2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Baylor Research is a pre-collegiate research program that includes Engineering, Biomedical, and Environmental topics. The mission of Baylor Research is to teach students to think like scientists and engineers through cutting-edge research projects taught by experts in those fields. This program established in 2016 and is projected to support 68 research students within the curriculum in the 22-23 school year. Five science electives (Engineering Design, Molecular Methods, Research I, Advanced Research and Thesis Research) have been developed over the years to support breadth and depth in these topic areas. Research concepts and projects have also been implemented in core and Advanced Placement science courses. This work presents the infrastructure and methodology for successfully incorporating engineering topics such as computer vision, machine learning, virtual reality, and space systems into a high school classroom. Additionally, college preparedness and matriculation into STEM-related college fields is discussed.