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

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

DETECTS, GEMINI, RAMP UP
256.824.7630

Abigail Williamson

DETECTS, GEMINI, RAMP UP
205.902.5681

Jacob Jones

DETECTS
256.975.1831

Sydney Sumners

InSPIRESS, FALCON
678.848.8592

Aubrey Savery

InSPIRESS, FALCON
205.616.6473

Kristin Brevik

VEA
701.899.1073

Andrew Davis

VEA
256.824.6435

Tejas Vidwans

FRONTIER

Phillip Kimball

FRONTIER

Currently Available STEM Programs

Students Reached

Schools Reached

Established

Get In Touch

Location: 301 Sparkman Dr. Huntsville, AL 35899

Email: IDEAS@uah.edu