Gilroy Unified School District

Project Awards 2011

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Ascencion Solorsano Middle School  Cathleen Johnson  Matthew Christopher Colbert 1st Award, Zoology Category Are Dogs Left, Right, or Ambidextrous? (Zoology) 6
        Thomas Martin Hakanson Honorable Mention-framed cert and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Which is Stronger (inTerms of Tension): Nylon or Steel Guitar Strings? (Physics) 6
        Skyler Griffin Hungerford Honorable Mention, Physics Category Which Angle of Photovoltaic Cells Produce the Most Electricity? (Physics) 6
   Dawn O'Connor  Zachary Christian Antepenko 2nd Award, Physics Category Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? (Physics) 7
        Bailee Ann Bearden 2nd Award, Botany Category Genetic Transformation: Expression of Green Florescent Protein in Flower Petals (Botany) 7
        Samantha My Dolan 2nd Award, Botany Category Genetic Transformation: Expression of Green Florescent Protein in Flower Petals (Botany) 7
        Hannah Louise Marquez Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category What is the Effect of Exposure to Different Types of Oil and Gasoline for Varying Periods of Time on Daphnia magna Offspring? (Environmental Sciences) 8
        Lucas Emilio Miller 2nd Award, Physics Category Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? (Physics) 7
        Brendan Peter Peddie 2nd Award, Physics Category Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? (Physics) 7
        Edith  Perez 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category What is the Effect of Volatile Oils on Bacterial Inhibition? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 7
        Reagan Jenee Silveira 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category What is the Effect of Volatile Oils on Bacterial Inhibition? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 7
        Katelyn Marie Visnaw 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch What is the Effect of Over-the-Counter Painkillers on Daphnia magna? (Environmental Sciences) 8
   Malina Tarasco  Forrest Patrick O'Connor 1st Award, Engineering Category Can I Engineer a Cheap, Easy to Build Hydro-Powered Crane? (Engineering) 6
Gilroy Early College Academy  Sam Navarez  Paaras  Chand 2nd Award, Engineering Category Computer Controlled Vehicles (Engineering) 12
              3rd Place Award - $100 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society    
Gilroy High School  Kristofer Orre  Sinead Megumi Jernigan 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category What are the Long-Term Effects of N, N-Dimethyl-m-toluamide on the Reproductive Cycles of Aquatic Life Over Generations? (Environmental Sciences) 9
              Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize