Middle schooler's invention wins $25,000 top prize
Slipstream District Topic, November 9 2023
After a neighborhood restaurant burned down, Shanya Gill, a middle schooler from San Jose, CA, was inspired to create a fire-detection device that identifies fires faster than an average smoke detector and sends a text alerting users of the fire. Out of 65,000 middle schoolers, Shanya’s Genius invention won the top prize of $25,000 in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
Read her story here and share your thoughts:
https://www.businessinsider.com/shanya-gill-thermo-fisher-science-fair-w...
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Evangel
I love that we have such young people bringing their brilliant ideas into the classroom, and then going the extra mile to bring it to market.
Wonderful, uplifting story. You're never too young or too old to have a positive impact in people's lives. Thanks for posting!
Well Street
Fantastic! A high IQ and a spirit to help others is a divine combination.
Stories like this make me feel hopeful for the future.