Audrey Kim

2023 & 2024 Top 300 Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators (JIC) -Nation’s Premier STEM Competition formerly known as the Broadcom MASTERS Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific Sep 2024 Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific are proud to announce the Top 300 competitors in the 2023 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) — the nation’s premier STEM competition for middle school students. The Thermo Fisher JIC seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the world’s most intractable challenges. The students, selected from 1,828 entrants, live in 35 states and Puerto Rico.

Lemelson Early Inventor Prize Winner | Lemelson Foundation | 2024,2023,2022 Lemelson Foundation Aug 2024 Only one project is awarded from each school district. - Received three times

National History Day (NHD) Winner - National/State/County/School (2024,2023,2022) - Jun 2024 National History Day - 50th National Contest Winner | University of Maryland | Washington, D.C. Junior Individual Performance - 2nd Place Winner ------------------------------------------------------------National History Day - California 2024 | April 2024- Champion: Advancing to National History Day - National Competition- Special Awards : William E. Geary Award for Military History WinnerNational History Day - Orange County 2024 | March 2024- Champion: Advancing… Show more National History Day - 50th National Contest Winner | University of Maryland | Washington, D.C. Junior Individual Performance - 2nd Place Winner ------------------------------------------------------------National History Day - California 2024 | April 2024- Champion: Advancing to National History Day - National Competition- Special Awards : William E. Geary Award for Military History WinnerNational History Day - Orange County 2024 | March 2024- Champion: Advancing to California State CompetitionNational History Day - School 2024 | Feb 2024- Champion: Advancing to County Competition- Special Awards : Judge's Choice Awards--------------------------------------------------------National History Day - California 2023 | April 2023- Runner up: 3rd placeNational History Day - Orange County 2023 | March 2023- Champion: Advancing to California State CompetitionNational History Day - School 2023 | Feb 2023- Champion: Advancing to Orange County Competition- Special Awards : Judge's Choice Awards------------------------------------------------------------National History Day - California 2022 | April 2022- Special Awards : Technology in HistoryNational History Day - Orange County 2022 | March 2022- Champion: Advancing to California State Competition Show less

California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) | 2022-2023, 2023-2024 California Science & Engineering Fair Apr 2024 73rd California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) | 2023-2024 | April 2024-Special Awards: Director's Most Innovative Alternative Energy Project (Sponsored by Bob Anderson, Director of Sponsored Awards for the California Science and Engineering Fair)- 3rd Place Category Winner Award- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition)72nd California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) | 2022-2023 | April 2023- 3rd… Show more 73rd California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) | 2023-2024 | April 2024-Special Awards: Director's Most Innovative Alternative Energy Project (Sponsored by Bob Anderson, Director of Sponsored Awards for the California Science and Engineering Fair)- 3rd Place Category Winner Award- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition)72nd California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) | 2022-2023 | April 2023- 3rd Place Category Winner Award- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition) Show less

Most Outstanding Soloist | Jazz Solo-Tenor Saxophone Irvine High School Jazz Festival Mar 2024

Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) | 2024,2023,2022 - Mar 2024 69th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) | 2023-2024 | March 2024- 1st Place Division Winner Award- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition) and California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF)68th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) | 2022-2023 | Mar 2023- 1st Place Division Winner Award- Special Award : Harald Biessmann Memorial Award and Dave Walkington Memorial… Show more 69th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) | 2023-2024 | March 2024- 1st Place Division Winner Award- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition) and California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF)68th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) | 2022-2023 | Mar 2023- 1st Place Division Winner Award- Special Award : Harald Biessmann Memorial Award and Dave Walkington Memorial Award- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition) and California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF)67th Annual Orange County Science and Engineering Fair (OCSEF) | 2021-2022 | Mar 2022- 2nd Place Division Winner Award- Advancing to: Broadcom MASTERS® (National/Highest Level of Competition) Show less

Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) Annual Science Fair | 2024,2023,2022 Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) Feb 2024 43rd Annual Science Fair | 2023-2024- 1st Place Category Winner- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition)42nd Annual Science Fair | 2022-2023- 1st Place Category Winner- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition)41st Annual Science Fair | 2021-2022- 1st Place Category Winner- Advancing to: Broadcom MASTERS® (National/Highest Level of… Show more 43rd Annual Science Fair | 2023-2024- 1st Place Category Winner- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition)42nd Annual Science Fair | 2022-2023- 1st Place Category Winner- Advancing to: Thermo-Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (National/Highest Level of Competition)41st Annual Science Fair | 2021-2022- 1st Place Category Winner- Advancing to: Broadcom MASTERS® (National/Highest Level of Competition) Show less

3M Young Scientist Challenge - Aug 2023 2023 Honorable Mention

Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship (CDB) | Finalist Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) Aug 2023

President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold | 2024,2023,2022 - May 2023 President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold | 2023-2024 | May 2024Gold Requirement for Teens (11–15) is 100+ hours, but I have exceeded this requirement and accumulated a total of 208.25 hours.President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold | 2022-2023 | May 2023Gold Requirement for Teens (11–15) is 100+ hours, but I have exceeded this requirement and accumulated a total of 279.25 hours.President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold | 2021-2022 | May 2022Gold Requirement for… Show more President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold | 2023-2024 | May 2024Gold Requirement for Teens (11–15) is 100+ hours, but I have exceeded this requirement and accumulated a total of 208.25 hours.President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold | 2022-2023 | May 2023Gold Requirement for Teens (11–15) is 100+ hours, but I have exceeded this requirement and accumulated a total of 279.25 hours.President's Volunteer Service Award - Gold | 2021-2022 | May 2022Gold Requirement for Teens (11–15) is 100+ hours, but I have exceeded this requirement and accumulated a total of 252.75 hours. Show less

Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge Top 10 Rube Goldberg Jun 2020 Rube Goldberg Machine Hand Washing Challenge

2nd Place Winner | Mask Message Contest | My school received technology grants of $6000 Orange County Health Care Agency, California 2020

Junior Philanthropist of the Year Award Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach, CA Dec 2018

President's Environmental Youth Award Winner (PEYA) | Washington D.C. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | US EPA Sep 2018