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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It’s cool to be kind: A young inventor takes on bullying

The 2022 top 30 Broadcom MASTERS finalists gathered for a picture on George Mason University's campus in between challenges.

Broadcom MASTERS tackle quantum physics and Parkinson’s disease at George Mason University

All thirty finalists, wearing their team colors, pose for a photo on a dock, with the Chesapeake Bay in the background

Down by the bay, Broadcom MASTERS finalists take on biomimicry

2022 Top Award Winners, Broadcom MASTERS

14-year-old develops robotic hand to help with disaster recovery; wins $25,000 top award at the Broadcom MASTERS

Christine Ye, 1st place winner in Regeneron STS 2022

Five questions with Christine Ye, the 1st place winner of the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search

2022 Broadcom MASTERS Finalists posed for photos with the Broadcom MASTERS bear at the photo booth during the project showcase.

Sharing an excitement for research and innovation at the Broadcom MASTERS Project Showcase

Amber Luo - 3rd place winner in STS 2022

Five questions with Amber Luo, the 3rd place winner of the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search

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Victor Cai - Regeneron STS 2022 2nd place winner

Five questions with Victor Cai, the 2nd place winner of the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search

With an eye on helping farmers, one young inventor takes to the skies

Middle School student Keertana Jillella stands in front of her poster board, displaying her research project, HawkEYE, which she received the Lemelson Early Inventor prize for.

Preventing Snakebites: How one young innovator is using STEM to lessen snake encounters

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