White House Photo Gallery

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Broadcom MASTERS finalist Smita Mohindra. Mohindra’s project, “Novel Strategies in the Treatment of Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency Using Sensors,” earned her a spot as a finalist in the 2013 competition.

While meeting the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS finalists, President Barack Obama stresses the importance of their work in the STEM field. The president took time to introduce himself to each finalist and learn more about them.

President Barack Obama welcomes finalists of the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS competition to the White House. Eitan Acks (back row, second from right) was the recipient of the Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation for his project to improve speech therapy devices.

President Barack Obama addresses students at the 2014 White House Science Fair. Eight Society alumni were invited to attend, and several presented their projects to the president. Brenna Wallin (middle row, second from left), a 2013 Broadcom MASTERS finalist, went on to compete in the 2016 ISEF.

President Barack Obama addresses the 40 STS finalists in the White House State Dining Room in 2014. After their visit, the students watched the president and first lady take off in Marine One.

2014 STS finalist Esha Maiti introduces herself to President Barack Obama during a visit to the White House. For her project, Maiti developed a mathematical simulator that predicts the spread of cancer cells.

President Barack Obama poses with Society for Science and Intel staff members during the STS finalists’ visit to the White House in 2014. After their meeting with the president, a Secret Service agent gave the group a tour of the White House.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with 2014 STS finalist Shaun Datta. After their meeting, Datta recalled that the president “told us that he had read our information [about the finalists and their projects], some of which he understood, and some of which he didn’t. And then we all laughed.”

2014 STS finalist Zarin Ibnat Rahman meets President Barack Obama at the White House. Rahman’s STS project examined the effects of electronic screen exposure on adolescent sleep patterns, stress, and academic performance.

President Barack Obama greets Broadcom MASTERS finalists at the White House in 2014. The top winner that year, Holly Jackson, combined her love of sewing and science in her project, which analyzed the strength of various types of sewing stitches.

President Barack Obama meets with Society Executive Maya Ajmera (third from left), and Broadcom Executive Henry Samueli (third from right), along with other Society and Broadcom staff during the Broadcom MASTERS finalists’ visit to the White House in 2014.

President Barack Obama smiles with participants at the 2015 White House Science Fair. Eleven Society alumni attended, including Natalie Ng and Nathan Han, pictured standing directly behind the president. Obama reflected on the event by saying that “[w]hen we invest in our young people, we invest in our future.”