A 15-year old high school junior, Phoebe Cai is already engaged in research at a collegiate level, assisting in the data analysis of a research project at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.
This past fall, Cai placed eighth in the Math Prize for Girls at MIT and was a bronze medalist at the Math Prize for Girls Olympiad.
Cai also qualified for the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad this year, and is a two-year member of the Lehigh Valley Fire team, which won first place at the Princeton University Math Competition in 2012. Cai hopes to study science in college and eventually pursue a graduate degree.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
Since a young age, Dylan Toh has had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge.
Bored with his school mathematics curriculum, Dylan scoured his local libraries for more challenging material.
The Singaporean Ministry of Education later approved him for acceleration in mathematics, matching him with a secondary school teacher to study material several grade levels above that of a typical 12-year old.
Toh found Brilliant.org while searching the internet for challenging math problems, and the organization was able to match him with another mentor at the University of Michigan.
During his mentor sessions with Farrell Wu, he studied abstract linear algebra and demonstrated abilities that would, according to his mentor, place him in the highest level of scholarship offers at top tier American universities.
His mentor was impressed with the clarity and organization of his solutions, saying, “most college students would envy Dylan’s ability to present his ideas.”
Toh is also training to participate in robotics, mathematics, and table tennis competitions in Singapore.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
Tadewos Abiye Getachew lives in Bole, a sub-city just outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
17-year-old Getachew and his teammates recently placed 1st in his sub-city’s science fair for developing Cognitosoft, a software program that aims to introduce students in rural Ethiopia to computer science, physics, and mathematics in local Ethiopian languages.
Getachew and his teammates have partnered with sponsors to assist in the free distribution of Cognitosoft to rural communities.
Getachew scored in the 99th percentile of Ethiopia’s National Examination and placed 1st in the Gibson School Systems World Maths Day competition.
Getachew plans to pursue a degree and a career in computer science and mathematics.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
A 16-year-old student at the Pusat PERMATApintar Negara center for gifted and talented students in Malaysia, Inderjit Kaur can boast of accomplishments other than just academic success.
She has also led a team in several successful robotics competitions, including winning the gold medal in the International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors 2012.
Her team’s Nanny Robot was designed to monitor a baby’s status using sound and temperature sensors, which would activate functions such as rocking the baby in a swing, or contacting parents based on the child’s cries.
Kaur hopes to eventually pursue a degree in neuroscience from an American university and to continue experimenting with the creation of humanoid robotics. Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
At only 16 years of age, Joey Hudy has already met the President of the United States and won a number of awards for his engineering creations, the most recent of which was for creating a solar powered computer in the Sun Valley Solar Ultimate Challenge.
An active participant in Maker Faire, Hudy’s proudest creations so far are his two LED Arduino Shields--printed circuit expansion boards -- which he hopes can be used to help introduce other kids to the concept of engineering for fun.
He has also started a small business selling the Shields on several websites.
Hudy is currently completing his high school math and science track at Herberger Young Scholars Academy at Arizona State University, an accelerated school where he’ll graduate next year.
His goal is to become an electrical engineer and to someday work for Maker Media Inc.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
Nur Muhammad Shafiullah holds an impressive number of mathematics olympiad records in Bangladesh, and is the youngest student from Bangladesh to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad and in the International Olympiad in Informatics.
In 2012, Shafiullah received a bronze medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Argentina, and has received the highest score at the Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad three years in a row.
Outside of olympiads, 15-year-old Shafiullah works at math camps in Bangladesh and is a moderator of a Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad online student forum. He plans to apply for colleges abroad upon graduating high school next year and is interested in studying computer science or biology.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
Kensen Shi is a 17-year-old senior at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas.
He won the top individual prize for the national Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology in 2012.
Shi is co-authoring a research paper introducing his winning project, Lazy Toggle PRM. Lazy Toggle is a more efficient method of motion planning, which has a number of uses in robotics, animation, and game design.
Shi placed 6th in the Intel Science Talent Search in 2013, has competed in a number of US mathematical olympiads, and has a passion for playing the piano, twice winning the National Piano Audition from the National Guild of Piano Teachers.
Shi is currently conducting research at the Parasol Laboratory at Texas A&M University, and plans to major in computer science at Stanford University.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
Raghav Sood taught himself HTML, CSS, and Javascript at the age of 9, and focused on web development before transitioning to mobile platforms.
15-year-old Sood is the Founder and CEO of Appaholics LLC, and in July 2012 he published his first book, “Pro Android Augmented Reality,” by Apress LLC, USA.
Currently a Class 10 student and State Science Talent Scholar at the Shri Ram School in Delhi, India, Sood has published several Android and Blackberry apps and has been invited to attend Google’s Annual Developer Conference (Google I/O) this spring.
He is interested in physics, mathematics, robotics and photography, and plans to pursue a career in artificial intelligence.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
Lawrence Sun is a 16 year old junior from Oregon who will matriculate to MIT this fall, forgoing his high school graduation.
Sun was one of only 20 students invited to participate on the 2012 United States Physics Team.
At the 2012 International Symposia on Multi-Valued Logic, Sun presented his published research on the use of robot programming techniques to find contradictions in laws governing police use of force.
Sun captained his team in the 2013 Winter Online Math Open, which placed first out of 119 competing teams. Sun plans to major in either physics, computer science, or mathematics at MIT. After MIT, he hopes to pursue a career in research, either in academia, or technology development.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
Farrell Wu began doing math at age one and was trading stocks at age three.
Wu’s insatiable thirst for knowledge led him to read through the encyclopedia while waiting for his parents to pick him up from school.
Last fall, Wu placed third in the Philippines Mathematical Olympiad at the age of 12, surprising both the judges and his peers.
In 2013, Brilliant.org matched Wu with a mathematics professor from the University of Michigan for private tutoring sessions to study undergraduate level linear algebra.
According to his mentor, Wu is already at the level of an exceptional undergraduate math major.
Wu plans to continue his studies in mathematics in the United States and to pursue a career in investment banking.
Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.
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