Fong graduated from Dalhousie in May 2005, at the age of 17,[REF][REF] with double honors[REF] as well as a university medal in computer science [REF].
While finishing her studies at Dalhousie, Fong was one of seven students worldwide[REF] to be accepted into the doctoral program at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), which she entered in August 2005 at age 17 [REF].