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'''Alia Sabur''' (born February 22, 1989 in [[New York City]], [[New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Materials science|materials scientist]]. She holds the record for being the world's youngest [[professor]].
'''Alia Sabur''' (born February 22, 1989) is an American [[Materials science|materials scientist]]. She holds the record for being the world's youngest [[professor]].<ref name="guinnessworldrecords">[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/youngest-professor Youngest Professor - Guinness World Records]</ref>


==Early life and education==
==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 [[Taekwondo|Tae Kwon Do]] at the age of 9.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/22/nyregion/on-education-reading-at-8-months-that-was-just-the-start.html|title=Reading at 8 Months? That Was Just the Start|publisher=''The New York Times''|first=Michael |last=Winerip|date=2003-01-22|accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref>
Sabur was born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. Her mother, Julie Sabur (born Kessler), worked as a reporter for News12 Long Island until 1995.<ref name="pqasb.pqarchiver.com">[https://archive.today/20130411163815/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/39573057.html?dids=39573057:39573057&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+09,+1999&author=Samson+Mulugeta.+STAFF+WRITER&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=Real+Genius+/+10-year-old+Alia+Sabur+of+Northport+test+'off+the+IQ+scale.'+/+The+state+will+decide+if+she+belongs+in+high+school+or+stays+with+her+own+class.&pqatl=google&hl=en Newsday Long Island - March 9, 1999 - Real Genius: 10-year-old Alia Sabur of Northport tests 'off the IQ scale']</ref> She married Mohammed Sabur, a Pakistan native, in 1980.<ref name="pqasb.pqarchiver.com"/> Alia, born on February 22, 1989, showed early signs of giftedness. She tested "off the IQ scale," according to an educator who tested her as a first-grader.<ref name="pqasb.pqarchiver.com"/> As a fourth-grader, she left public school and was admitted to [[Stony Brook University]] at the age of 10, later graduating ''[[summa cum laude]]'' at 14. She also received a black belt in [[Taekwondo|Tae Kwon Do]] at the age of 9.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/22/nyregion/on-education-reading-at-8-months-that-was-just-the-start.html|title=Reading at 8 Months? That Was Just the Start|work=The New York Times |first=Michael |last=Winerip|date=2003-01-22|access-date=2009-05-08}}</ref>


After Stony Brook, Sabur attended [[Drexel University]] where she received her [[master's degree|M.S.]] in 2006.
After Stony Brook, Sabur attended [[Drexel University]], where she received her [[master's degree|M.S.]] in 2006.
Alia is recipient of the 2007 Dean fellowship from Drexel University.<ref name="msedrx">{{cite news|url=http://www.materials.drexel.edu/News/Item/?i=1244}}</ref>
Alia was recipient of the 2007 Dean fellowship from Drexel University.<ref name="msedrx">{{cite news |url=http://www.materials.drexel.edu/News/Item/?i=1244 |title=MSE Well Represented at Honors Day Ceremony |access-date=2013-05-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119144902/https://www.materials.drexel.edu/News/Item/?i=1244 |archive-date=2013-01-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2007 she took a temporary position at [[Southern University]] in [[New Orleans]] after [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name="theind"/>
In 2007 she took a temporary position at [[Southern University]] in [[New Orleans]] after [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name="theind"/>


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==Academic career==
“Alia was recruited by the most competitive graduate schools in the country. She is a tremendous addition to our rapidly growing program,” said College of Engineering Dean Selçuk Güçeri. “She is a fast learner and a creative thinker.”<ref name="dean">{{cite news|url=http://www.drexel.edu/univrel/drexelink/story.asp?ID=1594&vol=10&num=2}}</ref>
On 19 February 2008, at 18 years of age (3 days before her 19th birthday), she was appointed to the position of International Professor as Research Liaison with Stony Brook University by the Dept. of Advanced Technology Fusion at [[Konkuk University]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]].{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=July 2015}} The position was a temporary, one-year contract which she chose not to renew.<ref name="Financial Times">{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3349f4e0-cb74-11df-95c0-00144feab49a.html|title=First Person: Alia Sabur|work=Financial Times Magazine |first=Sarah |last=Duguid |date=2010-10-01 |access-date=2010-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007080624/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3349f4e0-cb74-11df-95c0-00144feab49a.html| archive-date= 7 October 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Joongang Daily">{{cite news |date=2009-10-24 |title=Critics denounce expat college hires |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2911692&cat_code=03 |publisher=[[Joongang Daily]] |author=Ahn Hai-ri|author2=Lee Jong-chan |author3=Choe Sun-uk |author4=Lee Jeong-bong |access-date=2009-11-12}}</ref> The ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' named Sabur the World's Youngest Professor, replacing [[Colin Maclaurin|Colin Maclaurin's]] mathematics Professorship at the [[University of Aberdeen]] at the age of 19.


She began her position at the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at [[Konkuk University]] in June 2008 and returned to her hometown of New York early 2009, without renewing her contract.<ref name="theind">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/university-appoints-child-prodigy-worlds-youngest-professor-818776.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512084048/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/university-appoints-child-prodigy-worlds-youngest-professor-818776.html |archive-date=2008-05-12 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=University appoints world's youngest professor|newspaper=The Independent|first=David |last=McNeill|date=2008-05-01}}</ref><ref name="Joongang Daily"/><ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|work=[[MSNBC]] |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24273418&GT1=43001 |title=World's youngest professor can’t legally drink |access-date=2008-04-25 |date=2008-04-24 |first=Bob |last=Considine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425013733/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24273418%26GT1%3D43001 |archive-date=25 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==Mathematics career==
On 19 February 2008, when she was appointed professor of mathematics at 18 years of age, the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' named Sabur the World's Youngest Professor, a designation that had been held by [[Colin Maclaurin]] since 1717.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Newsday]]|title=Guinness names Northport teen world's youngest professor |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liwhiz0422,0,4702323.story|accessdate=2008-04-22 |date=2008-04-21|first=Carl|last=MacGowan |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080426231156/http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-liwhiz0422,0,4702323.story <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2008/03/080307.aspx |title=Records of the week: 3rd &ndash; 7th March 2008|publisher=''Guinness World Records'' |date=2008-03-07 |accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref>

She was a professor in the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at [[Konkuk University]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]].<ref name="theind">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/university-appoints-child-prodigy-worlds-youngest-professor-818776.html|title=University appoints world's youngest professor|publisher=''The Independent''|first=David |last=McNeill|date=2008-05-01}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Joongang Daily">{{cite news|date=2009-10-24 |title=Critics denounce expat college hires |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2911692&cat_code=03 |publisher=''[[Joongang Daily]]'' |author=Ahn Hai-ri|author2=Lee Jong-chan |author3=Choe Sun-uk |author4=Lee Jeong-bong |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref><ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|work=[[MSNBC]]|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24273418&GT1=43001|title=World’s youngest professor can’t legally drink|accessdate=2008-04-25|date=2008-04-24|first=Bob|last=Considine}}</ref>


==Deepwater Horizon oil spill==
==Deepwater Horizon oil spill==
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In June 2010 Sabur appeared on CNN and Fox News' ''[[Hannity]]'' to illustrate her idea, which [[BP]] considered as an option to help alleviate the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{cite episode|transcript=Transcript|title=21-year-old's oil leak idea caught BP's eye |series=American Morning |series-link=American Morning |network=CNN |airdate=June 7, 2010 |transcript-url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1006/07/ltm.01.html <!--|access-date=2010-06-08-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2010-06-04 |title=LI brainiac offers oil giant a slick fix |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/li_brainiac_offers_oil_giant_slick_Pr0qKWg9i85Bx7T75EQU5N |first=Rebecca |last=Rosenberg |work=New York Post |access-date=2010-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|transcript=Transcript|title=Three Ways to Fix the Gulf Oil Disaster |series=Hannity |series-link=Hannity |network=Fox News |airdate=June 7, 2010 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/three-ways-to-fix-the-gulf-oil-disaster|access-date=2010-06-08}}</ref>

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In June 2010 Sabur appeared on CNN and Fox News' ''[[Hannity]]'' to illustrate her idea, which [[BP]] considered as an option to help alleviate the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>{{cite episode|title=21-year-old's oil leak idea caught BP's eye |series=American Morning |serieslink=American Morning |network=CNN |airdate=June 7, 2010 |transcripturl=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1006/07/ltm.01.html |accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=2010-06-04 |title=LI brainiac offers oil giant a slick fix |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/li_brainiac_offers_oil_giant_slick_Pr0qKWg9i85Bx7T75EQU5N |first=Rebecca |last=Rosenberg |work=New York Post |accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Three Ways to Fix the Gulf Oil Disaster |series=Hannity |serieslink=Hannity |network=Fox News |airdate=June 7, 2010 |transcripturl=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,594154,00.html |accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref>


==Graduate school controversy==
==Graduate school controversy==


In 2008, Sabur filed civil suit against Drexel University, claiming that the university engaged in fraud and defamation regarding Sabur's pursuit of a doctoral degree. In the suit, Sabur charges that Yury Gogotsi, her former Ph.D. advisor, improperly used her research to apply for grants, and deliberately obstructed her degree. Trial proceedings began on August 9, 2010. It is not clear specifically which of Sabur's ideas Gogotsi used in his own peer-reviewed journal papers and/or patents, where proper attribution was not carried out, and Sabur has yet to make any public effort to clarify the dispute in terms of specifics.
In 2008, Sabur filed a civil suit against Drexel University, claiming that the university engaged in fraud and defamation regarding Sabur's pursuit of a doctoral degree. In the suit, Sabur charges that [[Yury Gogotsi]], her former Ph.D. advisor, improperly used her research to apply for grants, and deliberately obstructed her degree. Trial proceedings began on August 9, 2010.
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"But that was when I grew disillusioned with the science world. I saw bad conduct and realised that some professors weren’t motivated by a love of science. I fell out with the adviser who was supervising my PhD. I sued Drexel University in a civil lawsuit and the case has now gone into private, binding arbitration. I believe my adviser applied for grants and patents using my ideas, and took credit for them. He denies this and has accused me of stealing his work. Even though the university has cleared me of plagiarism it has still refused to award me my PhD.", says Financial Times article.<ref name="Financial Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3349f4e0-cb74-11df-95c0-00144feab49a.html|title=First Person: Alia Sabur|work=Financial Times Magazine |first=Sarah |last=Duguid|date=2010-10-01 |accessdate=2010-10-14}}</ref>
"But that was when I grew disillusioned with the science world. I saw bad conduct and realised that some professors weren’t motivated by a love of science. I fell out with the adviser who was supervising my PhD. I sued Drexel University in a civil lawsuit and the case has now gone into private, binding [[arbitration]]. I believe my adviser applied for grants and patents using my ideas, and took credit for them. He denies this and has accused me of stealing his work. Even though the university has cleared me of plagiarism it has still refused to award me my PhD.", says ''[[Financial Times]]'' article.<ref name="Financial Times"/>{{Subscription required}}


This is the second lawsuit involving the Sabur family. In the previous one Alia Sabur's "parents brought suit on behalf of their daughter and alleged that defendants board of education, its members, and the school district failed to provide their daughter with appropriate educational services in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (excerpt from reference; case 203 F. Supp. 2d 292 US District Court For the Eastern District of New York, decided May 8, 2002) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://ny.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20020508_0000067.ENY.htm/qx |title=Sabur vs Brosnan, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 203 F. Supp. 2d 292 (2002) |publisher=NY.Findacase |accessdate=2011-06-28}}</ref>. The case was dismissed.
This is the second lawsuit involving the Sabur family. In the previous one Alia Sabur's parents brought suit on behalf of their daughter, alleging that the [[Northport, New York|Northport]]–[[East Northport, New York|East Northport]] board of education, its members, and [[Northport-East Northport Union Free School District|the school district]] failed to provide their daughter with appropriate educational services in violation of the [[Individuals with Disabilities Education Act]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ny.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20020508_0000067.ENY.htm/qx |title=Sabur vs Brosnan, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 203 F. Supp. 2d 292 (2002) |publisher=NY.Findacase |access-date=2011-06-28 |archive-date=2019-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620084724/http://ny.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.20020508_0000067.ENY.htm/qx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Six of the seven counts were dismissed.


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite news |last=Traynor |first=Cian |date=14 November 2015 |title=A child prodigy's tough years: 'world's youngest professor' comes of age |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/a-child-prodigy-s-tough-years-world-s-youngest-professor-comes-of-age-1.2428913 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |access-date=14 November 2015}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.aliasabur.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.aliasabur.com/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507144310/http://www.aliasabur.com/ |date=2005-05-07 }}
*[http://www.aliasabur.com/resume/Alia%20Sabur%20Resume.pdf Resume]
*[http://www.azonano.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=1993 AZojomo Research Paper]
*[http://www.azonano.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=1993 AZojomo Research Paper]
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24273418&GT1=43001 "World’s youngest professor can’t legally drink" ''MSNBC'']


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Latest revision as of 08:14, 9 November 2024

Alia Sabur
Born (1989-02-22) February 22, 1989 (age 35)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStony Brook University
Drexel University
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science
InstitutionsKonkuk University

Alia Sabur (born February 22, 1989) is an American materials scientist. She holds the record for being the world's youngest professor.[1]

Early life and education

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Sabur was born in New York City, New York. Her mother, Julie Sabur (born Kessler), worked as a reporter for News12 Long Island until 1995.[2] She married Mohammed Sabur, a Pakistan native, in 1980.[2] Alia, born on February 22, 1989, showed early signs of giftedness. She tested "off the IQ scale," according to an educator who tested her as a first-grader.[2] As a fourth-grader, she left public school and was admitted to Stony Brook University at the age of 10, later graduating summa cum laude at 14. She also received a black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 9.[3]

After Stony Brook, Sabur attended Drexel University, where she received her M.S. in 2006. Alia was recipient of the 2007 Dean fellowship from Drexel University.[4] In 2007 she took a temporary position at Southern University in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.[5]

Academic career

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On 19 February 2008, at 18 years of age (3 days before her 19th birthday), she was appointed to the position of International Professor as Research Liaison with Stony Brook University by the Dept. of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea.[citation needed] The position was a temporary, one-year contract which she chose not to renew.[6][7] The Guinness Book of World Records named Sabur the World's Youngest Professor, replacing Colin Maclaurin's mathematics Professorship at the University of Aberdeen at the age of 19.

She began her position at the Department of Advanced Technology Fusion at Konkuk University in June 2008 and returned to her hometown of New York early 2009, without renewing her contract.[5][7][8]

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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In June 2010 Sabur appeared on CNN and Fox News' Hannity to illustrate her idea, which BP considered as an option to help alleviate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.[9][10][11]

Graduate school controversy

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In 2008, Sabur filed a civil suit against Drexel University, claiming that the university engaged in fraud and defamation regarding Sabur's pursuit of a doctoral degree. In the suit, Sabur charges that Yury Gogotsi, her former Ph.D. advisor, improperly used her research to apply for grants, and deliberately obstructed her degree. Trial proceedings began on August 9, 2010.

"But that was when I grew disillusioned with the science world. I saw bad conduct and realised that some professors weren’t motivated by a love of science. I fell out with the adviser who was supervising my PhD. I sued Drexel University in a civil lawsuit and the case has now gone into private, binding arbitration. I believe my adviser applied for grants and patents using my ideas, and took credit for them. He denies this and has accused me of stealing his work. Even though the university has cleared me of plagiarism it has still refused to award me my PhD.", says Financial Times article.[6](subscription required)

This is the second lawsuit involving the Sabur family. In the previous one Alia Sabur's parents brought suit on behalf of their daughter, alleging that the Northport–East Northport board of education, its members, and the school district failed to provide their daughter with appropriate educational services in violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.[12] Six of the seven counts were dismissed.

References

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  1. ^ Youngest Professor - Guinness World Records
  2. ^ a b c Newsday Long Island - March 9, 1999 - Real Genius: 10-year-old Alia Sabur of Northport tests 'off the IQ scale'
  3. ^ Winerip, Michael (2003-01-22). "Reading at 8 Months? That Was Just the Start". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  4. ^ "MSE Well Represented at Honors Day Ceremony". Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
  5. ^ a b McNeill, David (2008-05-01). "University appoints world's youngest professor". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12.
  6. ^ a b Duguid, Sarah (2010-10-01). "First Person: Alia Sabur". Financial Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  7. ^ a b Ahn Hai-ri; Lee Jong-chan; Choe Sun-uk; Lee Jeong-bong (2009-10-24). "Critics denounce expat college hires". Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  8. ^ Considine, Bob (2008-04-24). "World's youngest professor can't legally drink". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 25 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  9. ^ "21-year-old's oil leak idea caught BP's eye". American Morning. June 7, 2010. CNN. Transcript.
  10. ^ Rosenberg, Rebecca (2010-06-04). "LI brainiac offers oil giant a slick fix". New York Post. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  11. ^ "Three Ways to Fix the Gulf Oil Disaster". Hannity. June 7, 2010. Fox News. Transcript. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  12. ^ "Sabur vs Brosnan, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 203 F. Supp. 2d 292 (2002)". NY.Findacase. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2011-06-28.

Further reading

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