15-year-old Phoebe Cai of the USA is working on data analysis for U Penn's medical school

A 15-year old high school junior, Phoebe Cai is already engaged in research at a collegiate level, assisting in the data analysis of a research project at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.

This past fall, Cai placed eighth in the Math Prize for Girls at MIT and was a bronze medalist at the Math Prize for Girls Olympiad.

Cai also qualified for the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad this year, and is a two-year member of the Lehigh Valley Fire team, which won first place at the Princeton University Math Competition in 2012. Cai hopes to study science in college and eventually pursue a graduate degree.

Bios written by Molly Turner and Bradan Litzinger, Brilliant.org.