14-year-old combines origami and physics to engineer foldable structures for disaster relief shelters; Wins $25,000 top award at Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Young innovators recognized with $100K for STEM research advancing science and tackling global challenges Thermo Fisher Scientific and Society for…
The winners of the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
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Society for Science has named Yolanda Payne, a career educator, as its first Invention Education Fellow, a position created in partnership with The Lemelson Foundation to increase access and awareness of Invention Education and research resources for K-12 audiences.
A person on the street carries a heart-shaped balloon with a rainbow pattern.
Illustrated portraits of some of the STS finalists
2022 Broadcom MASTERS Finalist Ankit Biswas
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Society for Science alumna Anjali Chadha, Kavya Kopparapu, Magan Lewis and Erin Smith spoke with Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO Nicole Small during the Women in STEM panel at Regeneron ISEF 2023
An finalist presenting his research to younger students at Education Outreach Day at Regeneron ISEF, in 2023.
Students learn about Texas STEM organizations during Ed Outreach day at Regeneron ISEF 2023.
The ISEF 2023 Top Award Winners - Dallas, TX
2023 Regeneron ISEF finalists from Puerto Rico (left) and North Dakota (right) pose for a photo during the pin exchange.