12-year-old develops fire detection system; wins $25,000 top award at the inaugural Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Shanya Gill, 12, from San Jose, California; won the $25,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific ASCEND (Aspiring Scientists Cultivating Exciting New Discoveries) Award, the top prize in the competition.
2023 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge 2023 Top Award Winners
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