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

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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 ?

who cares? Why is that so important? Does anyone question the background of a white girl getting a Rhodes Scholar or some writing award? FFS. You people and your racism against Asian Americans.

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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…)"

She worked on the project with 3M scientist.

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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…)"

She worked on the project with 3M scientist.

The idea that even a highly intelligent and motivated high school students would make a groundbreaking invention or discovery on their own is rather silly. Of course they worked with others.

But you know who else works with other scientists? Virtually all adult scientists! Even those with their own labs who are leaders in their field first learned from their teachers in high school, college, and grad school, and then from others as junior staffers in others' labs. And now they collaborate with their colleagues and employees. Working with others IS science.

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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…)"

She worked on the project with 3M scientist.

The idea that even a highly intelligent and motivated high school students would make a groundbreaking invention or discovery on their own is rather silly. Of course they worked with others.

But you know who else works with other scientists? Virtually all adult scientists! Even those with their own labs who are leaders in their field first learned from their teachers in high school, college, and grad school, and then from others as junior staffers in others' labs. And now they collaborate with their colleagues and employees. Working with others IS science.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_on_the_shoulders_of_giants

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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 ?

who cares? Why is that so important? Does anyone question the background of a white girl getting a Rhodes Scholar or some writing award? FFS. You people and your racism against Asian Americans.

Has nothing to do with prejudice; has much to do with her parents' professions.

[Anonymous]

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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 ?

who cares? Why is that so important? Does anyone question the background of a white girl getting a Rhodes Scholar or some writing award? FFS. You people and your racism against Asian Americans.

Has nothing to do with prejudice; has much to do with her parents' professions.

Also, don't you find it odd that her sister won the same contest 3 years ago (2019) ?

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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 ?

who cares? Why is that so important? Does anyone question the background of a white girl getting a Rhodes Scholar or some writing award? FFS. You people and your racism against Asian Americans.

Has nothing to do with prejudice; has much to do with her parents' professions.

Well, then it was wonderful that she had the good fortune to be born to brilliant parents. Imagine if she was born to some red-neck Trumper parent. All she could have done would have been to flash her crotch on the stripper pole.

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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 ?

who cares? Why is that so important? Does anyone question the background of a white girl getting a Rhodes Scholar or some writing award? FFS. You people and your racism against Asian Americans.

Has nothing to do with prejudice; has much to do with her parents' professions.

Also, don't you find it odd that her sister won the same contest 3 years ago (2019) ?

Not at all. The kids are aware of the competition and are working towards a goal for some years. It makes perfect sense that the 2nd kid became aware of the timeline and process of the competition after watching her elder sister win it. This is called the pathway to success.

Besides the family that produces one child who is a super-achiever in STEM has the culture of academic excellence in the familu and the chances that their second kid will also be similar to first is not a surprise.

I mean Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen's daughter has an OnlyFans channel. It is not a surprise, is it? Children grow up like their parents.

[Anonymous]

Good job! I am sure her parents are very proud of her. I love to hear about Asian-American achievements. Proud of all these kids who make our community proud and also are a good example to our children!

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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 ?

who cares? Why is that so important? Does anyone question the background of a white girl getting a Rhodes Scholar or some writing award? FFS. You people and your racism against Asian Americans.

Has nothing to do with prejudice; has much to do with her parents' professions.

Also, don't you find it odd that her sister won the same contest 3 years ago (2019) ?

Well, then we should be congratulating both Leanne and her sister for their displays of excellence.

What are you insinuating?

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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.

Wonder if they got this idea from Shark Tank.

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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 ?

who cares? Why is that so important? Does anyone question the background of a white girl getting a Rhodes Scholar or some writing award? FFS. You people and your racism against Asian Americans.

Has nothing to do with prejudice; has much to do with her parents' professions.

Also, don't you find it odd that her sister won the same contest 3 years ago (2019) ?

Not at all. The kids are aware of the competition and are working towards a goal for some years. It makes perfect sense that the 2nd kid became aware of the timeline and process of the competition after watching her elder sister win it. This is called the pathway to success.

Besides the family that produces one child who is a super-achiever in STEM has the culture of academic excellence in the familu and the chances that their second kid will also be similar to first is not a surprise.

I mean Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen's daughter has an OnlyFans channel. It is not a surprise, is it? Children grow up like their parents.

DA but youth competitions like this should be in part about inspiring and cultivating talent across the country. How many winners or even finalists of these competitions come from title 1 schools and have parents with zero science backgrounds? It just feels dejecting that you need to have a literal sibling win the same competition to have the tools at your disposal to win yourself.

[Anonymous]

Great work Leanne!

[Anonymous]

Amazing!

[Anonymous]

I could have used this 10 years ago for my kid. Asians will keep this empire going strong for the next 100 years!