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Alia Sabur

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The Resume

    (February 22, 1989- )
    Born in New York City, New York
    Raised in Northport, NY
    Iranian-American
    Played clarinet with solo performance for the Rockland Symphony Orchestra at age 11
    Earned bachelor’s of science degree in applied mathematics (summa cum laude) from Stony Brook University at age 14
    Received master's degree and Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Drexel University at age 17
    Hired as a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea (February 19, 2008)
    Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2008 as the World's Youngest Professor (18 years, 362 days)
    Previous record held by Colin Maclaurin (student of Isaac Newton) in 1717

Why she might be annoying:

    She is sooooo a child prodigy.
    When she found out who she replaced for the record she stated, 'He's in every calculus textbook there is...I thought, 'I can't replace him.' But it's been 300 years and someone had to replace him, so why not me?'
    She speaks no Korean but accepted the job in South Korea because she claims, 'I can speak math and music.'
    She has her own website with accomplishments listed so you can read how she is so much smarter than you.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was talking and reading at just 8 months old and graduated high school by age 10.
    She has donated her time teaching math and physics courses at the historically black public Southern University in New Orleans that has struggled from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
    About her music (she learned some jazz while in NOLA) she states, 'You can reach a lot of people with music. It’s never been really a hobby to me. It’s always been on equal par with my academics.'
    She had the opportunity to take her clarinet and jam with the rock group Smash Mouth.
    She has already done research developing nanotubes for use as cellular probes to help discover cures for diseases, and wants to develop a noninvasive blood-glucose meter for people with diabetes, like her parents.

Credit: Scar Tactics


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 27.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 35.00% Annoying