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Milken Scholar 2026
Scholar Profile

Brandon Chang

Mathematics

Biography

Brandon Chang, a West Ranch High School graduate, is a 3x AIME Qualifier, USABO Semifinalist, USAID Science Champion, Edison Scholar, and three-time NSDA National Showcase Finalist. He founded GalaxSea Explorers, a nonprofit delivering free space education to 260,000+ low-income students worldwide, earning recognition from CBS News, Points of Light, and the Princeton Prize. He also launched Roots & Rhetoric, programmed for NASA, and wrote for the LA Times. Brandon will study Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at Harvard.


High school:  West Ranch High School

Degrees

College Year Degree
Harvard College
Cambridge, MA
2030 B.S. Applied Mathematics and Computer Science