15-year-old Designs Low-Cost Device to Monitor Airborne Bacteria in the Environment; Wins $25,000 Top Award at the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Young innovators awarded more than $100,000 for research on dementia-related proteins, alternatives to agricultural plastics and wildfire prevention Key Takeaways:…
2026: The top five Thermo Fisher JIC winners pose onstage with their awards.
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STS alumni Shaun Datta, Zarin Rahman, and Kathy Camenzind and Society guest Dr. Paul Gorenstein (far right) gather to have Frank Wilczek sign copies of his new book.

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