YEAR

AGE

EVENT

1991

Born April 1991

1993

1-2

Assembled LEGO to structures taller than himself at age 2 Read chapter book at age 2

1994

2-3

Started doing math calculations

1995

3-4

Started playing golf Started doing algebra

1996

4-5

Emmanuel Preschool, Mercer Island Kindergarten, Island Park Elementary School, Mercer Island

1997

5-6

Age 5, started swimming with Chinook Swim Team Age 5, started playing violin and piano 1st Grade, Island Park Elementary School, Mercer Island

1998

6-7

Skipped grade to 2nd Grade, West Mercer Elementary School, Mercer Island Skipped grade again to 3rd Grade, Apollo Elementary School, Issaquah

1999

7-8

Age 7, skipped to 4th grade; started Home School; Broke 4 swim team records (age 8 and under); moved to Issaquah Swim Team Passed Johns Hopkins University – The Center for Talented Youth test; studied 10th grade math

2000

8-9

Age 8, started High School (distance learning)

2001

9-10

Age 9, completed High School courses and credits

2002

10-11

REACH Homeschool Association Spelling Bee Champion Held 8 Issaquah Swim Team records (age 10 and under) Gold Medal, King County Lake Wilderness Triathlon Co-founded the World Children’s Organization (WCO) with brother Patrick

2003

11-12

Member of Western Zone All-Star Swim Team Won Silver Grand Prize in Washington State Science and Engineer Fair (WSSEF) – the youngest person ever to win grand prize in WSSEF’s history Age 11, Score 99% on ACT Represented Washington State in Intel Science Fair (ISEF) in Cleveland – the youngest person ever for in fair’s history University of Washington non-matriculated student – the youngest ever in history Started public speaking and began a mission of helping needy children worldwide

2004

12-13

Member of Western Zone All-Star Swim Team 1st place, 100 butterfly, Western Zone All-Star Swim Meet Invited to present research result at American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) University of Washington Sophomore/Junior Broke 8 records in Issaquah Swim Team (age 12 and under) Ranked 4th in the USA for 100 yard butterfly swimming for age 12

2005

13-14

University of Washington Junior/Senior Publish Autobiography in Taiwan (Chinese edition); visited Taiwan for book tour Inducted into Golden Key and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies

2006

14-15

Awarded “annual best book” for his autobiography "Fervent Global Love for Life" Award 2006 Published “The Stories of Scientists”