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The camp was part of a National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research grant in partnership with Clemson University, aimed at broadening participation in engineering and computing across South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The leadership team included co-directors Nahid Vesali, Ph.D., and Brig. Gen. Linda J. Riedel; robotics technician and instructor Oguzhan Oruc, Ph.D.; and group instructors Heath Kaufman, Ph.D.; Shobhit Aggarwal, Ph.D.; Abigail Giordano and Elizabeth Quarles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students explored STEM concepts through a culturally responsive humanoid robotics curriculum. 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