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UNITED STATES ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

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GEMS Student Opportunity


The GEMS 2027 student application will open in early Spring.

For questions about the USAARL Fort Rucker GEMS program, please email usarmy-usaarl-stem@health.mil.

For questions regarding GEMS programs at other locations, please email armystemoutreach@gmail.com.

Student Experiment
GEMS Fire Truck
Student Forensics

GEMS is offered at no cost to elementary, junior high, or high school students who are current 3rd-10th graders (rising 4th-11th graders). Students complete one session of GEMS per summer.



MODULE DESCRIPTION ELIGIBILITY
Simple Machine GEMS Exploration of basic engineering techniques to build, test, and evaluate simple machines. 4th-5th
graders
Forensics GEMS Investigation of problem solving, engineering, physics/force of motion, and forensics techniques. 6th-7th
graders

Robotics GEMS

 Building and programming robots to maneuver and conquer different tasks using VEX engineering, design, and programming. 8th-9th
graders
Medical GEMS Investigation of the physiology of various human organ systems and exploration of various healthcare professions. 10th-11th
graders
GEMS Week Forensics
GEMS Week 2
GEMS Week 3

GEMS Participation Dates

June 14-17, 2027*
GEMS Session 1 *Federal holiday observation on Friday, June 18, 2027

June 21-25, 2027
GEMS Session 2

June 28-July 2, 2027
GEMS Session 3

July 6-9, 2027*
GEMS Session 4 *Federal holiday observation on Monday, July 5, 2027



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Last Modified Date: 2026-08-27