Many people know him because of his intelligence and achievements in the international tournament; Septinus George Saa is a Papuan pride. Here is a brief biography of Septinus George Saa, from his personal life, educational background, achievements, and awards:
Personal Life of Septinus George Saa
Born in Manokwari on September 22, 1986, Septinus George Saa is the son of Silas Saa and Nelce Wofam. Septinus George Saa’s father is the Head of the Teminabuan Forestry Service, Sorong City. However, Septinus George Saa prefers to call his father a farmer.
How was the youth of George Saa, the Genius from Papua? During his childhood, Septinus George Saa lived in simplicity. Together with his brothers and sisters, Septinus George Saa often helps his parents cultivate the garden and plant tubers to meet their daily needs.
During George Saa’s youth, he often moved around following his parents. Sometimes he even had to be separated from his parents and live independently.
Educational Background
There is no clear record of where Septinus George Saa attended his primary and junior high school education. However, there are interesting facts about the elementary and junior high school times of Septinus George Saa. Having a far distance to school, which is 10 kilometers, Septinus George Saa is known to skip school often.
Although often truant, it turns out that Septinus George Saa is a genius student. Septinus George Saa admitted that he likes to study and uses the internet to satisfy his thirst for knowledge.
After graduating from junior high school, Septinus George Saa continued his education at Sekolah Menengah Umum 3 Buper Jayapura. Sekolah Menengah Umum 3 Buper Jayapura is a favorite government-owned school that people are interested in.
Then, where did George go to college? Septinus George Saa studied Aerospace Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology. Through a scholarship from the Freedom Institute owned by Aburizal Bakrie, Septinus George Saa learns all things about airplanes in space and outer space.
During his studies in America, Septinus George Saa had a language barrier. Septinus George Saa admitted that he was not fluent in English. To overcome this, Septinus George Saa studied English for a year at the English Language Service in Cleveland in the state of Ohio, United States.
After graduating from the Florida Institute of Technology in 2015, Septinus George Saa continued his education at the University of Birmingham, England. There he took up the field of materials engineering. Entered in 2015, Septinus George Saa is currently still studying there.
Achievements and Awards
Having the nickname the genius from Papua, Septinus George Saa has won many national and international awards. In 2001, Septinus George Saa got the trophy for the regional Chemistry Olympiad. He later received a scholarship to Jakarta from the Papua Provincial Government for this achievement.
Then, in November 2003, Septinus George Saa again achieved an achievement by being ranked eighth out of 60 participants in the quantum mathematics competition in India. The success of Septinus George Saa in achieving these achievements attracted the attention of Professor Yohannes Surya.
With the help of Professor Yohannes Surya, Septinus George Saa trained to participate in an international research competition in 2004. His practice and hard work paid off.
His paper entitled “Infinite Triangle and Hexagonal Lattice Networks of Identical Resistor” attracted the judges’ attention. As a result, he won the First Step to Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004.
From his physics research on resistors, Septinus George Saa also found the formula for calculating resistance between two points of a resistor circuit. The formula was then named after his name, the George Saa Formula.
