NATIONAL STEM FESTIVAL

U.S. Edition · Washington, DC · June 24 - 27, 2026

U.S.
EDITION.

Meet National STEM Champions, watch lightning talks, and try hands-on experiments — bottle rockets, 3D printing, maker stations — built for every age.

Open Build Day — Sat, June 27
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Activations · Speakers & Mentors · Supporters

Featured 2026 Champions

Four students. Four breakthroughs. From cancer detection to space biology to clean water — these are the ideas you'll see in person at the Festival.

Anirudh

Colorado

Mirai: The Water-Powered Sensor That Could Change the World

Evan

Minnesota

A Low-Cost Platform to Fine-Tune Brain Stimulation Therapy

Lula

Connecticut

A Smarter Way to Fight Pancreatic Cancer

Savannah

Kansas

What Happens to the Female Body in Space?

Meet All the 2026 Champions

Featured 2026 Activations

Hands-on experiences that bring STEM to life. Try the gear, run the experiments, meet the people building what comes next.

Anatomage

The Digital Cadaver

The Anatomage Table is a fully interactive 3D digital cadaver. Explore every system of the human body at the highest level of medical accuracy — no scalpel required.

MilliporeSigma

The Curiosity Cube™

Step inside a traveling science lab to run hands-on synthetic biology experiments — led by working MilliporeSigma scientists themselves.

Project MFG

The Future of Making, On Wheels

A traveling lab packed with the real machines shaping advanced manufacturing. Try the equipment, see the work, and meet the careers that build everything around you.

NASA

NASA STELLA in Your Palm

Meet STELLA — NASA's Science and Technology Education for Land/Life Assessment instrument. This open-source, low-cost handheld puts NASA's satellite science into your palm, letting students explore the same remote sensing tools powering space habitats and global missions.

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Featured 2026 Speakers & Mentors

The scientists, communicators, and innovators shaping the conversations on stage and in the room.

Forrest Valkai

Biologist & Science Communicator

Megan Wilkerson, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist — Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

Dr. Owais Durrani

Emergency Medicine Physician & Medical Analyst

Dr. Tracy Fanara

Coastal Modeling Portfolio Manager, NOAA · Creator, "Inspector Planet"

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NATIONAL STEM FESTIVAL

U.S.
EDITION.