Project Awards 2024

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

Category Gr Award Student Teacher School Title
Biological Science and Engineering 6 Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Avery  Amsili  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Planet Pint: A Better Ice Cream For the Environment
Biological Science and Engineering 6 Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Eden Alivia Ross  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Planet Pint: A Better Ice Cream For the Environment
Biological Science and Engineering 6 Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Danielle  Zomet  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Planet Pint: A Better Ice Cream For the Environment
Biological Science and Engineering 6 1st Award  Avery  Amsili  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Planet Pint: A Better Ice Cream For the Environment
Biological Science and Engineering 6 1st Award  Eden Alivia Ross  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Planet Pint: A Better Ice Cream For the Environment
Biological Science and Engineering 6 1st Award  Danielle  Zomet  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Planet Pint: A Better Ice Cream For the Environment
Biological Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Gaogao  Lang  Lekhana Revankar Stratford Middle School - Milpitas What is the Effect of Drinking Different Beverages on the Amount of Electrolytes Your Body Absorbs?
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Braden  Yang  Yanmei Li (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus The Impact of Various Nutrients on Planarian Regeneration, Learning, and Memory: A Comprehensive Exploration
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Akhil  Nagori  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Nikhil  Nagori  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Niral  Poongovan  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Braden  Yang  Yanmei Li (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus The Impact of Various Nutrients on Planarian Regeneration, Learning, and Memory: A Comprehensive Exploration
Biological Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Braden  Yang  Yanmei Li (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus The Impact of Various Nutrients on Planarian Regeneration, Learning, and Memory: A Comprehensive Exploration
Biological Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Akhil  Nagori  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Nikhil  Nagori  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Niral  Poongovan  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 2nd Award  Saksham  Srivastava  Diane Rusu Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto RoboSaver: The Future for Diabetes Management
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Ivy Ruth Alcheck  Laura Coughlin Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School SafeSkin: Advancing Hygiene for a Healthier Tomorrow
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Amit  Boiman  Laura Coughlin Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School SafeSkin: Advancing Hygiene for a Healthier Tomorrow
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Arlo  Cohen  Laura Coughlin Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School SafeSkin: Advancing Hygiene for a Healthier Tomorrow
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Alexander Nicholas Garcia  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Soil Sensor Science
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Dylan Leopoldo Miranda  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Soil Sensor Science
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Alexander Nicholas Garcia  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Soil Sensor Science
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Dylan Leopoldo Miranda  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Soil Sensor Science
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Akhil  Nagori  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Nikhil  Nagori  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Niral  Poongovan  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School AgriTech
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Riya  Chatterjee  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Saria Avril Lum  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Middle School or High School $250 and a Certificate of Achievement, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)  Riya  Chatterjee  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Middle School or High School $250 and a Certificate of Achievement, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)  Saria Avril Lum  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Most Promising Young Scientist, $175 and Certificate (Middle School GR 6-8), SPV Market Research  Christopher  Shin  Young Shik Shin (PSP) Privately Sponsored Project Mechanical Approach for Microfluidics-based Artificial Cell Model Generation
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Riya  Chatterjee  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Jillian  Chen  Tina Kim Harker School-Middle Campus What is the effect of different materials on the odor causing bacteria in shoe insoles?
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Saria Avril Lum  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Janvi  Trivedi  Tina Kim Harker School-Middle Campus What is the effect of different materials on the odor causing bacteria in shoe insoles?
Biological Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Riya  Chatterjee  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Jillian  Chen  Tina Kim Harker School-Middle Campus What is the effect of different materials on the odor causing bacteria in shoe insoles?
Biological Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Saria Avril Lum  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Beneath the Tide: Unleashing the Power of Calcium Ions and Seaweed to Create Food-Safe Biofabric
Biological Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Janvi  Trivedi  Tina Kim Harker School-Middle Campus What is the effect of different materials on the odor causing bacteria in shoe insoles?
Biological Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Christopher  Shin  Young Shik Shin (PSP) Privately Sponsored Project Mechanical Approach for Microfluidics-based Artificial Cell Model Generation
Biological Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Rory  Hu  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Effect of Temperature Variation on Growth of Phanerochaete Chrysosporium
Biological Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Amber  Wang  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Effect of Temperature Variation on Growth of Phanerochaete Chrysosporium
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Maya  Mazin  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Do Seaweed Extracts Inhibit Cancerous Tumors in Planaria?
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Lucas  Wu  Diane Rusu Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Classify Breast Histopathological Images
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Grace  Yao  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Infrared Thermal Imaging for the Detection of Plant Leaf Stress
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Aditya Partho Guru  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Using Different Organic Materials to Filter Polluted Water
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Michael Muhong Zhao  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Using Different Organic Materials to Filter Polluted Water
Biological Science and Engineering 8 2nd Place - $75, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Adrina  Esmaeilpour  Veronica Oropeza Ibarra Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto Mechanical Properties of Hydrogels
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Vanya  Goenka  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Soil and Plant Health Detector
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Aman Singh Puri  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Soil and Plant Health Detector
Biological Science and Engineering 8 Certificate of Merit (Botany) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Aaron K Sun  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Soil and Plant Health Detector
Biological Science and Engineering 9 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Nathan Tyler Yee  Swati Mittal Harker School-Upper Campus Developing Optimized Semantic Segmentation Deep Learning Model for Automated Coronary Artery Calcification Prediction
Biological Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Carina  Gross  Maria Powell Henry M Gunn High School PROTIST: Protist Recognition Optics To Identify Serious Threats: A novel system to monitor drinking safety of water.
Biological Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Abby  Wang  Mike Pistacchi Harker School-Upper Campus BeeTrack: Developing an Artificial Intelligence Flight Path Tracking System to Assess Honeybee Learning and Memory
Biological Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Elizabeth  Zhang  Mike Pistacchi Harker School-Upper Campus BeeTrack: Developing an Artificial Intelligence Flight Path Tracking System to Assess Honeybee Learning and Memory
Biological Science and Engineering 9 2nd Award  Shreshta  Ramji  Nicole DellaSantina Lynbrook High School Influence of Mycorrhizal Fungi on Nitrate & Phosphate Retention in Brassica oleracea Roots to prevent Aquatic Dead Zones
Biological Science and Engineering 9 2nd Award  Sathvika  Siva  Nicole DellaSantina Lynbrook High School Influence of Mycorrhizal Fungi on Nitrate & Phosphate Retention in Brassica oleracea Roots to prevent Aquatic Dead Zones
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Tarek  Aref  Louie Caces Leigh High School Investigating the Effects of Magnesium and Ubiquinol in Cardiovascular Diseases using Daphnia magna as a Model Organism
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Krishna  Bhatt  Eric Walser BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School TractX - A Density-Aware Streamline Exclusion System for Accurate White Matter Reconstruction
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Spandana  Chimmalagi  Nalinee Srinivasan Wilcox High School Enhancing Crop Profitability on Farms: Developing an AI Robot Assistant with Image Recognition and Ayurvedic Techniques
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Shrehan  Chatterjee  Kyle Jones Monta Vista High School Effect of LCP enzyme on neoprene degradation
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Shreyas  Chatterjee  Kyle Jones Monta Vista High School Effect of LCP enzyme on neoprene degradation
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Jihoo  Won  Kyle Jones Monta Vista High School Effect of LCP enzyme on neoprene degradation
Biological Science and Engineering 9 $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, Inez M. Lechner Award  Tarek  Aref  Louie Caces Leigh High School Investigating the Effects of Magnesium and Ubiquinol in Cardiovascular Diseases using Daphnia magna as a Model Organism
Biological Science and Engineering 9 $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, Inez M. Lechner Award  Carina  Gross  Maria Powell Henry M Gunn High School PROTIST: Protist Recognition Optics To Identify Serious Threats: A novel system to monitor drinking safety of water.
Biological Science and Engineering 9 $100 for Individual projects and a certificate, IBM Award  Krishna  Bhatt  Eric Walser BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School TractX - A Density-Aware Streamline Exclusion System for Accurate White Matter Reconstruction
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize  Carina  Gross  Maria Powell Henry M Gunn High School PROTIST: Protist Recognition Optics To Identify Serious Threats: A novel system to monitor drinking safety of water.
Biological Science and Engineering 9 Certificate of Achievement; Individually Wrapped Award Package from U.S. Air Force, United States Air Force  Carina  Gross  Maria Powell Henry M Gunn High School PROTIST: Protist Recognition Optics To Identify Serious Threats: A novel system to monitor drinking safety of water.
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Lily  Shi  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus Bringing Interpretability and Medical Explainability to Deep Learning: Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Aryan  Ganesh  Zhiyun Zhang Christopher High School AI-Powered Vision for Enhanced Spatial Navigation of the Visually Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Sreekar  Baddepudi  Scott Lubbs Evergreen Valley High School Personalized Speech Analysis for Wernicke's Aphasia Treatment and Rehabilitation
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Saket  Pathak  James Staten Silver Creek High School GlucoGaze: A Risk Prediction Tool for miRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Linked Diseases
Biological Science and Engineering 10 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Aditi  Gupta  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School NeuroSense: A Non-Invasive Wearable Device to Mitigate and Monitor the Progression of Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy
Biological Science and Engineering 10 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Shriya  Nedumaran  Anne Witkowski Leigh High School HopeNest: Non-Electrical Neonatal Incubators for War-Stricken and Developing Territories
Biological Science and Engineering 10 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Reeva  Patel  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School NeuroSense: A Non-Invasive Wearable Device to Mitigate and Monitor the Progression of Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy
Biological Science and Engineering 10 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Charan  Sridhar  Karen Allendoerfer BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Enhancing Anesthetic Precision: A Novel Transformer-based Model for Predicting Intravenous Anesthesia Infusion Rate
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Chaaruhaas  Kandregula  Julia Wendel BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Aiding Femoral Osteonecrosis Treatment by Obtaining Quantitative Parameters through Image Analysis
Biological Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Aryan  Ganesh  Zhiyun Zhang Christopher High School AI-Powered Vision for Enhanced Spatial Navigation of the Visually Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Suhani  Pahuja  Julie Choi Monta Vista High School Identification of shared genetic risk factors between juvenile diabetes and other autoimmune diseases using multi-omics
Biological Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Saket  Pathak  James Staten Silver Creek High School GlucoGaze: A Risk Prediction Tool for miRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and Linked Diseases
Biological Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Lily  Shi  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus Bringing Interpretability and Medical Explainability to Deep Learning: Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Biological Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Hanav  Modasiya  Carol Schmale Santa Clara High School Predictive Growth Simulations of Glioblastoma Multiforme Through a Cyclic Genetic Algorithm-Diffusion Model Architecture
Biological Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Shaurya  Sharma  Carol Schmale Santa Clara High School Predictive Growth Simulations of Glioblastoma Multiforme Through a Cyclic Genetic Algorithm-Diffusion Model Architecture
Biological Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Disha  Gupta  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Using a Generative AI Pipeline & Hybrid DL Architecture to Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality with Early, Low-Cost Diagnosis
Biological Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Nelson K Nishio  Karen Allendoerfer BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy Through Image Processing and Deep Learning
Biological Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Tanisha  Sood  Scott DeRuiter Monta Vista High School " Pediatric Seizure Detection System: A Data-Driven Approach with Predictive and Generative AI Integration"
Biological Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Koby  Yu  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus What are the most effective methods of algae control between nutrient, light, and organism factors?
Biological Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Anika Indu Mukherjee  Amy Plat Cupertino High School Applying Neural Networks for Classification & Diagnosis of Thoracic Conditions from Frontal & Lateral Chest Radiographs
Biological Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Reva Mahee Ukkadam  Amy Plat Cupertino High School Applying Neural Networks for Classification & Diagnosis of Thoracic Conditions from Frontal & Lateral Chest Radiographs
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Sreekar  Baddepudi  Scott Lubbs Evergreen Valley High School Personalized Speech Analysis for Wernicke's Aphasia Treatment and Rehabilitation
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Emma  Chang  Jason Lee Lynbrook High School A Device to Collect Posture Data
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Shriya  Kapavarapu  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Development of a Machine Learning Model for Detecting Crown-of-Thorns Starfish in Underwater Images
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Kushal  Khare  Shawn Noren Valley Christian High School The Effect of Benthic Macroinvertebrates on the Eukaryotic Microbiome Using eDNA Metabarcoding
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Jason N Nishio  Karen Allendoerfer BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Breast Cancer Early Detection Using Image Processing And Deep Learning
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Vignesh M Rajagopalan  Lora Lerner Monta Vista High School Heritability of psychiatric disorders and their genetic correlation with cardiovascular disease risk factors
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Dhruv  Sharma  Matthew Archambault BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School QuMOS: Using Quantum Computing to accelerate Multi-omics data analysis for Medicinal Drug and Vaccine development
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Anushree  Gupta  Paige Cruz Santa Clara High School Survival and Recurrence Prediction of Pancreatic Cancer Post-Immunotherapy Treatment through Genetic Biomarker Discovery
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Anvee  Sharma  Paige Cruz Santa Clara High School Survival and Recurrence Prediction of Pancreatic Cancer Post-Immunotherapy Treatment through Genetic Biomarker Discovery
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Jean  Yoo  Paige Cruz Santa Clara High School Survival and Recurrence Prediction of Pancreatic Cancer Post-Immunotherapy Treatment through Genetic Biomarker Discovery
Biological Science and Engineering 10 A Certificate, a Letter and apply for a Social Media Toolkit, U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID)  Shriya  Nedumaran  Anne Witkowski Leigh High School HopeNest: Non-Electrical Neonatal Incubators for War-Stricken and Developing Territories
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Isabel Maria Antony  Justin Williams Santa Clara High School PhonoCare: Advancing Cardiac Care with a ML Classification Model for accurate detection of Heart Murmurs in Heart Valves
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Saanvi  Bhartiya  Justin Williams Santa Clara High School PhonoCare: Advancing Cardiac Care with a ML Classification Model for accurate detection of Heart Murmurs in Heart Valves
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Disha  Gupta  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Using a Generative AI Pipeline & Hybrid DL Architecture to Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality with Early, Low-Cost Diagnosis
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Laasya  Pandravada  Justin Williams Santa Clara High School PhonoCare: Advancing Cardiac Care with a ML Classification Model for accurate detection of Heart Murmurs in Heart Valves
Biological Science and Engineering 10 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Tanisha  Sood  Scott DeRuiter Monta Vista High School " Pediatric Seizure Detection System: A Data-Driven Approach with Predictive and Generative AI Integration"
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Vrishank  Chandrasekhar  Kenneth Iams Lynbrook High School Early Prediction of Distant Recurrence for Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients via Biomarker Discovery in Digital Pathology
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Andrew  Liang  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus GaitNet: Assessing Gait Impairment Severity in Parkinson's Disease using 2-Stream Spatial-Temporal Neural Network
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Raghav Venkata Garimella  Ihwa Miao Evergreen Valley High School Leveraging Deep Learning Models to Identify Structurally Adequate Drug Candidates for Parkinson's Disease
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Armaan Christopher Gomes  Kathleen Shreve Homestead High School Clear: Utilizing Glasses-Embedded Beamformers to Enhance Speech Clarity and Spatial Context for the Hearing Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 11 $500 Grand Prize, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Armaan Christopher Gomes  Kathleen Shreve Homestead High School Clear: Utilizing Glasses-Embedded Beamformers to Enhance Speech Clarity and Spatial Context for the Hearing Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Andreasen Excellence in Engineering Science Award (all grades) $325, SPV Market Research  Armaan Christopher Gomes  Kathleen Shreve Homestead High School Clear: Utilizing Glasses-Embedded Beamformers to Enhance Speech Clarity and Spatial Context for the Hearing Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Upper Division : 2nd Place Student Award: $500 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Anav  Bordia  Swetha Bhattacharya BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School From Manual Maps to AI-Powered Atlases: Unveiling the Microvasculature in 3D Kidney Scans
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Kangjia  Huang  Julia Wendel BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Aiding Femoral Osteonecrosis Treatment by Obtaining Quantitative Parameters through Image Analysis
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Anav  Bordia  Swetha Bhattacharya BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School From Manual Maps to AI-Powered Atlases: Unveiling the Microvasculature in 3D Kidney Scans
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Vrishank  Chandrasekhar  Kenneth Iams Lynbrook High School Early Prediction of Distant Recurrence for Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients via Biomarker Discovery in Digital Pathology
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Raghav Venkata Garimella  Ihwa Miao Evergreen Valley High School Leveraging Deep Learning Models to Identify Structurally Adequate Drug Candidates for Parkinson's Disease
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Armaan Christopher Gomes  Kathleen Shreve Homestead High School Clear: Utilizing Glasses-Embedded Beamformers to Enhance Speech Clarity and Spatial Context for the Hearing Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Andrew  Liang  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus GaitNet: Assessing Gait Impairment Severity in Parkinson's Disease using 2-Stream Spatial-Temporal Neural Network
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Tyler Atwood Rose  John Conlin Monta Vista High School AffinityLM: Binding-Site Informed Language Model for High Accuracy Drug-Target Affinity Prediction
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Harold  Wang  Kathleen Loia Lynbrook High School The effect of degradation of chlorella vulgaris cell walls by cellulase on rapidity of auxin response
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Takumi Joe Britt  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Polytherapy of Urolithin A and Caloric Deficit repairs neuronal function in C. elegans with neurodegeneration.
Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Abhinav Sriram Kasturi  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Polytherapy of Urolithin A and Caloric Deficit repairs neuronal function in C. elegans with neurodegeneration.
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Alexandru Thomas Cismaru  Daniel Nunez Homestead High School Using Transformer Machine Learning Models on EEG Data to Aid the Diagnosis of ADHD in Children
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Anijeet  Kanjilal  Scott VanderVeen Valley Christian High School Determining the Effects of HRAS upregulation on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Trishia  Khandelwal  Joe Kim Monta Vista High School Multi-Class Classification of Ocular Diseases Using Deep Learning
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Lauren Jungmin Lee  Karen Saxena Henry M Gunn High School Lactobacillus rhamnosus increases growth of Solanum lycopersicum under osmotic stress.
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Oskar  Baumgarte  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Identifying Fin Whales in Ocean Audio Recordings using a Deep Neural Network
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Hursh  Shah  David Greenstein Monta Vista High School QVISTA: Quantum Vision Transformers for Enhanced Alzheimer's Detection through Advanced Imaging Techniques
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Aryan  Singhal  David Greenstein Monta Vista High School QVISTA: Quantum Vision Transformers for Enhanced Alzheimer's Detection through Advanced Imaging Techniques
Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Jeffrey  Zhang  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Identifying Fin Whales in Ocean Audio Recordings using a Deep Neural Network
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Shiven  Balaji  Mala Raghaven Harker School-Upper Campus The Multi-Tier Artificial Intelligence Prediction Architecture: A Novel Approach to Intracranial Hemorrhage Detection
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Ishan Hardik Dave  Sangeeta Bhatnagar Evergreen Valley High School NeuroSketch Analyzer: A Complex Image Classification Model for Accurate Diagnosis through Artistic outputs
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Ananya Mishu Manoj  Scott VanderVeen Valley Christian High School A Modified SERS Biosensor Utilizing Gold Nanoparticle Arrays for Sensitive Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Ryan  Mo  Scott VanderVeen Valley Christian High School The Effects of Common Chemicals on Pheromone Communication in Linepithema humile in Comparison to Pheromone Extracts
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Taylor  Nguyen  Scott VanderVeen Valley Christian High School The Effect of Humic Acid and Coprostanol on Nonylphenol Toxicity Alleviation in C. vulgaris
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Ethan Younghoon Park  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Latent Space inducing Convolutional Neural Network classifier for Schizophrenia using multi-modality neuroimaging data
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Hongyi  Shi  Ning Xu Henry M Gunn High School Developing an in silico method (CS-BEC) to discover unclassified carbonic anhydrase for future carbon capture and utilization
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Stella  Su  Rachel Congress Henry M Gunn High School Identifying Major Regulators of Cardiac Cell Differentiation using Single-Cell GPT and Gene Network Modeling
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Bhargavi Reddy Vatte  Scott VanderVeen Valley Christian High School Measuring the Effect of Local Anesthetics on Cell Growth and Apoptosis in NB41A3 cells
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Sunny Kuo Yao  Julie Choi Monta Vista High School Bioinformatics RNA-Sequence Data Analysis Revealed Pathogenic Genes in NASH
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Ragavan  Arivazhagan  Hugo Steemers Cupertino High School SolSafe: Low-cost Novel Predictions in Confidence and Severity of Heat Stroke using Deep Learning
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Anish Sriram Bhethanabotla  Hugo Steemers Cupertino High School SolSafe: Low-cost Novel Predictions in Confidence and Severity of Heat Stroke using Deep Learning
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Shreya Rajesh Goyalpatel  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Regulating TERT Promoter Methylation with CRISPR TET1CD-dCas9 to Prevent Cell Immortalization
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Ethan Nguyen Ha  Francine Kong Santa Clara High School A Novel Machine Learning-Based Analysis of Gene Variants in GJB2 for Enhanced Diagnostic Precision in Auditory Pathology
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Daniel  Jeznach  Francine Kong Santa Clara High School A Novel Machine Learning-Based Analysis of Gene Variants in GJB2 for Enhanced Diagnostic Precision in Auditory Pathology
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Neil  Krishnan  Zane Moore Harker School-Upper Campus Novel Use of Spectral Indices in Predicting Alfalfa Water Stress
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Phiet The Tran  Francine Kong Santa Clara High School A Novel Machine Learning-Based Analysis of Gene Variants in GJB2 for Enhanced Diagnostic Precision in Auditory Pathology
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Aarush  Vailaya  Zane Moore Harker School-Upper Campus Novel Use of Spectral Indices in Predicting Alfalfa Water Stress
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Liv  Weiner  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Regulating TERT Promoter Methylation with CRISPR TET1CD-dCas9 to Prevent Cell Immortalization
Biological Science and Engineering 11 $100 for Individual projects and a certificate, IBM Award  Armaan Christopher Gomes  Kathleen Shreve Homestead High School Clear: Utilizing Glasses-Embedded Beamformers to Enhance Speech Clarity and Spatial Context for the Hearing Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 11 $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards  Armaan Christopher Gomes  Kathleen Shreve Homestead High School Clear: Utilizing Glasses-Embedded Beamformers to Enhance Speech Clarity and Spatial Context for the Hearing Impaired
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Mihir  Khedkar  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Exploring the interactions of G-Protein Signaling Pathways with various receptors in Alzheimer's disease.
Biological Science and Engineering 11 Certificate of Achievement; Individually Wrapped Award Package from U.S. Air Force, United States Air Force  Anav  Bordia  Swetha Bhattacharya BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School From Manual Maps to AI-Powered Atlases: Unveiling the Microvasculature in 3D Kidney Scans
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Max  Polosky  Julia Wendel BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Aiding Femoral Osteonecrosis Treatment by Obtaining Quantitative Parameters through Image Analysis
Biological Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Bridget Gwyneth Liu  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Investigating novel SCD1 inhibitor structures as a Parkinson's treatment
Biological Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Maanasa  Ramprasad  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School A Linear Programming Approach for Formulating Bio-Based Fertilizers
Biological Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Nandanaa  Srikanth  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School A Linear Programming Approach for Formulating Bio-Based Fertilizers
Biological Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Audrey Rachel Tsai  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Investigating novel SCD1 inhibitor structures as a Parkinson's treatment
Biological Science and Engineering 12 2nd Award  Madison  Lee  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Using Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) as a possible treatment for neuroinflammatory diseases
Biological Science and Engineering 12 2nd Award  Grace  Chang  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Determining the underlying mechanisms of strictosamide in managing the apoptotic marker, Bcl-2 in acute lung injury.
Biological Science and Engineering 12 2nd Award  Josephine Shing Oi Wong  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Determining the underlying mechanisms of strictosamide in managing the apoptotic marker, Bcl-2 in acute lung injury.
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Sasha Brooke Wang  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Modeling Argentine Ant Ringed Trails
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Polina  Bortok  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Synthesis and evaluation of a sulfonamide-based DNMT3B inhibitor to promote re-expression of tumor suppressor genes
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Adit  Chintamaneni  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School A Deep Learning Model for Predicticting Adverse Events (AEs) from Drug-Drug Interactions Between Cardiac Medications
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Woong  Choi  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School A Deep Learning Model for Predicticting Adverse Events (AEs) from Drug-Drug Interactions Between Cardiac Medications
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Caroline  Martin  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Using the Compound 2-n-hexyl LKE-P to Induce Autophagy in Drosophila as a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Emma  Rensin  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Using the Compound 2-n-hexyl LKE-P to Induce Autophagy in Drosophila as a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's
Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Nicole  Stavrakos  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Synthesis and evaluation of a sulfonamide-based DNMT3B inhibitor to promote re-expression of tumor suppressor genes
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Sruthi Moukthika Rentachintala  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Experiment
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Sruthi Moukthika Rentachintala  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Experiment
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Ayal  Feinstein  Sharon Elia Yavneh Day School Intersection Testing Project (ITS)
Physical Science and Engineering 6 1st Award  Sruthi Moukthika Rentachintala  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Experiment
Physical Science and Engineering 6 1st Award  Isaac Jinsung Romanoff  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Hygiene Hero!
Physical Science and Engineering 6 2nd Award  Muhammad  Abu-Nimeh  Zeba Haq Granada Islamic School Driving Attention Apparatus
Physical Science and Engineering 6 2nd Award  Ishan  Chaugule  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School A Semi - Autonomous Vehicle Using Human Interaction Through Simulations and Voice Control.
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Ayal  Feinstein  Sharon Elia Yavneh Day School Intersection Testing Project (ITS)
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Siddharth Chowdary Pothula  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School A Natural Refrigerator
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Dhivi  Aleti  Jeannie Bui Merryhill School - Milpitas Terrific Turbine
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Atharv  Aravind Rao  Shilpa Karlekar Merryhill School - Milpitas Sea To Sip
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Vedant  Chinta  Shilpa Karlekar Merryhill School - Milpitas Sea To Sip
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Vivaan  Muraliraja  Shilpa Karlekar Merryhill School - Milpitas Sea To Sip
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Maya Mahesh Nayak  Jeannie Bui Merryhill School - Milpitas Terrific Turbine
Physical Science and Engineering 6 Honorable Mention  Ananthika  Selvan  Jeannie Bui Merryhill School - Milpitas Terrific Turbine
Physical Science and Engineering 6 3rd place MS project - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Nathan Meyer Farber  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School What is the effect of a salt solute on the evaporation amount of water in a near vacuum air pressure environment?
Physical Science and Engineering 6 3rd place MS project - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Matthias  Garzon  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School What is the effect of a salt solute on the evaporation amount of water in a near vacuum air pressure environment?
Physical Science and Engineering 6 GR 6-8: 1st Place, Certificate of Achievement, and virtual tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award  Ishan  Chaugule  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School A Semi - Autonomous Vehicle Using Human Interaction Through Simulations and Voice Control.
Physical Science and Engineering 6 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Siddharth Chowdary Pothula  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School A Natural Refrigerator
Physical Science and Engineering 6 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Sruthi Moukthika Rentachintala  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Experiment
Physical Science and Engineering 6 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Isaac Jinsung Romanoff  Liat Baranoff Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Hygiene Hero!
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Tina  Jin  Hongjie Ma (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus Development of Simple Method to Utilize Cow Bones in Water Filtration for Better Accessibility
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Lower Division : 2nd Place Student Award: $250 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Jacob Chaika Sobel  David Sobel (PSP) Egan (Ardis G.) School Bi-PEDAL -- Bicycle Proximity Estimation and Detection using Arduino and Lidar
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Ajay  Jagadish  Snehali Marimuthu Redwood Middle School A Low-Cost, AI-Powered Safety Device to Prevent Child Hot Car Deaths
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Korey Tannen Phung Latimer  Ambily Santha Stratford Middle School - San Jose Building a Solar-Powered Sun Tracker to Position a Solar Panel Array for Optimal Power Generation
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Garuda  Chen  Yin-Cheng Chen (PSP) Latimer School How do Butterflies Fly in the Rain?
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Tina  Jin  Hongjie Ma (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus Development of Simple Method to Utilize Cow Bones in Water Filtration for Better Accessibility
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Korey Tannen Phung Latimer  Ambily Santha Stratford Middle School - San Jose Building a Solar-Powered Sun Tracker to Position a Solar Panel Array for Optimal Power Generation
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Evangelos  Papadimitriou  Abigail Wieland Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto Lift Them Up: a Pulley Stair Lift for Paraplegics
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade  Claire  Rao  Tammy Parke Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School The Enhancement of Power Output from Living Plants Using Chemically Modified Electrodes
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Second Place Award: $125 and framed certificate, SVACS Dave Parker Award for Excellence in Chemistry  Mika  Perl  Laura Coughlin Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School homemade stain removers or store bought stain removers, which one is the most effective at removing dog accidents?
Physical Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Garuda  Chen  Yin-Cheng Chen (PSP) Latimer School How do Butterflies Fly in the Rain?
Physical Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Tina  Jin  Hongjie Ma (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus Development of Simple Method to Utilize Cow Bones in Water Filtration for Better Accessibility
Physical Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Korey Tannen Phung Latimer  Ambily Santha Stratford Middle School - San Jose Building a Solar-Powered Sun Tracker to Position a Solar Panel Array for Optimal Power Generation
Physical Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Evangelos  Papadimitriou  Abigail Wieland Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto Lift Them Up: a Pulley Stair Lift for Paraplegics
Physical Science and Engineering 7 1st Award  Claire  Rao  Tammy Parke Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School The Enhancement of Power Output from Living Plants Using Chemically Modified Electrodes
Physical Science and Engineering 7 2nd Award  Dave Timothy Effendi  Quinn Letan Merryhill School - Milpitas Thermoacoustic Fire Alarm
Physical Science and Engineering 7 2nd Award  Arjun  Surendra  Niketha Shetty Cupertino Middle School SWUAS 2.0 (Smart Water Usage Alert System 2.0)
Physical Science and Engineering 7 2nd Award  Emmanuel  Swenson  Annie Chen Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Depluminizer 3000 (cleaner deep-sea mining)
Physical Science and Engineering 7 2nd Award  Yixuan Emma Wang  Lekhana Revankar Stratford Middle School - Milpitas What is the Effect of Cooking on the Vitamin C content of Vegetables?
Physical Science and Engineering 7 2nd Award  Advika  Pathak  Jessica Schroeder Cabrillo Middle School Harvesting Solar Energy
Physical Science and Engineering 7 2nd Award  Jiya  Tejura  Jessica Schroeder Cabrillo Middle School Harvesting Solar Energy
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Anish  Agarwal  Lekhana Revankar Stratford Middle School - Milpitas Hyperloop
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Emily Ting Chu  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School No Shards Left Behind!
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Sanjana  Iyengar  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School L.S.E.R.M(Locatable Smoke Escape Respiratory Mask)
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Oliver  Kwan  Veronica Oropeza Ibarra Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto What is the effect of flapping on a wing's lift generation capability?
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Abhimanyu  Mitra  Bonny Basu Challenger - Shawnee - SJ Testing the Effect of the Number of Slits in a Slit Aperture on the Width of the Primary Maxima Produced by a Laser
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Mridini  Parui  Jeannie Bui Merryhill School - Milpitas Mud Brick & Mortar: A reintroduction to an ancient eco friendly, and sustainable building material
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Trisha  Saxena  Ian Van Wert Castilleja School Bioplastics: Making and Testing Alternatives to Plastic
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Thiyagesh  Venkatesan  Jessica Reinman Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Coagulation Clarification of Microplastics: Affordable, Natural, and Available Way to Treat Water for Rural Communities
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Vihaan  Narkhede  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Preventing Sports Injuries Using Anthropometric Data for Athlete Profiling
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Mihir Naren Suria  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Preventing Sports Injuries Using Anthropometric Data for Athlete Profiling
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Honorable Mention  Connor  Taffe  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Preventing Sports Injuries Using Anthropometric Data for Athlete Profiling
Physical Science and Engineering 7 $50 to student and Certificate of Achievement, Al Foster Award  Tina  Jin  Hongjie Ma (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus Development of Simple Method to Utilize Cow Bones in Water Filtration for Better Accessibility
Physical Science and Engineering 7 1st Place $150, Valley Water Awards-MS  Tina  Jin  Hongjie Ma (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus Development of Simple Method to Utilize Cow Bones in Water Filtration for Better Accessibility
Physical Science and Engineering 7 1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Tina  Jin  Hongjie Ma (PSP) Harker School-Middle Campus Development of Simple Method to Utilize Cow Bones in Water Filtration for Better Accessibility
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Science) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Dyuti  Batchu  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Testing and Reducing Air Pollution in Our City
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Science) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Garuda  Chen  Yin-Cheng Chen (PSP) Latimer School How do Butterflies Fly in the Rain?
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Science) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Anagha  Dhurjati  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Testing and Reducing Air Pollution in Our City
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Certificate of Merit (Science) and $80, Bessie Stough Awards  Amaya Genesis Hermosillo  Sarah Rahman Cabrillo Middle School Testing and Reducing Air Pollution in Our City
Physical Science and Engineering 7 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Korey Tannen Phung Latimer  Ambily Santha Stratford Middle School - San Jose Building a Solar-Powered Sun Tracker to Position a Solar Panel Array for Optimal Power Generation
Physical Science and Engineering 7 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Natalie Faith Lin  Lekhana Revankar Stratford Middle School - Milpitas What is the effect of a row of balls made with different materials on the distance of the swing of a Newton's cradle?
Physical Science and Engineering 7 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Abhimanyu  Mitra  Bonny Basu Challenger - Shawnee - SJ Testing the Effect of the Number of Slits in a Slit Aperture on the Width of the Primary Maxima Produced by a Laser
Physical Science and Engineering 7 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Claire  Rao  Tammy Parke Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School The Enhancement of Power Output from Living Plants Using Chemically Modified Electrodes
Physical Science and Engineering 7 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Jacob Chaika Sobel  David Sobel (PSP) Egan (Ardis G.) School Bi-PEDAL -- Bicycle Proximity Estimation and Detection using Arduino and Lidar
Physical Science and Engineering 7 Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, and Medallion, Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Aarush  Murgai  Lekhana Revankar Stratford Middle School - Milpitas Water on Demand
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Idan  Kestenbom  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Kourosh  Shahid  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School  Charlotte Katherine Yang  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 $250 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award  Rohan  Pal  Tina Nguyen Challenger - Berryessa - SJ The Gripping Glove - A robotic aid for arthritis patients
Physical Science and Engineering 8 $500 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award  Aarush  Vashi  Tina Nguyen Challenger - Berryessa - SJ AI-Powered Waste Sorter
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Aditi  Badriprasad  Ben Eccleston Challenger - Sunnyvale AI Art Detective
Physical Science and Engineering 8 First Place Award: $250 and framed certificate, SVACS Dave Parker Award for Excellence in Chemistry  Aanya  Kandala  Annie Chen Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Biodegradable Hydrogels
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award  Gaby  Baniqued  Anna Pulickal Challenger - Berryessa - SJ Lifelink: Interactive Monitoring Application and Smartwatch for Heart Rate and Medicine
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Lower Division : Grand Prize Student Award: $500 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Aarush  Vashi  Tina Nguyen Challenger - Berryessa - SJ AI-Powered Waste Sorter
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Ricky Rex  Alexias  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Kevin  Mathew  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Saharsh  Myneni  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Most Promising Young Scientist, $175 and Certificate (Middle School GR 6-8), SPV Market Research  Vanessa  Dinh  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Detecting dust using Machine Learning on PV panels and clean them to increase efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Most Promising Young Scientist, $175 and Certificate (Middle School GR 6-8), SPV Market Research  Mishali  Pandey  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Detecting dust using Machine Learning on PV panels and clean them to increase efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Most Promising Young Scientist, $175 and Certificate (Middle School GR 6-8), SPV Market Research  Saachi  Todur  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Detecting dust using Machine Learning on PV panels and clean them to increase efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Ricky Rex  Alexias  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Vansh  Bahety  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Pranay Dhiraj Bokde  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Shruti  Dusankar  Diane Rusu Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto Into the Unknown: A MagPro Journey
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Idan  Kestenbom  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Hrithvik vinoth kumar  Jaclyn Thang Merryhill School - Milpitas Remotely operated vehicle for underwater exploration
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Kevin  Mathew  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Aarav  Mishra  Jaclyn Thang Merryhill School - Milpitas Remotely operated vehicle for underwater exploration
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Devshree Mehul Mistry  Bonny Basu Challenger - Shawnee - SJ EcoBin: A Bin with Fill Level Detection that uses an AI Machine Learning Model to sort Recyclables from Non-Recyclables
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Saharsh  Myneni  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Kourosh  Shahid  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Noah Ohnyu Song  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Sophie  Tong  Diane Rusu Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto Investigating the Visual Information Degradation in Adverse Weather
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Aarush  Vashi  Tina Nguyen Challenger - Berryessa - SJ AI-Powered Waste Sorter
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade  Charlotte Katherine Yang  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Shruti  Dusankar  Diane Rusu Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto Into the Unknown: A MagPro Journey
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Devshree Mehul Mistry  Bonny Basu Challenger - Shawnee - SJ EcoBin: A Bin with Fill Level Detection that uses an AI Machine Learning Model to sort Recyclables from Non-Recyclables
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Sophie  Tong  Diane Rusu Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto Investigating the Visual Information Degradation in Adverse Weather
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Aarush  Vashi  Tina Nguyen Challenger - Berryessa - SJ AI-Powered Waste Sorter
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Ricky Rex  Alexias  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Vansh  Bahety  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Pranay Dhiraj Bokde  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Idan  Kestenbom  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Hrithvik vinoth kumar  Jaclyn Thang Merryhill School - Milpitas Remotely operated vehicle for underwater exploration
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Kevin  Mathew  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Aarav  Mishra  Jaclyn Thang Merryhill School - Milpitas Remotely operated vehicle for underwater exploration
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Saharsh  Myneni  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Kourosh  Shahid  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Noah Ohnyu Song  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Award  Charlotte Katherine Yang  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School PhysioRise: Utilizing Machine Learning to Guide Users Through Effective Warm-Up Sessions to Avoid Sport-Related Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Adithi  Badrinarayanan  Shannon Deza Stratford Preparatory School The Battle of the Micronutrients - The Impact of Micronutrients on Algae
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Edward  Chen  Veronica Oropeza Ibarra Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto Designing a Method to Measure Baseball Speed Post Impact
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Ojas Satyavrat Prabhune  Christopher (William) Connolly Chaboya Middle School An obstacle detection and warning system to aid blind people using computer vision
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Kiyan Arun Raisinghani  Jessica Reinman Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Ionize, Magnetize, Energize
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Mridula  Rajagopalan  Jessica Reinman Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Sea-nergy : An innovation for limitless energy using a saltwater based electricity generator
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Lavernie Weiyin Chen  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Constructing a concussion detecting headband that alerts concussions based on the force of impact.
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Ruhi Sameer Kelkar  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Constructing a concussion detecting headband that alerts concussions based on the force of impact.
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd Award  Adwita  Ram  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Constructing a concussion detecting headband that alerts concussions based on the force of impact.
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Aditi  Badriprasad  Ben Eccleston Challenger - Sunnyvale AI Art Detective
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Aditya  Banwasi  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Seed Spilling Drone
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Adyant  Bhavsar  Annie Chen Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Maximizing Energy Harvesting: Advancing Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Enhanced Power Efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Sera Linesh John  Bonny Basu Challenger - Shawnee - SJ Waste to Electricity using Solar Energy
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Aanya  Kandala  Annie Chen Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Biodegradable Hydrogels
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Shahnoor  Khalid  Farhana Afroz Granada Islamic School Designing an Assistive Writing Tool for Carpal Tunnel and Arthritis patients using 3D Printing
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Delisha  Manuel  Lekhana Revankar Stratford Middle School - Milpitas Powering an Elevator Using a Gravity Battery
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Revathi  Mekkoth  Mini Kommu Valley Christian Junior High School Modeling the Effect of Head Tilt-Chin Lift (HT/CL) on the Intake Air Flow Efficiency during CPR
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Aavya  Mishra  Ruchika Mishra (PSP) Easterbrook Discovery School Harmony amidst hostility: Bridging tense geopolitical relations in Asia using generative AI
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Aditi  Panchagnula  Jeffrey Takemoto Stratford Middle School - San Jose food sAIver: Conversational app using GenAI to reduce food wastage
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Sahana  Shyam  Jeffrey Takemoto Stratford Middle School - San Jose WaterWise: Precision Watering System for Drought Prevention
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Ziya  Ahmad  Emily Adams Lawson Middle School Using Image Recognition to Detect Coral Bleaching and Preserve Aquatic Wildlife
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Neel Hemanth Gowda  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Generating Electricity through Rain using Piezo and Hydroelectricity
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Netra Gaurav Khot  Emily Adams Lawson Middle School Using Image Recognition to Detect Coral Bleaching and Preserve Aquatic Wildlife
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Akhil  Munipalle  Glenn Lillie Cabrillo Middle School Modifying Modern Bike Helmets to Reduce Head Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Saharsh  Navudu  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Generating Electricity through Rain using Piezo and Hydroelectricity
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Maytut  Pasakdee  Glenn Lillie Cabrillo Middle School Modifying Modern Bike Helmets to Reduce Head Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Aadit  Sood  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Generating Electricity through Rain using Piezo and Hydroelectricity
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention  Saarang  Venkatesh  Glenn Lillie Cabrillo Middle School Modifying Modern Bike Helmets to Reduce Head Injuries
Physical Science and Engineering 8 $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards  Elynn  Pang  Tina Kim Harker School-Middle Campus AI's Solutions on Bullying
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Place $150, Valley Water Awards-MS  Avi  Gupta  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Using AI to give early flood warnings
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st Place $150, Valley Water Awards-MS  Nathan  Mao  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus Using AI to give early flood warnings
Physical Science and Engineering 8 1st place MS project - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Kiyan Arun Raisinghani  Jessica Reinman Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Ionize, Magnetize, Energize
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd place MS project - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Jessie  Cao  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Utilizing Piezoelectric Fabric for Electricity Generation
Physical Science and Engineering 8 2nd place MS project - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Kirsten Grace Porter  Kristen Morgensen Harker School-Middle Campus Utilizing Piezoelectric Fabric for Electricity Generation
Physical Science and Engineering 8 3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Kuvam  Muku  Dean Guillen Castillero Middle School The effect of ball bounciness on energy loss in a Newton's cradle
Physical Science and Engineering 8 3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Nolan  Tsai  Dean Guillen Castillero Middle School The effect of ball bounciness on energy loss in a Newton's cradle
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Charlene Yifan Li  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus The Effects of Varying Substrates on the Strength of Eco-Friendly Mycelium Bricks
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Arushi Zihan Basu Mallick  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus The Effects of Varying Substrates on the Strength of Eco-Friendly Mycelium Bricks
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Shruti  Dusankar  Diane Rusu Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto Into the Unknown: A MagPro Journey
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Devshree Mehul Mistry  Bonny Basu Challenger - Shawnee - SJ EcoBin: A Bin with Fill Level Detection that uses an AI Machine Learning Model to sort Recyclables from Non-Recyclables
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Rohan  Pal  Tina Nguyen Challenger - Berryessa - SJ The Gripping Glove - A robotic aid for arthritis patients
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Ricky Rex  Alexias  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Vansh  Bahety  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Adyant  Bhavsar  Annie Chen Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Maximizing Energy Harvesting: Advancing Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Enhanced Power Efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Pranay Dhiraj Bokde  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Aria  Chadha  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus What chemical best replaces silver iodide as an environmentally friendly alternative in cloud seeding?
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Delisha  Manuel  Lekhana Revankar Stratford Middle School - Milpitas Powering an Elevator Using a Gravity Battery
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Kevin  Mathew  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Saharsh  Myneni  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School Vision-Based Personal Assistant to Guide the Blind to Desired Objects
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Mridula  Rajagopalan  Jessica Reinman Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Sea-nergy : An innovation for limitless energy using a saltwater based electricity generator
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Samanyu  Rayala  Cynthia Burns Cupertino Middle School The Effects On Thermals And Performance Of Laptop Computers Based On Different Cooling Solutions
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Siddharth  Senthil  Cynthia Burns Cupertino Middle School The Effects On Thermals And Performance Of Laptop Computers Based On Different Cooling Solutions
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Kiah  Singla  Cathy Hsieh Harker School-Middle Campus What chemical best replaces silver iodide as an environmentally friendly alternative in cloud seeding?
Physical Science and Engineering 8 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Noah Ohnyu Song  Michelle Scilingo Cabrillo Middle School StreetSafe - Reducing Fatalities on Crosswalks with Wearable Tech
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Letter to apply for $100 and Certificate, The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize  Sanvi  Kannoori  Bonny Basu Challenger - Shawnee - SJ Black Ice Detector
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, and Medallion, Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Mridula  Rajagopalan  Jessica Reinman Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Sea-nergy : An innovation for limitless energy using a saltwater based electricity generator
Physical Science and Engineering 8 Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, and Medallion, Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Ashwath  Ram  Mayuri Pochiraju BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School The ROCKing Solution for Eutrophication
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Aashi  Jain  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Nikethana  Karthikeyan  Thuy-Anh Nguyen Archbishop Mitty High School E-see: A Tracking System Prototype that Forewarns Drivers About Multi-Vehicle Pile-ups.
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Djoni  Muresan  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Areha  Shah  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Riya  Mehrotra  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School How Square is a Square?
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Exceptional Merit- Betterment of Humanity, $200 Certificate (all grades), SPV Market Research  Aashi  Jain  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Exceptional Merit- Betterment of Humanity, $200 Certificate (all grades), SPV Market Research  Djoni  Muresan  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Exceptional Merit- Betterment of Humanity, $200 Certificate (all grades), SPV Market Research  Areha  Shah  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Jeanelle  Dao  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Lumename: Wearable Device for Hearing Impaired w/ Personalized ML-Based Auditory Detection and Haptic-Visual Alerts
Physical Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Raeanne  Li  Susan King Harker School-Upper Campus Discovering Public Discourse: Natural Language Processing in Change.org E-Petitions
Physical Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Neha  Shaik  Daniel Stavis Cupertino High School Predicting Wildfire Spread with Machine Learning and A Socio-Ecological Approach to Identify Areas of High Vulnerability
Physical Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Ryan  Bansal  Lester Leung Lynbrook High School The use of a traffic sign detection device to alert drivers and prevent car crashes
Physical Science and Engineering 9 2nd Award  Archit  Deepak  Sunita Gehlot BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Using Machine Learning to Detect Obstructive Glare from the Sun for Drivers
Physical Science and Engineering 9 2nd Award  Riya  Mehrotra  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School How Square is a Square?
Physical Science and Engineering 9 2nd Award  Ananya  Mehta  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School A Motor Imagery Controlled All-Terrain Mobility Platform using Machine Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Shriyanka  Hiremagalur  Chelsey Beck Notre Dame High School An AI model to predict daily peak load energy demand to meet California's zero emission 2045 mandate & supply trend.
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Clarina  Manuel  Chelsey Beck Notre Dame High School Centrifugal Counterbalancing to Combat Vehicle Rollovers
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Sohum  Uttamchandani  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School A System for Real-Time Location Tracking for Patient-Donor Matching and Supply-Demand Inventory Forecasting
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Vikram  Atmuri  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Designing a Self-Sufficient Navigated Robot to Mitigate Road Pollution
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Selma  Emekci  Cem Yesilyurt Pioneer High School Evasion Attack Defense Implementation in Python
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Aashi  Jain  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Dale  Liu  Lester Leung Lynbrook High School Developing a machine learning equipped drone for early detection of wildfires in forests around the Bay Area
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Djoni  Muresan  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Vani Gayatri Nair  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Designing a Self-Sufficient Navigated Robot to Mitigate Road Pollution
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Pranav  Saharan  Lester Leung Lynbrook High School Developing a machine learning equipped drone for early detection of wildfires in forests around the Bay Area
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Areha  Shah  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School A Novel Robotic Brace Strengthening Hands That Suffer from Disabilities
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Lucas  Su  Lester Leung Lynbrook High School Developing a machine learning equipped drone for early detection of wildfires in forests around the Bay Area
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, Inez M. Lechner Award  Jeanelle  Dao  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Lumename: Wearable Device for Hearing Impaired w/ Personalized ML-Based Auditory Detection and Haptic-Visual Alerts
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, Inez M. Lechner Award  Nikethana  Karthikeyan  Thuy-Anh Nguyen Archbishop Mitty High School E-see: A Tracking System Prototype that Forewarns Drivers About Multi-Vehicle Pile-ups.
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $50 cash award and certificate, Bruce Kawanami Engineering Award  Zaria  Shahabdeen  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Zmat - Piezo Energy Harvester
Physical Science and Engineering 9 $50 cash award and certificate, Bruce Kawanami Engineering Award  Saanvi  Sharma  Swetha Bhattacharya BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Health-Optimized Navigation System: Leveraging Real-Time Air Quality & Weather Data for Healthier Routes
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Jeanelle  Dao  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Lumename: Wearable Device for Hearing Impaired w/ Personalized ML-Based Auditory Detection and Haptic-Visual Alerts
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Archit  Deepak  Sunita Gehlot BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Using Machine Learning to Detect Obstructive Glare from the Sun for Drivers
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Amey  Garg  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Wheelstair: Demonstrating a standalone solution for wheelchair users to use any set of stairs easily with efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Eshaan  Sharma  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Wheelstair: Demonstrating a standalone solution for wheelchair users to use any set of stairs easily with efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award  Vivienne Herrmann Hollenbeck  Michael Judge Hillbrook School - Upper Campus Surface Characteristics, Air Pollution, and the Urban Heat Island Effect in Downtown San Jose, California
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award  Chloe Elizabeth Scott  Michael Judge Hillbrook School - Upper Campus Surface Characteristics, Air Pollution, and the Urban Heat Island Effect in Downtown San Jose, California
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award  Stephanie  Yang  Michael Judge Hillbrook School - Upper Campus Surface Characteristics, Air Pollution, and the Urban Heat Island Effect in Downtown San Jose, California
Physical Science and Engineering 9 GR 9-12: Honorable Mention, Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award  Sneha  Arun  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Dolly Robot: A robot that lifts objects and follows the user
Physical Science and Engineering 9 High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Jeanelle  Dao  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Lumename: Wearable Device for Hearing Impaired w/ Personalized ML-Based Auditory Detection and Haptic-Visual Alerts
Physical Science and Engineering 9 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Ryan  Bansal  Lester Leung Lynbrook High School The use of a traffic sign detection device to alert drivers and prevent car crashes
Physical Science and Engineering 9 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Jeanelle  Dao  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School Lumename: Wearable Device for Hearing Impaired w/ Personalized ML-Based Auditory Detection and Haptic-Visual Alerts
Physical Science and Engineering 9 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Amey  Garg  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Wheelstair: Demonstrating a standalone solution for wheelchair users to use any set of stairs easily with efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 9 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Riya  Mehrotra  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School How Square is a Square?
Physical Science and Engineering 9 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Sophie  Saibi  Yong-Chan Kim Pinewood High School (7-12) What gives an icy planet its color?
Physical Science and Engineering 9 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Eshaan  Sharma  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Wheelstair: Demonstrating a standalone solution for wheelchair users to use any set of stairs easily with efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 9 Second place- $25 Check and Certificate, Access Braille Award  Raeyaan Valleru Muppaneni  Swetha Bhattacharya BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Detection of Objects in Real-time on a Wearable Device for Assisting Visually Impaired Individuals
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Yuqin  Ma  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus An Ensemble, Spatiotemporal System against California Harmful Algal Blooms: Prediction, Source-Tracing, Biotoxin Defense
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Sahana  Anamika  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Sahithi  Cherukuri  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Serena Saumil Gandhi  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 $500 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, SVACS High School Award for Excellence in Chemistry  Viraj  Pandey  Nathan Stibrich Bellarmine College Preparatory From Polluted to Potable: Revolutionizing pollutant removal and desalination using nano-particulate GQD-based membranes
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Aadrit  Talukdar  Jon Noble BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School A Novel Approach for Early Detection of Wildfires Using Power Line Crawlers with Embedded ML Image Classification
Physical Science and Engineering 10 First place, $250 Wireless Communications Alliance Award, Wireless Communications Alliance  Arahan  Balasubramanian  Jennifer Lee Saratoga High School Modernization of Electrical Grid: Innovative Device & Real-Time Data Analytic Software for Detecting Fallen Power Lines
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Most Promising Young Scientist , $200 and Certificate (High School GR 9-12), SPV Market Research  Ava  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Upper Division : Grand Prize Student Award: $1000 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Julian Alexander McClelland  Nicole Sebek University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Image Recognition Systems for Environmental Clean Up
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Upper Division : Grand Prize Student Award: $1000 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Anish Madhan Raj  Nicole Sebek University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Image Recognition Systems for Environmental Clean Up
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Upper Division : Grand Prize Student Award: $1000 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Ian  Sim  Nicole Sebek University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Image Recognition Systems for Environmental Clean Up
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Christopher  Kao  Devyn Snyder Fremont High School Robot that Leverages Computer Vision and Passive Intake to Autonomously Identify and Pickup Trash from Parks
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Akhil Raju Pathapati  Devyn Snyder Fremont High School Robot that Leverages Computer Vision and Passive Intake to Autonomously Identify and Pickup Trash from Parks
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Maya  Caren  Cecilia Walsh Palo Alto High School A Computational Model of Dark Energy and the Expanding Cosmic Web
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Yuqin  Ma  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus An Ensemble, Spatiotemporal System against California Harmful Algal Blooms: Prediction, Source-Tracing, Biotoxin Defense
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Nandana  Maheskumar  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Combating Food Insecurity by Maximizing Soil Health for Regenerative Agriculture using IoT based Machine Learning Models
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Diana  Martynova  Janice Mortensen Los Gatos High School Securing Global Food: Biopolymers, Cryptography, and Visual Transformers for Affordable Anti-Counterfeit Seed Protection
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Zihe  Wang  Cathy Messenger Los Gatos High School Creation of DALT-NET: Deep learning 3D lookup table generation approach to Daltonization for dichromatic vision
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Sahana  Anamika  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Ava  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Sahithi  Cherukuri  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Serena Saumil Gandhi  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Julian Alexander McClelland  Nicole Sebek University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Image Recognition Systems for Environmental Clean Up
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Anish Madhan Raj  Nicole Sebek University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Image Recognition Systems for Environmental Clean Up
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Sohil  Rathi  Lester Leung Lynbrook High School The use of a traffic sign detection device to alert drivers and prevent car crashes
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Ian  Sim  Nicole Sebek University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Image Recognition Systems for Environmental Clean Up
Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Stanley  Chen  Mark Brada Harker School-Upper Campus Developing a novel 3D Graphormer model for screening and predicting potential oxide electrocatalysts with more accuracy
Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Haoyuan  Deng  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School The design and construction of a wheel with adaptive contour for different terrains
Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Pranav  Gupta  David Greenstein Monta Vista High School ImageInsight: Detection for AI-Generated Images Using a Machine Learning Technique Involving Frequency Domain Features
Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Manvik  Pasula  Michele Leibundgut Prospect High School Video-based Exercise Classification and Activated Muscle Group Prediction with X3D and SlowFast Networks
Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Linda  Zeng  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Toward Equitable Human-Machine Interaction: Large Language Models Address Data Scarcity for Code-Mixing
Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Eddie  Zhang  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus The Creation of SPIRo: An AI Based Origami Soft Robot with Multidimensional Locomotion for Infrastructure Assessments
Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Evan  Zhang  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus The Creation of SPIRo: An AI Based Origami Soft Robot with Multidimensional Locomotion for Infrastructure Assessments
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Arahan  Balasubramanian  Jennifer Lee Saratoga High School Modernization of Electrical Grid: Innovative Device & Real-Time Data Analytic Software for Detecting Fallen Power Lines
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Amogh Singh Bondili  Scott Lubbs Evergreen Valley High School How Oblique Wings Can Improve Supersonic Commercial Flight Efficiency
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Amanda  Jin  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School Using smart devices to detect early signs of water pollution based on machine learning object detection algorithms
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Sanskriti  Kamaraju  Anuradha Murthy Stratford Preparatory School A Novel, Interpretable Approach to the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cognitive Decline Through EEG Analysis
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Hannah Rachel Lin  Susan King Harker School-Upper Campus Mazeboard: A Novel Biphasal Token-Based Continuous Gliding Input Method Harnessing Large-Scale Deep Learning Generation
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Ishaan Reddy Mandala  Imani Butler Silver Creek High School RezQ: A Drowning Detection Wristband with Real Time Location Tracking and an Optimal Alerting System
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Mendy  Mao  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Effect of varying B-tricalcium phosphate amounts on strengthening hydroxyapatite-based tooth enamel replacements
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Brenna  Ren  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Simulation-Based QBER Comparison Between Quantum Key Distribution Protocols
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Ariel  Zhang  Eric Nelson Harker School-Upper Campus Unmasking Victims of Human Trafficking: Application and Ethics of Micro-expression Recognition
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Varun  Dangeti  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Assistive Object Retrieval System for Alzheimer's Patients: Engineering Innovation for Empathy
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Azra  Emekci  Cem Yesilyurt Pioneer High School Evasion Attack Defense Implementation in Python
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Christopher  Kao  Devyn Snyder Fremont High School Robot that Leverages Computer Vision and Passive Intake to Autonomously Identify and Pickup Trash from Parks
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Akhil Raju Pathapati  Devyn Snyder Fremont High School Robot that Leverages Computer Vision and Passive Intake to Autonomously Identify and Pickup Trash from Parks
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  IshaanR  Rout  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Assistive Object Retrieval System for Alzheimer's Patients: Engineering Innovation for Empathy
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Satvik  Vale  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Assistive Object Retrieval System for Alzheimer's Patients: Engineering Innovation for Empathy
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Place $150, Valley Water Awards HS  Viraj  Pandey  Nathan Stibrich Bellarmine College Preparatory From Polluted to Potable: Revolutionizing pollutant removal and desalination using nano-particulate GQD-based membranes
Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st place HS project - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Ava  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Certificate of Achievement and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  Krish  Arora  Marina Peregrino Harker School-Upper Campus EcoSat: Detecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Worldwide using Satellite Imagery
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize  Amanda  Jin  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School Using smart devices to detect early signs of water pollution based on machine learning object detection algorithms
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Certificate of Achievement; Individually Wrapped Award Package from U.S. Air Force, United States Air Force  Aadrit  Talukdar  Jon Noble BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School A Novel Approach for Early Detection of Wildfires Using Power Line Crawlers with Embedded ML Image Classification
Physical Science and Engineering 10 First place- $75 Check and Certificate, Access Braille Award  Hiruna Dilmith Fernando  Swetha Bhattacharya BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School AI-based Device Guiding the Visually Impaired
Physical Science and Engineering 10 High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Jacob  Chiu  Heather Mellows Henry M Gunn High School Compact ferrofluid pump for laptop liquid cooling to improve cooling performance over heat pipes
Physical Science and Engineering 10 High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Haoyuan  Deng  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School The design and construction of a wheel with adaptive contour for different terrains
Physical Science and Engineering 10 High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Ilesh Veliah Sundar  Peng Yav Bellarmine College Preparatory Realm of Random: Effect of Quantum and Pseudorandom Number Generators on Simulated Systems
Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Vibha  Bengani  Sam Fung Homestead High School Separation of Textile Fibers in Discarded Garments to Minimize Landfill Waste
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Sahana  Anamika  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Sahithi  Cherukuri  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Serena Saumil Gandhi  Alan Tan Santa Clara High School Eco-Adaptive UAV for Sustainable Agriculture: Utilizing Deep Learning and Floral Thermography for Artificial Pollination
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Sohil  Rathi  Lester Leung Lynbrook High School The use of a traffic sign detection device to alert drivers and prevent car crashes
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Eddie  Zhang  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus The Creation of SPIRo: An AI Based Origami Soft Robot with Multidimensional Locomotion for Infrastructure Assessments
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 1)  Evan  Zhang  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus The Creation of SPIRo: An AI Based Origami Soft Robot with Multidimensional Locomotion for Infrastructure Assessments
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Ava  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Jacob  Chiu  Heather Mellows Henry M Gunn High School Compact ferrofluid pump for laptop liquid cooling to improve cooling performance over heat pipes
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Haoyuan  Deng  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School The design and construction of a wheel with adaptive contour for different terrains
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Christopher  Kao  Devyn Snyder Fremont High School Robot that Leverages Computer Vision and Passive Intake to Autonomously Identify and Pickup Trash from Parks
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Akhil Raju Pathapati  Devyn Snyder Fremont High School Robot that Leverages Computer Vision and Passive Intake to Autonomously Identify and Pickup Trash from Parks
Physical Science and Engineering 10 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Ilesh Veliah Sundar  Peng Yav Bellarmine College Preparatory Realm of Random: Effect of Quantum and Pseudorandom Number Generators on Simulated Systems
Physical Science and Engineering 11 $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards  Reva  Sharma  Sharon Diep Milpitas High School Innovative Approach to Seawater Desalination Using Metal Salts
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Caroline Kexin Chen  Naor Movshovitz BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Interpretable Deep Learning for Defect-Prediction from Semiconductor Sensor Data using a Novel Application of DeepLIFT
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Sophia Yinfan Li  Naor Movshovitz BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Interpretable Deep Learning for Defect-Prediction from Semiconductor Sensor Data using a Novel Application of DeepLIFT
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Truman  You  Kirti Tamhane BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School A finite volume formulation for the one-dimensional heat equation with a moving boundary
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Most Promising Young Scientist , $200 and Certificate (High School GR 9-12), SPV Market Research  Sophia  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Most Promising Young Scientist , $200 and Certificate (High School GR 9-12), SPV Market Research  Hao  Gu  Thanh Nguyen Lynbrook High School MicroWorm: A Novel Millimeter-Scale Earthworm Robot for the Safe Navigation of Variable and Confined Environments
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Most Promising Young Scientist , $200 and Certificate (High School GR 9-12), SPV Market Research  Annie  Peng  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Yash  Ranjith  John Riffle Westmont High School Neural Network Simulation of Time-variant Waves on Arbitrary Grids with Applications in Active Sonar
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Audrey M Cheng  Eric Nelson Harker School-Upper Campus A Novel Implementation of Semi-Supervised Many-to-Many Low-Resource Neural Machine Translation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Aaryan  Doshi  Katie Collins Monta Vista High School Discovery of Malignant Properties in Anthropogenic Aerosols for Targeted Climate Control via Variational Autoencoders
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Shaan  Janardhan  Jennifer Lee Saratoga High School Using modeling to maximize future crop yields by predicting the highest producing yield accounting for climate change
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Bhavya  Krishnan  Dara Alleyne-Levy Homestead High School Autonomous Brain Inspired Mapping with 6DoF Navigation for Drone Swarms in GPS Denied and RF Jammed Hostile Environments
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Ayush Avinash Sodani  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Solving the Worldwide Water Scarcity with In-Home Greywater Recycling
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Abhinab  Chatterjee  Hugo Steemers Cupertino High School Third Eye: Wearable ML Device using CNN and Advanced Distance Estimation for Enhanced Cyclist Road Safety
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Sophia  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Annie  Peng  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Dohyun  Yang  Hugo Steemers Cupertino High School Third Eye: Wearable ML Device using CNN and Advanced Distance Estimation for Enhanced Cyclist Road Safety
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Masah  Kikhia  Gabriela Huynh James Lick High School Low Cost Prototype For Measuring Magnetic Field Disributions Using Electron Deflection
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Zachary Alexander Pan  Kenneth Iams Lynbrook High School Badminton Swinging Form Correction Through Computer Analysis
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Ishita  Samadhiya  Inna Diordieva Leigh High School Machine Learning Gender Bias in Resume Screening
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Calvin  Zhou  Bradley Fulk Lynbrook High School A2D2: An AI-driven Autonomous Drone-based Detection Network for Wildfires in Large-Scale Areas
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Caroline Kexin Chen  Naor Movshovitz BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Interpretable Deep Learning for Defect-Prediction from Semiconductor Sensor Data using a Novel Application of DeepLIFT
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Ethan  Chu  Stella Demetriou Cupertino High School Cost-Effective Compact Thermal Imaging Module for Drone-Based Hidden Mine Detection
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Sophia Yinfan Li  Naor Movshovitz BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Interpretable Deep Learning for Defect-Prediction from Semiconductor Sensor Data using a Novel Application of DeepLIFT
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Winfred  Lin  Stella Demetriou Cupertino High School Cost-Effective Compact Thermal Imaging Module for Drone-Based Hidden Mine Detection
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Ari Winston Phan  Adam Cheadle Evergreen Valley High School Effects of Vermi, Bio, and Combined Remediation on Copper Metal in Soil
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Ronak Basu Suri  Adam Cheadle Evergreen Valley High School Effects of Vermi, Bio, and Combined Remediation on Copper Metal in Soil
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Mahita  Arun  Adelaido Solis Evergreen Valley High School Using Soil Sensors to Analyze Ecological Factors to Predict Crop Outputs with AI
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Connor  Chin  Kathy Young The King's Academy (TKA) Comparative Motion Analysis for Technique Development
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Dylan  Dale  Daniel Nunez Homestead High School Applying Unsupervised Learning Techniques to Automated EEG Artifact Removal and Seizure Detection
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Aadi  Kenchammana  Joanna Vollucci Saint Francis High School Optimal Firebreak Placement Strategy for Active Fires using Reinforcement Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Jacob  Lipman  Zachi Baharav Kehillah Jewish High School Finding Needles in a Cosmic Haystack: A Neural Network Approach to Detecting Artificial Signals in Telescope Spectra
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Yash  Ranjith  John Riffle Westmont High School Neural Network Simulation of Time-variant Waves on Arbitrary Grids with Applications in Active Sonar
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Niranjana  Sankar  Kathleen McCarty Monta Vista High School A Multimodal System to Determine Fatality Information and Infrastructure Damage from Disasters using Machine Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Aishani  Singh  Marina Peregrino Harker School-Upper Campus EcoGraph: A Graph Neural Network Architecture to Discover Novel Chemical Catalysts for Renewable Energy Storage
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Anishka  Vissamsetty  Chelsey Beck Notre Dame High School Cryptojacking Detection: A Novel Two-Step Model Integrating Machine Learning and DNS Monitoring
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Franklin  Yang  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Galactic Evolution of SMACS 0723 via Morphological Analysis of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Data
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Andrew  Liu  Sunita Gehlot BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Radio Source Classification of Astronomical Objects Using Wavelet Analysis and Machine Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Atharv  Mahajan  Jake MacMillan Valley Christian High School Sentiment Analysis in Adolescents' Online Communication: An AI/ ML Approach for Early Assessment of Mental State
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Arushi  Mani  Jake MacMillan Valley Christian High School Sentiment Analysis in Adolescents' Online Communication: An AI/ ML Approach for Early Assessment of Mental State
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Tarun  Ramakrishnan  Janny Cahatol Saratoga High School The Effect of Mangroves, Aquifer Recharge, and the Addition of Sandy Loam, on the Land Subsidence of Soil in Cities
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Karthik  Sabhanayakam  Sunita Gehlot BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Radio Source Classification of Astronomical Objects Using Wavelet Analysis and Machine Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Agastya  Vitaldevara  Janny Cahatol Saratoga High School The Effect of Mangroves, Aquifer Recharge, and the Addition of Sandy Loam, on the Land Subsidence of Soil in Cities
Physical Science and Engineering 11 $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Schonert Award  Calvin  Zhou  Bradley Fulk Lynbrook High School A2D2: An AI-driven Autonomous Drone-based Detection Network for Wildfires in Large-Scale Areas
Physical Science and Engineering 11 $100 for Individual projects and a certificate, IBM Award  Bhavya  Krishnan  Dara Alleyne-Levy Homestead High School Autonomous Brain Inspired Mapping with 6DoF Navigation for Drone Swarms in GPS Denied and RF Jammed Hostile Environments
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Place $150, Valley Water Awards HS  Ayush Avinash Sodani  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Solving the Worldwide Water Scarcity with In-Home Greywater Recycling
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st place HS project - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Sophia  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st place HS project - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Annie  Peng  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Place - $75, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Ashley  Lim  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Synthesizing guanidine derivatives to optimize polyethylene terephthalate depolymerization.
Physical Science and Engineering 11 3rd place HS project - $25 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Masah  Kikhia  Gabriela Huynh James Lick High School Low Cost Prototype For Measuring Magnetic Field Disributions Using Electron Deflection
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Samrudh  Jakka  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Detecting and Removing Weeds in Farmlands Autonomously with Drones using Machine Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Zaid  Muhammad  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Detecting and Removing Weeds in Farmlands Autonomously with Drones using Machine Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Sahil  Singamsetty  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Detecting and Removing Weeds in Farmlands Autonomously with Drones using Machine Learning
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Certificate of Achievement and letter - medallion and cert will be received in mail after student fills out the online link, Yale Science and Engineering Association  Ayush Avinash Sodani  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Solving the Worldwide Water Scarcity with In-Home Greywater Recycling
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize  Reva  Sharma  Sharon Diep Milpitas High School Innovative Approach to Seawater Desalination Using Metal Salts
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize  Ayush Avinash Sodani  Christopher Lucas Evergreen Valley High School Solving the Worldwide Water Scarcity with In-Home Greywater Recycling
Physical Science and Engineering 11 Certificate of Achievement; Individually Wrapped Award Package from U.S. Air Force, United States Air Force  Hao  Gu  Thanh Nguyen Lynbrook High School MicroWorm: A Novel Millimeter-Scale Earthworm Robot for the Safe Navigation of Variable and Confined Environments
Physical Science and Engineering 11 GR 9-12: Honorable Mention, Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award  Bhavya  Krishnan  Dara Alleyne-Levy Homestead High School Autonomous Brain Inspired Mapping with 6DoF Navigation for Drone Swarms in GPS Denied and RF Jammed Hostile Environments
Physical Science and Engineering 11 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Sophia  Chen  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 11 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Connor  Chin  Kathy Young The King's Academy (TKA) Comparative Motion Analysis for Technique Development
Physical Science and Engineering 11 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Hao  Gu  Thanh Nguyen Lynbrook High School MicroWorm: A Novel Millimeter-Scale Earthworm Robot for the Safe Navigation of Variable and Confined Environments
Physical Science and Engineering 11 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Annie  Peng  David Taylor Lynbrook High School Using Different Current Profiles to Achieve High Efficiency Electromagnetic Propulsion for Public Mass Transportation
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Serina  Cao  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Synthesis of Small Molecule Triazine Derivatives as Potential PD-1/PD-L1 Binding Inhibitors as Antiproliferative Agents
Physical Science and Engineering 12 $500 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, SVACS High School Award for Excellence in Chemistry  Angely  Vargas  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Synthesis of 5-HT2A serotonin agonists to target Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Aviv  Kanarik  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Forecasting Solar F10.7 Index with Machine Learning to Mitigate Solar Flare Damage
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research  Indira  Mariya  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Forecasting Solar F10.7 Index with Machine Learning to Mitigate Solar Flare Damage
Physical Science and Engineering 12 First place, $250 Wireless Communications Alliance Award, Wireless Communications Alliance  Minkyu  Koo  Ann Roemer Bellarmine College Preparatory Distributed Sensor Network for Wildfire Detection
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Gabor  Szita  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Developing a robot that autonomously collects LIDAR data and improving loop closure detection in SLAM
Physical Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Diya  Bengani  Daniel Nunez Homestead High School GUI for Real-Time Force and Kinematics Data Using Low-Cost Instrumented Sensors and a Nonlinear Data Model
Physical Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Serina  Cao  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Synthesis of Small Molecule Triazine Derivatives as Potential PD-1/PD-L1 Binding Inhibitors as Antiproliferative Agents
Physical Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Carter  Capetz  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Tensorized Physics-Informed Neural Network for Solving Nonlinear PDEs
Physical Science and Engineering 12 2nd Award  Tohar  Markovich  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Applications of topological quantum computing to improving novel cryptographic algorithms and protocols
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Bhargava  Kanakapura  Vanesa Staton Saint Francis High School Low Recource Image Segmentation Models for Analyzing Satellite Imagery
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Matthew  Kim  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Detecting the prevalence of microaggression generations in natural language generation (NLG) models
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Ethan  Kou  David Deggeller Henry M Gunn High School Robust Autonomous Vehicle Object Detection in Adverse Weather
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Angely  Vargas  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Synthesis of 5-HT2A serotonin agonists to target Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Diya  Bengani  Daniel Nunez Homestead High School GUI for Real-Time Force and Kinematics Data Using Low-Cost Instrumented Sensors and a Nonlinear Data Model
Physical Science and Engineering 12 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Zeyneb N. Kaya  Matthew Welander Saratoga High School Annotation of Patient Notes for Clinical Decision-Making: An Approach for Transparent Integration of NLP in Healthcare
Physical Science and Engineering 12 GR 9-12: 1st Place, Certificate of Achievement, and virtual tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award  Gabor  Szita  Darren Dressen Los Altos High School Developing a robot that autonomously collects LIDAR data and improving loop closure detection in SLAM
Physical Science and Engineering 12 High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Bhargava  Kanakapura  Vanesa Staton Saint Francis High School Low Recource Image Segmentation Models for Analyzing Satellite Imagery
Physical Science and Engineering 12 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Diya  Bengani  Daniel Nunez Homestead High School GUI for Real-Time Force and Kinematics Data Using Low-Cost Instrumented Sensors and a Nonlinear Data Model
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 9 Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Shripriya  Kalbhavi  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School A Novel Method of Active Medication Delivery via Microneedle Arrays using a Belousov-Zhabotinsky Oscillating Hydrogel
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 9 1st Award  Shripriya  Kalbhavi  Isaac Pallone Lynbrook High School A Novel Method of Active Medication Delivery via Microneedle Arrays using a Belousov-Zhabotinsky Oscillating Hydrogel
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Ava Tan Bhowmik  Anita Chetty Harker School-Upper Campus A Quest for the Fountain of Youth: A Methodology to Quantify the Anti-Aging Potential of Compounds Using Stem Cells
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Ariana  Motaghiannezam  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Multi-omic profiling IDs p63 as a novel genetic determinant driving lung fibrosis and cancer, targetable for treatment
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Juliana  Li  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus Ensemble Deep Learning and Generating a Novel 3D Model of Branching Airway Networks for Lung Cancer Detection
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 Outstanding Project, Certificate (any field and all grades) $200, SPV Market Research  Juliana  Li  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus Ensemble Deep Learning and Generating a Novel 3D Model of Branching Airway Networks for Lung Cancer Detection
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Juliana  Li  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus Ensemble Deep Learning and Generating a Novel 3D Model of Branching Airway Networks for Lung Cancer Detection
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Olivia  Liu  Anuradha Sarkar Leland High School Carcinogenicity of e-cigarettes on large airway epithelial cells
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Ariana  Motaghiannezam  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Multi-omic profiling IDs p63 as a novel genetic determinant driving lung fibrosis and cancer, targetable for treatment
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Melody  Yin  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Histone and Sequence-Based Bimodal Deep Learning Framework Improves Cell-Specific Prediction of Transcription Initiation
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Michelle Yiyi Ho  Jennifer Lee Saratoga High School A New Screen System for Gout Therapeutic Compounds
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Adrit  Rao  Margaret Deng Palo Alto High School Accessible Low-Cost Custom 3D Deep Learning System for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Detection, Reconstruction, and Analysis
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 $100 for Individual projects and a certificate, IBM Award  Juliana  Li  Anuradha Datar Harker School-Upper Campus Ensemble Deep Learning and Generating a Novel 3D Model of Branching Airway Networks for Lung Cancer Detection
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 11 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Young E Min  Mike Pistacchi Harker School-Upper Campus Developmentof a Novel Cell-penetrating Peptide (CPP) For Anti-Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 12 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Ella  Yee  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus DEList: Identifying Cancer Genes Associated With Circadian Regulator Arntl2 Using a Novel RNA-Seq Multi-Dataset Strategy
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 12 $375 Cash Prize Voucher from Society for Science and Certificate, Regeneron Biomedical Science Award  Ella  Yee  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus DEList: Identifying Cancer Genes Associated With Circadian Regulator Arntl2 Using a Novel RNA-Seq Multi-Dataset Strategy
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Ella  Yee  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus DEList: Identifying Cancer Genes Associated With Circadian Regulator Arntl2 Using a Novel RNA-Seq Multi-Dataset Strategy
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 12 Honorable Mention  Aarthi  Venkatraman  Victoria Johnson Los Altos High School Functional characterization of aberrant splicing using paired a DNA-RNA approach
RRI Biological Science and Engineering 12 $100 for Individual projects and a certificate, IBM Award  Ella  Yee  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus DEList: Identifying Cancer Genes Associated With Circadian Regulator Arntl2 Using a Novel RNA-Seq Multi-Dataset Strategy
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 9 Honorable Mention  Naitik  Gupta  Liv Johnson Los Gatos High School How can artificial intelligence techniques effectively enhance credit card fraud detection systems?
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 10 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Gauri Vani Todur  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Discovering Dim and Near-Earth Asteroids Using a Precise and Automated Deep Learning Based Pipeline
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 10 1st Award  Gauri Vani Todur  Suzanne Miller-Moody Santa Clara High School Discovering Dim and Near-Earth Asteroids Using a Precise and Automated Deep Learning Based Pipeline
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 10 2nd Award  Avni Hiren Desai  Tracy Hughes Presentation High School A New Mobile App for Treatment and Monitoring of Alzheimer's Disease with Music Therapy
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Ahvish  Roy  Kimberly Liem Saint Francis High School Wildfire Prediction Using Ground Calibrated Fire Radiative Power and Satellite-Derived Weather and Environmental Data
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 10 Honorable Mention  Kallie  Wang  Casey Brown Harker School-Upper Campus A Finite State Method (FSM) for Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Simulations
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Khedaar  Kashyap  Jeff Lutze Leland High School Unveiling Potentially Habitable Exoplanets in Kepler Data via Innovative Algorithms overcoming low signal to noise ratio
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Ayush  Ghosh  Kassandra (Kasey) Monaco Bellarmine College Preparatory Minimizing Discriminatory Bias in Healthcare Models Through Optimal Transportation and Threshold-Agnostic Fairness
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Khedaar  Kashyap  Jeff Lutze Leland High School Unveiling Potentially Habitable Exoplanets in Kepler Data via Innovative Algorithms overcoming low signal to noise ratio
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Award  Vince  Wu  Cecilia Walsh Palo Alto High School A Novel Agent-Based Modeling Framework of Farmer Pesticide Usage
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Daniel Ma Chen  Casey Brown Harker School-Upper Campus Investigating the pseudocapacitive behavior of manganese dioxide as a composite with microporous graphene aerogels.
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd Award  Advaith  Narayanan  Inna Diordieva Leigh High School A Data-driven Recommendation Framework for Optimal Walker Designs
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 Honorable Mention  Daniel  Xiao  Swetha Bhattacharya BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School UAV Safety Distance
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Daniel Ma Chen  Casey Brown Harker School-Upper Campus Investigating the pseudocapacitive behavior of manganese dioxide as a composite with microporous graphene aerogels.
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 2nd place HS project - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA  Samuel  Yuan  Daniel Nunez Homestead High School SuperDiff: Diffusion Models for Conditional Generation of Hypothetical Superconductors
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Marcus C Blennemann  Mark Brada Harker School-Upper Campus Effect of Using Laminated Bamboo Instead of Steel as Rebar on the Strength of Reinforced Concrete
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering  Nelson  Gou  Mark Brada Harker School-Upper Campus Effect of Using Laminated Bamboo Instead of Steel as Rebar on the Strength of Reinforced Concrete
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps  Advaith  Narayanan  Inna Diordieva Leigh High School A Data-driven Recommendation Framework for Optimal Walker Designs
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Marcus C Blennemann  Mark Brada Harker School-Upper Campus Effect of Using Laminated Bamboo Instead of Steel as Rebar on the Strength of Reinforced Concrete
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Nelson  Gou  Mark Brada Harker School-Upper Campus Effect of Using Laminated Bamboo Instead of Steel as Rebar on the Strength of Reinforced Concrete
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 11 IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)  Advaith  Narayanan  Inna Diordieva Leigh High School A Data-driven Recommendation Framework for Optimal Walker Designs
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 12 Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School  Michelle  Wei  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Solving Second-order Cone Programs in Matrix Multiplication Time
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 12 1st Award  Michelle  Wei  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Solving Second-order Cone Programs in Matrix Multiplication Time
RRI Physical Science and Engineering 12 Certificate + ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership + Optional MentorConnect matching for 1 year, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award - ASEI  Michelle  Wei  Chris Spenner Harker School-Upper Campus Solving Second-order Cone Programs in Matrix Multiplication Time