Natalia Toro (born c. 1985) is an American particle physicist known for her pioneering work in the study of dark matter.
She began taking college level classes in sixth grade and was a member of the United States Physics Olympiad Team in 1998.
[1] At the age of 14 she won the 1999 Intel Science Talent Search, the youngest winner in the history of the prize.
[2] At the time, Toro was a senior at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, having skipped fifth, seventh and eighth grade.
[6] Following the completion of her PhD, Toro worked as a research associate at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.