Malaysia-born, PhD at age 21
Friday, March 10th, 2006 | 12:05 am @ SK
Let’s forget about the Ong Ka Ting’s PR stunt, we’ve something which is even worth mentioning!
(SOURCE: The Age, 8 March 2006)
Malaysia-born researcher Chao Yao-ban, 21, has became Melbourne University’s youngest-ever PhD graduate.
He is now officially a graduate with a PhD in Mathematics and Statistics and being described by his supervisor Prof Tony Guttmann as an extremely talented student.
Chan continues to work at the University of Melbourne, as a post-doctoral fellow on a joint project with the Australian National University to develop a statistical method to identify protein anomalies in the brain, with a view to diagnosing schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Good news: We Malaysians are feeling proud of him!
Better news: His family’s decision to move to New Zealand when he was three.
Why? Click here for more context.
March 10th, 2006 at 12:25 am
bah. why is malaysia taking credit for this?!
March 10th, 2006 at 1:16 am
Everytime i read about a Malaysian doing something truely fantastic, i weep. Because regardless of race, I know that Malaysia is hostile toward those whose excellience stems form not conforming to the political moulds that exist in Malaysia.
March 10th, 2006 at 11:15 am
wow. a Malaysian genius.
i think the small malay boy which was highlighted in the newspaper a few days ago named Adi Putra could turned up exactly like him someday.
March 10th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
So he’s a new zealander or whatever you call the ppl of new zealand….$%#%@$#@
March 10th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
a Kiwi
March 24th, 2006 at 11:29 am
[…] Habitual thinking, can be too dangerous to be given a chance, what’s more when we’re talking about a young genius who might do us proud one day. […]
March 24th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
After reading the news on the little fellow today, I personally feel that we still lack the maturity to handle ‘ut of the court’ situations.
Instead of moulding him, we are engaged in unnecessary thinking. Why not we or the education ministry think of a solution, rather than to use the whip on the first note.
This is why most of our brains are forced to be drained away to other nations who understand, appreciate and welcom such ‘God Gift’ to human.
Lets change our mind set on systems, punishments but work on ways to overcome such situation. Sadly to say, such situation as the saying goes ‘history repeats’. And mind you, this is not the first time this has occured.