2014 California State Science Fair (CSSF) Winners

Project of the Year Award

$5,000 in the Senior Division, $2,500 in the Junior Division
Senior Division: S0906, Shiloh S. Curtis
Grade 11, Laughing Thunder Academy, Sunnyvale, CA, Santa Clara County
Advisor: Dr. Youssef Ismail from Schmahl Science Workshop, San Jose.
Project: Enabling Situational Awareness: A Hat-Based Hands-Free Haptic
Navigational Aid for the Visually Impaired

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2014 Special Awards

Excellence in Environmental Education Award – For …. One award in each division. Award is $500. Presented by the California Environmental Education Foundation.
Junior Division: J1018, Ananya Karthik, Santa Clara County

Math and Science Teachers Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Computer Science Studies– For achievement in mathematics and software studies. This is a tribute to all mathematics and science teaching professionals. Limited to projects in the Senior Division. Award is $500. Presented anonymously.
Award: S1416, Nitya Mani, Santa Clara County

Raytheon Junior Achievement Award – For those projects which demonstrate the greatest potential with ability of achieving technological breakthroughs in the six areas of computer science, electrical engineering, materials engineering, mathematics, mechanical engineering, and physics. Limited to projects in the Junior Division. Award is $500. Presented by the Raytheon Asian Pacific Association (RAPA) – Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Company.
Award: J0906, Raghav Ganesh, Santa Clara County
Award: J1315, Holly M. Jackson, Santa ClaraCounty

Science Teachers Award for Excellence in Electronics and Electromagnetics Studies – For achievement in electronics and electromagnetic studies. Limited to projects in the Junior Division. Award is $500. Presented anonymously.
Award: J0906, Raghav Ganesh, Santa Clara County

Silicon Boule Award – For distinctive performance in the physical sciences. This award has been presented annually since 1995 and was originally an end piece of an ultra pure monocrystalline silicon boule. Limited to projects in the Junior Division. Award is a TRW custom designed silicon die for the space program which became an enabling technology for the CAT scan. Presented by Dale L. Hall, Senior Engineer Scientist, retired, TRW Space & Electronics.
Award: S0928, Amulya Vadlakonda, Santa Clara County

SPIE Optics & Photonics Award – For the project best demonstrating scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging, and optoelectronic technologies. One award in each division. In the Senior Division, First Place receives $800, Second Place receives $500. The Junior Division Award is $500. Award includes a one year membership in SPIE, and a certificate. Presented by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics.
Senior Division, First Place: S0527, Emily S. Wang, Santa Clara County

UCLA Brain Research Institute Award – For outstanding science projects in all areas of neuroscience from molecules to mind. One award in each division. Award is $500 and a certificate. Presented by the UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI).
Senior Division: S0422, Pravin Ravishanker, Santa Clara County
Junior Division: J0501, Mythri Ambatipudi, Santa Clara County.

2014 Recognition Awards

Clinical Chemistry Award – For interesting and original projects that impact the future of clinical chemistry. Three awards in each division. Award is $250 in the Senior Division, $150 in the Junior Division. Presented by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, Southern California Section.
Senior Division: S0525, Sriram Somasundaram, Santa Clara County.

Plant Cell Biology Award – For scientific achievement in the fields of cell and molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, or technology development that will impact our understanding of plant cell biology. Limited to projects in the Senior Division. Award is $100. Presented by the Center for Plant Cell Biology of the University of California, Riverside.
Award: S0527, Emily S. Wang, Santa Clara County.

Plug In America EV Excellence Award – For the best project demonstrating the benefits of plug-in vehicles or advancing the science of vehicle electrification. Award is $200 in the Senior Division, $100 in the Junior Division. Presented by Plug In America.
Junior Division: J0934, Shaya Zarkesh, Santa Clara County

Society of Petroleum Engineers Superior Technical Achievement Award – For outstanding technical achievement in projects relating to the development of oil and/or gas resources, mechanics, subsurface fluid flow, and production of those or other energy resources through wellbores, or in projects of a technical nature requiring a high degree of independent thinking, which could be applied to the advancement of the field of petroleum engineering research and/or development. First Place is $200; Second Place is $100. Award includes a certificate. Presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
First Place: J0609, Anusha Ghosh, Santa Clara County.

UCLA Brain Research Institute Award – For outstanding science projects in all areas of neuroscience from molecules to mind. Two place awards in each division. First Place award is $100, and Second Place award is $50. Presented by the UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI).
Senior Division, First Place: S0518, Natalie Ng, Santa Clara County
Senior Division, Second Place: S0521, Swetha Revanur, Santa Clara County

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Category Awards –

Congratulations to the following students who won category awards at the California State Science Fair.  The competition took place April 29, 2014 at the California Science Center at Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA.

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First Place Award Winners

Second Place Award Winners

Third Place Award Winners

Fourth Place Award Winners

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Special & Recognition Awards