In a remarkable achievement, 14-year-old Sirish Subash, a ninth-grader from Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville, Georgia, has been named "America's Top Young Scientist" after winning the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Sirish's innovative project, PestiSCAND, is an AI-powered handheld device designed to detect pesticide residues on produce. The device employs spectrophotometry, measuring how light of various wavelengths reflects off the su
