High school students are learning to use high-tech equipment to solve real-world problems in a five-day camp at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Fitchburg.
Most science students are comfortable with theory but may not have as much experience with the technical aspects of science, said Josh Coon, a UW-Madison chemistry professor.
About 20 students from Madison West, Stoughton, DeForest and Evansville high schools spent the beginning of the week learning the basics of chemical engineering with scientists and engineers from UW-Madison and Thermo Fisher.