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The Research Science Institute ('''RSI''') is a highly competitive summer Research program for rising High School seniors around the world, sponsored by the Center For Excellence In Education (CEE) and hosted by MIT . Founded by Admiral H.G. Rickover in 1984, it is now run by a close associate of his, CEE president Joann P. DiGennaro . Approximately 75 students from around the world (generally, around 25 from overseas, and 50 from the United States) participate in a 6 week summer program, although this number has increased in recent years. The first few weeks of RSI include lectures given by distinguished professors and scientists, including a number of Nobel laureates, with the remainder centered around individual research projects through mentors in the Boston area. The alumni of RSI, also known as Rickoids, traditionally perform extremely well in science competitions such as the Intel Science Talent Search and the Siemens Westinghouse Competition . The alumni body also numbers among its members Rhodes Scholar s. In addition, RSI's staff is generally composed primarily, if not entirely, of alumni, with recent Rickoids filling in as counselors and TA's, and older alumni taking administrative, lecturing, or tutoring positions. Generally, a large number of Rickoids (30% or more) go on to receive their undergraduate education at MIT or Harvard . RSI has links to the Department Of Defense , and several RSI positions are reserved for overseas Department of Defense students. The program's social facets include Frisbee , traditional trips to the White Mountains of New Hampshire and to the Charles River Esplanade to view the 4th of July fireworks, and the use of LATEX . LOCATION Though it has convened at various locations (including two years, 1990 and 2004 , where the program was held concurrently on both coasts - at UC San Diego and George Washington University in 1990, and Caltech and MIT in 2004), the Institute is most often linked to MIT, where it has been held every summer since 1992, for various reasons including availability of local mentorships (with Massachusetts General Hospital , MIT, and Harvard Medical School all within a few minutes of central campus) and convenience of facilities. The program participants have been housed in several locations on campus, including East Campus (until 2003), and Simmons Hall (in 2004 and 2005). For RSI 2006, CEE has announced that in addition to the MIT program, there will be an RSI in Shanghai, China for Chinese students. EXTERNAL LINKS
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