Leland High School

Project Awards 2011

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Leland High School  Anuradha Sarkar  Rish  Arhant-Sudhir Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category Effect of Prolonged Electronic Use on Cognitive Testing (Behavioral / Social) 9
        Samantha  Chan Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Growth of Plants After Using Detergent to Treat Soil Contaminated with Oil (Environmental Sciences) 11
        Frances Li Chen Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category The Effects of Mentha X Piperita Essential Oil and Pteurotus Ostreatus Bioremediation on Soil Polluted With Petroleum-based Oil (Environmental Sciences) 11
        Leon Jan Chen 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Green Insulation (Environmental Sciences) 11
              3rd Place Certificate, Santa Clara County Integrated Waste Management Program    
        Ryan D Chow 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Investigating the Effects of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Leads to a Solution to Nanotoxicity (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
        Amanda  Hoang 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category The Effects of Hair Color on the Way Children Gauge Intelligence (Behavioral / Social) 12
              HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association    
        Eric  Huang 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Investigating the Effects of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Leads to a Solution to Nanotoxicity (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 12
        Thaddeus K Jordan 2nd place $40 and a Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association Molecular Nanomachines at Work (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
              Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Alice  Koh Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Mental Processes (Behavioral / Social) 11
        Vivek  Krishna Team: $60 cash to share and a book to each winner, The ROD Women in Science Award Most Efficient Soil for Evaporative Cooling Used in a Non-Electrical Refrigerator (Engineering) 11
        Neha  Kumar Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category The Effects of Mentha X Piperita Essential Oil and Pteurotus Ostreatus Bioremediation on Soil Polluted With Petroleum-based Oil (Environmental Sciences) 11
        Niranjan  Kumar 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Does Magnetism Affect Bacterial Growth? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 12
        Sam  Kumar 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Does Magnetism Affect Bacterial Growth? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 10
        Yoon Jae  Lee Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Growth of Plants After Using Detergent to Treat Soil Contaminated with Oil (Environmental Sciences) 11
        Vivian  Look 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category The Effects of Hair Color on the Way Children Gauge Intelligence (Behavioral / Social) 12
              HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association    
        Kimberly  Ly Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Mental Processes (Behavioral / Social) 11
        Jennifer Lauren MacDonald 2nd Award, Botany Category Does Gravitropism Indeed Increase the Growth of Plants? (Botany) 11
        Mega  Margapuram 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Enhancing Bioremediation Through Addition of Micronutrients (Environmental Sciences) 12
              Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
        An Hoang-My Nguyen Team: $60 cash to share and a book to each winner, The ROD Women in Science Award Most Efficient Soil for Evaporative Cooling Used in a Non-Electrical Refrigerator (Engineering) 11
        Sindura  Ravichandran 2nd Award, Botany Category Does Gravitropism Indeed Increase the Growth of Plants? (Botany) 11
        Jonathan Dong Gwon Sir 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Green Insulation (Environmental Sciences) 11
              3rd Place Certificate, Santa Clara County Integrated Waste Management Program    
        Joanne June So 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Effectiveness of Liming and Autotrophs on the Reduction of Acid Deposition (Environmental Sciences) 10