ECHO at Duke

Are you a current high school student interested in science, technology, engineering, or math? Consider attending the virtual ECHO@Duke event this winter!

Duke University is offering a one-day event for current high school students to learn about electrical and computer engineering called ECHO@Duke. ECHO - or ECE College-High school Opportunity - aims to give high school students who have an interest in engineering an opportunity to virtually learn what it's like to study electrical and computer engineering and pursue a career in this field thereafter.

Date: January 8, 2022 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST

Event Details: Poster session, Q/A panel, and lab tours/experiment demonstrations
This event covers topics such as digital and analog circuits, electromagnetics, signal processing, machine learning, robotics, nanotechnology, and more!

Registration Link: Registration is now open (https://duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2a7OiizUaO8COEe)! All high school students who register will be accepted and a link to the program and participation agreement will be sent prior to the week of the event

For more information, check out our website here (https://sites.google.com/view/echoatduke/echo-condensed?authuser=0).

We will have Duke ECE faculty, students, staff, and alumni attend the event to answer any and all of your questions about ECE, college life as an engineer, and career paths.

If you have any questions, feel free to email [email protected]

Our website has been updated and registration for the ECHO Condensed program is now live! Check it out here:

ECHO - ECHO Condensed Mission: The goal of this program is to give high school students in North Carolina an opportunity to learn about what pursuing an ECE degree encompasses, the different focus areas within ECE, and the types of jobs and opportunities available to those who pursue an ECE degree.

While most people associate the word "engineer" with the word engine, it's actually derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to create, generate, contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). Are you ready to learn how to harness your cleverness to design new technologies and create the world of tomorrow? Then apply to ECHO today!

Given the current federal state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic we've been getting a lot of questions about how this virus might affect our summer program. Here at Duke University safety is our number one priority; rest assured that we are closely monitoring the situation. It's predicted, similarly to the flu, that the virus will go dormant during the summer months. Therefore, as of now we are expecting that the ECHO at Duke will remain unaffected, but this may change as the situation develops. In the meantime, wash your hands, don't touch your face, refrain from social gatherings whenever possible, and submit your application to ECHO! We're looking forward to seeing y'all in July!

Meet the ECHO executive board:
Jessica Centers is the Vice President of Student Recruitment and Finance and co-founder of ECHO. Jessica received her bachelors in electrical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and has worked as a research intern at MIT Lincoln Labs. Currently, she's a second year PhD student in Dr. Jeffrey Krolik’s Sensor Array and Multipath lab where she studies millimeter wave radar technology commonly used in autonomous vehicles. Specifically, she uses application-specific and traditional radar signal processing methods along with machine learning to evaluate the performance of millimeter wave radars for various applications. Apart from her research, Jessica enjoys running with her husband and dog, volunteering as a hurdle coach at the local high school, and crafting.