Elliott Tanner
11 Year Old College Graduate
About Elliott
A Lime in a Lemon World™ -Elliott Tanner
Elliott Tanner is a profoundly gifted child who has a passion for theoretical physics, math, and computer programming. He started his full-time college career at the age of 9 after graduating high school and taking select college credits at 8 years old and is currently in his fourth year of college at the University of Minnesota. He has appeared on the Dean's list at the University of Minnesota and maintains a summa cum laude level GPA. He is also an undergraduate student researcher at the university working on simulation and analysis for the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) / The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at Fermilab / Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
In May, 2020 Elliott graduated college at 11 years old with a Associate of Science degree in Mathematics with high honors/4.0 GPA. He is currently enrolled at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering where he is on track to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Minor in Mathematics in May, 2022.
Elliott is the youngest college graduate in Minnesota for both his Associates of Science degree and his forthcoming Bachelor of Science in Physics. He is said to be one of the 10 youngest college students worldwide to earn a Bachelor of Science degree (at 13 years old). Elliott is excited to continue his education by attending graduate school for High Energy Theoretical Physics also at 13 years old.
Elliott has made national appearances on shows such as Kids Say the Darnedest Things with Tiffany Haddish and The Strahan and Sara show. See the NEWS section for more appearance and publications Elliott has been featured in.
Elliott's Interests
When Elliott isn't immersed in his love of academics, you can find him playing board games with his family, spending time with friends playing games such as Minecraft and Dungeons and Dragons, reading, traveling, and listening to some of his favorite musical artists which includes The Beatles, Billy Joel, and his father, Patrik Tanner.
In August 2019, Elliott had the opportunity to visit the set of and hang out with the amazing cast and crew of Young Sheldon in Los Angeles, California! He even got to visit the Big Bang Theory set!