San Jose Unified School District

Project Awards 2017

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Allen at Steinbeck  Kim Moritz  Xenia  Torres Honorable Mention - Framed Certificate of Achievement and Popular Science Magazine, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering How Does Heat Transfer Through Metals vs. Alloys? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Harte (Bret) Middle School  Jill Fischer  Nethra  Srinivasan Middle school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps Fluid Mechanics: The Effects of Temperature on a Liquid's Viscosity (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Jenna Patton  Nikhil  Chandra BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Iot Water Leak Alarm: Delivers an email to a connected user immediately upon detection of a water leak (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Parthiv  Seetharaman BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Iot Water Leak Alarm: Delivers an email to a connected user immediately upon detection of a water leak (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Leland High School  Mark Cahn  Ujjaini  Mukhopadhyay 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Mindset or Aptitude: What drives the learning ability of high school students? (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              Certificate of Achievement, United States Public Health Service    
   Karen Lee  Jonathan B Li Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Fabricating a modified dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using a novel fast-ion conduction electrolyte layer (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Vedha  Santhosh 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Using Biodegradable Coagulants on Domestic Wastewater Treatment to Promote Water Conservation (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
   Jeff Lutze  Samantha Yan Cheung First Place: $100, Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) The Investigation of the Prevalence of the Wolbachia Gene in Arthropods from Cities of the Bay Area (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Ryan  Lee BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education A self-contained file Encryptor based on the Arduino platform (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Theodora  Worledge Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The role of spontaneous symmetry breaking in the initial formation of ski moguls (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
   Wilson Yen  Muhammad  Anas BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Classroom Behavioral Management Tool (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Syed Waqasul Hassan BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Classroom Behavioral Management Tool (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
San Jose Middle College  David Clark  Gajan  Nagaraj 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Fire Hazard Autodetect System for Vents, Pipes, and Chimneys. (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              2nd Place: $50 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society    
San Jose Unified School District-homestudy program  Dana Buller  Edward  Ross 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Got Moisture? Could surface treatments of uninsulated concrete slab foundations eliminate indoor moisture accumulation (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              2nd Place Award - $100 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch