Thirty outstanding middle school scientists, engineers and innovators named finalists in Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Representing 14 states, finalists will compete in Washington, D.C., for more than $100,000 in awards WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 18, 2024) –…
Headshots of the 30 finalists in the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
Headshots of the 30 finalists in the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.

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STEM Action Grants 2024 - Photo courtesy of Trubel & Co., a tech-justice nonprofit empowering underserved youth to address societal challenges through equitable data analytics, responsible technology, and inclusive design, featuring students interacting at a STEM event.
Two people are posed to the left of a presentation that explains research into gene editing.
Picking up litter, a flute on a music stand, a microscope and tennis racket -- images representing interests and hobbies of the Top 30
Headshots of the 30 finalists in the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
Cookies baking, a swimmer diving, books, and dice -- images representing interests and hobbies of the top 300
2024 Top 300 Junior Innovators announcement banner
teacher and student in a classroom
Four children posed in front of an elevated flower bed at Norfolk Botanical Garden
Matthew Yao taking a selfie with a room full of Education Outreach Day attendees, 2024 ISEF, Los Angeles
The four panelists of the Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Impact Panel, along with moderator, Maya Ajmera
Ed Outreach Day 2024 at ISEF Los Angeles
2024 - new members of the Honorary Board: Charles H. Bennett, Sylvester James Gates, Jr., Shirley Ann Jackson, Martin Chalfie and Joe Palca