Finalists, Mentors and Judges
The 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge Finalists and State Merit Winners have been announced!
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.
2023 State Merit Winner
Aanshi Shah
An Innovative Method to Produce Electricity Using Sound
2023 State Merit Winner
Aniket Tadinada
INFERNO
2023 State Merit Winner
Arin Bhandari
Sewage Electricity Generator
2023 State Merit Winner
Arman Kazi
Solution to the Communications problem in Neuromuscular Disease Patients
2023 State Merit Winner
Chilok Mak
Neuro Necklace: Automated Migraine Prediction and Prevention using Physiological Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and Personalized Aromatherapy
2023 State Merit Winner
Dev Gadhia
The Zotarolimus-Rosuvastatin Eluting Biodegradable Stent: A Novel Coronary Stent that can treat patients with Hyperlipidemia and Coronary Artery Disease
2023 State Merit Winner
Greeshma Vinoy
Bio-Inspired Structure for Impact Resistance
2023 State Merit Winner
Hanna Suzuki
Quantitative Analysis of Space Weather and its Visualization
2023 State Merit Winner
Henry Martin
Kinected - Ambient Intelligence through Hand Gestures
2023 State Merit Winner
Iffat Iftekhar
LCEDP - Liver Cancer Early Detection Plan
2023 State Merit Winner
Jamie Cheng
GumShield: An In Situ Hydrogel Spray to Treat Gum Disease
2023 State Merit Winner
Jasmine Parran
Solar Roadways + Energy Trappers
2023 State Merit Winner
Kayley Xu
Respiratory Sound Classification Using AI -- A Machine Learning Approach to Auscultation Interpretation
2023 State Merit Winner
Meha Seshan
P.A.T - Portable Allergen Tester
2023 State Merit Winner
Mila Nguyen
(M A R V i L) Marine Autonomous Research Vessel i O T Linked; Improving Data Collection for the Optimization of Seagrass Growing Conditions
2023 State Merit Winner
Neel Hiremath
"CPR CHECK"
2023 State Merit Winner
Rithvik Suren
Muon-Powered Electricity Generator
2023 State Merit Winner
Rohith Nuthakki
AITS: AI Trash Sorter
2023 State Merit Winner
Sania Rehman
Modeling Continuous Water Quality in Real-Time with IoT and an Arduino Kit
2023 State Merit Winner
Shubham Panchal
Piezoelectric Micro Power Generator
2023 State Merit Winner
Siddhant Mahapatra
Hocus Focus – A Solution for Autonomous Detection of Concentration Lapses and Real-Time Corrective Feedback for Better Attention.
2023 State Merit Winner
Subhang Bhatti
REDUCE: Reduced-cost Environmental Detection Using Color Enhancement
2023 State Merit Winner
Vick Tan
A Biodegradable Fish Hook: An alternative way to help clean our oceans.
2023 State Merit Winner