14-year-old inventor from California named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’

[Anonymous]

When will we have the Curie poster say: the kids bought their inventions/experiments from Curie's subsidiary company in southern California and therefore they all cheated their way to the awards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"In second place, Harini Venkatesh from Brentwood, N.H., a 9th grader at Phillips Exeter School. In third place, Shanza Sami from Iowa City, Iowa, a 9th grader at West High School in the Iowa City Community School District. Shanza designed a five-stage air pollution filtration device.

The fourth through ninth place winners each receive a $1,000 prize. These finalists, in alphabetical order by last name, are:

John Lee from Oviedo, Fla., a 9th grader at Hagerty High School in Seminole County Public School District.

Samaira Mehta from Santa Clara, Calif., a 9th grader at Archbishop Mitty High School, Private.

Amritha Praveen from Buffalo Grove, Ill., an 8th grader at Aptakisic Junior High School in Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102.

Sahasra Swargam from Portland, Ore., a 9th grader at West View High School in Beaverton School District.

Asvini Thivakaran from Round Rock, Texas, an 8th grader at Cedar Valley Middle School in Round Rock Independent School District.

Daniel Thomas from Colleyville, Texas, a 9th grader at Colleyville Heritage High School in Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.

1st to 9th winners appear to be ALL Asians/Indians. Do you think All of their parents conducted the experiments/inventions as well?

Wow! Nature, nurture and culture.

[Anonymous]

Meanwhile, in the other part of the forest, a certain group was discussing when their teens should start having sex! LOL!!

[Anonymous]

She should apply to attend TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She should apply to attend TJ.

She won't make it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should apply to attend TJ.

She won't make it.

Right - she will be deemed uncaring and lacking in empathy and kindness and receive the lowest score for the 'Personality' section.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should apply to attend TJ.

She won't make it.

Right - she will be deemed uncaring and lacking in empathy and kindness and receive the lowest score for the 'Personality' section.

Without even an interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should apply to attend TJ.

She won't make it.

Right - she will be deemed uncaring and lacking in empathy and kindness and receive the lowest score for the 'Personality' section.

Without even an interview.

indeed.. we don't need more "robots" who are tutored to death and invent things to make our lives better. We need more politicians and lawyers. They make our lives so much better. /s

[Anonymous]

It must be because their mom ate vegetables while they were in utero. 🙄

[Anonymous]

Good for her! I'm curious about the device - is it designed for people to use at home, or in some sort of clinic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She should apply to attend TJ.

She won't make it.

Right - she will be deemed uncaring and lacking in empathy and kindness and receive the lowest score for the 'Personality' section.

So glad they're including that since it will help reduce the toxicity there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A 14-year-old student who invented a device that detects and treats mid-ear infections in children was awarded this year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge grand prize.

Leanne Fan, an eighth grader from San Diego, California, developed the low-cost wearable device by using machine learning technology and blue light therapy.

Fan named them “Finsen Headphones” after Niels Finsen, the Nobel Prize recipient who discovered that ultraviolet light can help treat bacterial infections.

“Every year over 10 percent of the world's population experience a mid-ear infection, most of which are children or underprivileged people,” Fan explained in her submission entry to the renowned science competition. “Furthermore, not everyone has access to a doctor which makes it difficult to diagnose and treat a mid-ear infection. My solution to this mid-ear infection problem is to create a low-cost device that can both detect and treat a mid-ear infection.”

In addition to potentially preventing up to 60 percent of hearing loss in children, Fan’s Finsen Headphones can also play music. Fan said she likes to listen to K-pop group BTS on her smart headphones.

Last month, Fan unveiled her final presentation at the 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she competed against eight other finalists.

Along with the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist,” Fan won a $25,000 cash prize and a special destination trip. According to Fan, she plans to use some of the prize money to process the patent application for her invention.

The second prize was awarded to Harini Venkatesh from New Hampshire, who invented a cost-efficient solution that calculates myopic power quickly and accurately in patients. Meanwhile, Shanza Sami from Iowa came in third for developing a five-stage air pollution filtration device. Each of them received a $1,000 prize and a special destination trip.

https://news.yahoo.com/14-old-inventor-california-named-233833373.html

It sounds a lot like the water bottle I saw on shark tank a while back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 14-year-old student who invented a device that detects and treats mid-ear infections in children was awarded this year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge grand prize.

Leanne Fan, an eighth grader from San Diego, California, developed the low-cost wearable device by using machine learning technology and blue light therapy.

Fan named them “Finsen Headphones” after Niels Finsen, the Nobel Prize recipient who discovered that ultraviolet light can help treat bacterial infections.

“Every year over 10 percent of the world's population experience a mid-ear infection, most of which are children or underprivileged people,” Fan explained in her submission entry to the renowned science competition. “Furthermore, not everyone has access to a doctor which makes it difficult to diagnose and treat a mid-ear infection. My solution to this mid-ear infection problem is to create a low-cost device that can both detect and treat a mid-ear infection.”

In addition to potentially preventing up to 60 percent of hearing loss in children, Fan’s Finsen Headphones can also play music. Fan said she likes to listen to K-pop group BTS on her smart headphones.

Last month, Fan unveiled her final presentation at the 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she competed against eight other finalists.

Along with the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist,” Fan won a $25,000 cash prize and a special destination trip. According to Fan, she plans to use some of the prize money to process the patent application for her invention.

The second prize was awarded to Harini Venkatesh from New Hampshire, who invented a cost-efficient solution that calculates myopic power quickly and accurately in patients. Meanwhile, Shanza Sami from Iowa came in third for developing a five-stage air pollution filtration device. Each of them received a $1,000 prize and a special destination trip.

https://news.yahoo.com/14-old-inventor-california-named-233833373.html

So how often do you think these inventions are these the work of their parents?

Have to admit that my first thought was what do her parents do for a living. And I think that this is an important aspect to consider prior to making awards that are supposed to be the work product of the young inventor student in order to assure fairness in the competition.

Anyone know anything about her parents' backgrounds ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 14-year-old student who invented a device that detects and treats mid-ear infections in children was awarded this year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge grand prize.

Leanne Fan, an eighth grader from San Diego, California, developed the low-cost wearable device by using machine learning technology and blue light therapy.

Fan named them “Finsen Headphones” after Niels Finsen, the Nobel Prize recipient who discovered that ultraviolet light can help treat bacterial infections.

“Every year over 10 percent of the world's population experience a mid-ear infection, most of which are children or underprivileged people,” Fan explained in her submission entry to the renowned science competition. “Furthermore, not everyone has access to a doctor which makes it difficult to diagnose and treat a mid-ear infection. My solution to this mid-ear infection problem is to create a low-cost device that can both detect and treat a mid-ear infection.”

In addition to potentially preventing up to 60 percent of hearing loss in children, Fan’s Finsen Headphones can also play music. Fan said she likes to listen to K-pop group BTS on her smart headphones.

Last month, Fan unveiled her final presentation at the 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she competed against eight other finalists.

Along with the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist,” Fan won a $25,000 cash prize and a special destination trip. According to Fan, she plans to use some of the prize money to process the patent application for her invention.

The second prize was awarded to Harini Venkatesh from New Hampshire, who invented a cost-efficient solution that calculates myopic power quickly and accurately in patients. Meanwhile, Shanza Sami from Iowa came in third for developing a five-stage air pollution filtration device. Each of them received a $1,000 prize and a special destination trip.

https://news.yahoo.com/14-old-inventor-california-named-233833373.html

So how often do you think these inventions are these the work of their parents?

Have to admit that my first thought was what do her parents do for a living. And I think that this is an important aspect to consider prior to making awards that are supposed to be the work product of the young inventor student in order to assure fairness in the competition.

Anyone know anything about her parents' backgrounds ?

She worked with a scientist at the 3M Lab : "As a finalist, Leanne had been assigned a mentor—Dr. Ross Behling, a research specialist in 3M’s material laboratory—who worked with her one-on-one to transform her idea from concept to prototype over the summer.

Then, for two days in October, the nine finalists competed at the 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, giving their final presentations of their innovations. (Watch her qualifying presentation below…)"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A 14-year-old student who invented a device that detects and treats mid-ear infections in children was awarded this year’s 3M Young Scientist Challenge grand prize.

Leanne Fan, an eighth grader from San Diego, California, developed the low-cost wearable device by using machine learning technology and blue light therapy.

Fan named them “Finsen Headphones” after Niels Finsen, the Nobel Prize recipient who discovered that ultraviolet light can help treat bacterial infections.

“Every year over 10 percent of the world's population experience a mid-ear infection, most of which are children or underprivileged people,” Fan explained in her submission entry to the renowned science competition. “Furthermore, not everyone has access to a doctor which makes it difficult to diagnose and treat a mid-ear infection. My solution to this mid-ear infection problem is to create a low-cost device that can both detect and treat a mid-ear infection.”

In addition to potentially preventing up to 60 percent of hearing loss in children, Fan’s Finsen Headphones can also play music. Fan said she likes to listen to K-pop group BTS on her smart headphones.

Last month, Fan unveiled her final presentation at the 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she competed against eight other finalists.

Along with the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist,” Fan won a $25,000 cash prize and a special destination trip. According to Fan, she plans to use some of the prize money to process the patent application for her invention.

The second prize was awarded to Harini Venkatesh from New Hampshire, who invented a cost-efficient solution that calculates myopic power quickly and accurately in patients. Meanwhile, Shanza Sami from Iowa came in third for developing a five-stage air pollution filtration device. Each of them received a $1,000 prize and a special destination trip.

https://news.yahoo.com/14-old-inventor-california-named-233833373.html

So how often do you think these inventions are these the work of their parents?

Have to admit that my first thought was what do her parents do for a living. And I think that this is an important aspect to consider prior to making awards that are supposed to be the work product of the young inventor student in order to assure fairness in the competition.

Anyone know anything about her parents' backgrounds ?

Getting a bit suspicious that this may not have been the work product of the teen--at least not without substantial assistance from an adult scientist.

Leanne Fan's sister Cara won the same competition in 2019. Makes one wonder...