Alia Sabur

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Alia Sabur (born February 22, 1989 in New York City, New York) is currently the world's youngest professor.[1]

Sabur became known after being accepted into graduate school at the age of 14. She had left public school in 4th grade, was admitted to State University of New York at Stony Brook at the age of 10 and graduated summa cum laude at 14. She also received a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 9.[citation needed]

After Stony Brook, Sabur attended Drexel University where she received her M.S. in 2006 and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering. In 2007 she took a temporary position at Southern University in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.[2]

On 19 February 2008, the Guinness Book of World Records named Alia the World's Youngest Professor, a designation held by Colin Maclaurin since 1717, when he was appointed professor of mathematics at 19 years and 7 months of age.[3][4] She has been hired as a professor in the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Considine, Bob. "World’s youngest professor can’t legally drink", MSNBC, 2008-04-24. Retrieved on 2008-04-25. 
  2. ^ a b David McNeill. "University appoints world's youngest professor", The Independent, 2008-05-01. 
  3. ^ MacGowan, Carl. "Guinness names Northport teen world's youngest professor", Newsday, 2008-04-21. Retrieved on 2008-04-22. 
  4. ^ Records of the week: 3rd – 7th March 2008. Guinness World Records (2008-03-07). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.

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