Heman Bekele, 14-year-old who invented soap to treat skin cancer named America’s Top Young Scientist

“America’s Top Young Scientist” is a 14-year-old who invented a soap that treats skin cancer.

Heman Bekele, a ninth grader from Annandale, Virginia, won the prestigious award from 3M and Discovery Education, considered one of the country’s top middle school science competitions.

“I believe that young minds can make a positive impact on the world,” Heman said in his submission for the award. “I have always been interested in biology and technology, and this challenge gave me the perfect platform to showcase my ideas,” he said.

What is the ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ competition?

Heman spent the past 4 months competing against 9 other finalists to be named “America’s Top Young Scientist.” The competition was created to help student between the fifth and eighth grades create an innovative idea that to change their world.