ABOUT US
OUR MISSION AND VISION
Our mission is to enrich young minds in a safe, fun, and supportive environment that fosters exploration of challenging educational experiences while having the opportunity to build on life skills and explore their intellectual and leadership abilities.
We have a goal to create more engineers by promoting STEM and providing exposure to and excitement of potential career fields through outreach, education, and hands-on experiences.
HOW WE WORK
IDEAS Lab is run by the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Research Institute. Under IDEAS Lab, we have created programs like InSPIRESS, EXCITE, DETECTS, and more.
To learn more about each program, visit our homepage!

OUR TEAM

Kristin Brevik
STEM Education Director
701.899.1073

Michael P.J. Benfield, Ph.D.
IDEAS LAB Manager
256.824.2976

Matthew W. Turner, Ph.D
IDEAS LAB Associate Manager
256.824.4629

Hannah Edmonson
EXCITE, DETECTS, and RAMPUP Chief Engineer
256.824.7630

Sydney Sumners
Chief Scientist
678.848.8592

Aubrey Savery
InSPIRESS Chief Engineer
256.824.7629

Abigail Williamson
DETECTS and EXCITE Engineer
205.902.5681

Andrew Davis
VEA Chief Engineer
256.824.6435