robotics team. Last year, Suri won a scholarship from Samsung for a mobile app he created. He established STREM HQ to expand STEM learning opportunities for kids. The “R” in STREM HQ is for robotics, an important component in the program. The camps are open to kids ages 8 and up.

Also new is an expansion of the Smart Girls Summer Camp at Atlanta Girls’ School.  The camp has added a program for younger children, and now serves rising first through ninth graders. All of the Smart Girls camps center on STEAM themes.

Georgia Gwinnett College has opened registration for its 2016 Mathematics in Action summer enrichment program, open to rising 6th, 7th and 8th graders.

Students in the program will solve real-world math problems, play math games, and explore other math topics.

The program is held on the GGC campus in Lawrenceville and runs for four days — Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The college is offering two sessions: June 6-9 and June 13-16.

There are only four days left to submit applications for the Girls Who Code seven-week summer immersion program, which will be offered at three locations around metro Atlanta during summer 2016.

Current 10th and 11th grade girls will receive instruction in coding and meet members of the business community, learning about the role computer science plays in a variety of industries. The program is designed for beginners — no coding experience is necessary.

The program will be held on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., from June 6 to July 22. Locations are:

• Accenture, 100 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, 30303
• AT&T, 725 West Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, 30308
• GE, 2018 Powers Ferry Rd. SE, Atlanta, 30339

The summer immersion program is free to all participants. Students who have to pay for transportation to the program location may be eligible for a stipend to cover those costs. And for girls who qualify, cash scholarships of $400 to $1,400 may be available. This money is intended to offset the loss of wages for girls who would ordinarily need to work a summer job.

Girls Who Code is a national non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology.

Applications are due March 8.

Someone wrote to me and asked what I knew about the Duke TIP summer programs. She is trying to select a location (Davidson, Trinity, or Wake Forest) for her child.

I have no personal experience with these programs, so I’m putting this one out to you, readers. If you have a child who has participated in a Duke TIP summer program, would you take a minute to comment about where they attended and how it was?

Thanks!