[News] World's Youngest Professor : Alia Sabur
World's Youngest Professor : Alia Sabur
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The youngest university professor is Alia Sabur (USA, b. 22
February 1989). She was appointed as a full-time faculty Professor
at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea as Research Liaison with
Stony Brook University (New York, USA) with effect from 19
February 2008, aged 18 years 362 days.
Biography
Alia has been setting records and making history starting with
reading at 8 months old. Her IQ was determined off the charts. She
went from 4th grade to college, earning a B.S. in Applied
Mathematics summa cum laude伭rom Stony Brook University at age 14,
the youngest female in American history. She then earned an M.S.
and Ph.D. (ABD) in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel
University. Alia is the youngest ever to receive fellowships and
awards from the Dept of Defense, NASA, GAANN and NSF.
Also multi-talented, Alia has been performing with orchestras
since her solo debut at 11 with the Mozart Concerto where she was
billed a music prodigy. She has also performed with musicians as
diverse as Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. She enjoys performing as an
orchestral member, chamber musician and soloist equally and is
venturing into crossover, jazz and fusion. As a Juilliard School
student she was mentored by some of the world's greatest musicians
and is the winner of several celebrated awards.
Alia has done groundbreaking work towards developing
nanotube-based cellular probes for use in medical research. These
will allow the ability to measure the reaction of nano-materials
injected into individual cells. She is also interested in a venue
to develop non-invasive optical blood glucose meters for people
with diabetes. Alia tries to be a role model for young people,
especially girls by breaking the stereotype that scientists are
nerdy. She is also passionately interested in helping improve the
quality of STEM education in this country.
Alia wanted to help the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, so
when she learned that Southern University at New Orleans, a
historically Black public college, was the only college still
operating out of trailers, she accepted a temporary position there
as her way of giving back. While continuing her research efforts
long distance with Konkuk, she has been teaching four courses at
SUNO and living at the Mount Carmel Motherhouse, also devastated
by Katrina. In May Alia will head for South Korea.
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