Olivia hallisey biography
Book Olivia Hallisey Profile - Winner of the Google Science Fair; Invented a New Way to Test for the Ebola Virus.
Olivia Hallisey is an American scientist at Stanford University..
Olivia Hallisey
American scientist
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Nationality | American |
Education | Stanford University |
Occupation(s) | Student, Scientist |
Olivia Hallisey is an American scientist at Stanford University.
Previously, she attended Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut. While a junior in high school, she won first prize in the Google Science Fair for inventing a low-cost, rapid test for Ebola.[1] The prize also came with $50,[2] According to Hallisey, her test can be completed in as little as 30 minutes at a cost of $25, and, unlike existing ebola detection methods, does not require refrigeration.[3] She became interested in fighting Ebola while watching the West Africa Ebola outbreak in which thousands of people died.[4]
Personal life
In , she was presented as a debutante at the prestigious Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.[5]
References
- ^"Meet Olivia Hallisey, the Teen Who Created Her Ow