Challenger - Sunnyvale

Project Awards 2012

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Challenger - Sunnyvale  Thuy-Anh Nguyen  Virginia F Hsiao 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Mmm! Investigating the Effect of Chocolate on the Growth of Probiotic Bacteria (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
        Anjini  Karthik 1st Award, Chemistry Category Green Nanotechnology : Novel Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles For Bioapplications (Chemistry) 8
              1st Place Award - $500 plus certificate, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section    
              Book, Promethium Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi    
              GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Ishana Hansini Narayanan 1st Award, Botany Category The Effect of the Different Colors of Light on Plant Growth (Botany) 6
        Srivatsav  Pyda Honorable Mention, Physics Category Effect of Shape and Material on Reflected Light (Physics) 7
        Pravin  Ravishanker 2nd Award, Botany Category Vrikshayurveda - Bio Vita for Plants: The Effects of Antioxidant Rich Foods on Plants' Growth and Health (Botany) 7
   Roger Terrill  Arpita  Singhal 1st Award, Botany Category Herbalism as a Hypoglycemic Agent: Evaluation of Alpha Amylase Inhibition by Different Medicinal Plants (Botany) 8