Indian-American child genius finishes engineering degree at 15, enrolls for PhD

All of 15, Tanishq Abraham has completed his graduation in biomedical engineering with the highest honors and is now all set to start his doctorate studies which he plans to finish before turning 18.

Tanishq Abraham

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Indian-American origin Tanishq Abraham who harbors dreams of becoming the US President one day, is creating ripples in the academic world because of his sheer genius.
At the tender age of 15, when most of us are making career choices, this child prodigy has already completed his graduation in biomedical engineering with the highest honors of summa cum laude, from the University of California at Davis.

"Of course I feel very happy, very excited and I'm very proud of my accomplishments," Mr Abraham told FOX40.

But there is no stopping for this genius.

He is now looking forward to complete his PhD and eventually join a medical school where he intends to focus his research on finding a cure for cancer, before stepping into the world of politics.

He has already discovered an instrument that can measure a burn patient’s heartbeat without contact.

Mr Abraham’s genius was discovered by his parents when he was just in Kindergarten. He was just four-years-old when he was recruited to the MENSA IQ society, the oldest and largest high IQ society across the world.

He then went on to earn three associate degrees in general science, math and physical science, and foreign language studies. 

Amazingly enough, the science mastermind has also conducted a TEDx talk in which he mesmerised his audiences with his insight on education and was also the all-time youngest poster presenter and speaker at a NASA conference in 2012.
"He's got a lot of passion and we have to keep up with him, pretty much,” said his parents, Taji and Bijou Abraham, who hail from the southern Indian state of Kerala.

However, Mr Abraham is not the only one in the Abraham family with extraordinary intellectual abilities.

His 12-year-old sister, Tiara Abraham is also attending college and is an international musician.

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Published 31 July 2018 1:27pm
Updated 31 July 2018 10:36pm
By Avneet Arora

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