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) right this moment introduced the 2025 3M Younger Scientist Problem (#YoungScientist) 32 state benefit winners and 4 honorable point out recipients. Because the nation’s premier center college science competitors, the 3M Younger Scientist Problem options excellent improvements from younger scientists that reveal the facility of science to enhance the world. 

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

“The initiatives submitted to the 3M Younger Scientist Problem underscore science’s essential function in driving progress,” stated Torie Clarke, 3M’s government 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 deal with international 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 expertise. 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 Faculty of Tremendous Arts, Alabama Faculty of Tremendous Arts 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• [Illinois] Nasima Zair, Twin Groves center college, Kildeer Countryside Faculty District 96 

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

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

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

• [Michigan] Sanat Pandit, Emerson Elementary Faculty, Nationwide Affiliation of Impartial Colleges 

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

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

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

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

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

• [New Mexico] Ashvita Prasankumar, Desert Willow Household Faculty, Albuquerque Public Colleges 

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

• [North Carolina] Andromeda Dennis, Smith Center Faculty, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Colleges 

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

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

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

• [Pennsylvania] Aryash Shyam, Lehigh Valley Academy RCS, Bethlehem Space Faculty District 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 expertise. 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 Faculty, Spherical Rock ISD 

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

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

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

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

“The 3M Younger Scientist Problem evokes scholar curiosity and helps construct confidence by connecting what’s realized within the classroom to the actual world in tangible and hands-on methods,” stated Amy Nakamoto, Govt Vice President of Advertising and marketing and Company Partnerships at Discovery Schooling. “Congratulations to every of the scholars honored in in 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 college college students to assume 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 Below 30 checklist, and exhibited on the White Home Science Truthful. These younger innovators have additionally been named TIME Journal’s Child of the Yr; featured in The New York Instances Journal, Forbes, and Enterprise Insider; and appeared on nationwide tv applications akin to Good Morning America, The Kelly Clarkson Present, and extra. As well as, a 3M Younger Scientist Problem Alumni Community was shaped 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 supplies no-cost dynamic digital sources for college students, academics, and households to discover, rework, and innovate the world round them. All of the sources are additionally obtainable 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-Okay-12, digital options assist studying wherever it takes place. By award-winning multimedia content material, tutorial helps, modern classroom instruments, and strategic alliances, Discovery Schooling helps educators ship highly effective studying experiences that have interaction all college students and assist increased tutorial achievement on a world scale. Discovery Schooling serves roughly 4.5 million educators and 45 million college students worldwide, and its sources are accessed in over 100 international locations and territories. By partnerships with districts, states, and trusted organizations, Discovery Schooling empowers academics 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 Submit  
3M 
E mail: tpost3@mmm.com 

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