Aug. 4 (UPI) — An engineering prodigy who started college at the age of 10 became the youngest college professor of all time at the age of 18.

Guinness World Records confirmed Nathan Thomas, who is now 21, was 18 years and 346 days old when he started teaching at Florida’s Miami Dade College in August 2023.

He took the record for the youngest professor (male) ever, a record that had been held for 306 years Colin Maclaurin, who was 19 when he became a professor.

Thomas was also 16 days younger than Alia Sabur was when she claimed the title for the youngest professor (female) in 2008, at the age of 18 years and 362 days.

Thomas dual-enrolled at Miami Dade College when he was 10 years old, and transferred to Florida International University at the age of 14.

By the age of 18, he had earned his masters degree in electrical engineering.

Thomas is now teaching online courses while he pursues a juris doctor degree at the University of Miami School of Law, where he is expected to graduate in 2028. He said he plans to work in intellectual property law, with a focus on STEM.

“Engineering taught me how to break down complex problems in a structured way, and that’s carried over into how I approach law school now,” he told Guinness World Records.