On Tuesday, February 7 2012, President Obama hosted the second-ever White House Science Fair. This year’s program assembled more than 100 students representing 30 student teams that won science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. President Obama took time to visit with students and learn about their winning entries that ranged from robots and rockets to marshmallow cannons. The student projects showcased the talents of America’s next generation of scientists, engineers, inventors, and innovators. Marshmallow jokes aside, learn more about one of the winning students Angela Zhang. She is an amazing seventeen-year old girl from Cupertina California who may very well have created the cure for cancer using nanotechnology to eradicate cancer stem cells.
The Science Fair coincided with President Obama’s announcement that he plans to invest $100 million dollars to train new math and science teachers over the next 
decade. He intends to ask Congress for $80 million in support of new Department of Education grants and secure $22 million from private sources. The President spoke at the Science Fair about the increasing demand in the next decade for employees in STEM-related jobs, stressing the importance of math and science education and the need for well trained teachers.
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