▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Science ▁For bes ▁ 3 0 ▁Under ▁ 3 0 ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁developing ▁algorithms ▁for ▁classical ▁computers ▁to ▁perform ▁calculations ▁that ▁were ▁previously ▁de emed ▁only ▁possible ▁with ▁quantum ▁computers , ▁research ▁that ▁began ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Scott ▁A ar ons on ▁when ▁Tang ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁te en ager . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Tang ▁ski pped ▁the ▁fourth , ▁fifth , ▁and ▁sixth ▁gr ades ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁en roll ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 . ▁Tang ' s ▁first ▁experience ▁of ▁research ▁involved ▁working ▁on ▁in ▁v ivo ▁imag ing ▁for ▁bi omed ical ▁research ▁such ▁as ▁optical ▁prob es ▁to ▁view ▁polar ised ▁macro ph ages ▁during ▁foreign ▁body ▁re actions , ▁b acter ial ▁in fection , ▁f ibr in ▁de position , ▁and ▁real - time ▁detection ▁of ▁neut roph il ▁responses . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Tang ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁David son ▁Fellow ▁Honor able ▁M ention ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁an ▁optical ▁imag ing ▁pro be ▁for ▁real - time ▁detection ▁of ▁in fection . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁class ▁on ▁quantum ▁information ▁taught ▁by ▁Scott ▁A ar ons on , ▁who ▁would ▁soon ▁become ▁her ▁dis sert ation ▁advis er . ▁A ar ons on ▁recogn ised ▁Tang ▁as ▁an ▁" un us ually ▁tal ented ▁student " ▁and ▁presented ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁research