2013 California State Science Fair (CSSF) AWARD WINNERS

 

Senior High School Project of the Year
winner was  Eesha Khare from Lynbrook
High School, San Jose.

Congratulations to the   following students who won category awards.

FIRST PLACE CATEGORY AWARDS

Student Grade School City Category
Aitken,
Colin
12 Leland High School San Jose Mathematics &
Software
Ambatipudi,
Mythri
7 Stratford Middle School San Jose Biochemistry/
Molecular Bio
Dholakia,
Shashank
8 Peterson (M. A.) Middle
School
Sunnyvale Physics &
Astronomy
Dholakia,
Shishir
8 Peterson (M. A.) Middle
School
Sunnyvale Physics &
Astronomy
Fung,
Jonathan
9 Monta Vista High School Cupertino Pharmacology/
Toxicology
Khare,
Eesha
12 Lynbrook High School San Jose Electronics &
Electromagnetics
Pandya,
Ruchi
10 Lynbrook High School San Jose Environmental
Science
Sankar,
Venkat
8 Harker (The) School San Jose Environmental
Science
Spinner,
Hannah
11 Los Gatos High School Los Gatos Plant Biology
Thomas,
Anna
11 Presentation High School San Jose Mammalian
Biology
Zarrin,
David
12 Saratoga High School Saratoga Applied Mechanics
& Structures

SECOND   PLACE CATEGORY AWARDS

Student Grade School City Category
Akella,
Chirag
8 Jordan (David Starr)
Middle School
Palo Alto Mammalian
Biology
Barker,
Kendra
8 Challenger School –
Shawnee
San Jose Alternative
Energy
Buduma,
Nikhil
12 Bellarmine College
Preparatory
San Jose Chemistry
Jain,
Ajay
9 Monta Vista High School Cupertino Applied Mechanics
& Structures
Jain,
Paras
11 Monta Vista High School Cupertino Applied Mechanics
& Structures
Jain,
Rishabh
7 Challenger School Sunnyvale Chemistry
Powers,
Christopher
10 Bellarmine College
Preparatory
San Jose Earth & Planetary
Sciences
Wang,
Emily
11 Gunn (Henry M.)
High School
Palo Alto Biochemistry/
Molecular Biology
Zhang,
Andrew
10 Harker (The) School San Jose Physics &
Astronomy

THIRD   PLACE CATEGORY AWARDS

Student Grade School City Category
Balasingam,
Arjun
11 Mitty (Archbishop)
High School
San Jose Electronics &
Electromagnetics
Galivanche,
Amith
7 Redwood Middle School Saratoga Microbiology
(Medical)
Harrison,
Sophia
7 Carden Academy of
Santa Clara
Santa Clara Plant Biology
Nelakanti,
Rajiv
7 Cupertino Middle School Sunnyvale Alternative Energy
Ng,
Natalie
11 Monta Vista High School Cupertino Biochemistry/
Molecular Biology
Sayana,
Ruhi
6 Challenger School Sunnyvale Biochemistry/
Molecular Biology
Somasundaram,
Sriram
10 Harker (The) School San Jose Microbiology
(General)

FOURTH   PLACE CATEGORY AWARDS

Student Grade School City Category
Engel,
Hannah
7 English (C.T.)
Middle School
Los Gatos Mammalian
Biology
Fu,
Christopher
11 Harker (The) School San Jose Zoology
Josyula,
Maya
10 Homestead High School Cupertino Earth &
Planetary Sciences
Korb,
Cassandra
7 English (C.T.)
Middle School
Los Gatos Mammalian
Biology
Pak,
Daniel
11 Harker (The) School San Jose Zoology
Sayana,
Anin
9 Bellarmine College
Preparatory
San Jose Mammalian
Biology
Shankar,
Nikash
10 Harker (The) School San Jose Pharmacology/
Toxicology
Sydir,
Emma
11 Leland High School San Jose Plant
Biology
Xu,
Michelle
8 Redwood Middle
School
Saratoga Microbiology
(Medical)

HONORABLE MENTION CATEGORY AWARDS

Student Grade School City Category
Ambati,
Vardhaan
8 Stratford Middle
School
San Jose Pharmacology/
Toxicology
Bagchi,
Arka
9 Lynbrook High
School
San Jose Environmental
Science
Cheung,
Allen
7 Milpitas Christian
School
San Jose Alternative
Energy
Chiang,
Vivian
7 Old Orchard School Campbell Aerodynamics/
Hydrodynamics
Desai,
Shrey
9 Saratoga High School Saratoga Pharmacology/
Toxicology
Hoang,
David
7 Milpitas Christian
School
San Jose Alternative
Energy
Jain,
Rishabh
10 Harker (The)
School
San Jose Mathematics
& Software
Kamat,
Jay G.
11 Homestead
High School
Cupertino Physics &
Astronomy
Kataria,
Rachit
10 Lynbrook High
School
San Jose Environmental
Science
Kumar,
Sam
12 Leland High
School
San Jose Behavioral &
Social Sciences
Lall,
Kriti
10 Castilleja High
School
Palo Alto Microbiology
(General)
Mesfun,
Eyobed
12 Valley Christian
High School
San Jose Pharmacology/
Toxicology
Nagase,
Alex
11 Homestead
High School
Cupertino Physics &
Astronomy
Powers,
Alexander
12 Bellarmine College
Preparatory
San Jose Chemistry
Sankar,
Maya
8 Stanford (Jane
Lathrop) Middle
Palo Alto Mathematics
& Software
Singh,
Anurag
8 Kennedy (John F.)
Middle School
Cupertino Mathematics
& Software
Tandon,
Kaushik
8 Kennedy (John F.)
Middle School
Cupertino Mathematics
& Software

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Congratulations to the following students who won SPECIAL & RECOGNITION awards
California State Science Fair.

Student
Award Presenting Organization
Colin C. Aitken $500  Math   and Science Teachers Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Computer Science   Studies Anonymous Donor
Shashank   H. Dholakia and Shishir H. Dholakia $500  Raytheon Junior   Achievement Award Raytheon Asian Pacific   Association (RAPA) – Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Company
Rishabh   Jain $250, a certificate, and a one   year student membership in AIAA. Los Angeles/ Las Vegas Section   of AIAA, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Andrew C.   Jin $1000 LA   BioMed Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology Biomedical Research Institute at   Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed)
Eyobed T.   Mesfun $500  Sushila & Chandi   Charan Kar Award Sheila Kar Health Foundation.
Natalie   Ng $500  Plant Cell Biology   Award Center for Plant Cell Biology of   the University of California, Riverside
Christopher   A. Powers Coastal Science Award.    $500 and membership in CSBPA, California Chapter. Presented by the California   Shore & Beach Preservation Association
Anish   Seshadri $500  Raytheon Junior   Achievement Award Raytheon Asian Pacific   Association (RAPA) – Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Company
Nikash D.   Shankar $100  UCLA Brain Research   Institute Award UCLA Brain Research Institute   (BRI).
Anurag   Singh and Kaushik Tandon $500  Raytheon Junior   Achievement Award Raytheon Asian Pacific   Association (RAPA) – Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Company
Arpita   Singhal $250 Clinical Chemistry Award American Association for   Clinical Chemistry, Southern California Section.
Emily S.   Wang $500 and a certificate. UCLA Brain Research Institute   (BRI).
Emily S.   Wang SPIE Optics & Photonics   Award.  Award is $250, one year membership in SPIE, and a certificate. SPIE, the international society   for optics and photonics
David A.   Zarrin $500, a certificate, and a one   year student membership in AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Award