July 16, 2024 by

Winner of U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize announced

Justin Bernstein. Courtesy of WEF.

Justin Bernstein of Connecticut has been named the national winner of the 2024 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP).

Bernstein’s project expanded on previous research by using genetically engineered cryobacterium to protect glaciers. The bacterium, exposed to a naturally occurring silicic acid on the glacier, converts into glass. This glass enhances the glacier's ability to reflect solar radiation, preventing ice cap melting and subsequent sea level rise.

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