An engineer driven by mathematics and aquaculture.
I raced through swimming pools. I crossed open lakes. I windsurfed through storms. I descended beneath the waves and met sharks in their world. Only to find a reflection of who I am and what I love.
The ocean taught me its language: mathematics. Fish swimming in schools and populations moving in patterns. Fluid dynamics to make sharks swim fast. The ocean holds deep secrets in mathematics, waiting for humanity to bring them into light.
Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Stay audacious.
“Mathematics is all about becoming a creative thinker and NOT a calculator.”
I love the thrill of turning seemingly impossible math problems into puzzles I could unravel.
A multi-national champion and representative of Vietnam on the international stage in mathematical contests.
2 years
Nothing is impossible. At the age of six, it took me two years to learn how to swim, last of my swimming club to do so. Now, as a bronze medalist and national swimmer, I trust that hard work and resilience can make the flower of success bloom profusely.
16km
(me growling while paddling :)) Sharing amazing open-water swimming sessions with my swimming club. At 13, I became the first student to traverse a 16km-lake in Northern Vietnam. Learned canoeing in the process, too!
Age 15
Moving to Singapore at 15 with the same thirst for the ocean. Trying new sports like windsurfing in new and extreme environments. Although my name ‘Minh’ means ‘morning sun’, my techniques are constantly forged by roaring winds and unforgiving waves.
Diving with majestic sharks and reef manta rays. Learned more about underwater habitats and shark conservation. We became part of each other’s world.
“YES SIR!”
Led class in school events including tug-of-war, organized class trips and coordinated activities.
Fostered positive class behavior and unity within and beyond the classroom.
Led club to 2x national drone racing finals.
Captured aerial footage of school athletic teams for school promotional videos, first-of-its-kind.
Promoted the sport through annual Open Houses at school.
Led 40 students to a remote village near Siem Reap, Cambodia and built an eco-bungalow to support the local ecotourism industry.
Raised $900 of stationery for the entire primary school nearby.
Experienced local customs, handicrafts and played soccer with local teens.
Revive school magazine by introducing Chinese translations, game corner, sustainability column and hosting student-athlete interviews, boosting reader engagement.
Represented Vietnam as a national speaker on climate change, championing North and North Central Vietnam and finishing runner-up nationally.
Emceed major school events, including technology symposiums, graduation ceremonies, and cultural celebrations.
Spoke at TEDx on drones’ potential in climate action, agriculture, disaster relief & evacuation. Offering optimism amid concerns over military use.
- my Cambodian friend Sen teaching me the name of a Khmer fruit
