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Michael Cheng

Election Year: 2022

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: Pennsylvania & Magdalen 2022

Michael Cheng

Biography

Michael Cheng is a Harvard College senior concentrating in History and Mathematics, concurrently with a Master’s degree in Computer Science. From an immigrant household, he struggled with English and received special language training until he was 16, yet managed to begin his studies at Drexel University as a high school freshman. Michael’s career interests are in energy technology and policy. He has researched perovskite solar panels in Taiwan, urban development policy in Argentina, and the history of energy transitions worldwide. He taught himself to swim by watching YouTube videos before walking on to the Harvard varsity men’s lightweight crew. He was elected as a junior to Phi Beta Kappa. Michael hopes to pursue a DPhil in Engineering Science at Oxford.