Meet United States Senate Youth Delegate Sophia Fu

Sophia Fu, a senior at Carmel High School, serves as the president of the Math Honor Society. Under her leadership, the society has raised over $1,000 and reached over 200 students through speaker seminars, math competitions, and community events. She is also the president and founder of IndyINTEGIRLS, a nonprofit organization that has partnered with organizations such as Eli Lilly and Company, MiTek, and Craig Newmark Philanthropies to provide opportunities for girls and gender minorities in STEM. Sophia’s work in data bias, statistical machine learning, and cancer diagnostics have been recognized by the Society for Science, U.S. Department of Defense, American Statistical Association, and China Association for Science and Technology.

She has also produced several internationally acclaimed historical documentaries, which have been shown at Stanford University, National History Day, the Lombardo Family Foundation, and the Asian American Scholar Forum. She has studied abroad in Jeonju, South Korea on a fully funded Department of State scholarship. Since her trip, she has spoken with community leaders and Department of State officials on the importance of youth involvement with study abroad, cultural connectedness, and global awareness. Additionally, Sophia is part of the Stanford Korea Sejong Scholars, where she researches science, technology, and Korean society through the Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. In college, Sophia hopes to study science, technology, and society to become a policymaker.