Vietnamese teenager wins MIT scholarship

Thao won two gold medals at International Physics Olympiads in 2015 and 2016. She was also named the ‘Best Female Asian Pacific Participant’ by the Association of Asia-Pacific Physics Societies.

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Thao will begin her studies in the US this August. She is now a student of University of Science an integral part of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi.