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Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
Junior Innovators Challenge finalists Matthew Kuo (left) and Paola Lumbreras [Photos: Thermo Fisher]
Two DFW Middle Schoolers Named as Finalists in Washington D.C.-Based ‘Junior Innovators Challenge’
by David Seeley | Sep 17, 2025
Matthew Kuo of Renner Middle School in Plano and Paola Lumbreras of Acton Middle School in Granbury will be flying to Washington in October to compete with 28 other finalists in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. The top prize: $25,000.
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