Cupertino Union School District

Project Awards 2012

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Cupertino Middle School  Jay Martino  Rajiv Krishna Nelakanti 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 Effect of Acidity on Phytoremediation of Copper Using Indian Mustard. (Environmental Sciences) 6
              1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category    
Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino  Kai Brown  Nilay Sanjay Sawant 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category A Comparison of Viscosities of Different Biofuels at Various Temperatures (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    
   Khadija Iyer  Jonathan F Fung 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Caffeine Effect on Daphnia Magna Heart Rate: (Can too much coffee cause tachycardia?) (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 8
   Anu Ranganathan  Anurag  Singh 2nd Award, Engineering Category Robotic Positioning System Using Wi-Fi (Engineering) 7
              Certificate of Achievement and lapel pin, National Society of Professional Engineers    
        Kaushik  Tandon 2nd Award, Engineering Category Robotic Positioning System Using Wi-Fi (Engineering) 7
              Certificate of Achievement and lapel pin, National Society of Professional Engineers    
Lawson Middle School  Emily Mellentine  Maya  Varma 2nd Award, Engineering Category Arduino-Based Foot Neuropathy Analyzer (Engineering) 8
              Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum    
              Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers    
   Kalpana Thatte  Utkarsh  Tandon 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 Minimizing Microwave Radiation Disruptions On Wireless Signal Using Reflection and Absorption Methods (Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Engineering Category    
Miller Middle School  Shawa Ameen  Cassandra Elaine Overney Honorable Mention, Botany Category Effect Of Sucrose On Cytoplasmic Streaming In Onions (Botany) 7
   Codrutza Popescu  Varun Jayannath Venkatesh 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Helping Fish Breathe: Solving the world's deoxygenation problems (Environmental Sciences) 7
              1st Place - Multi-volume Set of Books on the Marine Environment and 4 Aquarium Tickets, Monterey Bay Aquarium    
              Outstanding Project: certificate plus voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary