Finalists, Mentors and Judges
The 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge Finalists and State Merit Winners have been announced! Use the tabs below to check out their big ideas and explore all finalists, winners, and 3M Scientist mentors!
Today’s Innovators
Get to know the diverse personalities of students, 3M Mentors, and others who have contributed their unique talents to the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Use the tabs below to explore exciting ideas and inspirations from previous years’ challenges.
Aaisha Asif
Hydrolizer
Aaradhya Vijay
Physical agents coordinating to automate warehouse operations
Aarav Garimalla
Augmented Reality Safety Belt for Inclusive Travel
Aaron Shamshtein
Solenclar
Aashritha Pasam
WILDAS - WILdfire Detection Alert System
Akshay Lakshminarasimhan
Exploring the Interplay Between Earth's Magnetic Field, Solar Activity, and Climate Variability on Human Settlements
Albert Liu
Hy-Shield: The Affordable Nano-Coating Solution That Protects Steel Pipelines from Hydrogen Embrittlement—Saving Time, Money, and Powering a Greener, More Sustainable Tomorrow
Amaira Srivastava
FlavoPeel Cups: A Novel Approach to Food Waste, Malnutrition, and Plastic Pollution
Meet Amaira. created biodegradable cups infused with fruit peels to fight plastic waste, reduce food loss, and deliver natural nutrients through flavonoid-rich water.
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Andromeda Dennis
Using Solar Energy to Make the Recycling of Styrofoam more Economically Feasable
Aneruddha Das
Digital Detox: Monitoring and Managing Digital Addiction in Children and Adolescents
Aniket Sarkar
Moisture Capture: Atmospheric Solution to Agriculture
Meet Aniket. Aniket designed a low-cost atmospheric moisture capturing system that pulls water from dry air to help farmers grow crops in increasingly arid regions of the American Midwest and West.
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Anirudh Rao
An Alternative To Electrochemical Batteries Using 4-Layer Graphene Oxide and Fiberglass Substrate
Meet Anirudh. Anirudh developed a moisture-powered nano-generator that provides clean, affordable electricity for health and environmental sensors in areas without reliable access to power.
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Arika Kundu
CRISP
Aryash Shyam
GreenBeam - Autonomous Laser Weed Control
Ashvita Prasankumar
Innovative Fire Safety: Utilizing Common Household Items as Fire Retardants
Brahama Mubarak Budhwani
Bonding with the Enemy : NaDES as Nature's Solution to the Microplastic Crisis
Clayton Rohla
Using Bats As An Alternative Pest Control Method
Deepak Praveen Kumar
PathoShield: A solution designed to prevent the succession of pathogens, through effective applications
Divyam Desai
Foundation Tilt Prevention System
Meet Divyam. Divyam built a smart irrigation system that monitors soil moisture around building foundations and waters each zone only as needed, helping prevent structural tilt while conserving water in clay-rich regions.
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Elliott Mannis-Young
A low-cost fire-retardant foam generator for household use
Gagan Girish
AI-Powered Wildlife Detection: Automating Elephant and Tiger Monitoring to Reduce Human Effort
Hannah Lee
Harvesting Microalgae Using Ferrofluid and Biopolymer for Bioenergy Production
Henry Tran
The Effectiveness of Urine and Eggshell Together as Fertilizer.
Isha Marla
AlginaFAB - A Novel and Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Fiber Textiles using Alginate-Based Biofabrics
Meet Isha. Isha created AlginaFAB, a fabric made from seaweed and natural ingredients that mimics the strength and flexibility of traditional textiles while breaking down easily in the environment—offering an alternate future for fashion.
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