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

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2026: The top five Thermo Fisher JIC winners pose onstage with their awards.
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Lemelson Early Inventor Prize winner 2022

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How embracing failure can help students succeed in STEM

Several teachers listen to a speaker during the 2022 Middle School Research Teachers Conference, held in-person for the first time since 2019.

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The top 30 Broadcom MASTERS finalist are interested in a number of extracurricular activities including (clockwise) gardening, golfing, photography and equestrian.

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The 2022 Broadcom MASTERS Finalists

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A surfer catches a wave on a lightly colored surfboard while wearing a wet suit.

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A four photo grid featuring images that represent the Broadcom MASTERS Top 300. Clockwise: 4-H symbol of four Hs in a four leaf clover, two people fencing, a violin and sheet of music, a robotic car.

Broadcom MASTERS Top 300 thrive in STEM, sports and service

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