The Top 300 Thermo Fisher JIC semi-finalists were selected from nearly 2,000 competitors and announced on September 2nd. Each received a $125 award from DoW STEM. Ten students from the Synopsys Championship were among the Top 300 and are listed below. A complete list of the Top 300 Thermo Fisher JIC can be found at Society for Science.
Congratuations to Ankith Burki from Basis Independent Silicon Valley who was among the Top 30 Thermo Fisher JIC finalists and was awarded a Team Award at Thermo Fisher JIC Finals Week October 23 – October 28 in Washington, D.C. Ankith demonstrated strong teamwork and problem-solving skills through shared decision-making, communication, and scientific and engineering collaboration. In recognition of these skills, he received a $200 gift card to a science supply company. See full press release.
| Ankith Burki | Basis Independent Silicon Valley | San Jose |
| Aashraya Gudihal | Challenger School | Palo Alto |
| Pranav Krishnapuram | Tessellations – The Beneventi School | Cupertino |
| Vivann Partani | Stratford Preparatory Milpitas | Milpitas |
| Isaac Romanoff | Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School | Palo Alto |
| Everett Song | Stratford Preparatory – Blackford | San Jose |
| Shaan Sridhara | Bret Harte Middle School | San Jose |
| Shrinidhi Venkatakrishnan | Challenger School – Strawberry Park | San Jose |
| Alexandra Veremey | Laurel Springs School | Santa Clara |
| Raewen Yan | Challenger School | Palo Alto |

