Other Finalists
A Pioneer in Kevlar Innovation by Jacqueline Zhao
5th grade (Salem, Oregon)
Gwynne Shotwell: The Greatest Engineer by Elena Cardona Cabrera
4th grade at the International School of Monterrey (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
The Curious Scientist-Engineer Who Brought Imaging to the Wounded by Zora Miller
5th grade at Albany International Center (Albany, New York)
Other Finalists
Patricia Bath: A Unique Perspective on Vision by Elise Amara
7th grade at Harpeth Hall School (Nashville, Tennessee)
The Story of Diversity by Lauren Kim
6th grade at Churchill Road Elementary School (McLean, Virginia)
Changing the World through Nuclear Fission by Hally Hallare
8th grade Homeschool student (Newport News, Virginia)
Mae Jemison: The First African American Woman Engineer in Space by Sufyana Johnson
6th grade at Westland Middle School (Bethesda, Maryland)
Empowering Women to Genetically Engineer 21st Century Crops by Anya Pathak
7th grade at Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School (Scarsdale, New York)
Other Finalists
Overcoming Blindness in Imaging Science by Elaine Gao
11th grade at Jenks High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Fixing the Pulse Oximeter by Lina Cambardella
10th grade at Hauppauge High School (Hauppauge, New York)
Engineering Solutions: For All, By All by Manya Kumar
10th grade at Carlmont High School (Belmont, California)
Engineering Our Future: Diversity in Medicine by Anna Slade
12th grade at Ashalnd High School (Ashland, Ohio)
Taking a Shot Against Vaccine Inequality by Claire Liu
11th grade at Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, Connecticut)
Breaking the Bias: The Impact of Women in AI Development by Nashla Turcios
11th grade at New West Charter (Los Angeles, California)