Santa Clara Unified School District

Project Awards 2017

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Buchser Middle School  Amy Brindos  Afifuddin  Syed Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Skateboard Improvement (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Cabrillo Middle School  Nelson Hori  Jenna  Houle Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The use of a polymer based active cuff for the treatment of edema in the lower extremities (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Sakshi  Kumar 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Poop Patrol: Simplifying the Interaction Between the Visually Impaired and Their Service Dogs (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Certificate of Achievement, Society of Women Engineers    
        Arushi  Patel 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Code Green: Measuring Chlorophyll a levels in the Delta (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Nithila  Poongovan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Poop Patrol: Simplifying the Interaction Between the Visually Impaired and Their Service Dogs (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Certificate of Achievement, Society of Women Engineers    
   Jennifer Lee  Lorenzo Ivan Beronilla Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Blind Sight Cane (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Ryan Wenyuan Liu Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Blind Sight Cane (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Akshita Lakshmi Ponnuru 2nd Place Student Award: $160 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter The Future for the Blind: A Navigation System Promoting Independence (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Glenn Lillie  Krish  Praseeth Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Design and Construction of a Fitness App to Encourage Children to Exercise (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Talin Joshi Ray Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Design and Construction of a Fitness App to Encourage Children to Exercise (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Amar  Singh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Information Pathways of the Brain (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Praneel  Singla Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Information Pathways of the Brain (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Manas Shyam Srivastava Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Design and Construction of a Fitness App to Encourage Children to Exercise (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
   Hope Oliver  Jason Robert Co Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade The iCane (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Saurav Saumil Gandhi Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade The iCane (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Jackson Cooper Moody Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade The iCane (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Wilson Tsang  Vedansh  Goenka Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Mag-Tag Magnetic Locking System (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Shailee  Nanavati Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Student Life Helper Audio App (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Peterson Middle School  Gregory Namba  Brian Tsungyue Chang 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Numerical Solver for Finding the Distance a Ball Will Travel in Any Medium (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Idiko Stennis  Surya Christopher Tallavarjula 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Development of Blocking Disc Method to Water Plants and Trees Efficiently and to Reduce Water Usage (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Tammy Teng  Malini  Iyer Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Viscosity on the Stability of Emulsions (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              3rd Place Award - $50, Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
        Affanuddin  Syed Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The Strongest Bridge of All (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Santa Clara High School  Suzanne Miller-Moody  Hawk  Azordegan BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education An Easily Adjustable Ramp for the Physically Disabled (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              $50 cash award and certificate, Bruce Kawanami Engineering Award    
        Isaac Jun Zhe Lo Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Modeling Algorithms to Simulate Individual and Colonial Ant Behavior (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Nicholas David Rumley 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Heat-Sensing Rescue Robot (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Brendan Lu Su Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Modeling Algorithms to Simulate Individual and Colonial Ant Behavior (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Brandon J Yan Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Modeling Algorithms to Simulate Individual and Colonial Ant Behavior (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
Wilcox High School  Deana Dutton  Visala Rozalia Tallavarjula 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Optimized Root Zone Water Delivery Comparable to a Sub-Surface System Using Low Cost Surface Drip Micro-Irrigation (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Student Award in Geoscience Excellence from Association for Women Geoscientists Bay Area Chapter and Certificate, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter    
   David Iverson  Shashank  Dholakia 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Searching for Exoplanets: A Novel K2-based Study of the Effects of Open Cluster Characteristics on Exoplanet Abundance (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              Certificate of Achievement plus Letter, Mu Alpha Theta    
        Shishir  Dholakia 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Searching for Exoplanets: A Novel K2-based Study of the Effects of Open Cluster Characteristics on Exoplanet Abundance (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              Certificate of Achievement plus Letter, Mu Alpha Theta