Week	Activities
1	Check in with staff at kick-off meeting; Project orientation and work area tour by faculty mentors; Meeting & training with senior/graduate students and/or faculty Background reading Writing seminar Draft research plan Weekly report to faculty mentor
2	Continue reading & training Finalize research plan (technical editing with Writing Center) Present research plan abstract to student group luncheon Tour NASA JSC/Ad Astra Rocket Co. Weekly report to faculty mentor Individual consultation/counseling meeting with PI/Program Director
3	Conduct research Tour remote aerospace engineering wind tunnels Seminars on ethics in conducting research at student group luncheon Weekly report to faculty mentor
4	Conduct research GRE preparation workshop Tour GE Energy and Houston, TX. Present research progress report to student group luncheon Weekly report to faculty mentor Individual consultation/counseling meeting with PI/Program Director
5	Conduct research Tour Space Transportation Center Faculty/student career panel Weekly report to faculty mentor
6	Conduct research Tour flight simulator Faculty/student panel on graduate school life Seminar on oral & poster technical presentation Weekly report to faculty mentor Individual consultation/counseling meeting with PI/Program Director
7	Conduct research GRE preparation workshop Faculty/student panel on graduate school opportunities and financing Weekly report to faculty mentor
8	Conduct research GRE preparation workshop Seminar on oral & poster technical presentation Weekly report to faculty mentor Individual consultation/counseling meeting with PI/Program Director
9	Conduct research Draft final report with Writing Center technical editors Present research progress report to student group luncheon: dress rehearsal Weekly report to faculty mentor
10	Complete final written and oral report with Writing Center technical editors Finalize research Final oral presentation Program evaluation and exit meetings Program adjournment