Olivia Hallisey Explained

Olivia Hallisey
Nationality:	American
Education:	Stanford University
Occupation:	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 2015 Google Science Fair for inventing a low-cost, rapid test for Ebola.^[1] The prize also came with $50,000.^[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 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak in which thousands of people died.^[4] In 2016, she was presented as a debutante at Le Bal des débutantes in Paris.^[5]

References

• Heather Won Tesoriero, The Class: A Life-Changing Teacher, His World-Changing Kids, and the Most Inventive Classroom in America (2018) has several chapters on her high school career. excerpt

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet Olivia Hallisey, the Teen Who Created Her Own Ebola Test. teenvogue.com. 2018-09-11.
2. Web site: 16-Year-Old Olivia Hallisey Won the Google Science Fair by Fighting Ebola . Mic . 26 September 2015 . 23 August 2016 . Levine, Jon.
3. Web site: 17 year old girl sweeps Google's annual science competition . CNBC . 22 September 2015 . 23 August 2016 . Greene, Kerima.
4. Web site: Teen Who Invented $25 Ebola Detection Test Wins Huge Google Prize . Huffington Post . 25 September 2015 . 23 August 2016 . Goldberg, Eleanor.
5. https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/from-paris-with-love-this-year-s-le-bal-des-debutantes