Lynbrook High School

Project Awards 2012

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Lynbrook High School  Amanda Alonzo  Sarat  Calamur Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Mycoremediation of Household Hazardous Waste Through Pleurotus Ostreatus (Environmental Sciences) 11
              $100 Cash Award, Certificate, Schonert Award    
        Arun  Chakravorty 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category A Novel Carbon Dioxide Sequestor to Reduce C02 in Car Exhaust (Environmental Sciences) 12
        Michelle Lily Chang First Place: $100 Cash, Certificate and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter The Determination of the Effects of Panax Ginseng C.A. Meyer on the Nervous System of Caenorhabditis elegans (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
        Albert  Ge Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Determination of Pattern Behavior in Paenibacillus Vortex by the Analysis of Competitive Growth and the role of Chemotaxis (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
        Akruti Mahesh Gupta Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category The Effects of Oil-Polluted Water on Multiple Generations of Pea Plants and Methods to Reverse the Effects (Environmental Sciences) 10
        Somya  Khare 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category Rhizofiltration Using Brassica Plants to Remove Heavy Metal Contamination from Water (Environmental Sciences) 9
        Rani Shree Mavram $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis Biodegradable Plastics: Producing an Economical Starch-Based Plastic With High Tensile Strength, Water Resistance, and Biodegradability Through Gelatinization (Environmental Sciences) 9
        Keegan Victor Mendonca 1st Award, Botany Category The Effects of IAA and IBA on Laccaria bicolor (Botany) 11
        Nidhi Ajay Navaratna 1st Award, Behavioral / Social Category Exploring Cross-Modal Plasticity:Analying the Audio-Visual Recallability of Grapheme-Color Synesthetes (Behavioral / Social) 9
              Santa Clara County Judging Committee High School Award of Excellence, $50 + Certificate, American Psychological Association    
        Anusha  Sundar $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis Biodegradable Plastics: Producing an Economical Starch-Based Plastic With High Tensile Strength, Water Resistance, and Biodegradability Through Gelatinization (Environmental Sciences) 9
        Jack Ryan Takahashi 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
              Check for $200 and certificate, Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memorium - a Top Biological HS project    
              Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards    
        Andrew Sean Tsai 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category A Novel Study of the Adaptation of Pseudomonas Putida S12 to a Polystyrene-rich Environment: Random Chemical Mutagenesis and Bacterial Luciferase as a Non-Specific Bioreporter (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
              Check for $200 and certificate, Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memorium - a Top Biological HS project    
              Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards    
        Kimberly Mary Vaz 1st Award, Engineering Category A Novel Method for the Development of a Flexible Sensor in Robotic Fingertip Use (Engineering) 11
              Certificate of Achievement and instructions for Pewter Medallion (to come), Yale Science and Engineering Association    
        Evan  Xue HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army A Novel Approach to 3D Motion Tracking System. (Engineering) 11
   Kenneth Iams  Quinn Campbell Winters 2nd Award, Physics Category Novel Statistical Photonics Using Mathematical Models (Physics) 11
   Kathleen Loia  Vishwajit  Kode 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Developing Phage Therapy through Bacteriophage Mutagenesis (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 10
   Charles Mosher  Jiwan  Kang 2nd place, $30 check and a book, Apatite to Zircon, Inc. Award The Dimensions of the Truss on the Bridge's Weight Bearing Capacity (Engineering) 9
              3rd Place HS Award - $50 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers    
   George Peck  Anish  Dhar HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army A 3-Dimensional Facial Recognition Algorithm Using Active Appearance Models and Structure from Motion (Computers / Mathematics) 11
        Nikhil  Unni HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army A 3-Dimensional Facial Recognition Algorithm Using Active Appearance Models and Structure from Motion (Computers / Mathematics) 11
   Joanne Quan  Soumya Bhat Kandukuri 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category A Novel Method of Biodegrading Bisphenol-A in Polyethylene Terephthalate for Hydrolytic Stability in the North Pacific Gyre (Environmental Sciences) 11
        Zoe Alice Pennington 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category A Novel Method of Biodegrading Bisphenol-A in Polyethylene Terephthalate for Hydrolytic Stability in the North Pacific Gyre (Environmental Sciences) 11
   Roy Rocklin  Sneha Atul Mohidekar Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category A Comparison of the Energy Content and Burning Speed of Different Oils as Possible Biofuels (Chemistry) 9
        Ruchi Sandeep Pandya 1st Award, Chemistry Category The Effect of Eliminating Oxidizers from Various Substances to Form Flame Retardant Substances (Chemistry) 9
              Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
              HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army    
        Hima Varsha Rajana Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category A Comparison of the Energy Content and Burning Speed of Different Oils as Possible Biofuels (Chemistry) 9