Broadcom MASTERS is a program launched by the Society for Science and is recognized as a premier middle school STEM competition. Each year, the top 10% of students from certain SSP-affiliated regional and state science fairs across the nation are eligible for entry in the Broadcom MASTERS competition.
Ardent 2022 Broadcom MASTERS Qualifiers:
These qualifiers have been nominated as among the top 10% of middle school science fair projects in the US.
Audrey and Marissa H: Analyzing Asian Hate Through Social Media Data
Kayla R: The True Color of Caffeine: The Effect of Caffeine on Cognitive Interference
Lakshmi C: Honey Encryption: A Nightmare for Cyber Criminals
Mahima W: Cavities, Here I Come!
Mark M: Monitoring Health of Elderly Using Machine Learning Anomaly Detection
Rhea S: Silent But Deadly: SmartM Detector to Reduce Food Waste
Warren “Bradley” F: The Effect of Overhang Length on the Indoor Temperature of a House
2021 Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS:
These students have been placed as Top 300 MASTERS, and will receive $125 courtesy of DoD STEM.
 Clara C, Grade: 8th Orange County School of the Arts |  Phoebe M, Grade: 7th Orange County School of the Arts |  Cloris S, Grade: 8th Jeffrey Trail Middle School |
 Alexandra I, Grade: 6th Turtle Rock Elementary School |  Hailey V, Grade: 8th Jeffrey Trail Middle School |  Zoe W, Grade: 7th Sam H. Lawson Middle School |
2020 Top 30 Broadcom MASTERS:
All finalists receive a $500 cash award and will compete for over $100,000 in prizes in the final round.
Ryan H, Grade: 7th
The Pegasus School
Check out Ryan's feature in the LA Times!
Ryan previously attended Ardent Summer Research and you can read more about his project, A Machine Learning Driven IOT Sensor Network for Early Detection and Growth Prediction of Wildfires/COVID-19, by clicking here.