After enrolling in community college at the age of 7, A 19-year-old student at the University of California, Davis, who started attending classes there at the age of 7 will graduate with a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering.
According to NBC News, He started community college studies at age seven and Tanishq Mathew Abraham was first accepted to the university when he was 12 years old to complete his undergraduate degree. He is now scheduled to get his Ph.D. credentials on June 15 following the successful defence of his dissertation last month.
“Very excited to share the news that I successfully defended my PhD research today!” the Sacramento native tweeted in May. “I am now Dr. Tanishq Mathew Abraham (at 19 years old)!!”
Wouldn’t have been able to achieve it without my family’s love and support, he added. Mom, who renounced her PhD to teach us at home. Dad, who juggled busy workdays so I may fulfil my aspirations. Sis, whose jokes helped to make the difficult days more bearable. 90-year-old grandmother who was my inspiration
According to his website, Abraham focused his research at the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine on the application of deep learning AI in microscopy techniques for digital pathology. He started community college studies at age seven and graduated from high school at age ten. He previously earned his bachelor’s degree in science at the UC Davis College of Engineering when he was 14 years old.
Community College :19-year-old graduates with PhD from UC Davis
The institution congratulated the young graduate and shared a photo of Abraham ringing the bell, a custom for UC Davis Ph.D. students. Abraham joined MENSA at the age of 4, a high-IQ organization whose members must score in the top 2% on a recognized intelligence test.
Abraham has now joined a distinguished group of the young individuals who have ever received a doctorate. The youngest-ever Ph.D. recipient, according to Guinness World Records, was a 13-year-old German boy named Karl Witte who earned his degree in 1814.
