Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He’s A Published Researcher At 13

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30 aug 2019 14:54

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A few years ago, Bored Panda wrote about Daniel Liu, an 11-year-old chemistry prodigy. But a lot has happened in his life since then. The genius kid went viral after he attended an organic chemistry class at the University of Toledo. And while the University’s Environmental Health and Radiation Safety Department doesn’t allow kids under 12 to be in the labs, it made an exception for Daniel. And he made the most of it.

Someone Checks On Boy Genius That Went Viral At 11-YO, Finds Out He’s A Published Researcher At 13

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While many students fail the first midterm in Michael Young’s organic chemistry lecture (in spring 2017, the average was a 50), Liu got a 99.

Bill Nye the Science Guy also appreciated his hard work and dedication

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Daniel even met Barack Obama at the White House Science Fair after winning a $10,000 scholarship

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That college class opened a lot of doors for Daniel. Every year, Young has students join his lab, so after the kid proved himself, Young had nothing else to do but to hire him.

At age 13, Daniel co-published a paper about developing pharmaceutical drugs and pesticides in a faster, cheaper, and more eco-friendly way. Talk about a fast adaptation. The other co-author of the study, postdoctoral associate Mohit Kapoor, said the 13-year-old boy was a pleasure to work with.

I’ve got a feeling this isn’t the last time we’ll be covering Liu’s achievements.