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.

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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

Yuvanguru Balagurumoorthy

TumorX - Intracranial Tumor Detection Utilizing AI Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Networks: An Innovative Novel Approach for enhancing diagnosis and improved treatment planning