Nicholas Johnson, who studied operations research and financial engineering, has been named the first black valedictorian in Princeton University's 274-year history.
His senior thesis"focuses on developing high-performance, efficient algorithms to solve a network-based optimization problem that models a community-based preventative health intervention designed to curb the prevalence of obesity in Canada," according to Princeton. The project has also turned out to have applications in curbing the spread of coronavirus.
But first, he will be delivering his valedictorian speech at Princeton's virtual commencement ceremony on May 31.
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