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 Alia
Sabur is the youngest professor in the world. She
is only 19 years old! Currently, she is teaching
college students at Konkuk
University in Seoul. People call her a genius, but Alia says what
made her the youngest professor in history was not her IQ. Keep reading
to learn her secret!
Alia Sabur was born on February 22, 1989 in New York. Since she was
a little baby, she was a genius in many ways. Alia started talking
and reading when she was just 8 months old. She finished elementary school
when she was 5. Then, she made the jump to college at age 10! Alia
earned a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics summa cum laude at 14 from
Stony Brook University, becoming the youngest female in U.S. history
to do so. She also earned a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering at Drexel University.
Alia is good at many other things, too. She won a black belt in tae-kwon-do
at the age of 9. She also loves music. She began studying the clarinet
at the Juilliard School of Music at age 10. And she made her solo
debut at age 11. She has performed with orchestras
since then.
 So, why
did Alia decide to become a professor? She said she wants to share
her knowledge with other people.
“What made me the world’s youngest professor was not my IQ but just
doing what I liked,” said Alia. Armed with vast wisdom, she said that knowledge
is power ? especially when sharing it.
“I really enjoy teaching,” she said. “It’s something where you can
make a difference. It’s not
just what you can do, but you can enable a lot of other people
to make their changes. I really feel I can help a lot of people,”
she said with a big smile. “I just try to do my best whether I am
a genius or not.” She agreed with Thomas Edison’s definition of genius as one
percent inspiration and 99 percent
perspiration.
As for life in Seoul, Alia said she is having difficulty due to the language barrier. She plans
to learn the Korean language. “I don’t know how fast I can learn basic conversation. So far, I’ve had little time
to learn Korean, but hopefully I’ll make time,” she said.
At Konkuk University, she will take part in classroom instruction. She
will also focus on research into developing nano-tubes, which can be
used to help cure various diseases. |
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