Project Awards 2012
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| Category | Gr | Award | Student | Teacher | School | Title | Behavioral / Social | 6 | 1st Award | Maya | Mundada | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Which Of Five Senses Is Most Sensitive To Distraction In Online Self Education | Behavioral / Social | 6 | 2nd Award | Mara | Fong | Pauline | Rodriguez | Terman Middle School | How do Different Tastes Affect Each Other? | Behavioral / Social | 7 | Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Andrew | Shen | Robin | Ames | Terman Middle School | Distracted Drivers | Behavioral / Social | 7 | 1st Award | Andrew | Shen | Robin | Ames | Terman Middle School | Distracted Drivers | Behavioral / Social | 7 | 1st Award | Sana Zehra | Aladin | Yasmin | Aladin | PSP | Who Remembers? | Behavioral / Social | 7 | 1st Award | Nidhi Jyoti | Jain | Yasmin | Aladin | PSP | Who Remembers? | Behavioral / Social | 7 | 2nd Award | Priyanka Ram | Vatturi | Tini | Raman | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Eyes, Ears or Both | Behavioral / Social | 7 | Honorable Mention | Amulya | Vadlakonda | Jason | Robertson | Redwood Middle School | Gender Differences in Human Visual Cognitive Skills | Behavioral / Social | 7 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Vaheeshta Sharon | Mehrshahi | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | Do Women (ages 20-30) See Detail in Less Time Than Men (ages 20-30)? | Behavioral / Social | 7 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Tamara | Pantic | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | Do Women (ages 20-30) See Detail in Less Time Than Men (ages 20-30)? | Behavioral / Social | 8 | 1st Award | Shira Joy | Kahn-Samuelson | David | Oliver | Yavneh Day School | Can Children Perceive if their Peers are Truly Smiling | Behavioral / Social | 8 | 2nd Award | Madison Leigh | Kaeding | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Shape & Word Confusion | Behavioral / Social | 8 | Honorable Mention | Andrew Stanley | Sundaram | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Multitasking's Degrees of Efficiency | Behavioral / Social | 8 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Siddartha | Punj | Julie | Blackwell | Challenger -Strawberry Park | The Power of Persuasion and Memory | Behavioral / Social | 8 | Santa Clara County Judging Committee Middle School First Place Award of $25 + Certificate, American Psychological Association | Shira Joy | Kahn-Samuelson | David | Oliver | Yavneh Day School | Can Children Perceive if their Peers are Truly Smiling | Behavioral / Social | 9 | 1st Award | Nidhi Ajay | Navaratna | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Exploring Cross-Modal Plasticity:Analying the Audio-Visual Recallability of Grapheme-Color Synesthetes | Behavioral / Social | 9 | 2nd Award | Matthew | Li | Michelle | O'Shea | Palo Alto High School | An Analysis of High School Student Facebook Usage | Behavioral / Social | 9 | 2nd Award | Wilson | Wang | Michelle | O'Shea | Palo Alto High School | An Analysis of High School Student Facebook Usage | Behavioral / Social | 9 | Santa Clara County Judging Committee High School Award of Excellence, $50 + Certificate, American Psychological Association | Nidhi Ajay | Navaratna | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Exploring Cross-Modal Plasticity:Analying the Audio-Visual Recallability of Grapheme-Color Synesthetes | Behavioral / Social | 10 | Honorable Mention | Neel | Guha | Elana | Zizmor | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | The Effects of Auditory Cues, Differentiation Capabilities, Short Term Memories and Personal Bias on the Phenomena of Change Blindness: A Study in Visual Perception | Behavioral / Social | 10 | Honorable Mention | Shilpa | Yarlagadda | Elana | Zizmor | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | The Effects of Auditory Cues, Differentiation Capabilities, Short Term Memories and Personal Bias on the Phenomena of Change Blindness: A Study in Visual Perception | Behavioral / Social | 10 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Rish | Arhant-Sudhir | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effect of Pet Exposure on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Responses to Mental Stress | Behavioral / Social | 10 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Richa M | Wadekar | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | None For The Road - Distracted Driving | Behavioral / Social | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Athman R. | Adiseshan | Mamtha | Adiseshan | Ramana Academy (homeschool) | Predicting Real World Characteristics from Virtual Behavior | Behavioral / Social | 11 | 1st Award | Athman R. | Adiseshan | Mamtha | Adiseshan | Ramana Academy (homeschool) | Predicting Real World Characteristics from Virtual Behavior | Behavioral / Social | 11 | 1st Award | Tara Sheida | Rezvani | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Facial Feature Recognition Capabilities of Teenagers | Behavioral / Social | 11 | 2nd Award | Celeste Tina | Kaashoek | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Impact of Bottle Aesthetics on Taste | Behavioral / Social | 11 | 2nd Award | Yu-Ju | Ho | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Are We Driven By Distractions: Effects of Different Extraneous Stimuli on Proprioception | Behavioral / Social | 11 | 2nd Award | Tiffany | Yip | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Are We Driven By Distractions: Effects of Different Extraneous Stimuli on Proprioception | Behavioral / Social | 11 | Honorable Mention | Pei Hsuan | Lu | Jim | Marxmiller | Mountain View Academy | Music and Exercise: High Tempo = High Speed? | Behavioral / Social | 11 | Honorable Mention | Esther | Lam | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Sound vs Sight: Which Causes Most Fright? | Behavioral / Social | 11 | Honorable Mention | Maria Rosa | Ruiz | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Sound vs Sight: Which Causes Most Fright? | Behavioral / Social | 11 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Athman R. | Adiseshan | Mamtha | Adiseshan | Ramana Academy (homeschool) | Predicting Real World Characteristics from Virtual Behavior | Behavioral / Social | 12 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Kanish Achintya | Arhant-Sudhir | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effect of Pet Exposure on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Responses to Mental Stress | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | 1st Award | Elizabeth Grace | Miksztal | Annie | Yount | Terman Middle School | Are We Killing the Ocean Glow? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | 2nd Award | Mckenzie Ann | Chapman | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Is Fresh Always Better? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | 2nd Award | Anvi Pravin | Madhani | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Vitamin C on the Bactericidal Activity of Copper | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | Honorable Mention | Matthew Raymond | Wong | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Germs on wheels: How clean is your Shopping Cart after wiping with a hand sanitizing wipe? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | 3rd Place $40 cash plus certificate, Letter, and IFT Information, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | Joshua | Liu | Krista | Woodward | Don Callejon Middle Sch. | Yeast Metabolism and Sugar Substitutes | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | GR 6-8:Third Place, $25, T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Anvi Pravin | Madhani | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Vitamin C on the Bactericidal Activity of Copper | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 1st Award | Gokul Venkatraman | Kalyanasundaram | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Coriander on the Action of Augmentin & Zithromax on E. coli and Salmonella | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 1st Award | Evani | Radiya-Dixit | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Algae Bioreactor for Biodiesel Production | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 2nd Award | Sai Shreeram | Siddhaye | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | The Loss of Vitamin C in Red Bell Peppers after Cooking in Three Different Ways | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 2nd Award | Kaitlynn Taylor | Sierra | Teresa | Lesieutre | Canyon Heights Academy | Now You See It, Now You Don't | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | Honorable Mention | Arushi | Agarwal | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Veggie Power: Analysis of nutrient reduction over time in vegetables | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 2nd place $60 cash plus certificate, Letter, and IFT Information, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | Arushi | Agarwal | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Veggie Power: Analysis of nutrient reduction over time in vegetables | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Evani | Radiya-Dixit | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Algae Bioreactor for Biodiesel Production | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st Award | Virginia F | Hsiao | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Mmm! Investigating the Effect of Chocolate on the Growth of Probiotic Bacteria | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st Award | Rajiv | Sancheti | Youssef | Ismail | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Portable Milk Purification System | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 2nd Award | Michael Jie | Zhao | Kristen | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | The Wonders of Garlic | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 2nd Award | Veronica Elizabeth | Chacon | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | Edible Acids! Cleaning My Counter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 2nd Award | Thelma Anahi | Juarez | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | Edible Acids! Cleaning My Counter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st place $100 cash plus certificate, Letter, and IFT Information, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | Rajiv | Sancheti | Youssef | Ismail | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Portable Milk Purification System | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | 1st Award | Sriram | Somasundaram | Gary | Blickenstaff | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Non-Invasive Approach for Cataracts: Efficacy of N-Acetyl L-Carnosine for Treatment and Prevention of Crystallin Aggregation with CdTe | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | 2nd Award | Leo | Yu | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant on Various Concentrations of Hydrocarbons | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | Honorable Mention | Medha Pravin | Narwankar | Preeti | Diwan | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Fruit Guard - A Media that will Scare Bacteria Away | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | $100 First Place, Inez M. Lechner Award | Sriram | Somasundaram | Gary | Blickenstaff | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Non-Invasive Approach for Cataracts: Efficacy of N-Acetyl L-Carnosine for Treatment and Prevention of Crystallin Aggregation with CdTe | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | 2nd Place Award - $200 plus certificate, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Leo | Yu | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant on Various Concentrations of Hydrocarbons | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation | Sriram | Somasundaram | Gary | Blickenstaff | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Non-Invasive Approach for Cataracts: Efficacy of N-Acetyl L-Carnosine for Treatment and Prevention of Crystallin Aggregation with CdTe | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | 1st Award | Vishwajit | Kode | Kathleen | Loia | Lynbrook High School | Developing Phage Therapy through Bacteriophage Mutagenesis | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | 2nd Award | Thomas Michael | Luh | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Gli2 as a Potential Drug Target in Lung Cancer | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention | James Gregory | Detweiler | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Microalgae Production of Biofuel | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention | Abhilash | Suresh | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effect of Brewer's Yeast on Bacteria Growth | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention | Robert | Tseng | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effect of Brewer's Yeast on Bacteria Growth | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Ajay | Rajan | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Amylase Inhibitor from Guava Leaves | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Audrey Eunyoung | Chang | Jennifer | Gerlach | Valley Christian | Effectiveness of Nanotechnology Based Product (Sharklet) in the Inhibition of Bacterial Growth in a Classroom Environment | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Karen | Mac | Jennifer | Gerlach | Valley Christian | Effectiveness of Nanotechnology Based Product (Sharklet) in the Inhibition of Bacterial Growth in a Classroom Environment | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Plaque and a $100 check, California Association of Professional Scientists | Thomas Michael | Luh | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Gli2 as a Potential Drug Target in Lung Cancer | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Sarina S. | Vij | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Calcium Signaling in the Regenerative Process of Botryllus schlosseri (sea squirt) | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | Jack Ryan | Takahashi | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | Andrew Sean | Tsai | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 2nd Award | Nivedita | Rajendiran | Preeti | Diwan | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Effects of Camphor and Coconut Oil on Bacteria which Cause Ear Infections | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Honorable Mention | Albert | Ge | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Determination of Pattern Behavior in Paenibacillus Vortex by the Analysis of Competitive Growth and the role of Chemotaxis | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | $100 Cash Award, certificate, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award | Sarina S. | Vij | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Calcium Signaling in the Regenerative Process of Botryllus schlosseri (sea squirt) | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Check for $200 and certificate, Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memorium - a Top Biological HS project | Jack Ryan | Takahashi | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Check for $200 and certificate, Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memorium - a Top Biological HS project | Andrew Sean | Tsai | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Jack Ryan | Takahashi | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Andrew Sean | Tsai | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter | Nivedita | Rajendiran | Preeti | Diwan | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Effects of Camphor and Coconut Oil on Bacteria which Cause Ear Infections | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Revanth Sai | Kosaraju | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Role of Epidermal Hif-1 alpha in the Inflammatory and Angiogenic Response to Ischemia in Diabetic Wound Healing | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Place $1000 Scholarship to SJSU College of Engineering plus certs, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Giang Thanh | Ho | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Saturated vs Unsaturated Fatty Acids | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Place $1000 Scholarship to SJSU College of Engineering plus certs, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Anh Tuyet Ngoc | Nguyen | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Saturated vs Unsaturated Fatty Acids | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Place $1000 Scholarship to SJSU College of Engineering plus certs, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Thao Phuong | Nguyen | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Saturated vs Unsaturated Fatty Acids | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Honorable Mention Certificate, MedImmune | Prag | Batra | Matthew | Harley | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Storage of Active Biological Compounds in Silk Films | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Honorable Mention Certificate, MedImmune | Revanth Sai | Kosaraju | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Role of Epidermal Hif-1 alpha in the Inflammatory and Angiogenic Response to Ischemia in Diabetic Wound Healing | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP competition, including hotel and accomodations for up to two students and one advisor. Certificate, I-SWEEEP | Kimberly | Dien | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | The Effects of Changes in Environmental Conditions and Pollution on the Bioluminescence Capabilities of Pyrocystis fusiformis | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP competition, including hotel and accomodations for up to two students and one advisor. Certificate, I-SWEEEP | Kristine Thanh | Nguyen | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | The Effects of Changes in Environmental Conditions and Pollution on the Bioluminescence Capabilities of Pyrocystis fusiformis | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Award | Revanth Sai | Kosaraju | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Role of Epidermal Hif-1 alpha in the Inflammatory and Angiogenic Response to Ischemia in Diabetic Wound Healing | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Award | Kimberly | Dien | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | The Effects of Changes in Environmental Conditions and Pollution on the Bioluminescence Capabilities of Pyrocystis fusiformis | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Award | Kristine Thanh | Nguyen | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | The Effects of Changes in Environmental Conditions and Pollution on the Bioluminescence Capabilities of Pyrocystis fusiformis | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 2nd Award | Naushaba Akhtar | Khan | Huong | Tran | Silver Creek High School | Stimulating Reduction of Paracetamol Toxicity Using Arthrospira platensis and Arthrospira maxima | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 2nd Award | Shreya Suhas | Gupta | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | The Affect of Environmental Factor on Testing the Accuracy of Eschechia coli Strain B DNA | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 2nd Award | Preethi Naga | Siva | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | The Affect of Environmental Factor on Testing the Accuracy of Eschechia coli Strain B DNA | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Honorable Mention | Giang Thanh | Ho | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Saturated vs Unsaturated Fatty Acids | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Honorable Mention | Anh Tuyet Ngoc | Nguyen | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Saturated vs Unsaturated Fatty Acids | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Honorable Mention | Thao Phuong | Nguyen | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Saturated vs Unsaturated Fatty Acids | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Grade 12 Individual Project - $200 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Prag | Batra | Matthew | Harley | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Storage of Active Biological Compounds in Silk Films | Bioinformatics | 9 | Certificate of Achievement, United States Air Force | Vidya Srinivas | Raghvendra | Roberta | Chisam | Saint Francis High School | The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on the Genes Involved with Circadian Rythms in the Mouse Brain | Bioinformatics | 10 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Natalie | Ng | Joe | Kim | Monta Vista High School | Gene Expression Profiling of Heterogeneous Tumor Samples Using Statistical Deconvolution Methods | Bioinformatics | 10 | 1st Award | Natalie | Ng | Joe | Kim | Monta Vista High School | Gene Expression Profiling of Heterogeneous Tumor Samples Using Statistical Deconvolution Methods | Bioinformatics | 10 | 2nd Award | Vikram | Sundar | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Novel Potential-Energy-Based Algorithm for Protein Docking | Bioinformatics | 11 | Honorable Mention | Helen | Jiang | Rajeev | Virmani | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Utilities Integrating Clinical and Molecular Findings to Manage Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonatal Care | Bioinformatics | 11 | Honorable Mention | Jeffrey | Ling | Rajeev | Virmani | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Utilities Integrating Clinical and Molecular Findings to Manage Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonatal Care | Bioinformatics | 12 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Ryan Dz-Wei | Chow | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Pancreatic Cancer Differentiation Markers Identify Risk Groups | Bioinformatics | 12 | Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | James Joe | Thomas | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | A Predictive Model of Alcohol Dependence Based on Genetic and Demographic Factors | Bioinformatics | 12 | $1000 Grand Prize, Morgan Lewis | Albert Yuejun | Wu | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Multi-net Bayesian Networks for Integrative Genomic Discovery | Bioinformatics | 12 | 1st Award | Ryan Dz-Wei | Chow | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Pancreatic Cancer Differentiation Markers Identify Risk Groups | Bioinformatics | 12 | 1st Award | James Joe | Thomas | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | A Predictive Model of Alcohol Dependence Based on Genetic and Demographic Factors | Bioinformatics | 12 | 1st Award | Albert Yuejun | Wu | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Multi-net Bayesian Networks for Integrative Genomic Discovery | Botany | 6 | 1st Award | Ishana Hansini | Narayanan | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | The Effect of the Different Colors of Light on Plant Growth | Botany | 6 | 2nd Award | Hannah | Patrignani | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Fluorescent Flowers | Botany | 6 | Honorable Mention | Christina Elizabeth | Benefer | Phil | Mariant | Holy Family School | Does Latitude Affect Bean Growth? | Botany | 6 | Honorable Mention | Ethan Andrew | Chi | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | The Effect of Fertilizer on the Growth of Capsicum annum L. | Botany | 6 | $100 Cash Award, certificate, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award | Ethan Andrew | Chi | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | The Effect of Fertilizer on the Growth of Capsicum annum L. | Botany | 6 | Honorable Mention-framed cert and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Alan Glen | Love | Candace | Love | Taylor (Bertha) Elem School | Sap-tacular! | Botany | 7 | 1st Award | Venkat Narayanan | Sankar | Daniel | Sommer | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Using Astragalus purshii var. tinctus to Inhibit Growth of Invasive Thistles | Botany | 7 | 2nd Award | Pravin | Ravishanker | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Vrikshayurveda - Bio Vita for Plants: The Effects of Antioxidant Rich Foods on Plants' Growth and Health | Botany | 7 | Honorable Mention | Shivali | Baveja | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | What are the Effects of UV-C Light on Elodea? | Botany | 7 | Honorable Mention | Cassandra Elaine | Overney | Shawa | Ameen | Miller Middle School | Effect Of Sucrose On Cytoplasmic Streaming In Onions | Botany | 7 | $50 Cash Award to student (split if team), certificate(s), letter(s), Al Foster Award | Yasmine Khaled | Rabia | Shagufta | Akhtar | Granada Islamic School | The Effect Of Electromagnetic Fields on the Growth and Structure of Eremosphaera Algae Cells | Botany | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Ashritha | Achutharaman | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | Which Grasses Are More Drought Resistant? | Botany | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Trishla | Pokharna | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | Which Grasses Are More Drought Resistant? | Botany | 7 | Gardening Book & $31 class voucher, Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center | Talanah | Reynolds | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Affect of Toxins on Seeds | Botany | 8 | 1st Award | Arpita | Singhal | Roger | Terrill | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Herbalism as a Hypoglycemic Agent: Evaluation of Alpha Amylase Inhibition by Different Medicinal Plants | Botany | 8 | 2nd Award | Anika | Mohindra | Scott | Kley-Contini | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Measuring the Effects of Sunscreen on Plant Growth Under Higher UV Radiation | Botany | 10 | 1st Award | Hannah Belle | Spinner | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | The Effects of Mycorrhizal Innoculation Compared to Pesticide Use on Plants | Botany | 11 | 1st Award | Keegan Victor | Mendonca | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | The Effects of IAA and IBA on Laccaria bicolor | Botany | 11 | 2nd Award | Grace | Deng | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | Will Fertilization Accelerate the Growth Curve of Helianthus annus L. | Botany | 11 | Honorable Mention | Zhimeng | Dong | Jim | Marxmiller | Mountain View Academy | The Effect of Different Soil Types on Mung Bean Growth | Chemistry | 6 | 1st Award | Divya Lekshmi | Empranthiri | Martin | Wiedemann | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Effects of Temperature On a Chemical Reaction | Chemistry | 6 | 1st Award | Eliana | Stone | Tini | Raman | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Trends in the Emission Spectra of Elements | Chemistry | 6 | 2nd Award | Eric Thomas | Hooton | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Comparison of B-Carotene in Non-Organically Grown Spinach to Organically Grown Spinach | Chemistry | 6 | 2nd Award | Anushka Prasad | Jogalekar | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | A Low Cost Accessible and Safe Method for Detecting Iron Content in Food | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention | Arturo David | Gamboa-Gonzalez | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Energy Farm | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention | Angie J | Pavao | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | Got Water? | Chemistry | 6 | $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society | Ryan William | Winter | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | Dip, Spray, Dry: The Chronicles of Fingerprinting | Chemistry | 6 | Certificate of Achievement, United States Air Force | Eliana | Stone | Tini | Raman | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Trends in the Emission Spectra of Elements | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention Award-Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Simcha Rost | Bradski | Hayley | Dupuy | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Papercrete Insulation | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention Award-Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Catherine | Novick | Hayley | Dupuy | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Papercrete Insulation | Chemistry | 7 | 1st Award | Vardhaan Sai | Ambati | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Does the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells like PEM fuel cells and methanol fuel cells change when the pH of the electrolyte is altered? | Chemistry | 7 | 1st Award | Alyssa Noelle | Conn | Rebecca | Jergentz | Muir (John) Middle School | Which Nail Polish remover Is Most Effective At Removing Nail Polish? | Chemistry | 7 | 2nd Award | Allison | Yuan | Martin | Wiedemann | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Fresh or Frozen? Glucose Levels in Food | Chemistry | 7 | 2nd Award | Mark Andrew | Guevara | Demetrius | Asekomeh | Peterson Middle School | Acid Reigns | Chemistry | 7 | 2nd Award | Takashi Thomas | Quinlan | Demetrius | Asekomeh | Peterson Middle School | Acid Reigns | Chemistry | 7 | 2nd Award | Jeremy Elan | Trilling | Kevin | Lynch | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Comparing Height to Load Ratios of Three Propellants: Commercial vs. Home Brewed | Chemistry | 7 | Honorable Mention | Aileen Paragas | Cabasag | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Skunk Musk | Chemistry | 7 | Honorable Mention | Amie Elise | Schneider | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | What Affects the Amount of Leachable Lead in Toys the Most? | Chemistry | 7 | Honorable Mention | Randy | Wu | Kevin | Lynch | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Comparison of Paper Towels for Absorbancy | Chemistry | 7 | Honorable Mention | Tiffany | Yang | Greg | Rice | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | C the Difference | Chemistry | 7 | 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash plus framed cert and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Nikhil | Gupta | Demetrius | Asekomeh | Peterson Middle School | Sulfuric Acid's Effect on Common Metals | Chemistry | 7 | 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash plus framed cert and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Shalin | Shah | Demetrius | Asekomeh | Peterson Middle School | Sulfuric Acid's Effect on Common Metals | Chemistry | 7 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Vardhaan Sai | Ambati | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Does the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells like PEM fuel cells and methanol fuel cells change when the pH of the electrolyte is altered? | Chemistry | 8 | 1st Award | Anjini | Karthik | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Green Nanotechnology : Novel Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles For Bioapplications | Chemistry | 8 | 1st Award | Julia H | Read | Lisa | Wicht | Saint Joseph of Cupertino Elementary School | Flour Power | Chemistry | 8 | 2nd Award | Anita Phinney | Silver | Linda | Luo | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | The Big Fizz | Chemistry | 8 | 2nd Award | Rory | Harriss | Kevin | Lynch | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Comparing Height to Load Ratios of Three Propellants: Commercial vs. Home Brewed | Chemistry | 8 | Honorable Mention | Seena Eskandari | Huang | Ann | Lorey | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Does the Type of Sports Drink Affect Amount of Electrolytes? | Chemistry | 8 | Honorable Mention | Hannah Arce | Amores | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | My vitamin C is better than yours! | Chemistry | 8 | Honorable Mention | Thu Minh | Nguyen | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | My vitamin C is better than yours! | Chemistry | 8 | Honorable Mention | Jenny | Vong | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | My vitamin C is better than yours! | Chemistry | 8 | 1st Place Award - $500 plus certificate, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Anjini | Karthik | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Green Nanotechnology : Novel Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles For Bioapplications | Chemistry | 8 | Book, Promethium Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi | Anjini | Karthik | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Green Nanotechnology : Novel Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles For Bioapplications | Chemistry | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Anjini | Karthik | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Green Nanotechnology : Novel Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles For Bioapplications | Chemistry | 9 | 1st Award | Ruchi Sandeep | Pandya | Roy | Rocklin | Lynbrook High School | The Effect of Eliminating Oxidizers from Various Substances to Form Flame Retardant Substances | Chemistry | 9 | Honorable Mention | Sneha Atul | Mohidekar | Roy | Rocklin | Lynbrook High School | A Comparison of the Energy Content and Burning Speed of Different Oils as Possible Biofuels | Chemistry | 9 | Honorable Mention | Hima Varsha | Rajana | Roy | Rocklin | Lynbrook High School | A Comparison of the Energy Content and Burning Speed of Different Oils as Possible Biofuels | Chemistry | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Ruchi Sandeep | Pandya | Roy | Rocklin | Lynbrook High School | The Effect of Eliminating Oxidizers from Various Substances to Form Flame Retardant Substances | Chemistry | 9 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Ruchi Sandeep | Pandya | Roy | Rocklin | Lynbrook High School | The Effect of Eliminating Oxidizers from Various Substances to Form Flame Retardant Substances | Chemistry | 10 | 1st Award | Saachi | Jain | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium at Varying pHs | Chemistry | 10 | 2nd Award | Stephanie | Chen | Robbie | Korin | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Energy from Sugar: Using Glucose to Create an Efficient Battery | Chemistry | 10 | 2nd Award | Kristine | Lin | Robbie | Korin | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Energy from Sugar: Using Glucose to Create an Efficient Battery | Chemistry | 10 | Gr 9-12, 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Popular Science Magazine Subscrtiption, Certicate; ISEF Cert & medallion mailed from ASM Educational Foundation,, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Saachi | Jain | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium at Varying pHs | Chemistry | 10 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Anubhav | Sarkar | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Ending Chromium Pollution: An inovative way to safely develop a dual-bacterial reducing model to end chromium polllution | Chemistry | 11 | Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP competition, including hotel and accomodations for up to two students and one advisor. Certificate, I-SWEEEP | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP competition, including hotel and accomodations for up to two students and one advisor. Certificate, I-SWEEEP | Eesha | Khare | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | 1st Award | Alex S. | Powers | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Optimization of Postharvest Storage Conditions Affecting Nutrients and Taste in Fruits | Chemistry | 11 | 1st Award | Joseph Nguyen | Le | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Superhydrophobicity | Chemistry | 11 | 2nd Award | Suchita | Nety | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Investigation of Synthetic Bioadhesive Hydrogels for Internal Medical Use | Chemistry | 11 | Honorable Mention | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | Honorable Mention | Eesha | Khare | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society | Alex S. | Powers | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Optimization of Postharvest Storage Conditions Affecting Nutrients and Taste in Fruits | Chemistry | 11 | $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society | Yanbing | Zhu | Ben | Lowell | Monta Vista High School | Esterification of Anthocyanin to Maximize Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency | Chemistry | 11 | 1st Place Award - $100 Cash plus framed certs and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Yanbing | Zhu | Ben | Lowell | Monta Vista High School | Esterification of Anthocyanin to Maximize Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency | Chemistry | 11 | 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash plus framed cert and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Suchita | Nety | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Investigation of Synthetic Bioadhesive Hydrogels for Internal Medical Use | Chemistry | 11 | 2nd place, $30 check and a book, Apatite to Zircon, Inc. Award | Yanbing | Zhu | Ben | Lowell | Monta Vista High School | Esterification of Anthocyanin to Maximize Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency | Chemistry | 11 | 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash plus framed cert and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash plus framed cert and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Eesha | Khare | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | 3rd place student - High School - $30 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Joseph Nguyen | Le | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Superhydrophobicity | Chemistry | 11 | 3rd Place Team Award - $300 plus certificate, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | 3rd Place Team Award - $300 plus certificate, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Eesha | Khare | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | GR 9-12 Second Place, $50, Book, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | GR 9-12 Second Place, $50, Book, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Eesha | Khare | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Internal Alkyne-Stabilized Ruthenium Nanoparticles For Molecular Electronics Applications: The Effects of Ligand Structure and Interfacial Bonding on Optoelectronic Properties | Chemistry | 11 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Yanbing | Zhu | Ben | Lowell | Monta Vista High School | Esterification of Anthocyanin to Maximize Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency | Chemistry | 11 | Grade 11 Individual Project - $200 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Alex S. | Powers | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Optimization of Postharvest Storage Conditions Affecting Nutrients and Taste in Fruits | Chemistry | 11 | Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Yanbing | Zhu | Ben | Lowell | Monta Vista High School | Esterification of Anthocyanin to Maximize Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency | Chemistry | 12 | 2nd Place SJSU College of Engineering certificate of achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Chuong Huu | Duong | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Power of Resistance | Chemistry | 12 | 2nd Place SJSU College of Engineering certificate of achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Brian | On | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Power of Resistance | Chemistry | 12 | 3rd Place SJSU College of Engineering certificate of achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Christina | Luong | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs Flat Panel Solar Cell | Chemistry | 12 | 3rd Place SJSU College of Engineering certificate of achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Jenny | Ngo | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs Flat Panel Solar Cell | Chemistry | 12 | 1st Award | Alberto | Diaz | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Superhydrophobicity | Chemistry | 12 | 2nd Award | Sandy | Ho | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Do Dark/Light Environments Affect Corrosion For Common Metals? | Chemistry | 12 | 2nd Award | Christine Kim | Vu | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Do Dark/Light Environments Affect Corrosion For Common Metals? | Chemistry | 12 | Honorable Mention | Chuong Huu | Duong | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Power of Resistance | Chemistry | 12 | Honorable Mention | Christina | Luong | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs Flat Panel Solar Cell | Chemistry | 12 | Honorable Mention | Jenny | Ngo | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Hydrogen Fuel Cell vs Flat Panel Solar Cell | Chemistry | 12 | Honorable Mention | Brian | On | Pat | Allamandola | Andrew Hill High School | Power of Resistance | Chemistry | 12 | 3rd place student - High School - $30 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Alberto | Diaz | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Superhydrophobicity | Computers / Mathematics | 6 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum | Jerry | Guo | Tini | Raman | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Efficiency of Space Tesselations | Computers / Mathematics | 7 | 2nd Award | Rishi P. | Desai | Lindon | Richards | Milpitas Christian School | Creating a Video Game for the Blind | Computers / Mathematics | 8 | 1st Award | Ken | Noh | Jim | Cox | Terman Middle School | A Mathematical Analysis of Animal Food Chains in Ngorongoro Crater | Computers / Mathematics | 8 | $100 Cash Award to Grades 7-8 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Ken | Noh | Jim | Cox | Terman Middle School | A Mathematical Analysis of Animal Food Chains in Ngorongoro Crater | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | 1st Award | Samyukta | Yagati | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Detecting Duplicate Content in Text Documents Using N-Gram Indexing | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | 2nd Award | Rishabh | Jain | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Novel Approach to Audio Classification Using Spectral Analysis and Gene Clustering Techniques | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | 2nd Award | Joseph | Chang | Kathy | Weiss | Palo Alto High School | A Novel Approach Applying Image Processing Techniques on Retinal Images for Vessel Extraction | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Ajay | Ramesh | Kenji | O'Brien | Summit San Jose | Kinect in the Classroom | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Theresa Lynn | McLaughlin | Brian | Conrey | American Institute of Mathematics | Neighbors With Prescribed Prime Factors | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | 1st Award | Theresa Lynn | McLaughlin | Brian | Conrey | American Institute of Mathematics | Neighbors With Prescribed Prime Factors | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Honorable Mention | Vishnu | Shankar | Renee | Fallon | Monta Vista High School | An Intelligent Simulation Approach Using Computer Based Algorithm to Trace the Onset of Pandemic | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Amy A | Shen | Josh | Paley | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | How Safe Is Your Password? A New Approach to Measuring Password Strength | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Theresa Lynn | McLaughlin | Brian | Conrey | American Institute of Mathematics | Neighbors With Prescribed Prime Factors | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Amy A | Shen | Josh | Paley | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | How Safe Is Your Password? A New Approach to Measuring Password Strength | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Intel ECS Certificate & Verification form and W-9 to submit for $200 cash, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Vishnu | Shankar | Renee | Fallon | Monta Vista High School | An Intelligent Simulation Approach Using Computer Based Algorithm to Trace the Onset of Pandemic | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Student memberships to AIAA, certificates, and programmable robots, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award | Vishnu | Shankar | Renee | Fallon | Monta Vista High School | An Intelligent Simulation Approach Using Computer Based Algorithm to Trace the Onset of Pandemic | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Mark A | Holmstrom | Brian | Conrey | American Institute of Mathematics | Neighbors With Prescribed Prime Factors | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | 1st Award | Colin Campbell | Aitken | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | On the Theory of Functions and Collatz Conjectures | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | 1st Award | Mark A | Holmstrom | Brian | Conrey | American Institute of Mathematics | Neighbors With Prescribed Prime Factors | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | 2nd Award | Christine | Chang | Kathy | Weiss | Palo Alto High School | A Novel Approach Applying Image Processing Techniques on Retinal Images for Vessel Extraction | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Mark A | Holmstrom | Brian | Conrey | American Institute of Mathematics | Neighbors With Prescribed Prime Factors | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Anish | Dhar | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | A 3-Dimensional Facial Recognition Algorithm Using Active Appearance Models and Structure from Motion | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Nikhil | Unni | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | A 3-Dimensional Facial Recognition Algorithm Using Active Appearance Models and Structure from Motion | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | Intel ECS Certificate & Verification form and W-9 to submit for $200 cash, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Colin Campbell | Aitken | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | On the Theory of Functions and Collatz Conjectures | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Eric Victor | Jang | Amy | Ripp | Cupertino High School | Massively Parallel Virtual Screening Using Facebook | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Intel ECS Certificate & Verification form and W-9 to submit for $200 cash, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Eric Victor | Jang | Amy | Ripp | Cupertino High School | Massively Parallel Virtual Screening Using Facebook | Earth / Space Sciences | 6 | 1st Award | Alexander Bao | Vu | Teresa | Lesieutre | Canyon Heights Academy | Saturated Soil | Earth / Space Sciences | 6 | 2nd Award | Meera R | Patel | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Green Clay: Mechanics of Pliability | Earth / Space Sciences | 6 | Honorable Mention | Abigail Marie | McCarthy | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Constructing Tsunami Barriers | Earth / Space Sciences | 6 | Honorable Mention | Catherine Miyuki | Petersen | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Constructing Tsunami Barriers | Earth / Space Sciences | 7 | 1st Award | Gabriel Oliver | Hyun | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Stable Soil: Comparing Soils Before and After Compaction | Earth / Space Sciences | 7 | 1st Award | Thomas Zongcan | Zhang | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Stable Soil: Comparing Soils Before and After Compaction | Earth / Space Sciences | 7 | 2nd Award | Bradley Nathan | Seamons | Melissa | Kesling | Bernal Intermediate School | Rocket Science | Earth / Space Sciences | 7 | 3rd pl MS- $50 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Gabriel Oliver | Hyun | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Stable Soil: Comparing Soils Before and After Compaction | Earth / Space Sciences | 7 | 3rd pl MS- $50 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Thomas Zongcan | Zhang | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Stable Soil: Comparing Soils Before and After Compaction | Earth / Space Sciences | 12 | 1st Award | Lucy | Cheng | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Detailed Chemical Abundance Patterns of Andromeda Dwarf Satellites From Coadded Spectra | Earth / Space Sciences | 12 | 2nd Award | Abrar | Choudhury | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Developing a Novel Method to Decontaminate dSph Data for M31 Mass Estimation | Earth / Space Sciences | 12 | GR 11-12: HP PAVg6z Laptop Computer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Abrar | Choudhury | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Developing a Novel Method to Decontaminate dSph Data for M31 Mass Estimation | Engineering | 6 | Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Project - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Utkarsh | Tandon | Kalpana | Thatte | Lawson Middle School | Minimizing Microwave Radiation Disruptions On Wireless Signal Using Reflection and Absorption Methods | Engineering | 6 | 1st Award | Utkarsh | Tandon | Kalpana | Thatte | Lawson Middle School | Minimizing Microwave Radiation Disruptions On Wireless Signal Using Reflection and Absorption Methods | Engineering | 6 | 1st Award | Yuji Nicholas | Tanaka | Amanda | Ehly | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Maximizing the Effects of Radiative Cooling For Use in a Non-Electric Refrigerator | Engineering | 6 | 2nd Award | Christopher Hafai | Yip | Martin | Wiedemann | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Bridges | Engineering | 6 | Honorable Mention | Kiran Lincoln | Srinath | Candace | Love | Taylor (Bertha) Elem School | $1 Wireless Range Extender | Engineering | 6 | Honorable Mention | Matthew Alexander | Wytmar | Hayley | Dupuy | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | What Makes a Good Nerf Dart | Engineering | 6 | 1st pl MS- $150 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Christopher Hafai | Yip | Martin | Wiedemann | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Bridges | Engineering | 6 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Yuji Nicholas | Tanaka | Amanda | Ehly | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Maximizing the Effects of Radiative Cooling For Use in a Non-Electric Refrigerator | Engineering | 6 | GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Christopher Hafai | Yip | Martin | Wiedemann | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Bridges | Engineering | 7 | Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Project - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Automated wireless monitoring and control system (AWMCS) for greenhouse management | Engineering | 7 | 1st Award | Jasmine Violet | Parada | Phil | Mariant | Holy Family School | Low Cost Multipurpose Soft Toss Trainer | Engineering | 7 | 1st Award | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Automated wireless monitoring and control system (AWMCS) for greenhouse management | Engineering | 7 | 2nd Award | Bryon Nicholas | Tjanaka | Krista | Woodward | Don Callejon Middle Sch. | Implementing the Dotted-Line Navigation System in an Automated Warehouse | Engineering | 7 | 2nd Award | Anurag | Singh | Anu | Ranganathan | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Robotic Positioning System Using Wi-Fi | Engineering | 7 | 2nd Award | Kaushik | Tandon | Anu | Ranganathan | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Robotic Positioning System Using Wi-Fi | Engineering | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and lapel pin, National Society of Professional Engineers | Anurag | Singh | Anu | Ranganathan | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Robotic Positioning System Using Wi-Fi | Engineering | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and lapel pin, National Society of Professional Engineers | Kaushik | Tandon | Anu | Ranganathan | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Robotic Positioning System Using Wi-Fi | Engineering | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Rehan Sohail | Durrani | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Emorobo2 | Engineering | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Automated wireless monitoring and control system (AWMCS) for greenhouse management | Engineering | 7 | One free week-long class at the Tech Summer Camps 2012 (excluding full day courses), The Tech Summer Camps | Rehan Sohail | Durrani | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Emorobo2 | Engineering | 7 | Student memberships to AIAA, certificates, and programmable robots, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award | Bryon Nicholas | Tjanaka | Krista | Woodward | Don Callejon Middle Sch. | Implementing the Dotted-Line Navigation System in an Automated Warehouse | Engineering | 8 | Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Project - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Trevor Joseph | Filseth | Erica | Goldsworthy | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | An Improvement on the VAWT Wind Turbine | Engineering | 8 | 1st Award | Trevor Joseph | Filseth | Erica | Goldsworthy | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | An Improvement on the VAWT Wind Turbine | Engineering | 8 | 1st Award | Rahul | Tewari | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Traffic Flow Improvement using Automated Braking Distance Control | Engineering | 8 | 1st Award | Kentaro | Tanaka | Amanda | Ehly | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Maximizing the Effects of Radiative Cooling For Use in a Non-Electric Refrigerator | Engineering | 8 | 2nd Award | Quang-Van Thanh | Tran | Stephanie | Jordan | Most Holy Trinity | Multi-Paned Windows With Solar Concentrators | Engineering | 8 | 2nd Award | Maya | Varma | Emily | Mellentine | Lawson Middle School | Arduino-Based Foot Neuropathy Analyzer | Engineering | 8 | 2nd Award | Alexander | Li | Deborah | Yakulis | Redwood Middle School | Utilizing Different Densities to Clean Up Oil Spills | Engineering | 8 | 2nd Award | Rishi | Veerapaneni | Deborah | Yakulis | Redwood Middle School | Utilizing Different Densities to Clean Up Oil Spills | Engineering | 8 | Honorable Mention | Aleezah | Salmaan | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Green Coffee Stirrer | Engineering | 8 | Honorable Mention | Uttam K | Suryadevara | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Computer Interactive Body Tracking System | Engineering | 8 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Chris Neha | Dhayanand | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Space Debris Elimination | Engineering | 8 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Kentaro | Tanaka | Amanda | Ehly | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Maximizing the Effects of Radiative Cooling For Use in a Non-Electric Refrigerator | Engineering | 8 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum | Maya | Varma | Emily | Mellentine | Lawson Middle School | Arduino-Based Foot Neuropathy Analyzer | Engineering | 8 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Maya | Varma | Emily | Mellentine | Lawson Middle School | Arduino-Based Foot Neuropathy Analyzer | Engineering | 8 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Aleezah | Salmaan | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Green Coffee Stirrer | Engineering | 8 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Rahul | Tewari | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Traffic Flow Improvement using Automated Braking Distance Control | Engineering | 9 | 1st Award | Nitya | Mani | Mark | Kent | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells | Engineering | 9 | 2nd Award | Siddharth | Prasad | Lora | Lerner | Monta Vista High School | Wrist-aid: a Strain Sensitive Wrist Bandage for Keyboard Users to Maintain Correct Position to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Engineering | 9 | Honorable Mention | Omkar | Savant | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Creating an APSARR: Affordable Portable Search and Rescue Robot | Engineering | 9 | $100 Cash Award to Grades 9-10 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Akhilesh Ahilleas | Aji | Howell | Ivy | Valley Christian | Random Number Generation Through Use of Muonic Detection | Engineering | 9 | $100 Cash Award to Grades 9-10 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Gerrit Chi Luk | Orthlieb | Howell | Ivy | Valley Christian | Random Number Generation Through Use of Muonic Detection | Engineering | 9 | $100 First Place, Inez M. Lechner Award | Neil Kamal | Movva | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Novel Use of RC Circuits As Sensors in 3D Field HIDs | Engineering | 9 | 2nd place, $30 check and a book, Apatite to Zircon, Inc. Award | Jiwan | Kang | Charles | Mosher | Lynbrook High School | The Dimensions of the Truss on the Bridge's Weight Bearing Capacity | Engineering | 9 | 3rd Place Award - $100 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Omkar | Savant | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Creating an APSARR: Affordable Portable Search and Rescue Robot | Engineering | 9 | 3rd Place HS Award - $50 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Jiwan | Kang | Charles | Mosher | Lynbrook High School | The Dimensions of the Truss on the Bridge's Weight Bearing Capacity | Engineering | 9 | Best Project: $50, certificate, and voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Ronak | Gajrawala | Leonei | Carrillo | Summit San Jose | Optimizing Transportation for Crude Oil | Engineering | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and lapel pin, National Society of Professional Engineers | Akhilesh Ahilleas | Aji | Howell | Ivy | Valley Christian | Random Number Generation Through Use of Muonic Detection | Engineering | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and lapel pin, National Society of Professional Engineers | Gerrit Chi Luk | Orthlieb | Howell | Ivy | Valley Christian | Random Number Generation Through Use of Muonic Detection | Engineering | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Neil Kamal | Movva | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Novel Use of RC Circuits As Sensors in 3D Field HIDs | Engineering | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Omkar | Savant | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Creating an APSARR: Affordable Portable Search and Rescue Robot | Engineering | 9 | Certificate of Achievement, United States Air Force | Siddharth | Prasad | Lora | Lerner | Monta Vista High School | Wrist-aid: a Strain Sensitive Wrist Bandage for Keyboard Users to Maintain Correct Position to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Engineering | 9 | Gr 9-12, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Popular magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Nitya | Mani | Mark | Kent | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells | Engineering | 9 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Omkar | Savant | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Creating an APSARR: Affordable Portable Search and Rescue Robot | Engineering | 9 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Omkar | Savant | Rod | Wong | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Creating an APSARR: Affordable Portable Search and Rescue Robot | Engineering | 9 | Special Award :$75 & Certificate, Varian Medical Systems | Leela J. | Amladi | Roberta | Chisam | Saint Francis High School | Helping Forgetful Seniors Locate Items | Engineering | 10 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Sabera Jane | Talukder | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Pani Purification | Engineering | 10 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Adyota | Gupta | Elizabeth | McCracken | Monta Vista High School | Smart Vest: A Novel Approach to Bulletproof Vests | Engineering | 10 | 1st Award | Adyota | Gupta | Elizabeth | McCracken | Monta Vista High School | Smart Vest: A Novel Approach to Bulletproof Vests | Engineering | 10 | 1st Award | Sabera Jane | Talukder | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Pani Purification | Engineering | 10 | 2nd Award | Arjun V | Balasingam | William | Abb | Archbishop Mitty High School | Minimizing the Variability-Induced Power Overhead in Nanoscale SRAMs: Redundancy and Resiliency for Extremely Energy-Constrained Computing | Engineering | 10 | 2nd Award | Spoorthi Venkata | Davala | Pooya | Hajjarian | Monta Vista High School | Increasing the Efficiency of Photovoltaic Modules Even Under Cloudy Weather Conditions | Engineering | 10 | Honorable Mention | Lena Kitchley | Egbert | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Plant Power: An Alternate Method of Converting Solar Energy to Electricity | Engineering | 10 | $100 check and certificate, Wireless Communications Alliance | Sabera Jane | Talukder | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Pani Purification | Engineering | 10 | 1st Place Messenger Bag, Polo Shirt. Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Adyota | Gupta | Elizabeth | McCracken | Monta Vista High School | Smart Vest: A Novel Approach to Bulletproof Vests | Engineering | 10 | 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers | Spoorthi Venkata | Davala | Pooya | Hajjarian | Monta Vista High School | Increasing the Efficiency of Photovoltaic Modules Even Under Cloudy Weather Conditions | Engineering | 10 | 1st place student- High School - $100 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Sebastian James | McGriff | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Creating Sustainable Energy Using a Stirling Engine | Engineering | 10 | 2nd place student - High School - $50 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Arjun V | Balasingam | William | Abb | Archbishop Mitty High School | Minimizing the Variability-Induced Power Overhead in Nanoscale SRAMs: Redundancy and Resiliency for Extremely Energy-Constrained Computing | Engineering | 10 | Certificate, NOAA Medallion, letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Ian Dale | Berkstresser | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Real-Time Toxin Screening in Stormwater Drains | Engineering | 10 | First Place: $300 + Rambus backpack, Rambus | Arjun V | Balasingam | William | Abb | Archbishop Mitty High School | Minimizing the Variability-Induced Power Overhead in Nanoscale SRAMs: Redundancy and Resiliency for Extremely Energy-Constrained Computing | Engineering | 10 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Usha | Raman | Youssef | Ismail | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Novel, Pain Free Way to Measure Blood Sugar Levels | Engineering | 10 | GR 09-10: HP PhotoSmart C310a printer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Lena Kitchley | Egbert | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Plant Power: An Alternate Method of Converting Solar Energy to Electricity | Engineering | 10 | GR 10-12 Third place $100 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Sabera Jane | Talukder | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Pani Purification | Engineering | 10 | GR 11-12: HP PAVg6z Laptop Computer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Arjun V | Balasingam | William | Abb | Archbishop Mitty High School | Minimizing the Variability-Induced Power Overhead in Nanoscale SRAMs: Redundancy and Resiliency for Extremely Energy-Constrained Computing | Engineering | 10 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Adyota | Gupta | Elizabeth | McCracken | Monta Vista High School | Smart Vest: A Novel Approach to Bulletproof Vests | Engineering | 10 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Sarika | Bajaj | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Underwater Three Dimensional Mapping Camera Systems (UTDMCS) | Engineering | 10 | Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Adyota | Gupta | Elizabeth | McCracken | Monta Vista High School | Smart Vest: A Novel Approach to Bulletproof Vests | Engineering | 10 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Arjun V | Balasingam | William | Abb | Archbishop Mitty High School | Minimizing the Variability-Induced Power Overhead in Nanoscale SRAMs: Redundancy and Resiliency for Extremely Energy-Constrained Computing | Engineering | 10 | Outstanding Project: certificate plus voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Ian Dale | Berkstresser | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Real-Time Toxin Screening in Stormwater Drains | Engineering | 10 | Victory Sport Bag, Sonic Sound Speaker, Junior Tech Organizer, and Award Certificate in Folder, United States Air Force | Adyota | Gupta | Elizabeth | McCracken | Monta Vista High School | Smart Vest: A Novel Approach to Bulletproof Vests | Engineering | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | McKenna Pearl | Duzac | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | The Synthesis of Quantum Dots for Application in Solar Cell Efficiency | Engineering | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | The Pistonless, Full Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with only 4 Moving Parts | Engineering | 11 | Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Navjot | Singh | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Utilization of X-Ray Triboluminescence from Stick-Slip Friction in Peeling Tape | Engineering | 11 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | The Pistonless, Full Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with only 4 Moving Parts | Engineering | 11 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Navjot | Singh | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Utilization of X-Ray Triboluminescence from Stick-Slip Friction in Peeling Tape | Engineering | 11 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | The Pistonless, Full Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with only 4 Moving Parts | Engineering | 11 | 1st Award | McKenna Pearl | Duzac | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | The Synthesis of Quantum Dots for Application in Solar Cell Efficiency | Engineering | 11 | 1st Award | Navjot | Singh | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Utilization of X-Ray Triboluminescence from Stick-Slip Friction in Peeling Tape | Engineering | 11 | 1st Award | Kimberly Mary | Vaz | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method for the Development of a Flexible Sensor in Robotic Fingertip Use | Engineering | 11 | 1st Award | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | The Pistonless, Full Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with only 4 Moving Parts | Engineering | 11 | 2nd Award | Kristie | Kwak | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Heliotracker; An Innovative Solar Panel with Phototropic Technology | Engineering | 11 | 2nd Award | Ashley Hoi-Ming | Lai | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Heliotracker; An Innovative Solar Panel with Phototropic Technology | Engineering | 11 | 1st Place Award - $250 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Mason Christopher | Ivy | Howell | Ivy | Valley Christian | Individualized Communication Without Infrastructure | Engineering | 11 | 2nd Place: Polo Shirt. Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Mason Christopher | Ivy | Howell | Ivy | Valley Christian | Individualized Communication Without Infrastructure | Engineering | 11 | Certificate of Achievement and instructions for Pewter Medallion (to come), Yale Science and Engineering Association | Kimberly Mary | Vaz | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method for the Development of a Flexible Sensor in Robotic Fingertip Use | Engineering | 11 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Edward Lee | White | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Efficient Combinatoric Solution System | Engineering | 11 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Kristie | Kwak | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Heliotracker; An Innovative Solar Panel with Phototropic Technology | Engineering | 11 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Ashley Hoi-Ming | Lai | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Heliotracker; An Innovative Solar Panel with Phototropic Technology | Engineering | 11 | GR 10-12 First place $250 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | The Pistonless, Full Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with only 4 Moving Parts | Engineering | 11 | Gr 9-12, 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, Popular Science Magazine subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Jae Hoon | Kang | Howell | Ivy | Valley Christian | Silicon Encapsulation of Solar Panel - Going Green | Engineering | 11 | GR 9-12: First Place, $100, Book, T-shirt,Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | McKenna Pearl | Duzac | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | The Synthesis of Quantum Dots for Application in Solar Cell Efficiency | Engineering | 11 | GR: 9-12: Third Place, $25, T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | The Pistonless, Full Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with only 4 Moving Parts | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | McKenna Pearl | Duzac | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | The Synthesis of Quantum Dots for Application in Solar Cell Efficiency | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Evan | Xue | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Approach to 3D Motion Tracking System. | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | The Pistonless, Full Stroke Internal Combustion Engine with only 4 Moving Parts | Engineering | 11 | HM Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Kadhirvel | Manickam | Bruce | Kawanami | Monta Vista High School | Facio (Emergency Solar Heat Powered Cooking Apparatus) | Engineering | 11 | HM Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Christopher | Oh | Bruce | Kawanami | Monta Vista High School | Facio (Emergency Solar Heat Powered Cooking Apparatus) | Engineering | 11 | Honorable Mention Award-Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Sinjin Michael | Baglin | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Maximizing the Energy to Volume Ratio of a Compact Vandium Reduction Oxidation Battery | Engineering | 11 | Honorable Mention Award-Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Jacob Truong | Nguyen | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Maximizing the Energy to Volume Ratio of a Compact Vandium Reduction Oxidation Battery | Engineering | 11 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Navjot | Singh | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Utilization of X-Ray Triboluminescence from Stick-Slip Friction in Peeling Tape | Engineering | 11 | Special Award :$75 & Certificate, Varian Medical Systems | Edward Lee | White | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Efficient Combinatoric Solution System | Engineering | 12 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Emily | To | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Implementing Novel Cellular Plasma Membrane-Infused Artificial Bilayers for Drug Screening and Electrophysiological Characterization | Engineering | 12 | Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Ajay Uday | Mandlekar | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Engineering | 12 | Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Jingyu | Oh | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Engineering | 12 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Ajay Uday | Mandlekar | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Engineering | 12 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Jingyu | Oh | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Engineering | 12 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Emily | To | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Implementing Novel Cellular Plasma Membrane-Infused Artificial Bilayers for Drug Screening and Electrophysiological Characterization | Engineering | 12 | 1st Award | Emily | To | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Implementing Novel Cellular Plasma Membrane-Infused Artificial Bilayers for Drug Screening and Electrophysiological Characterization | Engineering | 12 | 1st Award | Alistair William | Twombly | Craig | Young | Wilcox High School | Mimicking Human Measures of Textual Similarity with River-Formation Dynamics Algorithm | Engineering | 12 | 1st Award | Ajay Uday | Mandlekar | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Engineering | 12 | 1st Award | Jingyu | Oh | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Engineering | 12 | 1st place student- High School - $100 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Ashley | Valdivia | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Creating Sustainable Energy Using a Stirling Engine | Engineering | 12 | 1st place, $50 check and a book, Apatite to Zircon, Inc. Award | Alex John | Kasses | Craig | Young | Wilcox High School | The Generation of Electricity by Piezoelectric Ocean Walls | Engineering | 12 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Ajay Uday | Mandlekar | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Engineering | 12 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Jingyu | Oh | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Utilization of Recombination Techniques and Pseudorandom Sequences in Sound Steganography | Environmental Sciences | 6 | Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Rajiv Krishna | Nelakanti | Jay | Martino | Cupertino Middle School | Effect of Acidity on Phytoremediation of Copper Using Indian Mustard. | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 1st Award | Vivian Ruoh-Yun | Chiang | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Greenhouse Effect and Warming Of the Surface | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 1st Award | Rajiv Krishna | Nelakanti | Jay | Martino | Cupertino Middle School | Effect of Acidity on Phytoremediation of Copper Using Indian Mustard. | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 2nd Award | Brian Christopher | Delaney | Doug | Core | Springer School | Purifying Water Via Evapotranspiration | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 2nd Award | Eva Elise | Szoboszlay | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Soak Up Oil! | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 2nd Award | Joshua Zachir | Upham | David | Pardue | Carden Day School of San Jose | Which Type of Environmental Waste can be Used to Filter Water? | Environmental Sciences | 6 | Honorable Mention | Tania Lanthy | Pham | Kanchan | Bhandare | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Which Materials Make the Best Insulator? | Environmental Sciences | 6 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Shreya Rajesh | Khandewale | Martin | Wiedemann | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Living Roofs | Environmental Sciences | 6 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Eva Elise | Szoboszlay | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Soak Up Oil! | Environmental Sciences | 6 | Honorable Mention MS - cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Afrah | Siddiqi | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Riprap:Erosion Stop | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st Award | Zahra Bismah | Masood | Shagufta | Akhtar | Granada Islamic School | The Effectiveness of Bioremediation with Different and Varying Concentrations of Essential Elements | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st Award | Nilay Sanjay | Sawant | Kai | Brown | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | A Comparison of Viscosities of Different Biofuels at Various Temperatures | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 2nd Award | Rabia | Mohiuddin | Shagufta | Akhtar | Granada Islamic School | The Effect of Oil Spills on Aquatic Plants | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 2nd Award | Varun Jayannath | Venkatesh | Codrutza | Popescu | Miller Middle School | Helping Fish Breathe: Solving the world's deoxygenation problems | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Shanaya | Nagendran | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | How Gray can You Go? Growing Plants with Reused Water | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Vandana Karempudi | Reddy | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Backyard Powerplants: Watt is Mud/Compost Energy? | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Mallika Nithya | Yeleswarapu | Sujata | Reast | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Ocean Acidification: The Effect of Ocean pH on Marine Calcifiers | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Avi S | Khemani | Kristen | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Impact of Reducing Ethanol Alcohol On Hand Sanitizer | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Manan A | Shah | Kristen | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Impact of Reducing Ethanol Alcohol On Hand Sanitizer | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st Place - Multi-volume Set of Books on the Marine Environment and 4 Aquarium Tickets, Monterey Bay Aquarium | Varun Jayannath | Venkatesh | Codrutza | Popescu | Miller Middle School | Helping Fish Breathe: Solving the world's deoxygenation problems | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st place AWG SFBA Chapter Invite to annual Outstanding Student Award Banquet, SAGE Certificate, gift certificate, and one-year AWG Student Membership, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter | Mallika Nithya | Yeleswarapu | Sujata | Reast | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Ocean Acidification: The Effect of Ocean pH on Marine Calcifiers | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Best Project: $50, certificate, and voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Mallika Nithya | Yeleswarapu | Sujata | Reast | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Ocean Acidification: The Effect of Ocean pH on Marine Calcifiers | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Shanaya | Nagendran | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | How Gray can You Go? Growing Plants with Reused Water | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Vandana Karempudi | Reddy | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Backyard Powerplants: Watt is Mud/Compost Energy? | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, American Meteorological Society | Mallika Nithya | Yeleswarapu | Sujata | Reast | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Ocean Acidification: The Effect of Ocean pH on Marine Calcifiers | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Certificate, NOAA Medallion, letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Ariel Nuan-Ying | Pan | Jennifer | Carleton | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Is the Water All the Same Along the San Francisco Bay Shoreline? | Environmental Sciences | 7 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Vandana Karempudi | Reddy | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Backyard Powerplants: Watt is Mud/Compost Energy? | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Gr 6-8, 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Popular Science Magazine Subscrtiption, Certicate; ISEF Cert & medallion mailed from ASM Educational Foundation,, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Nilay Sanjay | Sawant | Kai | Brown | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | A Comparison of Viscosities of Different Biofuels at Various Temperatures | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Lab coat, Labcoat Award for Lab Bench Finesse | Zahra Bismah | Masood | Shagufta | Akhtar | Granada Islamic School | The Effectiveness of Bioremediation with Different and Varying Concentrations of Essential Elements | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Outstanding Project: certificate plus voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Varun Jayannath | Venkatesh | Codrutza | Popescu | Miller Middle School | Helping Fish Breathe: Solving the world's deoxygenation problems | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Vineet Sai | Kosaraju | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Optimization of Biofuel Production from the Algae Nannochloropsis oculata. | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Maya Danielle | Miklos | Linda | Luo | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Soiling Our Earth? | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Nupur | Maheshwari | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Lights, Algae, Photosynthesis! | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Bita Rashed | Naimi | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Lights, Algae, Photosynthesis! | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | Aditi | Mittal | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Organic Chlorinated Compounds in the Environment: Nano-particle Remediation of Trihalomethane | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | Manasa | Susarla | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Which Vegetable Oil Biodiesel is an Effective Substitute for Diesel Fuel? | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | David Ray | Bahar | George | Flores | Britton Middle School | How Do Oil Spills Affect Aquatic Plants? | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | Andrew | Liu | George | Flores | Britton Middle School | How Do Oil Spills Affect Aquatic Plants? | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Honorable Mention | Anusuya | Arjavalingam | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Bioretention in a Box: Protecting Our Bay From Nitrates and Phophates | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Honorable Mention | Meera Reddy | Rachamallu | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Bioretention in a Box: Protecting Our Bay From Nitrates and Phophates | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Place Award - $100 Cash plus framed certs and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Amrita | Venkatraman | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Fast Food Frenzy: Using Potato Products to Create and Test the Quality of Bioplastics | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd pl MS- $100 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Kristen | Ko | Benjamin | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Natural Filtering of Storm Water Runoff | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Certificate of Excellence from National AWG, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter | Swetha | Revanur | Leanne | Bennett | Quimby Oak School | Lake Cunningham versus Neighborhood Lake | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, American Meteorological Society | Swetha | Revanur | Leanne | Bennett | Quimby Oak School | Lake Cunningham versus Neighborhood Lake | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Gr 6-8, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash,Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Aditi | Mittal | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Organic Chlorinated Compounds in the Environment: Nano-particle Remediation of Trihalomethane | Environmental Sciences | 9 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Rani Shree | Mavram | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Biodegradable Plastics: Producing an Economical Starch-Based Plastic With High Tensile Strength, Water Resistance, and Biodegradability Through Gelatinization | Environmental Sciences | 9 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Anusha | Sundar | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Biodegradable Plastics: Producing an Economical Starch-Based Plastic With High Tensile Strength, Water Resistance, and Biodegradability Through Gelatinization | Environmental Sciences | 9 | 1st Award | Somya | Khare | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Rhizofiltration Using Brassica Plants to Remove Heavy Metal Contamination from Water | Environmental Sciences | 9 | 2nd Award | Maya Anusha | Josyula | Jessica | Cormany | Homestead High School | Determining Optimal Roofing Materials for Cities with Diverse Climates | Environmental Sciences | 9 | $100 First Place, Inez M. Lechner Award | Paramjyot Singh | Panesar | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Renewable Energy: Efficient Desalination | Environmental Sciences | 9 | 1st place $50 and a certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Sara | Ye | Preeti | Diwan | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Methane Production with Cow Manure | Environmental Sciences | 9 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter | Sara | Ye | Preeti | Diwan | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Methane Production with Cow Manure | Environmental Sciences | 10 | 1st Award | Anika | Gupta | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Biofuel Production: Determination of Cellobiase Concentration in Various Fungi. | Environmental Sciences | 10 | 2nd Award | Brooke Murphy | Ahmed | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Effect of Toxins in Runoff Water on Daphnia magna | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Honorable Mention | Akruti Mahesh | Gupta | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | The Effects of Oil-Polluted Water on Multiple Generations of Pea Plants and Methods to Reverse the Effects | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Brooke Murphy | Ahmed | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Effect of Toxins in Runoff Water on Daphnia magna | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Christine Veronica | Bernal | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Biodiversity in the Waters of the Lower Pajaro River Region | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Caroline Emi | Fukawa | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | How do Different Variables Affect the Amount of Bacteria in Different Types of Water? | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Individual: $30 cash and a book, The ROD Women in Science Award | Sinead Megumi | Jernigan | Kristofer | Orre | Gilroy High School | Does Tsunami Debris Have a Toxic Effect on Marine Life? | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Soumya Bhat | Kandukuri | Joanne | Quan | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method of Biodegrading Bisphenol-A in Polyethylene Terephthalate for Hydrolytic Stability in the North Pacific Gyre | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Zoe Alice | Pennington | Joanne | Quan | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method of Biodegrading Bisphenol-A in Polyethylene Terephthalate for Hydrolytic Stability in the North Pacific Gyre | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Emily Liwen | Chu | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Maximization of An Enzymatic Fuel Cell's Power Output | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Payal N. | Modi | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Maximization of An Enzymatic Fuel Cell's Power Output | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Honorable Mention | Sarat | Calamur | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mycoremediation of Household Hazardous Waste Through Pleurotus Ostreatus | Environmental Sciences | 11 | $100 Cash Award, Certificate, Schonert Award | Sarat | Calamur | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mycoremediation of Household Hazardous Waste Through Pleurotus Ostreatus | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Place HS Award - $100 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Kellie Miyeko | Melton | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | The Effects of Urban Runoff in Storm Drains on Marine Life | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Place HS Award - $100 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Gerline Gueco | Reyes | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | The Effects of Urban Runoff in Storm Drains on Marine Life | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Frances Li | Chen | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Mutagenic Effects of Contaminants in Local Tap Water on Salmonella typhimurium | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, American Meteorological Society | Rebeka | Dawit | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | How DoWindpower Turbines Affect the Aquatic Life Surrounding Them? | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, American Meteorological Society | Jasmine Nicole | Green | Kamini | Nirula | Santa Teresa High School | How DoWindpower Turbines Affect the Aquatic Life Surrounding Them? | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Frances Li | Chen | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Mutagenic Effects of Contaminants in Local Tap Water on Salmonella typhimurium | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Preethi | Padmanaban | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | GM Plants: Manipulating Extracellular pH to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Transformation in E. coli | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Robert John | DeGregorio | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Assessing Aggregate Absorption of Lead and Nickel Through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica nigra | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Bill | Nguyen | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Assessing Aggregate Absorption of Lead and Nickel Through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica nigra | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 1st Award | Arun | Chakravorty | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Carbon Dioxide Sequestor to Reduce C02 in Car Exhaust | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 1st Award | Preethi | Padmanaban | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | GM Plants: Manipulating Extracellular pH to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Transformation in E. coli | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 1st Award | Robert John | DeGregorio | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Assessing Aggregate Absorption of Lead and Nickel Through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica nigra | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 1st Award | Bill | Nguyen | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Assessing Aggregate Absorption of Lead and Nickel Through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica nigra | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 2nd Award | Adam Joseph | Gramling | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Advanced Oceanic Oil Recovery and Extraction Using Ferromagnetic Fluids | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 2nd Award | Keltan Guillaume | Lawler | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Advanced Oceanic Oil Recovery and Extraction Using Ferromagnetic Fluids | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Neha | Kumar | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Mutagenic Effects of Contaminants in Local Tap Water on Salmonella typhimurium | Environmental Sciences | 12 | First Place: $100 Cash, Achievement Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Robert John | DeGregorio | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Assessing Aggregate Absorption of Lead and Nickel Through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica nigra | Environmental Sciences | 12 | First Place: $100 Cash, Achievement Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Bill | Nguyen | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Assessing Aggregate Absorption of Lead and Nickel Through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica nigra | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Neha | Kumar | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Mutagenic Effects of Contaminants in Local Tap Water on Salmonella typhimurium | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 6 | 1st Award | Mythri | Ambatipudi | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Bitter-Sweet Therapy | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 6 | 2nd Award | Melinda Faith | Colbert | Cathleen | Johnson | Solorsano (Ascencion) Middle School | Differences in Peripheral Vision Between Middle School Students Who Have Normal Vision and Those Medically Dependent on Glasses | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 7 | 1st Award | Sophia Louiza | Dahmani | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Natural vs Synthetic Antibiotics | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 7 | 2nd Award | Murad Nazer | Awad | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Better Protection - Cloth Or Sunscreen? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 7 | 2nd Award | Kian | Lechner | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Better Protection - Cloth Or Sunscreen? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Anin | Sayana | Ali | Haghighi | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Novel Configuration of Carbon Nanotubes to Selectively Target Chemotherapy-Resistant Cancer Stem Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | 1st Award | Jonathan F | Fung | Khadija | Iyer | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Caffeine Effect on Daphnia Magna Heart Rate: (Can too much coffee cause tachycardia?) | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | 1st Award | Anin | Sayana | Ali | Haghighi | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Novel Configuration of Carbon Nanotubes to Selectively Target Chemotherapy-Resistant Cancer Stem Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | Honorable Mention | Vivian Vu | Dao | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Is There a Significant Difference In the Cleanliness of Water After Aging? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | Honorable Mention | John David | Morales-Castillo | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | Energy Drink or "Unenergy" Drink? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Anin | Sayana | Ali | Haghighi | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Novel Configuration of Carbon Nanotubes to Selectively Target Chemotherapy-Resistant Cancer Stem Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | GR 6-8: First Place, $75, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Anin | Sayana | Ali | Haghighi | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Novel Configuration of Carbon Nanotubes to Selectively Target Chemotherapy-Resistant Cancer Stem Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 9 | 1st Award | Tanay | Tandon | Amy | Ripp | Cupertino High School | An Implementation of Electro-Conductive Ionic Properties of Plasmatic Bodily Fluids in a Novel Conductometric Based Analysis for the Advanced Detection of Leukemia Based Hemotological Malignancies | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 9 | 2nd Award | Vedant | Thayagaraj | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Effect of 'Raja Yoga' on Objective and Subjective Sleep Parameters in Teens - A Pilot Home Sleep Monitoring Study | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 9 | $100 First Place, Inez M. Lechner Award | Nikash Dev | Shankar | Ali | Haghighi | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Insulin and Insulin Sensitizers: A Novel Theraputic Approach for the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease in Type II Diabetes Mellitus | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 9 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Stanley | Xie | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | An Examination of the Oncogenic E-Cadherin Through C. Elegans and Its Extensive Effects upon Metastasis | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Anna Teresa | Thomas | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Modulation of HIF-1 alpha and Pro-Inflammatory Mediators by GABAergic Signaling: Identification of TNFR1 Inhibition As a Novel Preventative Strategy against Interneuron Dysfunction in Autistic Spectrum Disorders | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Emily S. | Wang | Ali | Haghighi | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Can it Bee? Investigating Anti-Cancer Agent Propolis | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | 1st Award | Anna Teresa | Thomas | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Modulation of HIF-1 alpha and Pro-Inflammatory Mediators by GABAergic Signaling: Identification of TNFR1 Inhibition As a Novel Preventative Strategy against Interneuron Dysfunction in Autistic Spectrum Disorders | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | 2nd Award | Emily S. | Wang | Ali | Haghighi | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Can it Bee? Investigating Anti-Cancer Agent Propolis | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | GR 10-12 Second place $150 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Monica Himaani | Bodd | Jennifer | Gerlach | Valley Christian | Bacterial Induced Apoptosis of Various Cancerous Tissues | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Nikhil | Buduma | Patrick | Adams | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Pertussis Toxin Mediated Inhibition of Leukocyte Trafficking into Lung Tissue | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | $100 American Express gift check, plaque, certificate and 6-week summer internship, MedImmune | Nikhil | Buduma | Patrick | Adams | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Pertussis Toxin Mediated Inhibition of Leukocyte Trafficking into Lung Tissue | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 1st Award | Soumya | Banna | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Noise Destroys - The Physical & Mental Effects of Noise Pollution | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 1st Award | Nikhil | Buduma | Patrick | Adams | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Pertussis Toxin Mediated Inhibition of Leukocyte Trafficking into Lung Tissue | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 2nd Award | Eyobed | Mesfun | Jennifer | Gerlach | Valley Christian | The Effects of Electric & Magnetic Fields with Negative Charges & Varying Frequencies in the Cell Line U-87 Mg & Escherichia Coli | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 2nd Award | Ramya | Swami | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Effects of Dietary Vitamin D on the Progression of Breast Tumors in Mice | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 2nd Award | Sanjna | Verma | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Effects of Dietary Vitamin D on the Progression of Breast Tumors in Mice | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Honorable Mention | Deepika Cherukure | Bodapati | Suzanne | Colvin | Presentation High School | Investigation of the Potential Role of PKM2 as a PET Molecular Imaging Target | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Honorable Mention | Nicki | Naddaf | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Does Sleep Deprivation Increase the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Honorable Mention | Anne Yang | Zeng | Katherine | Moser | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Evaluating Compounds That Inhibit Tau Missorting as Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | $500 savings bond and plaque (if group project, savings bond $250/ea for 2 ppl; $150/ea for 3 ppl; $125/ea for 4 ppl) All receive Plaques., California Society for Biomedical Research - Ron Orta Excellence in Biomedical Research Award | Anika | Radiya-Dixit | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Analysing the Effects of Deferoxamine Patches for Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology | Soumya Lakshmi | Kurnool | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Suppression: Overexpression of p53 in Mouse Lung Tumor Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | First Place: $100 Cash, Certificate and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter | Michelle Lily | Chang | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | The Determination of the Effects of Panax Ginseng C.A. Meyer on the Nervous System of Caenorhabditis elegans | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | GR 10-12 Second place $150 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Nick Alexander | Angelillis | Jennifer | Gerlach | Valley Christian | Bacterial Induced Apoptosis of Various Cancerous Tissues | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Anika | Radiya-Dixit | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Analysing the Effects of Deferoxamine Patches for Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Shubha Srinivas | Raghvendra | Linda | Segal | Saint Francis High School | A Microfluidic-Based Single Cell Analysis Identifies a Critically Depleted Vasculogenic Subpopulation in Diabetes | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Shubha Srinivas | Raghvendra | Linda | Segal | Saint Francis High School | A Microfluidic-Based Single Cell Analysis Identifies a Critically Depleted Vasculogenic Subpopulation in Diabetes | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | 1st Award | Shubha Srinivas | Raghvendra | Linda | Segal | Saint Francis High School | A Microfluidic-Based Single Cell Analysis Identifies a Critically Depleted Vasculogenic Subpopulation in Diabetes | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | 2nd Award | Brian Tshao | Do | Huong | Tran | Silver Creek High School | Genes On Steriods: Gene Upregulation by Promoter - Targeting RNAs in Caenorphabditis elegans | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | 2nd Award | Sonia A. | Patel | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Dysregulated BMPRii/TGFbeta Signaling Impairs Elastin Fiber Assembly in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | Brian Tshao | Do | Huong | Tran | Silver Creek High School | Genes On Steriods: Gene Upregulation by Promoter - Targeting RNAs in Caenorphabditis elegans | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Olgaby | Martinez | Jessica | Goldstein | KIPP San Jose Collegiate | Effectiveness of Sunscreen at Preventing Solar UV-Induced Alterations of Human Stratum Corneum | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter | Shubha Srinivas | Raghvendra | Linda | Segal | Saint Francis High School | A Microfluidic-Based Single Cell Analysis Identifies a Critically Depleted Vasculogenic Subpopulation in Diabetes | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | John | Ghantous | Teresa | Lesieutre | Canyon Heights Academy | Wind Power | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | Holly Marie | Jackson | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Super Sound Science | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | James Brent | Kanuch | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | How Does Mass and Speed Affect Impact Force? | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | Charlotte Niamh | Thompson | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | Collapsed | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Muhammad Muayad | Alsharif | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | Unleash the Power of a Pinwheel | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Sean McCrory | Mignosa | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | I'm Floating, I'm Floating, Now Push Me! | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Nickhil C. | Tekwani | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | The Spectrum of Light & Solar Cells | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Ryan Parker | Siu | May | Samari | Oak Avenue School | What Is the Effect Of Salinity and Water Temperature on Light Intensity Underwater? | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Anand | Subramanyan | May | Samari | Oak Avenue School | What Is the Effect Of Salinity and Water Temperature on Light Intensity Underwater? | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Umelbanin Mohammad | Alofi | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Using Surface Tension | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Nadeeya Nasrin | Amjadi | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Rubber-Band Powered Cart | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Anuv | Gupta | Martin | Wiedemann | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Blown Away With Windmills | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Tithi | Mandal | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Efficiency of a Solar Panel Depending on it's Temperature | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Keyshaun R. | McLeod | Gloria | Whitaker-Daniels | Greene Scholars Program | Which Football Tackle is Most Effective? | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Casey Larson | Cheng | Hayley | Dupuy | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Stomp Rocket Angles | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Robert Brendan | Mora | Hayley | Dupuy | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Stomp Rocket Angles | Physics | 6 | $50 Cash Award, Hegland Award | Sean McCrory | Mignosa | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | I'm Floating, I'm Floating, Now Push Me! | Physics | 6 | Certificate of Achievement, United States Air Force | Nilarun | Sanyal | Pritha | Roy | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Finding the Launch Angle at Which the Launch Distance is the Highest | Physics | 6 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Holly Marie | Jackson | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Super Sound Science | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Sneha Shri | Bhetanabhotla | Benjamin | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Energy Generation Using Reverse Electrowetting | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Ishani Aniruddha | Karmarkar | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Unlocking Nature's Secret to Green and Efficient Solar Energy | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Akshaya | Karthikeyan | Krista | Woodward | Don Callejon Middle Sch. | Which Liquid Cools Faster After Heating to a Limited Amount of Time and Temperature? | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Albert | Tseng | Jason | Robertson | Redwood Middle School | Effect of Arrow Weight on Flight Distance | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Shashank H. | Dholakia | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | The Sky is No Limit - A Comparative Observation of the Variable Stars Beta-Lyrae and Delta-Cephei Using Accurate Backyard Photometry | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Shishir H. | Dholakia | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | The Sky is No Limit - A Comparative Observation of the Variable Stars Beta-Lyrae and Delta-Cephei Using Accurate Backyard Photometry | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Pratik | Gongloor | Aru | Hill | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Measuring Light Scattering with Turbid Samples with Different Wavelengths of Light | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Michael Lawrence | Hand | Wayne | Thompson | English (C.T.) Middle School | Heat Transfer in an Incandescent Lamp: An Investigation by Computer-Controlled Experiment | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Benjamin J. | Ma | David | Pardue | Carden Day School of San Jose | Just What the Spin Doctor Ordered: Lubricants on a rotating Axle | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Sanam Suraj | Nagvekar | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Power to the Ping-Pong Player | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Hibah | Wasim | Yazmin T | Rosa | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Competition Between Metals | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Nilan | Emmanuel | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Magnets to the Rescue | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Viraj | Ghosh | Beth | Carlson | Terman Middle School | The Mpemba Effect Restricted to Liquids? | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Roxanna | Hashemi | Shagufta | Akhtar | Granada Islamic School | The Effect of Cell phone standard, distance and position electromagnetic radiations | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Clayton C | Moore | David | Pardue | Carden Day School of San Jose | How Does Visible Light Affect Temperature? | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Dylan S | Patel | Lindon | Richards | Milpitas Christian School | What is the Fastest Way to Cool a Soda? | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Srivatsav | Pyda | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Effect of Shape and Material on Reflected Light | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Eric Kevin | Wang | Pronati | Mondal | Challenger - Almaden | Rolling With Resistance | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Maxwell | Yun | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | How Does Pressure of a Fluid Entering a Tesla Turbine Affect its RPM Output | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Shira Rebecca | Davidson | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | The Bouyancy of Balloons | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Vandita | Pendse | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | The Bouyancy of Balloons | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Sydney Mei | Sheffield | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | The Bouyancy of Balloons | Physics | 7 | $50 Cash Award, Hegland Award | Benjamin J. | Ma | David | Pardue | Carden Day School of San Jose | Just What the Spin Doctor Ordered: Lubricants on a rotating Axle | Physics | 7 | 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash plus framed cert and Popular Science Magazine subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Gajan | Nagaraj | Kelsey | Riley | KIPP Heartwood Academy | Force on Fiber Optics: Effect of Stress on Birefringence in Optical Fiber | Physics | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Maxwell | Yun | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | How Does Pressure of a Fluid Entering a Tesla Turbine Affect its RPM Output | Physics | 7 | Certificate of Achievement, United States Air Force | Shashank H. | Dholakia | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | The Sky is No Limit - A Comparative Observation of the Variable Stars Beta-Lyrae and Delta-Cephei Using Accurate Backyard Photometry | Physics | 7 | Certificate of Achievement, United States Air Force | Shishir H. | Dholakia | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | The Sky is No Limit - A Comparative Observation of the Variable Stars Beta-Lyrae and Delta-Cephei Using Accurate Backyard Photometry | Physics | 7 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum | Ishani Aniruddha | Karmarkar | Krista | Howell-Nguyen | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Unlocking Nature's Secret to Green and Efficient Solar Energy | Physics | 7 | GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Burhaan Amhed | Syed | Shagufta | Akhtar | Granada Islamic School | Ceiling Height and Room Temperature | Physics | 7 | Gr 6-8, 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, Popular Science Magazine subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Kerry Elizabeth | Kovacevic | Rachel | Hager | Buchser Middle School | Metal vs Metal: The coefficient of Thermal Expansion | Physics | 7 | GR 6-8: Second Place, $50, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Sneha Shri | Bhetanabhotla | Benjamin | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Energy Generation Using Reverse Electrowetting | Physics | 7 | Special Award :$75 & Certificate, Varian Medical Systems | Michael Lawrence | Hand | Wayne | Thompson | English (C.T.) Middle School | Heat Transfer in an Incandescent Lamp: An Investigation by Computer-Controlled Experiment | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Paul August | Dennig | Ricky | Hu | Blach Intermediate School | "Where's Grandma?": Indoor Wireless Navigation Systems for Alzheimer's Patients | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Nandeeka Divya | Nayak | Linda | Luo | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | How Does the Amount of Sugar in Different Liquids Affect its Index of Refraction? | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Kaushik Krishna | Sankar | Youssef | Ismail | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Study of the Energy Efficiencies in Different Insects | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Andrew Cyril | Shacker | Pritha | Roy | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Aerial Twist | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Rishabh Uday | Chandra | Kristen | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | The Effect of Temperature Variation on the Current Output of Photovoltaic Silicon Solar Panels | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Jonathan QuanXuan | Ma | Kristen | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | The Effect of Temperature Variation on the Current Output of Photovoltaic Silicon Solar Panels | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Peter Kenneth | Brownlee | Fred | Berghout | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Observing Cosmic Rays | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Aleksandar George | Kalman | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Lets Fly: Experimenting with Propulsion Force | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Rahul Kasthuri | Sarathy | Youssef | Ismail | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Imitating Trees to Improve Solar Panel Placement | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Russel Phillip | Tsai | Ann | Lorey | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Efficiency of Lighting Technologies | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Abhay | Aanabathula | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Busting the Boundaries on the Trampoline | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Nihar Goel | Agrawal | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Busting the Boundaries on the Trampoline | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Miles Savage | Albert | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Busting the Boundaries on the Trampoline | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Carissa Angela | Borello | Nicholas | Guttadauro | Saint Christopher School | Can You Hear Me Now? | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Maya Alexandra | De La Torre | Nicholas | Guttadauro | Saint Christopher School | Can You Hear Me Now? | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Ethan Schuyler | Bair | Linh | Pham | Old Orchard School | Please Fletch Your Arrows | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Yasha | Ektefaie | Ricky | Hu | Blach Intermediate School | Cooling the Solar Panel | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Zachariah Yusuf | Lichtenberg | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Sound Travel on Mars | Physics | 8 | $100 Cash Award to Grades 7-8 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Paul August | Dennig | Ricky | Hu | Blach Intermediate School | "Where's Grandma?": Indoor Wireless Navigation Systems for Alzheimer's Patients | Physics | 8 | 1st place student- Middle School - $100 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Nandeeka Divya | Nayak | Linda | Luo | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | How Does the Amount of Sugar in Different Liquids Affect its Index of Refraction? | Physics | 8 | 2nd place student - Middle School - $50 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Zachariah Yusuf | Lichtenberg | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Sound Travel on Mars | Physics | 8 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Zachariah Yusuf | Lichtenberg | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Sound Travel on Mars | Physics | 8 | Certificate of Achievement, United States Air Force | Andrew Cyril | Shacker | Pritha | Roy | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Aerial Twist | Physics | 8 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum | Paul August | Dennig | Ricky | Hu | Blach Intermediate School | "Where's Grandma?": Indoor Wireless Navigation Systems for Alzheimer's Patients | Physics | 8 | GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Paul August | Dennig | Ricky | Hu | Blach Intermediate School | "Where's Grandma?": Indoor Wireless Navigation Systems for Alzheimer's Patients | Physics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Poulomi | Banerjee | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Almaden | Human Body: Source of Battery Power | Physics | 9 | 1st Award | Namrata Ramya | Balasingam | Ronald | Nicoletti | Archbishop Mitty High School | Murray's Principle of Minimum Work and the Biomimetic Design of Efficient Microfluidic Networks for Tissue Engineering | Physics | 9 | 1st Award | Omneha | Amujala | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Sturdy Birdie | Physics | 9 | 1st Award | Elaine Nguyen | Luu | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Sturdy Birdie | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Vadim | Korolik | Janet | Fenker | Archbishop Mitty High School | Using Archimedes' Principle to Study Heat Transfer | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Alexander | Wang | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | TRUSSworthy Bridges-How the Central Angle Affects the Force Supported | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Vivian | Zhang | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | TRUSSworthy Bridges-How the Central Angle Affects the Force Supported | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Leah | Hails | Kelly | Hails | Homeschool-Hails | Aerodynamic Performance of Gliders in Wind Tunnels | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Himani Eddy | Aligireddy | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Camera's Speed | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Brigitte | Dang | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Camera's Speed | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Matthew Z | Huang | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Inhibiting Combustion Through Low-Pressure Sound Wave Rarefactions | Physics | 9 | Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation | Leah | Hails | Kelly | Hails | Homeschool-Hails | Aerodynamic Performance of Gliders in Wind Tunnels | Physics | 9 | GR 09-10: HP PhotoSmart C310a printer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Leah | Hails | Kelly | Hails | Homeschool-Hails | Aerodynamic Performance of Gliders in Wind Tunnels | Physics | 9 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Vadim | Korolik | Janet | Fenker | Archbishop Mitty High School | Using Archimedes' Principle to Study Heat Transfer | Physics | 9 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Matthew Z | Huang | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Inhibiting Combustion Through Low-Pressure Sound Wave Rarefactions | Physics | 9 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Namrata Ramya | Balasingam | Ronald | Nicoletti | Archbishop Mitty High School | Murray's Principle of Minimum Work and the Biomimetic Design of Efficient Microfluidic Networks for Tissue Engineering | Physics | 9 | Second Place: $200 + Rambus backpack, Rambus | Namrata Ramya | Balasingam | Ronald | Nicoletti | Archbishop Mitty High School | Murray's Principle of Minimum Work and the Biomimetic Design of Efficient Microfluidic Networks for Tissue Engineering | Physics | 10 | 1st Award | Vikas Chandra | Bhetanabhotla | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | A Novel Approach to Combating Brain Tumors Using Hyperpolarized C13 NMR | Physics | 10 | 2nd Award | Jessica | Chiu | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | A Photogrammetry Comparison of Wing Architecture and Kinematics in Both Insects and Birds | Physics | 10 | Honorable Mention | Christopher | Fu | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Inhibiting Combustion Through Low-Pressure Sound Wave Rarefactions | Physics | 10 | 1st Place HS Award - $150 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Avisha | Kumar | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | 1st Place HS Award - $150 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Abha | Pandey | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | 1st Place HS Award - $150 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Sana | Rahim | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | 2nd Place Award - $150 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Avisha | Kumar | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | 2nd Place Award - $150 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Abha | Pandey | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | 2nd Place Award - $150 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Sana | Rahim | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Christopher | Fu | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - Upper School Campus | Inhibiting Combustion Through Low-Pressure Sound Wave Rarefactions | Physics | 10 | Team: $60 cash to share and a book to each winner, The ROD Women in Science Award | Avisha | Kumar | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | Team: $60 cash to share and a book to each winner, The ROD Women in Science Award | Abha | Pandey | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 10 | Team: $60 cash to share and a book to each winner, The ROD Women in Science Award | Sana | Rahim | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Monitoring Earthquake Damage Through Frequency, Soil Displacement and Foundation Damage | Physics | 11 | 1st Award | Debnil A. | Sur | Youssef | Ismail | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of TiO2 Coating on Photovoltaic Cells | Physics | 11 | 2nd Award | Quinn Campbell | Winters | Kenneth | Iams | Lynbrook High School | Novel Statistical Photonics Using Mathematical Models | Physics | 11 | 2nd place $40 and a Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Claire Marie | Huestis | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Powerful Wind Power | Physics | 12 | Honorable Mention | Samantha | Gonzalez | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | What's Your Shooting Angle? | Physics | 12 | Honorable Mention | Stacey Amy | Huang | Scott | Lubbs | Evergreen Valley High School | Fit for Flying? On the Viability of Optical Lift: The Effect of Optical Wing Composition on its Perpendicular Displacement | Physics | 12 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Stacey Amy | Huang | Scott | Lubbs | Evergreen Valley High School | Fit for Flying? On the Viability of Optical Lift: The Effect of Optical Wing Composition on its Perpendicular Displacement | Zoology | 6 | 1st Award | Ethan Joseph | Crawford | Cathleen | Johnson | Solorsano (Ascencion) Middle School | Daphnia and Sugar | Zoology | 6 | 1st Award | Riley John | Kafka | Cathleen | Johnson | Solorsano (Ascencion) Middle School | Daphnia and Sugar | Zoology | 6 | 2nd Place Award - $125 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | Kathleen Iris | Navas | Amanda | Ehly | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Optimal Salinity Level For Brine Shrimp | Zoology | 7 | 2nd Award | Matthew Christopher | Colbert | Amrita | Yager | Solorsano (Ascencion) Middle School | Are Puppies Born Left Handed and Can Handedness in Dogs be Shaped by Positive Reinforcement | Zoology | 7 | 3rd Place Award - $100 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | Priya Anandhi | Sundaresan | Pritika | Patel | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Mutant Madness | Zoology | 9 | 1st Award | Shivam Dinesh | Patel | Craig | Young | Wilcox High School | The Effect of Algae Species on the Growth of Brine Shrimp | Zoology | 10 | Honorable Mention | Madison Grace | Hinkley | Cathy | Messenger | Los Gatos High School | Effect of Different Frequencies and Pitches on Developing Mosquitoes | Zoology | 11 | 2nd Award | Ritika | Pai | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Daphnia and Energy Drinks | Zoology | 12 | 2nd Award | Azeba | Bajwa | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Daphnia and Energy Drinks |
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