Thermo Fisher JIC 2025

Finalists from the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
Lisa Fryklund Photography/Licensed by Society for Science

Awards

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific ASCEND (Aspiring Scientist Cultivating Exciting New Discoveries) Award: Miles Wu
  • Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award: Akhil Nagori
  • Department of Defense STEM Talent Award: Peter Fernández Dulay
  • Lemelson Award for Invention: Evann Sun
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement: Camila Isabel Gonzalez-Thompson
  • Science Award, First Place: Pranshi Mehta
  • Science Award, Second Place: Christine Wang
  • Technology Award, First Place: Caden Terence Pohlkamp
  • Technology Award, Second Place: Alice Feng
  • Engineering Award, First Place: Brady Ryan Sage
  • Engineering Award, Second Place: Luca McGill
  • Mathematics Award, First Place: Tobias Lam
  • Mathematics Award, Second Place: Siddharth Sudharshan Vazhkudai

2025 Project Showcase

2025 Press Release

2025 Finalist Bios

2025 Thermo Fisher JIC Top 300

 

Visit the 2025 Thermo Fisher JIC Virtual Project Showcase - collage of finalist photos

2025 Finalists

Rajsi Choudhary Riverside Connecticut
Seungah Chung Beverly Hills California
Zeynep Demirbas East Amherst New York
Archishman Dey Solon Ohio
Peter Dulay Jacksonville Florida
Alice Feng Fresno California
Arshiya Ghosh Odessa Florida
Lia González Guaynabo Puerto Rico
Camila Gonzalez-Thompson Ponce Puerto Rico
Arya Hirsave Austin Texas
Matthew Kuo Plano Texas
Tobias Lam Austin Texas
Paola Lumbreras Granbury Texas
Luca McGill Tucson Arizona
Pranshi Mehta Austin Texas
Akhil Nagori Santa Clara California
Yookta Pandit Dublin California
Owen Park Louisville Kentucky
Caden Pohlkamp Friendswood Texas
Brady Sage Rapid City South Dakota
Simone Smith Tucson Arizona
Sam Solhpour Newport Beach California
Evann Sun Santa Clara California
Anya Terón Villodas Guaynabo Puerto Rico
Sanhita Tummala Brookings South Dakota
Bhavya Uppalapati Herndon Virginia
Siddharth Vazhkudai Cedar Park Texas
Christine Wang San Jose California
Miles Wu New York New York
Lucas Yen Santa Clara California

2025 Alumni Updates

We welcome and encourage updates on alumni from the 2025 Thermo Fisher JIC. Please contact us with information.