An Irvine teen whose at-home science lab led to a weeklong FBI hazardous materials investigation is speaking out.
Amalvin Fritz, 17, has had a passion for science from a young age, participating in academic pentathlon, California’s GATE program for gifted and high-achieving students, and skipping high school. After starting his freshman year of college at age 14, he is now months away from earning his degree from UC Irvine.
Fritz is studying biological sciences and created a lab in the garage of his family’s home within the Altair community. He conducts experiments and is studying reactions that are common in the medical field, particularly when developing cures for diseases. For the past year and a half, he has featured some of his work on his YouTube channel…