I just saw this on Yahoo. She started college at 10! Man I remember when I was 10 I still thought girls had koodies. At 18, I was barely out of high school. What were you doing when you were her age? Just so impressive! And she's a blond too! j/k
http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly...s/we_kid_you_not__shes_18___a_prof_107388.htm WE KID YOU NOT: SHE'S 18 & A PROF By KIERAN CROWLEY April 21, 2008 -- A Long Island whiz kid who left fourth grade to start college at SUNY Stony Brook has become the youngest college professor in history - at 18. The Guinness Book of World Records is officially recognizing Alia Sabur, who on Feb. 19 was appointed a full-time faculty professor of cell science in the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea. Sabur "just became the youngest professor in the history of the world, breaking a 300-year-old record," a Guinness spokesman said. He said Alia broke the record set in the year 1717 by 19-year-old professor Colin Maclaurin, a protégé of Isaac Newton. "It's really a great honor to be in the company of such great scientists," Sabur, who has since turned 19, told The Post by phone from Louisiana, where she is helping with relief efforts by teaching at the Katrina-ravaged Southern University at New Orleans. "It's really exciting and it's also a challenge because, obviously, when you get awards and recognition for being so young - you have to live up to the expectations, and I do hope I can do that," Sabur said. Konkuk University spokesman Choon Ho Kim said, "We are all very excited to welcome Alia Sabur. Alia is quite a unique individual and we are looking forward to her making great contributions at our university." Sabur, a clarinetist who for good measure is a musical prodigy, will begin her physics research and teaching at Konkuk next month. Sabur added that "there were some ruffled feathers" on the first day of classes in New Orleans but that the students her age were often more accepting of her than the older adult students - all of whom were surprised to see that their physics professor was a cute teenager. "Oh, my God," said one adult female student. "I have kids your age and you're teaching my class." Sabur replied, "Well, you know, this is how old I am. I can't help that." "I can't believe you're our age," laughed one student. "That's so cool." Sabur encouraged those with problems to give her a chance - and told them they could drop her course later, if her age still bothered them. "Nobody left my class," Sabur said. "We have a good rapport." Sabur, who got her BA at 14, would be a freshman in college this year if she hadn't jumped ahead eight grades when she was 10. Professor Sabur cringed when asked the inevitable question: Does she have a boyfriend? "I'm accepting applications," Sabur quipped, with a smile. She said she does have friends from New York and from Philadelphia, where she studied at Drexel University - but her travel and killer schedule leave less time for a complete social life at the moment. kieran.crowley@nypost.com
she hasnt published any significant research... the university that hired her basically said they hired her for her potential. i think its more novelty than anything else. they get their name news paper and if she isnt a good prof, she can always be assigned to teach english classes. kudos to the girl but if i were her, id be wary of the motives of the university.
Her name seems "middle-eastern", she went to college in SUNY, and she teaches in KOREA. I am now left to wonder in what language she teaches, and what is her ethnic background, just for kicks... Korean? I know it's a far-fetched idea but... maybe she's... ummm... Hispanic?
ClutchCityReturns... don't tell me you wouldn't... hit it... she'd give you some ALONE TIME, man, I guarantee it. (I better lay that to rest [rimshot!]) The difference here is, you watch the Rockets', and she doesn't.
In KOREAN: http://www.konkuk.ac.kr/webzine/user/sub/news.php?menu=man&list_seq=1958 LOL! Hello, Hayesfan... I'd like to introduce you to Factorials and Permutations... and finding out how many possible Texas License plates are possible, and how many Lotto Tickets you have to buy to hit the jackpot! HAVE FUN!
Hi SwoLy-D, I'd like to introduce you to English Lit... where individuals avoid being redundant (you know I'm just kidding)
She left 4th grade to attend college at SUNY???? Just how did that college interview go? She must have aced the "My Little Pony" section of the SAT's. And I guess she WAS smarter then a fifth grader???
I can't figure out her job. On the whiteboard, she's clearly teaching intro physics (electrostatics I think). But her appointment is in "cell science." Then her research is in "physics." Maybe she's into biophysics?
I'd hit it...probably isn't good in bed as she's been studying and in school so long...You know she doesn't do keg stands or anything... She's probably the biggest girl in Korea, which is another record...
