Meet Isabel Rossi, a Williamsburg, Virginia eighth-grader who tested a new way to position earthquake sensors; her mathematical model improved simulated coverage by 16.7% with just five additional devices

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• Isabel Rossi, a 14-year-old from Williamsburg, Virginia, was named a finalist in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge for her earthquake sensor research.
• As an eighth-grader at James Blair Middle School, she built a computer model using existing earthquake records and simulated sensor arrangements for the Los Angeles region.