The Summer Science Program
Adam Rengstorf has extensive experience in academia and research. Adam began their career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from August 2003 to August 2005. Adam then joined Purdue University Northwest, where they held various roles, including Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy from August 2005 to July 2010, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy from August 2010 to present, Director of the Northwest Indiana Robotic Observatory from May 2016 to present, and currently serves as the Interim Department Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics since August 2021. In addition, they have also worked at The Summer Science Program, serving as Associate Academic Director from June 2012 to June 2014, and later as the Academic Director from June 2014 to present.
Adam Rengstorf received their education in astronomy and physics, earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Physics from Binghamton University in 1996. Adam then pursued further studies at Indiana University Bloomington, where they obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Astronomy in 2003. Prior to attending college, Adam Rengstorf attended Regis High School until 1991, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned during this period.
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The Summer Science Program
The Summer Science Program is an independent nonprofit operating residential programs in experimental science research for gifted teenagers, on several college campuses. Each program is an immersion into experimental science, designed to challenge and inspire talented rising seniors from around the world. Working in teams of three, participants complete a research project from beginning to end: either in Astrophysics – near-earth asteroid imaging and orbit determination – or Biochemistry – fungal enzyme inhibition and drug discovery. Each team acquires its own original data and performs its own analysis. Field trips and guest speakers round out an intense 39-day schedule. Info and application at summerscience.org. Alumni and former faculty from every SSP program since 1959 are voting members for life, making SSP the only summer program governed, operated, and largely funded by people who directly experienced it themselves … powerful testimony to its impact. Hence our motto: “The educational experience of a lifetime.”