Willowbrook senior participates in competitive STEM summer research program

Photo by Lauren Wagner

Summer break is often a time of rest and relaxation for students. But this summer, Willowbrook senior Salman Siddiqi (pictured above, at left) was busy continuing his knowledge of and passion for STEM.

Siddiqi attended the highly competitive SSP International summer science program, where he spent five weeks at Chadron State College in Nebraska conducting research with professors and graduate students to help prevent fungal infection of agricultural crops.

According to an article by Lauren Wagner about the program (at https://www.the74million.org/article/5-week-summer-science-boot-camp-draws-top-stem-teens-from-around-the-globe), “The workload includes 60-hour weeks in the college’s science and math wing. Days are filled with in-depth classroom lectures and team discussions before students pull on latex gloves to conduct experiments in the lab. Dinners are always business casual and include professional networking opportunities with guest speakers.”