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Project Awards 2011

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
A Schmahl Science Workshop  Belinda Schmahl  Sathya  Baskaran HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association Does Socialization Affect Interest in Activities? (Behavioral / Social) 8
        Deepika C Bodapati $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis Engineering Peptides for Prostate Cancer Detection (Engineering) 10
              2nd Award, Engineering Category    
              Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers    
        Audrey  DeGuzman 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Testing Rates of Fermentation (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
        Apoorva Rajiv Dharmadhikari Plaque and a $100 check, California Association of Professional Scientists An Alternative Approach to the Sterile Insect Technique (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
        Rachel Christine Jue 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Testing Rates of Fermentation (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
        Anjini  Karthik 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 Green Gold: Maximizing Algal Biomass Production of Chlorella and Scenedesmus for Use in Biofuel (Environmental Sciences) 7
              1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category    
        Nitya  Mani 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category Can Jatropha Oil be Converted into a Usable and Cost-Efficient Green Alternative Fuel? (Environmental Sciences) 8
        Natalie  Ng 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Discovery of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Antagonists by Large-Scale Structure-Based Virtual Screening (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 9
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
        Nisha  Parmeshwar 2nd Place Award - $200, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section A Study of the Link Between Leucine at Position 374 of the MATP Protein and Hypopigmentation in Humans (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
              GR 10-12 Third place $75 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award    
        Vishwaesh  Rajiv 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category An Investigation of the Effects of Silencing HIF-1 in C.elegans to Study Hypoxic Stress Survival (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 10
              3rd Place Award - $100 each, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section    
        Pranav G Reddy 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effect of Natural Remedies on the Growth of Strep. pneumoneae & E. coli In Vitro. (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
        Ahon  Sarkar 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Effect of 3 SIRT-1 Inducers on the Production of Alzheimer's Causing Beta-Amyloid Plaques. (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
              Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology    
              Check for $200 and certificate, Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memorium - a Top Biological HS project    
        Anin  Sayana 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category A Novel Therapeutic Solution for Rheumatoid Arthritis Using TNF and c-Fms Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition with 2,4-diaminopyrimidine and Arnica (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 7
        Nikash Dev Shankar 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 Striking a Blow in Alzheimer's: Role of ApoE-Mediated Inflammatory Pathways on Tau Phosphorylation (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 8
              1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category    
        Vishnu  Shankar Honorable Mention, Engineering Category Naturally Efficient Computing Techniques to Build Molecular Logic Circuits (Engineering) 9
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
        Amrita  Singh 2nd Award, Zoology Category The Effect of Different Pairings of Male and Female Crickets on chirps (Zoology) 6
              2nd Place Award - $125 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch    
        Sriram  Somasundaram 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category The Effect of Curcumin on Heliobacter pylori Growth, Probiotic Growth, and Iron Absorption in Vitro (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 8
        Amrita  Venkatraman 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Drink This Instead: Investigating the Various Antioxidants of Different Teas (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
              1st place $100 cash plus certificate, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
        Steven Michael Wang 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category In Vitro Analysis of Gold Nanoparticles: Cancer Cell Uptake Kinetics and Novel IPL Treatment Modeled by Monte Carlo Simulations (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
              GR 6-9: First Place, $75, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
Archbishop Mitty High School  Ronald Nicoletti  Arjun V Balasingam 1st Award, Engineering Category M2D2: A Mechatronic Medicine Dispensing Device, Engineered From the Ground Up and Enabled with Computer Vision for Assisted Living at Home (Engineering) 9
              IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
Bellarmine College Preparatory  Patrick Adams  Jenny Anoush Balabanian 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Investigating the Effects of Histamine and Anti-histamines on Tetrahymena: A Model for Drug Discovery (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 12
              First Place: $100 Cash, Achievement Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP)    
        Nikhil  Buduma 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Investigating the Effects of Histamine and Anti-histamines on Tetrahymena: A Model for Drug Discovery (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 10
              First Place: $100 Cash, Achievement Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP)    
   David Cobb  Guillaume Daniel Delepine Honorable Mention Certificate, MedImmune Longitudinal Profiling of Autoantibodies to Cytokines and Chemokines in Murine SLE Models (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 12
              1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category    
   Michael Janda  Alex  Powers Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Investigation of Ideal Conditions to Retain Ascorbic Acid in Common Cooking Methods (Chemistry) 10
              1st Award, Chemistry Category    
   Robert Janke  Abrar  Choudhury 1st Award, Earth / Space Sciences Category Analyzing the Effects of M31 on its dSphs (Earth / Space Sciences) 11
Carden Academy of Santa Clara  Anuradha Murthy  Neha  Dhayanand Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation Muscle Power to Electric Power (Engineering) 7
              Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers    
        Nithya Sai Gundlapalli 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Do You C? Testing Ascorbic Acid and Glucose Levels in Oranges (Chemistry) 7
        Aleksandar George Kalman GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps Pulleys, the Force Magnifiers (Physics) 7
        Saarini Bisana Madhava 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Toxic Ground : The Effect Of Phthalates On the Growth of Plants (Environmental Sciences) 7
        Aditi  Mittal 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Toxic Ground : The Effect Of Phthalates On the Growth of Plants (Environmental Sciences) 7
        Vandana Karempudi Reddy 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category Goo Be Gone: Absorptivity of Different Sorbents to Clean Up Oil Spills (Environmental Sciences) 6
        Kanika  Seth 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category Goo Be Gone: Absorptivity of Different Sorbents to Clean Up Oil Spills (Environmental Sciences) 6
        Samika Prakash Shenoy 2nd place $60 cash plus certificate, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) A Spice a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Antimicrobial Activity of Spices (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
              Book and certificate, Promethium Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi    
        Neha Agarwal Tibrewal GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps Does Water Have Tension? Propelling a Raft by Changing Surface Tension (Physics) 8
        Mallika Nithya Yeleswarapu 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Too Salty? Optimizing Salt Concentration for DNA Extraction (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
Carden Day School of San Jose  David Pardue  Benjamin J. Ma 1st Award, Physics Category How to Fly a Coconut Without the Aid of a Swallow (Physics) 6
              GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories    
        Clayton  Moore 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Do Sports Drinks Contain More Electrolytes Than Everyday Drinks (Chemistry) 6
Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto  Tini Raman  Kriti  Lall 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category A Study of Mutant Algae for Hydrogen Production (Environmental Sciences) 8
        Shai Manish Mohan 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Greywater: "To Sewage or To Plants?" (Effects of Greywater on Plants, Soil, and Worms) (Environmental Sciences) 8
        Mayuka  Sarukkai 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category iPad Based Theory of Mind Screening Tool: Application for Autism Spectrum Disorders (Behavioral / Social) 8
   Ericka Rossi  Leela J. Amladi 2nd Award, Engineering Category Designing Better Walking Devices (Engineering) 8
              IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
        Anushka  Das 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category A Study of Oil Spill Bioremediation Using Algae (Environmental Sciences) 8
        Paramjyot  Singh GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps Green Eco-Friendly Computer Data Centers (Physics) 8
Challenger - Sunnyvale  Thuy-Anh Nguyen  Nikhil  Bopardikar 1st Award, Chemistry Category Cholesterol Busters! (Chemistry) 7
        Shreyan  Jain 1st Award, Botany Category Hydroponics vs.Aquaponics: Can Fish Wastes Provide Enough Nutrients to Sustain Plant Growth? (Botany) 7
        Vidya Srinivas Raghvendra HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association Facial Recognition with Imperfect Images (Behavioral / Social) 8
        Arpita  Singhal 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Relative Protein Content of Milk from Several Species. (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
        Rachna Rajesh Unadkat Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Food Packaging - Do It Right! (Chemistry) 8
Challenger -Strawberry Park  Julie Blackwell  Yuyuan  Chen 2nd Award, Engineering Category Speaking Roads! (Engineering) 8
   Heather Pelayo  Namrata Ramya Balasingam 1st Award, Physics Category The Physics of the Party Balloon: On Laplace's Law, Nonlinear Elasticity, and their Implications to Cardiovascular Biomechanics (Physics) 8
              GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Balakumaran  Balasubramanian Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation Hover Scooter (Engineering) 6
        Rehan Sohail Durrani Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation Robo Emo (Engineering) 6
        Arnav  Raha Honorable Mention, Engineering Category Floating Wind Turbines (Engineering) 6
        Aleezah  Salmaan Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers Water Conservation (Engineering) 7
        Andrew Stanley Sundaram 1st Award, Behavioral / Social Category Multi-tasking: Efficient or Counterproductive? (Behavioral / Social) 7
Delphi Academy of Santa Clara  Nita Kumar  Akshay  Chacko Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Algae Cultivation for Use as a Biofuel (Environmental Sciences) 7
        Anjali  Ganguly Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Algae Cultivation for Use as a Biofuel (Environmental Sciences) 7
        Varun  Joshi Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Algae Cultivation for Use as a Biofuel (Environmental Sciences) 8
Granada Islamic School  Shagufta Akhtar  Feroz Ahmed Abbassi Honorable Mention, Computers / Mathematics Category Turbo Wi-Fi (Computers / Mathematics) 7
   Sumizah Qureshi  Hiba Ziyad Dahbour Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Synthesis of Biodiesel (Chemistry) 8
        Roxanna  Hashemi 1st Award, Physics Category The Effect of the Length, Weight, Shape, and Material on Maximizing Wind Energy (Physics) 6
              $50 Cash Award, Hegland Award    
              Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation    
        Zahra Bismah Masood Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, American Meteorological Society Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming (Environmental Sciences) 6
Greene Scholars Program  Gloria Whitaker-Daniels  Toure Erik Oliver $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Glowing Water (Chemistry) 6
Harker School - High School Campus  Richard Barber  Shreya A Nathan 1st Award, Chemistry Category Maximizing Device Efficiency and Stability in Organic P3HT:PCBOD Based Photovoltaic Cells (Chemistry) 12
              3rd Place Award - $100 each, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section    
              Gr 9-12, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
              GR: 10-12: Third Place, $25, T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
   Chris Spenner  Prag  Batra Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards Novel Methods of Identifying Dark Matter (Physics) 11
              Special Award :$75 &Certificate, Varian Medical Systems    
        Paulomi  Bhattacharya 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category Optimizing the Microbial Fuel Cell-Microbial Electrolysis Cell Coupled System: A Novel Anaerobic Design for Hydrogen Generation (Environmental Sciences) 10
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
              Certificate, NOAA Medallion, letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration    
              Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Vikas Chandra Bhetanabhotla Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School A Theoretical Study of Factors Affecting Molecular Specificity in Hyperpolarized MRI Scans (Physics) 9
              1st Award, Physics Category    
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
        Lucy  Cheng Honorable Mention, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Evaluating Mitigation Strategies for Infectious Disease Through Analysis of Social Networks (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
        Zareen  Choudhury Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Combating Sudden Oak Death: Testing Novel Treatments to Immunize Foliar Hosts Against P. ramorum (Environmental Sciences) 9
        Govinda  Dasu Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards Novel Methods of Identifying Dark Matter (Physics) 11
              Special Award :$75 &Certificate, Varian Medical Systems    
        Frederic Nicholas Enea 2nd Award, Engineering Category Improving Photovoltaic Panel Efficiency via Dual Axis Sun Tracking (Engineering) 11
              HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army    
        Varun  Gudapati Honorable Mention, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Correlations Between Ethnicity, Anthropometric Data, Metabolic Abnormalities, and Cardiovascular Health (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 10
        Anika  Gupta 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Fight Against Superbugs: Relative Efficacies of Different Combinations in Destroying P. fluorescens and S. epidermidis (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 9
        Divyahans  Gupta Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta A Comparative Analysis of Common Sorting Algorithms with an Optimization of Mergesort (Engineering) 9
        Abhinav  Khanna 1st Award, Behavioral / Social Category The Effects of Caffeine on Short Term Memory Retention (Behavioral / Social) 11
        Revanth  Kosaraju Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School A Novel Perfusion-Based Protocol for Decellularization of Adipose Tissue on a Bioreactor (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
              Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
              1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category    
        Payal N. Modi 3rd Place HS Award - $25 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers The Relationship between Porosities and Dry Percolation Rates in Various Soil Samples. (Environmental Sciences) 10
        Varun  Mohan $100 Cash Award to Grades 9-10 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. The Butterfly Effect and Chaos: The Study of Double Pendulum (Physics) 9
        Avinash  Nayak 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash plus framed cert and subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Frequency and Acoustic SoundProofing (Physics) 9
              GR 09-10: HP PW460t Digital Camera, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories    
        Suchita  Nety 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Investigation of Synthetic Complex Coacervates as Medical Adhesives. (Chemistry) 10
              $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society    
              1st Place Award - $100 Cash plus framed certs and subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Daniel Ryan Pak Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Affordable and Effective Methods to Test Water Quality (Environmental Sciences) 9
        Anika  Radiya-Dixit 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category The Efficacy of Single, Personalized Nutritive Scores for Foods in Making Healthy Diet Choices (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 10
        Ramya  Rangan Honorable Mention, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Evaluating Mitigation Strategies for Infectious Disease Through Analysis of Social Networks (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
        Pooja Dimple Shah Honorable Mention Award-Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Understanding the Corrosive Behavior of Stents for Life Science Applications (Chemistry) 10
        Rahul  Sridhar $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis Multidocument Text Summarization Using Spectral Clustering (Computers / Mathematics) 9
              1st Award, Computers / Mathematics Category    
              Special Award :$75 &Certificate, Varian Medical Systems    
        Christopher Steven Sund 1st Award, Physics Category The Effect of an Electromagnet Field on the Spontaneous Emission of Crystals (Physics) 10
        Vikram  Sundar $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis An Algorithm to Determine Protein Structure Using Secondary and Tertiary Structure Prediction (Engineering) 9
              2nd Award, Engineering Category    
        Ravi  Tadinada 1st Award, Physics Category The Effect of an Electromagnet Field on the Spontaneous Emission of Crystals (Physics) 10
        Claudia Kaya Tischler 2nd Award, Botany Category Growing Up with the Vitamin B Family (Botany) 9
        Kiran N Vodrahalli 1st Award, Engineering Category Increasing Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by Improving Light Absorbance with a Near-Zero Reflectance Nano-Textured Surface (Engineering) 12
              $50 check and certificate, Wireless Communications Alliance    
              1st place student- High School - $100 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter    
              IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
              Travis & Wells Charging Stand, Computer Backpack, Leeds Scripto Flash Jotter Bundle Set and Award Certificate in Folder, United States Air Force    
Harker School - Middle School Campus  Lorna Claerbout  Samyukta  Yagati 1st Award, Botany Category The Effects of Sulfur Deprivation on Hydrogen Production in Algae (Botany) 8
   Ilona Davies  Vineet Sai Kosaraju Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category The Effect of Electrode Material on the Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell (Environmental Sciences) 7
              1st Place Award - $100 Cash plus framed certs and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
              GR 6-9: Second Place, $50, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
        Archana  Podury Honorable Mention, Botany Category Transpiration: A Freshwater Source (Botany) 8
   Scott Kley Contini  Andrew Cheng Jin 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Effects of Triclosan on Anti-Bacterial Resistance (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
        Stanley  Xie 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Effects of Triclosan on Anti-Bacterial Resistance (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
   Benjamin Morgensen  Sneha Shri Bhetanabhotla 1st Award, Physics Category A Study of Osmotic Energy (Physics) 6
              Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation    
              GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
   Daniel Sommer  Rishabh  Jain 2nd Award, Physics Category Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? (Physics) 8
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
              Gr 6-8, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
        Neil Kamal Movva 2nd Award, Physics Category Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? (Physics) 8
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
              Gr 6-8, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
Holy Family School  Phil Mariant  Saloni  Gupta Honorable Mention, Engineering Category Senselind (Engineering) 7
        Justine Marie Knappenberger 2nd Place Certificate, Santa Clara County Integrated Waste Management Program The Effect of Yeast on the Decomposition of Fruit (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
Howe STEM Leadership Academy  John Howe  Bolun  Liu 1st Award, Physics Category An Innovative Predictive Model of Catapult Performance (Physics) 11
              Certificate of Achievement and instructions for Pewter Medallion (to come), Yale Science and Engineering Association    
              GR 11-12: HP WV689AV Laptop Computer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories    
              HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army    
        Merry  Mou 1st Award, Botany Category Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Oryza sativa (rice) T-DNA Lines (Botany) 11
Merryhill Schools -Milpitas  Kanchan Bhandare  Melina  Luu Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Fluoride Protection (Chemistry) 6
        Renee  Radusewicz Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Fluoride Protection (Chemistry) 6
   Pritha Roy  Andrew Cyril Shacker Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center Jupiter Talking (Earth / Space Sciences) 7
              Travis & Wells Charging Stand, Computer Backpack, Leeds Scripto Flash Jotter Bundle Set and Award Certificate in Folder, United States Air Force    
Milpitas Christian School  Lindon Richards  Ashna  Mangla Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category Multi-Tasking: Efficient, or Not? (Behavioral / Social) 7
Most Holy Trinity  Stephanie Jordan  Quang-Van Thanh Tran Honorable Mention, Physics Category Denims Are Not Equal: A Scientific Way to Select Denim Jeans (Physics) 7
Mountain View Academy  Jim Marxmiller  Doug Daniel Abbott 1st Award, Chemistry Category Egg Shell Quality: Free-Range vs. Caged (Chemistry) 11
        Gretchen Taeza Estoesta 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category What Would Earthworms Do? The Effects of Batteries on Earthworm Habitats (Environmental Sciences) 11
Old Orchard School  Sue Greathouse  Emily Taylor Cox Honorable Mention, Physics Category Fuel Efficiency: Mastering The Art of Basket Cooking (Physics) 8
        Saba Kelly Gebremedhin 2nd Award, Physics Category The Desalination Process (Physics) 8
        Vadim  Korolik 1st Award, Physics Category Refraction of Light - Using Refraction of Light to Study Mass Transfer in Liquids (Physics) 8
              GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Calvin Qui Nam Le 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Effects of oil on aquatic plants (Environmental Sciences) 8
        Christopher Alan Powers 2nd Award, Physics Category Easily Accessible Insulation -Good or Bad? (Physics) 8
        Mikala Ann Ross 2nd Award, Physics Category The Desalination Process (Physics) 8
        Dylan Zongxu Zhang 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Effects of oil on aquatic plants (Environmental Sciences) 8
   Linh Pham  Ethan Schuyler Bair 1st Award, Physics Category Preventing Broken Bridges (Physics) 7
              2nd pl MS- $50 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers    
        Gabriel Oliver Hyun Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category How To Maximize Your Video Game Score (Behavioral / Social) 6
        Kurt Kian Lechner Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category How To Maximize Your Video Game Score (Behavioral / Social) 6
Presentation High School  Nicole Odell  Elizabeth Marie Bernal 1st Award, Botany Category Genetic Mutations of the Second Generation Brassica rapa Due to UV-A and UV-C Radiation of First Generation Seeds (Botany) 11
        Caroline Emi Fukawa 2nd Place HS Award - $50 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers How Do Different Variables in Nature Affect the Level of Oxygen in Los Alamitos Creek? (Environmental Sciences) 9
              Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
        Kyra Mika Fukawa 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category The Effect of Three Different 'Over The Counter' Medications on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 10
Ramana Academy (homeschool)  Mamtha Adiseshan  Athman Ramana Adiseshan Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Persuasive Power of On-Line Videos (Behavioral / Social) 10
              Santa Clara County Judging Committee High School Award of Excellence, $ 50 and Certificate of Award from National APA, American Psychological Association    
Saint Christopher School  JoElle Hernandez  Grace Louise Bernal Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center The Effect of an Outer Space Environment on Cinnamon Basil Seeds (Botany) 6
        Ellen Ann Evans Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Burn Baby Burn (Chemistry) 6
              $100 Cash Award, certificate, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award    
        Emma  Fontana 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category Organic vs Non-Organic Fertilizers: What is the Effect of Fertilizer Run off on Aquatic Life? (Environmental Sciences) 6
              1st Place - Multi-volume Set of Books on the Marine Environment, Monterey Bay Aquarium    
              GR 6-9: Second place $50 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award    
        Tyler Daniel Gonzalez Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Burn Baby Burn (Chemistry) 6
              $100 Cash Award, certificate, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award    
Saint Francis High School  Jennifer Thomas  Shubha Srinivas Raghvendra Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Vasculogenesis Capacities of Mesechymal Stem Cells (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
              1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category    
              Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology    
Saint Joseph of Cupertino Elementary School  Lisa Wicht  Anna Marie Pereira $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Does Temperature Affect How Long a Soap Bubble Will Last? (Chemistry) 6
Saint Mary's School (Los Gatos)  Lynne Dickerson  Emily Emelinda Carollo Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Fromages Artisanaux: Homemade Cheeses - The Effect of Milk Type on Cheese Density (Chemistry) 7
        Francesca Anne LaBianca Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Fromages Artisanaux: Homemade Cheeses - The Effect of Milk Type on Cheese Density (Chemistry) 7
        Giulianna Alexandria Pendleton 1st Award, Physics Category The Power of the Wind: The Effect of Blade Length on Energy Production (Physics) 7
Stratford Middle School - San Jose  Krista Howell  Vardhaan Sai Ambati 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Is Garlic an Anti-Bacterial Agent? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
        Snigdha  Banda 2nd Award, Physics Category Watts Up With Torque! Multiple Rotors: "A Highly Efficient Windmill Design" (Physics) 7
        Karina  Dandia 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Does Using Hydrogen Peroxide to Lighten Hair Color Affect How the Hair Reacts to Humidity? (Chemistry) 7
        Ishani Aniruddha Karmarkar 2nd Award, Physics Category Pulleys - Diameter, Type and Angle of Effort (Physics) 6
        Manush  Mobarhan Certificate of Excellence from National AWG, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Water Pollution in Bay Area Lakes (Environmental Sciences) 6
              Outstanding Project: certificate plus voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary    
        Isabelle L Truong Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Testing the Five Seconds Rule. (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
   Neha Makhijani  Supriva  Agarwal Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Which Detergent Removes Oil Off Feathers the Best? (Environmental Sciences) 7
        Vinay  Ayyappan Honorable Mention, Physics Category Harnessing the Sun's Energy - Made Efficient (Physics) 7
        Priya  Choudhary 1st Award, Chemistry Category Biodiesel: How Viable? (Chemistry) 7
        Akansha  Dey GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps Finding the Wavelength of Electromagnetic Waves in a Microwave (Physics) 8
        Meera  Krishnamoorthy 2nd Award, Computers / Mathematics Category Predicting the Evolution of Vocabulary in English Writing Through Probability Analysis (Computers / Mathematics) 8
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
        Tarun Aditya Midde 1st Award, Engineering Category Automated Roadway Track System (Engineering) 8
        Priyanka Deepak Pabari Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Which Detergent Removes Oil Off Feathers the Best? (Environmental Sciences) 7
        Rahul  Rameshbabu Honorable Mention, Engineering Category Eco-Friendly Smart Parking System (Engineering) 7
        Omkar Shivanand Savant 1st Award, Engineering Category Automated Roadway Track System (Engineering) 8
        Anish  Seshadri 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 Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Every Day Foods (Physics) 6
              1st Award, Physics Category    
              Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation    
              Gr 6-8, 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Magazine Subscrtiption, Certicate; ISEF Cert & medallion mailed from ASM Educational Foundation,, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
              GR 6-9:Third Place, $25, T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara  Kristen Morgensen  Ruhi Kinnari Buddharaju Honorable Mention, Physics Category Insulators: Which Material Has the Best Insulation Properties? (Physics) 6
        Rahul  Devarapalli 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Rust Defense: Protecting Nails from Rust (Chemistry) 6
              Gr 6-8, 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, Magazine subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
        Khush Mehul Kharidia 2nd Award, Engineering Category Smart Cane with Sonic Vision (Engineering) 8
              Certificate of Achievement, lapel pin, and chance to win $1000, National Society of Professional Engineers    
              GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories    
              GR 6-9: First place $75 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award    
        Keshav B Kundassery 1st Award, Physics Category The Best Pulley Combination for Reducing Workload (Physics) 6
        Rohan Manish Patel 2nd Award, Physics Category Color's Effect on Solar Power (Physics) 6
        Andrea  Tsai Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Yeast Growth with Different Liquids (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
The Pye School (Homeschool)  David Arnold  Samuel Michael Arnold 2nd Award, Engineering Category 3-Client, Electronic, Consultant's Punch-clock (Engineering) 10
Valley Christian  Jennifer Gerlach  Jae Hoon  Kang Certificate of Achievement, lapel pin, and chance to win $1000, National Society of Professional Engineers Computer Case Fan with Built-In Dust Sensor (Engineering) 10
              Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
Yavneh Day School  David Oliver  Nathan Ari Milgram Honorable Mention, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Lung Capacity: What Matters? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 6
        Eitan Lev Myron Honorable Mention, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Lung Capacity: What Matters? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 6