The Science and Engineering Experience

2024 application will open May 17th, 2024, and close July 31st, 2024.

What is SCENE all about?

The SCience and ENgineering Experience (SCENE) provides cutting-edge science research experience to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students work in state-of-the art labs at Arizona State University, under the guidance of professors and university students, to answer their own original research questions and compete in regional and national science competitions.

SCENE is offered in several disciplines:

Biodesign
Engineering
Evolution & Medicine
Integrative Arts & Sciences
Life Sciences
Molecular Sciences
Physics
Solid State Science
Sustainable Engineering

Past Projects

Projects change each year. Click samples from the past two years, this is not a complete listing of all projects. Projects for the current year are not finalized prior to the student application deadline.