Elliott Tanner is has a passion for theoretical and experimental 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 Neutrino program at Fermilab and has been awarded a UROP stipend for his research project.

In May, 2020 Elliott graduated college at 11 years old with a Associate of Science degree in Mathematics with high honors/4.0GPA. 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. 

"Physics holds power to describe the physical world. It is stunning to me that physics can describe everything from the way rays of cosmic particles shower in the atmosphere to the way galaxies perform their cosmic dance. Physics is omnipresent in my day-to-day life. My particular interest in particle physics began as a 6-year-old child watching the documentary, Particle Fever. It was intriguing to watch the physicists try to determine the mass of the Higgs and how that would shape the fate of particle physics in the future. My passion for physics stems from how the subject acts as a carrier for mathematics without the subject being bogged down by how formalized it is (i.e. having to consider non-physical states). Physics is more intuition-based and as a result inspires my interest in pursuing a graduate level education in physics."