| Alia Sabur | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1989 New York City |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Konkuk University |
| Alma mater | Stony Brook University |
Alia Sabur (born February 22, 1989 in New York City, New York) was the world's youngest professor.
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Early life and education
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.[1]
After Stony Brook, Sabur attended Drexel University where she received her M.S. in 2006. In 2007 she took a temporary position at Southern University in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.[2]
Mathematics career
On 19 February 2008, the Guinness Book of World Records named Sabur the World's Youngest Professor, a designation that had been held by Colin Maclaurin since 1717, when he was appointed professor of mathematics at 19 years and 7 months of age.[3][4]
She was a professor in the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea.[2] Sabur, who signed a one-year contract with Konkuk University in February 2008 and began teaching there in June 2008, returned to her hometown of New York early 2009, without renewing her contract.[5][6]Critics said the university intentionally signed a contract with Sabur on Feb. 19, 2008, just few days before she turned 19 on Feb. 22, 2008, because it wanted to break the Guinness world record.[5]
References
- ^ Winerip, Michael (2003-01-22). "Reading at 8 Months? That Was Just the Start". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/22/nyregion/on-education-reading-at-8-months-that-was-just-the-start.html. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ a b McNeill, David (2008-05-01). "University appoints world's youngest professor". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/university-appoints-child-prodigy-worlds-youngest-professor-818776.html.
- ^ MacGowan, Carl (2008-04-21). "Guinness names Northport teen world's youngest professor". Newsday. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liwhiz0422,0,4702323.story. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "Records of the week: 3rd – 7th March 2008". Guinness World Records. 2008-03-07. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2008/03/080307.aspx. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ a b Ahn Hai-ri; Lee Jong-chan; Choe Sun-uk; Lee Jeong-bong (2009-10-24). "Critics denounce expat college hires". Joongang Daily. http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2911692&cat_code=03. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ Considine, Bob (2008-04-24). "World’s youngest professor can’t legally drink". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24273418>1=43001. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
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