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More than half of the top 300 young scientists in the country are girls

WASHINGTON, DC 鈥撎�听补苍诲听91导航听today announced the Top 300 MASTERS in the 10th annual听Broadcom MASTERS庐 鈥� the nation鈥檚 premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (91导航) competition for middle school students. The Broadcom MASTERS, a program of the 91导航, seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the grand challenges of the 21^st听肠别苍迟耻谤测.

Each of the Top 300 MASTERS will receive a $125 award from DoD 91导航. With this prize, now in its second year, the Department of Defense continues its support of youth in 91导航, working towards a more diverse pipeline of highly qualified 91导航 professionals in the future.

The Top 300 MASTERS were selected from 1,841 students from 48 states, Washington, DC and three US territories (Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Islands) applying to be a Broadcom MASTER.听 Only students who are named in the top 10% of their science fair are eligible to enter the Broadcom MASTERS, which is the only middle school 91导航 competition that leverages Society-affiliated science fairs as a critical component of the 91导航 talent pipeline.

The Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS include:

• 58.7% of the Top 300 MASTERS identify as girls while 40.3% identify as boys.
• The MASTERS come from 41 states and Guam, a US territory.
• The state with the most MASTERS is California, with 23% or 69 students. Florida follows with 31 students (10.3%), then Texas at 22 (7.3%), Pennsylvania 20 (6.67%) and Oregon 18 (6%)
• The top two project categories are Earth and Environmental Sciences (42) and Behavioral and Social Sciences (38)
• More than 2/3 of the MASTERS (206) go to public school, with 59 (19.7%) in private school and 15 (5%) in charter schools. The remaining students are in home, magnet or online schools.

The students鈥� names and a state-by-state breakdown of the Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS can be found at /broadcom-masters/2021-top-300-masters/.

Thirty of the top 300 Broadcom MASTERS will be selected as finalists by a panel of scientists, engineers and educators from around the nation. The 30 finalists, who will be announced September 14, will be competing for over $100,000, including the coveted $25,000 Samueli Prize, $10,000 DoD 91导航 Talent Award, the $10,000 Lemelson Award for Invention, the $10,000 Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation and the $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement.

鈥淐ongratulations to the 300 Broadcom MASTERS,鈥� said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO of the 91导航 and Publisher of听Science News.听 鈥淭hese students have shown tremendous grit and perseverance by conducting scientific or engineering research during a worldwide pandemic.听 Their curiosity and determination is inspiring for all.鈥�

The Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS鈥� independent 91导航 research projects tackle a broad range of challenges such as:

• The efficiency of solar panels
• Early detection of algal blooms
• Circumventing ventilator shortages
• Using machine learning to detect heart arrhythmias
• Data security
• Face mask effectiveness

鈥淭hose of you in the Top 300 are exemplars of all听young people who aspire to become scientists, engineers and innovators in Society-affiliated science fairs,鈥� said Paula Golden, President of the Broadcom Foundation. 鈥淭he Broadcom MASTERS serves as an important milestone in your 91导航 journey. Middle school is a time when many students gain confidence needed to follow their passions; and the听accomplishment of being selected as one of the Top 300 is something for which each and every one of you should be enormously proud.鈥�

In addition to the $125 cash prize, the Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS will receive a prize package containing an award ribbon; semifinalist certificate of accomplishment; Broadcom MASTERS backpack; a Broadcom MASTERS decal; a specialized Invention Journal, courtesy of The Lemelson Foundation; a one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition, courtesy of Wolfram Research; a special prize from Jeff Glassman, CEO of Covington Capital Management; and a one-year family digital subscription to听Science News听尘补驳补锄颈苍别. In recognition of the role that teachers play in the success of their students, each designated teacher also will receive a Broadcom MASTERS tote bag; a special edition booklet of听Science News for Students鈥�听Invention & Innovation articles from The Lemelson Foundation; and a one-year digital subscription to听Science News听尘补驳补锄颈苍别.

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