I feel intellectually owned...

Kuro · 02-12-2004, 02:12 AM

http://news.thetriangle.org/2003/11/21/phd.html

14-year-old to enter Ph.D. program

Drexel University has accepted another student into the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program, which seems like a common occurrence, except that this graduate student is only 14 years old.

"Alia will be a fine addition to the rapidly growing graduate program," Dean of the College of Engineering Selçuk Güçeri said. "She is a fast learner and a creative thinker."

According to Güçeri, Alia Sabur will attend Drexel in the start of winter term and will be treated like any other "high-achieving" graduate student.

Sabur was born to Julie and Mark Sabur on Feb. 22, 1989. She started talking when she was eight months old and began reading full novels when she was two. At two-and-a-half, she started writing and completed her K-6 curriculum by the end of her first year in school.

By the end of fourth grade, she left public school and began undergraduate studies at the age of 10 at Stony Brook University in the fall of 1999. There she did some prominent research for the university, most notably the use of coherent fiber optic cables to produce hollow beams.

The beams are cone-shaped and hollow in the center, and are mostly used in atom trapping, according to Sabur. She said her approach is a much cheaper alternative to the usual method, which is the use of Axicon lenses. These are a complicated system of lenses, which can cost from $60,000 to $70,000 and can be extremely difficult to use.

"My new method of creating these hollow beams does have a few difficulties, as of yet, such as that the beams are much too large for what I wish to use it for," Sabur said. "But if I can be successful in resolving few issues, this application of fiber optic cables can lead to a patentable technology which may have important applications especially as a replacement system."

Sabur graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Applied Math in May 2003. During her tenure at SBU, she studied abroad in both Italy and Mexico.

As her school for graduate work, she chose Drexel over both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford, saying that Drexel has an "excellent graduate engineering program and exciting research." She also chose it to be near her clarinet teacher, Ricardo Morales, who is a new member of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Her other instructor was the famous grand master David Weber.

Aside from being interested in math and sciences, Sabur is equally interested in the musical arts, having played the clarinet since she was 7 and declared a prodigy at the age of 11. Recently Alia preformed in a concert to benefit the Grace Smith House, which helps victims of domestic violence.

Sabur also obtained a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 9. Alia’s other interests include rock climbing, roller-blading, running, horsemanship, traveling and art.

Güçeri was Sabur’s major contact, she said, adding that she considers him an excellent recruiter, scientist and, from a musical standpoint, an excellent pianist. Sabur said she is looking forward to playing with him in a concert sometime in the future.

OLMEK · 02-12-2004, 02:14 AM

This kid is going to buy a Subaru.

Random · 02-12-2004, 02:21 AM

as smart as she is, i bet she can barely hold a normal conversation in a public setting with a "normal" person. of all the geniuses I have met over the years, all of them were socially inept. but good for her. she sounds smart like. she learn good.

Kuro · 02-12-2004, 02:27 AM

Very true. You can't have everything...

sjt · 02-12-2004, 02:32 AM

I bet she's still PCE.

MattDell · 02-12-2004, 02:50 AM

...but is she hot?

ScoobyDoobyDoo · 02-12-2004, 11:38 AM

IBsheonlyhasAcups

Kaiser · 02-12-2004, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cobreth
...but is she hot?

RokketRide · 02-12-2004, 11:40 AM

good thing she's brilliant

capaWRX · 02-12-2004, 11:45 AM

14? she already looks like shes 30...

Quote:

Originally posted by RokketRide
good thing she's brilliant

damn good thing..

BlkTS02 · 02-12-2004, 11:48 AM

Does anyone else think she'll turn out to be a female John Nash. The Princeton Professor that the movie "A Beautiful Mind" was based on?

TimStevens · 02-12-2004, 11:51 AM

How do you pronounce Selçuk Güçeri ?

*Sell-suck Goersereye?
*Sell-chuck Goersereye?
*Sell-suck Goercherry?
*Sell-chuck Goercherry?

Too bad I can't make a poll in a post

sonicblue · 02-12-2004, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TimStevens
How do you pronounce Selçuk Güçeri ?

*Sell-suck Goersereye?
*Sell-chuck Goersereye?
*Sell-suck Goercherry?
*Sell-chuck Goercherry?

Too bad I can't make a poll in a post

The "ç" is a soft c sound, so I'm going to have to go with:

*Sell-suck Goerserry?

firedust · 02-12-2004, 12:13 PM

go sabur.

must be odd studying abroad when youre 11...you need permission slips and you cant have any real fun.

Lightning Jack · 02-12-2004, 12:21 PM

She look kinda Asian.. lil

ZippySuzy · 02-12-2004, 12:36 PM

Check out her web site. Alia Sabur

sonicblue · 02-12-2004, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kaiser

Marla Hooch?

sonicblue · 02-12-2004, 12:39 PM

I see a PS opportunity here...........

sorbee711 · 02-12-2004, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ZippySuzy
Check out her web site. Alia Sabur

Phew, I'm a better webdesigner than her! Me=1 Her=everything else...

rogue · 02-12-2004, 12:43 PM

BAD TOUCH!

And this one time, at band camp...

ZMANNH25rs · 02-12-2004, 12:43 PM

" This one time at bandcamp, I took my flute and stuck it......"

Edit - Rogue -Ahhhhhh - Scary quick ( further edited for more original)

docwhorocks · 02-12-2004, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sonicblue
Marla Hooch?

What a hitter!

rogue · 02-12-2004, 12:46 PM

ZMAN: GET OUTTA MY HEAD!

RussB · 02-12-2004, 03:25 PM

you'd think a genius like that would be able to put together a better website... http://www.aliasabur.com/

TimStevens · 02-12-2004, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RussB
you'd think a genius like that would be able to put together a better website... http://www.aliasabur.com/

A genious is U!

02-12-2004, 02:12 AM	#1
Kuro Scooby Newbie Member#: 45160 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: W. Canada Vehicle: 2007 White 2.5i 2008 Orange Fit	I feel intellectually owned... http://news.thetriangle.org/2003/11/21/phd.html 14-year-old to enter Ph.D. program Drexel University has accepted another student into the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program, which seems like a common occurrence, except that this graduate student is only 14 years old. "Alia will be a fine addition to the rapidly growing graduate program," Dean of the College of Engineering Selçuk Güçeri said. "She is a fast learner and a creative thinker." According to Güçeri, Alia Sabur will attend Drexel in the start of winter term and will be treated like any other "high-achieving" graduate student. Sabur was born to Julie and Mark Sabur on Feb. 22, 1989. She started talking when she was eight months old and began reading full novels when she was two. At two-and-a-half, she started writing and completed her K-6 curriculum by the end of her first year in school. By the end of fourth grade, she left public school and began undergraduate studies at the age of 10 at Stony Brook University in the fall of 1999. There she did some prominent research for the university, most notably the use of coherent fiber optic cables to produce hollow beams. The beams are cone-shaped and hollow in the center, and are mostly used in atom trapping, according to Sabur. She said her approach is a much cheaper alternative to the usual method, which is the use of Axicon lenses. These are a complicated system of lenses, which can cost from $60,000 to $70,000 and can be extremely difficult to use. "My new method of creating these hollow beams does have a few difficulties, as of yet, such as that the beams are much too large for what I wish to use it for," Sabur said. "But if I can be successful in resolving few issues, this application of fiber optic cables can lead to a patentable technology which may have important applications especially as a replacement system." Sabur graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Applied Math in May 2003. During her tenure at SBU, she studied abroad in both Italy and Mexico. As her school for graduate work, she chose Drexel over both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford, saying that Drexel has an "excellent graduate engineering program and exciting research." She also chose it to be near her clarinet teacher, Ricardo Morales, who is a new member of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Her other instructor was the famous grand master David Weber. Aside from being interested in math and sciences, Sabur is equally interested in the musical arts, having played the clarinet since she was 7 and declared a prodigy at the age of 11. Recently Alia preformed in a concert to benefit the Grace Smith House, which helps victims of domestic violence. Sabur also obtained a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 9. Alia’s other interests include rock climbing, roller-blading, running, horsemanship, traveling and art. Güçeri was Sabur’s major contact, she said, adding that she considers him an excellent recruiter, scientist and, from a musical standpoint, an excellent pianist. Sabur said she is looking forward to playing with him in a concert sometime in the future.

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02-12-2004, 02:14 AM	#2
OLMEK * Banned * Member#: 10227 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: www.micclub.net Vehicle: The REAL HIP HOP Canibus - Rip the Jacker!	This kid is going to buy a Subaru.

02-12-2004, 02:21 AM	#3
Random Scooby Newbie Member#: 5687 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Miami, Florida Vehicle: 1995 Taurus SHO Emerald Green	as smart as she is, i bet she can barely hold a normal conversation in a public setting with a "normal" person. of all the geniuses I have met over the years, all of them were socially inept. but good for her. she sounds smart like. she learn good.

02-12-2004, 02:27 AM	#4
Kuro Scooby Newbie Member#: 45160 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: W. Canada Vehicle: 2007 White 2.5i 2008 Orange Fit	Very true. You can't have everything...

02-12-2004, 02:32 AM	#5
sjt Scooby Specialist Member#: 4135 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: no where, everywhere, anywhere Vehicle: 2004 Mazda RX-8 Velocity Red	I bet she's still PCE.

02-12-2004, 02:50 AM	#6
MattDell Scooby Guru Member#: 16803 Join Date: Mar 2002 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: WV-London-DC Vehicle: 2007 Honda S2000 Buy my car.	...but is she hot?

02-12-2004, 11:38 AM	#7
ScoobyDoobyDoo Scooby Newbie Member#: 45392 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: The QC Vehicle: 2008 SGM 135i	IBsheonlyhasAcups

02-12-2004, 11:40 AM	#9
RokketRide Scooby Specialist Member#: 17984 Join Date: Apr 2002	good thing she's brilliant

02-12-2004, 11:48 AM	#11
BlkTS02 Scooby Specialist Member#: 50142 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: South East Location: West TN Vehicle: 2002 2.5TS MBP	Does anyone else think she'll turn out to be a female John Nash. The Princeton Professor that the movie "A Beautiful Mind" was based on?

02-12-2004, 11:51 AM	#12
TimStevens Scooby Specialist Member#: 4817 Join Date: Mar 2001 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Albanyish, NY Vehicle: 02 WRX & 98 L 91 MR2 & 05 Speed Triple	How do you pronounce Selçuk Güçeri ? Sell-suck Goersereye? Sell-chuck Goersereye? Sell-suck Goercherry? Sell-chuck Goercherry? Too bad I can't make a poll in a post

02-12-2004, 12:13 PM	#14
firedust Scooby Specialist Member#: 38795 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West Midtown Atlanta Vehicle: 2003 WRX Sonic Yellow	go sabur. must be odd studying abroad when youre 11...you need permission slips and you cant have any real fun.

02-12-2004, 12:21 PM	#15
Lightning Jack Scooby Specialist Member#: 8585 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ubon Vehicle: 2002 WRX Rally Blue!	She look kinda Asian.. lil

02-12-2004, 12:36 PM	#16
ZippySuzy Scooby Newbie Member#: 19380 Join Date: May 2002 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Lake View, NY Vehicle: 2004 Impreza WRX San Remo Red	Check out her web site. Alia Sabur

02-12-2004, 12:39 PM	#18
sonicblue Scooby Specialist Member#: 25227 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: My happy place Vehicle: Two 2010 Mazda6 No bike for now	I see a PS opportunity here...........

02-12-2004, 12:43 PM	#20
rogue Really, Bacdoc? Moderator Member#: 7977 Join Date: Jul 2001 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Sterling, VA Vehicle: Ban StriderTB! Bail out Kaiser!!!	BAD TOUCH! And this one time, at band camp...

02-12-2004, 12:46 PM	#23
rogue Really, Bacdoc? Moderator Member#: 7977 Join Date: Jul 2001 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Sterling, VA Vehicle: Ban StriderTB! Bail out Kaiser!!!	ZMAN: GET OUTTA MY HEAD!

02-12-2004, 03:25 PM	#24
RussB Guest Member#: 43667 Join Date: Sep 2003	you'd think a genius like that would be able to put together a better website... http://www.aliasabur.com/