Meet Rachel Chen, 18, who won $100K for her breakthrough quantum math research using simple diagrams

Sep 9, 2026 - 00:00
Meet Rachel Chen, 18, who won $100K for her breakthrough quantum math research using simple diagrams

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Rachel Chen, an 18-year-old Los Angeles student, won $100,000 at the Regeneron Science Talent Search for expanding a 1997 mathematical idea involving Temperley-Lieb diagrams. Her research offers a visual way to describe complex quantum particle systems and spin representations, potentially helping researchers better understand connections between different quantum-mechanical states.

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