Congratulations to Rory Hu, The Harker School, and Jeanelle Dao, Stratford School, San Jose, for winning top prizes at the Broadcom MASTERS competition in Washington DC.
- Rory Hu, The Harker School, San Jose, DoD STEM Talent Award: $10,000
The Effects of Pesticides, Caffeine and Tea Polyphenols on the Visual and Olfactory Learning and Memory of the Honey Bee - Jeanelle Dao, Stratford Middle School, San Jose, Lemelson Award for Invention: $10,000
Controlling Doors Using Interface Technology with Steps for People with Hand Disabilities (CONDUITS)
The competition took place in Washington, D.C., back in person for the first time since the 2019 competition. Each of the 30 finalists participated in team challenges in addition to being judged on their science research projects. The challenges leveraged project-based learning and tested their mastery of 21st Century skills of critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration in each of the STEM areas.
In addition to the top prizes, the Broadcom Foundation and the Society also announced the winner of the $5,000 Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award, first and second place winners in each of the STEM categories of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The organizations also named the two Rising Stars who will be official student observers to Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and the winners of the Team Award, sponsored by TIES.
See the press release for a complete list of winners.
