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2026: The top five Thermo Fisher JIC winners pose onstage with their awards.
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2020 BCM Finalist Grid

Meet the Broadcom MASTERS 30 finalists – the nation’s top middle school STEM leaders & innovators

Melba’s students entered the inaugural New Mexico Governor's STEM Challenge and won as state champions.

How one Society Advocate’s students won at the New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge

Organizations that will have booths at the STEM Experiential Hall.

STEM experiences and opportunities for Middle School Research Teachers Conference attendees

This year's top 300 Broadcom MASTERS have many interests, accomplishments and hobbies.

Broadcom MASTERS by the numbers: Get to know this year’s Top 300

Portrait of Anaiah Thomas, who is an EMT and has assisted with CPR and delivering a baby/ Illustrated by Amy Wike

Five questions with Anaiah Thomas, 5th place winner of the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search

2020 Broadcom MASTERS Top 300

Broadcom MASTERS announces the Top 300 middle school innovators in national STEM competition

Ray Kurzweil, Cofounder and Chancellor of Singularity University, Director of Engineering at Google

Conversations with Maya: Ray Kurzweil

Jagdeep Bhatia

Five questions with 2nd place winner of the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, Jagdeep Bhatia

As a Society Advocate in 2019-2020, Raj Rajnarayanan created a paid summer internship program.

How one Society Advocate created a summer research program

Seaborg Speaker, Helena Jiang- Virtual STS 2020

STS 2020 Seaborg Award Winner, Helena Jiang, Inspires

Advocate Debbie Morgan and her students in a lab.

Society for Science awards nearly $350,000 to 66 teachers mentoring students from underserved groups in science and engineering research at home

Mary Zhu, Society alum

Experiments in Social Distancing: Society alumna interns at Amazon and runs nonprofit, Develop for Good

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