Hancock is a member of the professor team, which consists of faculty from colleges and universities who incorporate the competition into their curricula and offer students the opportunity to participate as part of their studies. Although many participants learn about JUMP into STEM in the classroom, independent student teams may apply without a professor team connection. 

Challenge-level winners and additional eligible teams will compete during the final competition held January 30 – 31, 2025, at NREL. All challenge-level winners earn one-on-one mentorship from a building science professional. Eligible competition winners receive a paid 10-week summer internship at ORNL, NREL or PNNL and participate in onsite partner visits with industry sponsors Johnson Controls and Clayton Home Building Group.

Students and professors interested in incorporating JUMP into STEM into their curriculum can learn more about the competition and review this year’s open challenges here, while potential sponsors can learn more here. 

UT-Battelle manages ORNL for DOE’s Office of Science, the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States. The Office of Science is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.

This Oak Ridge National Laboratory news article "ORNL invites students to join the JUMP into STEM building science challenge" was originally found on https://www.ornl.gov/news