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3M Announces Winner of 2023 Young Scientist Challenge
October 11, 2023
3M, in partnership with Discovery Education, has named Heman Bekele from Annandale, Virginia, the winner of its 2023 Young Scientist Challenge.
The 16th-annual middle school competition called for middle school students to submit a video demonstrating an innovation that could provide a solution to an everyday problem. A panel of judges then selected 10 finalists who participated in a summer mentorship program with 3M scientists to create a prototype of their invention that solves the problem they identified.
Bekele, a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High School, developed a compound-based skin cancer treating soap (SCTS). As the winning entry, he will receive US$25,000 and the prestigious title of America’s Top Young Scientist.
To learn more about the Young Scientist Challenge, click here.
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