14-year-old named America's Top Young Scientist for inventing an AI handheld pesticide detector

Barchart · 10/16 08:30

ST. PAUL, Minn. and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) named Sirish Subash, a 9th grader at Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville, Georgia, the winner of the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation's premier middle school science competition. Sirish set himself apart with an AI handheld pesticide detector. As the grand prize winner, he received a $25,000 cash prize and the prestigious title of "America's Top Young Scientist."

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