2023 Improving Lives Award
Which Project Do You Feel Will Improve The Most Lives?
The Improving Lives Award is a chance for the public to recognize the project they feel will improve the most lives. The award exemplifies the ability of these young scientists to encourage innovation, promote the importance of science and continue their journey to reshape the lives of people in communities across the globe.
The 2023 finalists have worked all summer with a 3M scientist on inventions that could reshape the way we live our lives! Watch their videos below to learn about their projects and place your vote once a day for the project YOU feel will improve the most lives.
Voting is open September 25 thru October 6, 2023 at 5:00pm ET.
2023 Finalist
Adhip Maitra
Finding Effective Ways to Remove Carbonates from Ocean Water to Lower Acidity
Meet Adhip. Adhip is finding effective ways to remove carbonates from ocean water to lower acidity.
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2023 Finalist
Anish Kosaraju
A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Preventing Account Takeovers for Enhanced Cybersecurity
Meet Anish. Anish built a new method to improve cybersecurity measures that does not require Multi-Factor Authentication to combat account takeovers.
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2023 Finalist
Anisha Dhoot
Using Kelp Seaweed to Improve Food Security and Fight Climate Change: Building Soil Parametric Database and Exploring AI/ML Application to Improve Productivity and Reduce Carbon Footprint
Meet Anisha. Anisha’s project focuses on utilizing kelp seaweed to improve soil quality and crop selection.
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2023 Finalist
Annie Katz
Automated Ultrasound Hamstring Lesion Detection & Diagnosis
Meet Annie. Annie created an affordable in-home ultrasound device and detection programming that can identify and grade hamstring lesions.
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2023 Finalist
Heman Bekele
How a Bar of Soap Can Help Cure Cancer Worldwide - Melanoma Treating Soap
Meet Heman. Heman developed Melanoma Treating Soap (MTS), a compound-based bar of soap designed to treat skin cancer.
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2023 Finalist
Ishaan Iyer
Tactile Electronic Braille Display Device 2.0
Meet Ishaan. Ishaan created a cost-effective Braille device that encodes the English alphabet into Braille language and converts it into a tactile Braille cell.
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2023 Finalist
Sarah Wang
The Spring Epilepsy Detection Glove
Meet Sarah. Sarah developed The Spring Epilepsy Detection Glove, a glove that can detect tonic-clonic and myoclonic epileptic seizures with common hand movements. The Spring Epilepsy Detection Glove connects with a smartphone app to track seizure statistics.
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2023 Finalist
Sean Jiang
Sonic Mapping: Using a Depth Camera and Audio Cues to Assist the Blind in Navigation
Meet Sean. Sean’s innovation uses a depth camera and auditory device to assist blind individuals in navigation.
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2023 Finalist
Shripriya Kalbhavi
EasyBZ: A Novel Method of Active Medication Delivery through Hydrogel-Forming Microneedle Arrays Utilizing the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction
Meet Shripriya. She developed EasyBZ, a cost-effective microneedle patch that allows for self-automated drug delivery without pills or needles.
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2023 Finalist
Shruti Sivaraman
DR-Check: A New Method for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy
Meet Shruti. Shruti created a low-cost device and app that detects and diagnoses diabetic retinopathy (DR) by taking retinal images without the use of dilation drops.
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