3M and Discovery Schooling Acknowledge 32 State Advantage Winners and 4 Honorable Mentions in 2025 3M Younger Scientist Problem

ST. PAUL, Minn. & CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Tuesday, June 24, 2025) –3M (@3M) and Discovery Schooling (@DiscoveryEd) immediately introduced the 2025 3M Younger Scientist Problem (#YoungScientist) 32 state benefit winners and 4 honorable point out recipients. Because the nation’s premier center faculty science competitors, the 3M Younger Scientist Problem options excellent improvements from younger scientists that show the facility of science to enhance the world. 

To enter the competitors, college students in grades 5-8 submit a quick video explaining their authentic thought to unravel an on a regular basis drawback utilizing science, that are evaluated for his or her creativity, scientific data, and communication abilities. This yr, the 3M Younger Scientist Problem supplied college students a set of recent entry classes, together with robotics, house enchancment, automotive, security, AR/VR, and local weather expertise.  

“The initiatives submitted to the 3M Younger Scientist Problem underscore science’s crucial function in driving progress,” mentioned Torie Clarke, 3M’s govt vp and chief public affairs officer. “We applaud these college students for making the world a greater place via their modern spirit. I’m proud 3M is inspiring college students to make use of science and expertise to handle world challenges.”   

Every year, the 3M Younger Scientist Problem acknowledges the grand prize winner, 10 finalists, 4 honorable mentions, and as much as 51 state benefit winners – nationwide and in Washington D.C. The 32 state benefit winners and 4 honorable point out recipients for this yr’s competitors had been chosen primarily based on their ardour for science and innovation, and excellent communication abilities. Every state benefit winner receives particular recognition on the problem web site, together with a prize pack.   

The 2025 3M Younger Scientist Problem State Advantage Winners are listed under in alphabetical order by state: 

• [Alabama] Brahma Mubarak Budhwani, Alabama College of Advantageous Arts, Alabama College of Advantageous Arts 

• [Arizona] Akshay Lakshminarasimhan, BASIS Scottsdale, BASIS Constitution Faculties Inc. 

• [California] Kashvi Sethi, Morrill Center College, Berryessa Union College District 

• [Colorado] Shriya Madhavan, STEM College Highlands Ranch, Douglas County College District 

• [Connecticut] Aaron Shamshtein, King Philip Center College, West Hartford College District 

• [Delaware] Aarav Garimalla, Cantwell Bridge Center College, Appoquinimick College District 

• [Florida] Hannah Lee, Jackson Heights Center College, Seminole County College District 

• [Georgia] Jooyoung Kim, River Path Center College, Fulton County 

• [Hawaii] Elliott Mannis-Younger, Punahou College, Non-public College 

• [Illinois] Nasima Zair, Twin Groves center faculty, Kildeer Countryside College District 96 

• [Kentucky] Deepak Praveen Kumar, Meyzeek Center College, Jefferson County College District 

• [Maryland] Vishagan Aranganathan, Kingsview Center College, Montogomery County 

• [Massachusetts] Kaia Minn, The Park College, Non-public College 

• [Michigan] Sanat Pandit, Emerson Elementary College, Nationwide Affiliation of Impartial Faculties 

• [Minnesota] Arika Kundu, Minnetonka Center College East, Minnetonka College District 

• [Missouri] Macy Sowell, Barnwell Center College, Francis Howell College District 

• [Nebraska] Yashasvi Jadi, Millard North Center College, Millard College District 

• [Nevada] Henry Tran, Hyde Park Center College, Clark County College District 

• [New Jersey] Aashritha Pasam, Edgar Center College, Metuchen College District 

• [New Mexico] Ashvita Prasankumar, Desert Willow Household College, Albuquerque Public Faculties 

• [New York] Aaradhya Vijay, The Dalton College, Non-public College 

• [North Carolina] Andromeda Dennis, Smith Center College, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Faculties 

• [Ohio] Spurthi Adavi, Incarnate Phrase Academy, Parma Heights College District 

• [Oklahoma] Clayton Rohla, Roff Elementary, Roff Public Faculties 

• [Oregon] Jithuli Weerasekera, Whitford Center College, Beaverton College District 

• [Pennsylvania] Aryash Shyam, Lehigh Valley Academy RCS

• [South Carolina] Sushanth Duddebanda, Nice Knoll Center College, Fort Mill College District 

• [Texas] Sanika Duvva, Roach Center College, Frisco ISD 

• [Utah] Sophia Zhang, Waterford College, Canyon College District 

• [Virginia] Aneruddha Das, Eagle Ridge Center College, Loudoun County 

• [Washington] Nolawi Bruk, Leota Center College, Northshore College District 

• [West Virginia] Preethi Nethi, West Virginia Academy, Public Constitution College 

For the fifth time in competitors historical past, the 3M Younger Scientist Problem additionally acknowledged choose entrants with an honorable point out award. These people had been chosen for his or her distinctive and modern ideas and efficient communication abilities. The 4 2025 3M Younger Scientist Problem honorable point out recipients are as follows in alphabetical order by final title: 

• Sayan Anand, Austin, TX, Canyon Vista Center College, Spherical Rock ISD 

• Aaisha Asif, Sarasota, FL, Pine View, Sarasota County College District 

• Gagan Girish, Portland, OR, Tumwater Center College, Beaverton College District 

• Albert Liu, Portland, OR, Willamette Valley Academy, Beaverton College District 

To study extra in regards to the 3M Younger Scientist Problem and meet the 2025 rivals, go to YoungScientistLab.com. 

“The 3M Younger Scientist Problem conjures up pupil curiosity and helps construct confidence by connecting what’s discovered within the classroom to the actual world in tangible and hands-on methods,” mentioned Amy Nakamoto, Govt Vice President of Advertising and Company Partnerships at Discovery Schooling. “Congratulations to every of the scholars honored in to your effort to make use of science to create a greater world.” 

Now in its eighteenth yr, the 3M Younger Scientist Problem continues to encourage and problem center faculty college students to suppose creatively and apply the facility of STEM to find real-world options. America’s Prime Younger Scientists have given TED Talks, filed patents, based nonprofits, made the Forbes 30 Underneath 30 checklist, and exhibited on the White Home Science Honest. These younger innovators have additionally been named TIME Journal’s Child of the Yr; featured in The New York Occasions Journal, Forbes, and Enterprise Insider; and appeared on nationwide tv applications comparable to Good Morning America, The Kelly Clarkson Present, and extra. As well as, a 3M Younger Scientist Problem Alumni Community was fashioned in fall 2022 and contains greater than 100 former problem winners, finalists and mentors, who participate in networking alternatives and extra. 

The award-winning competitors dietary supplements the 3M and Discovery Schooling program Younger Scientist Lab, which gives no-cost dynamic digital assets for college students, lecturers, and households to discover, rework, and innovate the world round them. All of the assets are additionally out there on Discovery Schooling Expertise, the important companion for engaged PreK-12 school rooms. 

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About Discovery Schooling 
Discovery Schooling is the worldwide edtech chief whose state-of-the-art, Pre-Ok-12, digital options help studying wherever it takes place. By means of award-winning multimedia content material, educational helps, modern classroom instruments, and strategic alliances, Discovery Schooling helps educators ship highly effective studying experiences that have interaction all college students and help larger tutorial achievement on a worldwide scale. Discovery Schooling serves roughly 4.5 million educators and 45 million college students worldwide, and its assets are accessed in over 100 nations and territories. By means of partnerships with districts, states, and trusted organizations, Discovery Schooling empowers lecturers with important edtech options that encourage curiosity, construct confidence, and speed up studying. Discover the way forward for training at www.discoveryeducation.com.  

Contacts 
Tim Publish  
3M 
E-mail: tpost3@mmm.com 

Grace Maliska 
Discovery Schooling 
E-mail: gmaliska@discoveryed.com