Physics and mathematics were hard enough for me as an adult, and a 13 year old boy, Elliott Tanner, Majoring in Physics with a Mathematics minor is graduating from the University of Minnesota this month. This kid is going to make some amazing discoveries, I'm sure. He's trying to raise money to get his PhD... and you can help him at https://elliotttanner.com/. Here's his story and a video interview.
By Ben Hooper /April 26 (UPI) --
A 13-year-old Minnesota boy is set to graduate with a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in May -- and he's planning to get his doctorate.
Elliott Tanner of St. Louis Park is scheduled to graduate in May from the University of Minnesota with a major in physics and a minor in math.
Tanner said the next step in his education will be the school's doctoral physics program.
Elliott's mom says he started reading, without being taught, and doing math at age three. Tanner started reading college-level textbooks at the age of 9, and two years later he graduated from Normandale Community College with an associate of science degree
He has appeared on the Dean's list at the University of Minnesota and maintains an overall 3.78 GPA. He is also an undergraduate student researcher at the university working on simulation and analysis for the Short-Baseline Neutrino program at Fermilab and has been awarded a UROP stipend for his research project.
"It's amazing. It's sort of been a crazy ride getting here, but it's just been such a nice experience," Tanner said.
He said he is hoping to earn his doctorate and give back to the university.
"I'm hoping to become a professor at the University of Minnesota in order to also spread this joy and passion for physics with other people," he said. VIDEO:
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