Fremont Union High School District

Project Awards 2017

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Cupertino High School Stella Demetriou Adiyan  Kaul 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Thor: A Disaster Prediction and Relief System using Autonomous Drones, Computer Vision, and Artificial Intelligence (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Sohan  Vichare 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Thor: A Disaster Prediction and Relief System using Autonomous Drones, Computer Vision, and Artificial Intelligence (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Eric Ferrante Utkarsh  Tandon $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis OneRing: An Intelligent Wearable Ring for Automated Parkinson's Diagnostics through ML-based Random Forest Ensembles (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Second Place: University of Toronto "Swag Bag", University of Toronto Award    
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, IBM Award    
      Mokshith  Voodarla 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Codex AI: A Self-Learning, Self-Improving AI Which Can Write Code Based on User-Inputted Tasks/Descriptions (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Ted Shinta Yash  Tandon Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP Competition, I-SWEEEP Demystifying Electromagnetic Coupling Within Antenna Arrays (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Best Project: $50, Certificate of Achievement, and Voucher for a Safe Boating Course, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary    
  Daniel Stavis Rehaan  Ahmad 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Machine Learning Based Orchard Management Software to improve yield and productivity (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Award    
      Nithya Sri Attaluri 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Combating Cervical Cancer: Investigating Mechanisms of Host Immune Evasion by Human Papillomaviruses (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Kelly  Ho Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Role of Olfactory Cues in the Detection of California Mussels by the Nucella Emarginata (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Aditya  Menon Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Engineering Biologically Inspired Enzymatic Analogs: Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Nanocatalysts (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            1st Place - $100, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
      Avinash  Subramanian 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Code-Cut: The affordable and accessible laser cutter! (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Brian  Yang 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Machine Learning Based Orchard Management Software to improve yield and productivity (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Award    
      Kimberly  Zhu 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Efficient Waste Segregation System through Computer Vision (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Charles Williams Atul  Raghunathan 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Six Degree Positioning Based on Laser Plane Projection and Inertial Navigation. (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement and letter, Yale Science and Engineering Association    
Homestead High School Youssef Ismail (SSW mentor) Anika  Sanyal First Place: One Week DEEP Summer Academy at the University of Toronto, Std Residence Package, and Travel Stipend, University of Toronto Award An Inexpensive, Digital Frequency Elimination Device: To Help Autistics and Others with Hearing Sensitivities (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Dara Levy Gokul Venkatraman Kalyanasundaram 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Tuning Promoters for Glucose Detection in Escherichia. coli Using Energy Matrix Based Computational Model (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
Lynbrook High School Nicole DellaSantina Yuhsin Vivian Huang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Degradation of Polyurethane depending on Aspergillus Niger Grown in Different Broths (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Rhee  Kang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Degradation of Polyurethane depending on Aspergillus Niger Grown in Different Broths (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Shailendra Deva (mentor) Rohan  Dhesikan 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Fabrication and Manipulation of Magnet Micro Robots for Complex Engineering Applications (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Kenneth Iams Isa  Dash 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Improving Prognosis of Melanoma with Bio-marker Imaging Through an SVM Algorithm (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Jason Lee Mythili  Bhethanabotla 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Automated Classification of Rhabdomyosarcoma Tumors:A Novel Method to Determine Appropriate Therapy (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Myra  Cheng 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Understanding Arithmetic Learning in Young Children through a Novel Computational Model of Number Representation (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Jason  Dong 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Diagnosing Medical-Related Issues by Creating a Machine Learning Algorithm Utilizing Artificial Neural Networks (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Milan  Ganai 2nd Place Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter ShieldMe: Detect and Prevent Coordinated Cyber Attack on Android devices (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Intel ECS Certificate of Achievement and Forms to Submit for $200, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award    
      Raghav  Ganesh 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Developing a novel, accurate, and rapid machine learning based cell classification algorithm to diagnose diseases (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            $100 First Place, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Inez M. Lechner Award    
      Matthew Manchung Keisuke Hase-Liu Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Efficient Point-Counting Algorithms for Superelliptic Curves via the Cartier Operator and the Hasse-Weil Bound (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Certificate of Achievement plus Letter, Mu Alpha Theta    
            Intel ECS Certificate of Achievement and Forms to Submit for $200, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award    
      Charles Jialiang Huang 1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Characterization of 2D Molybdenum Disulfide Crystal Growth For Nano-Optics And the Extension of Moore's Law (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            1st Place Award - $100, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Certificate & Medallion from ASM Educational Foundation, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
            2nd place HS student - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA    
      Shadaj Ramnivas Laddad Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Direct Control of Autonomous Mobile Robots via Deep Reinforcement Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Pranav Varasri Lalgudi 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category CRISPR/Cas9-based in vivo somatic gene editing enables investigation of Kras mutant function in mouse models of cancer (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Isha  Mehrotra Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter Identifying novel prion-like proteins from SNT1+ Human Homologs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Rohan  Mehrotra $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis A Novel Nanoscale Approach to Combat Disease: Electrically-stimulated Drug Release from Biodegradable PCL Nanoparticles (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            GR 9-12, 1st Place: $300, and Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
            High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Amol  Singh Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effects of Varying Ca:Mg Concentrations on the Survival Threshold of A. eximia and A. formosa (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Marilyn Mengyao Zhang 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Inflammatory Immune Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles Impose Malignant Phenotypes in Normal Breast Epithelial Cells (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            First Place: $100, Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter    
  Lester Leung Ethan n/a Jean Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP Competition, I-SWEEEP Water quality in Silicon Valley (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award    
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Award    
            Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh Corporation    
            Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
      Johnson  Ku Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP Competition, I-SWEEEP Water quality in Silicon Valley (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award    
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Award    
            Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh Corporation    
            Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
      Aubhro  Sengupta Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter A Novel Approach to Detecting Vitamin Deficiency (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Vikranth Achyut Srivatsa Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter A Novel Approach to Detecting Vitamin Deficiency (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Kathleen Loia Vennela J. Chukka 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Deep Learning Approach for Gland Segmentation in Cancerous Tissue Images (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
      Anusha  Fatehpuria 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Deep Learning Approach for Gland Segmentation in Cancerous Tissue Images (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
  Isaac Pallone Raka  Acharya 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Anabaena inaequalis on Salvinia minima to Absorb Crude Oil in Freshwater (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Kareena Paresh Hargunani 3rd Place - $50, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering The Design and Construction of a Produce Battery to Charge a Phone for People Who Do Not Have Access to a Power Outlet. (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Kirti  Hargunani 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Anabaena inaequalis on Salvinia minima to Absorb Crude Oil in Freshwater (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Mihir  Hasan Honorable Mention Certificate, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) The Effect of G. lucidum on the Lifespan of C. elegans modeling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Rithwik  Kerur 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The design and construction of a water desalinator for anyone living by sea water to desalinate water cheaply (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Ishanee  Mitra 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Different Probiotics on the Growth of Baker's Yeast (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Anjani  Patibandla 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Anabaena inaequalis on Salvinia minima to Absorb Crude Oil in Freshwater (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Prashanthi  Rayapati Honorable Mention Certificate, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) The Effect of G. lucidum on the Lifespan of C. elegans modeling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Natalie Lynn Semersky 3rd Place - $50, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering The Design and Construction of a Produce Battery to Charge a Phone for People Who Do Not Have Access to a Power Outlet. (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Trisha  Sengupta 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Different Probiotics on the Growth of Baker's Yeast (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Maanvi  Thawani Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of glucose, milk, and antacids on the survival rate L. Acidophilus in simulated gastric acid? (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Andrew Bowei Wang 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The design and construction of a water desalinator for anyone living by sea water to desalinate water cheaply (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      William  Zong Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of glucose, milk, and antacids on the survival rate L. Acidophilus in simulated gastric acid? (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  George Peck Nikhil  Ajjarapu $1000 Grand Prize, Morgan Lewis A Machine Learning Algorithm for Classification of Medical Problems through SMS (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Avinash Kalpit Jain $1000 Grand Prize, Morgan Lewis A Machine Learning Algorithm for Classification of Medical Problems through SMS (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Roy Rocklin Chinmay K Lalgudi 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Investigating methylation to explain gene expression patterns between Glioblastoma and Alzheimer's Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Saumya  Nimmagadda Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Knee Brace with Sensor Based Controllers Approach to Prediction of ACL Tear (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Jessica  Peng Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Knee Brace with Sensor Based Controllers Approach to Prediction of ACL Tear (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Kris  Satya Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Prediction of Heart Attacks with a Neural Network Algorithm (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Vinay  Senthil 3rd Place Student Award: $160 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter A Three Dimensional Modeling and Real Time Data Analysis Algorithm for Bronchoscopy Enhancement (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Monta Vista High School Sushma Bana Matthew Harrison Park 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Energy Conservation Through Timely Sleep Detection with Mobile Devices (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Jim Birdsong Bogdan  Kovtun High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Utilizing Vortex Generating Perforations on Fixed-Wing Aircraft for Improving High Angle-of-Attack Performance (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            High school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, ONR Medallion, and form for $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
  Sean Carroll (SSW mentor) Siddhi  Shah 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Glutamine Synthetase 2, a Glial-Specific Gene, on Long-Term Memory Formation in Drosophila (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Pamela Chow Aadithya Ramana Anumala Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Overexpression of p63 and p73 with E2F1 and pcDNA6/TR in yeast model of Breast Cancer effect on mortality with cisplatin (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Scott DeRuiter Pranav  Kumar 3rd Place: $25 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society Flood Escape App: An App That Shows the Quickest Route to Safety During a Flood (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Patrick  Yu High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Never Lost: An App to Keep You On Track (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  Renee Fallon Hira Nisar Ali 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Valeriana officinalis vs. L-Tyrosine on a Rotenone-Induced Drosophila Model for Parkinson's Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Loren H Chang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effect of different quantities of sodium hexametaphosphate on ampicillin resistance in E coli (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Athena  Fung 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Sodium Chloride: An Excitotoxin Triggering Neurodegeneration Through An Increased Na+/Ca2+ Influx Into Neuron (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Aditi  Gnanasekar 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Pumping Up Security: Using Encryption and 2 FA to Secure Connected Medical Devices (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems    
      Advith  Gopinath 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Voice of Alzheimer's: Wearable Technology Coupled with Machine Learning to Track Alzheimer's Disease Progression (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Vivek Vijay Kamarshi 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Gut Microbiota on Drosophila Models of Parkinson's Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            3rd Place Award - $75 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch    
      Varun Chandra Kodur Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Acetic Vapor On Aspergillus Niger Growth On Allium Cepa L. Onion Slices (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Harshita  Saha Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems Dissolving Blood Clots with vibrations in localized areas for people diagnosed with thrombosis (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Rujuta Samir Sathe 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Using PQQ mitochondrial biogenesis as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment for Neurodegenerative Disease (ALS) (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Manav Jitesh Shah Packet of Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force Redefining Patient-Specific Tumor Neo-Antigen Detection: Using Bacterial Quorum Sensing as a Lung Cancer Biomarker (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Karan Vivek Sharma Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effect of different quantities of sodium hexametaphosphate on ampicillin resistance in E coli (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Vikas Vinayak Srinivasa Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effect of different quantities of sodium hexametaphosphate on ampicillin resistance in E coli (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Sydney  Ty 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Pumping Up Security: Using Encryption and 2 FA to Secure Connected Medical Devices (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems    
      William  Xu Packet of Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force How does the humidity in the soil affect the amount of energy produced by the bacteria in the Microbial Fuel Cell? (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Gina  Yang 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Investigating Colony Collapse Disorder: Synergistic Effects of In-hive Miticides on the Health of Honeybees A. mellifera (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Plaque and $100 check, and Compete for $1000 Outstanding Young Scientist Award, California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS)    
      Ashley Kalishia Yeh Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter The Effects of NAD+ on a Drosophila Melanogaster Model of Cognitive Decline. (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Michelle Yue Zhu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A novel, inexpensive, portable, medication and vaccine refrigeration device for use in developing countries (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            Packet of Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force    
  Debbie Frazier Anika  Cheerla Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Mitosis Detection and Tumor Grading Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Nikhil  Cheerla Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Mitosis Detection and Tumor Grading Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Andrew Goldenkranz Triya  Roy 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The affect concentrations of pollutants and amount of food source on Daphnia's sensitivity to toxins. (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Aditya Sunil Shah $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Wireless Communications Alliance Smart Wildfire Sensor: Automated Fuel Size Detection and Classification using Neural Networks for Prediction of Wildfire (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Sanjana Viral Shah $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Wireless Communications Alliance Smart Wildfire Sensor: Automated Fuel Size Detection and Classification using Neural Networks for Prediction of Wildfire (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  David Greenstein Ashmita  Rajkumar Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School MedHack: The Impact of Malware Attack upon Biomedical Devices (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Pooya Hajjarian Carl  Rosenthal 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Gel-Based Combination of Pyriproxyfen and Hydroprene Insect Growth Regulators for the Control of Blattella Germanica. (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Kathleen Koch Alex Bakshi Richardson 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Taking notes by hand vs typing and its affects on learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  Lora Lerner Daria Vasilievna Syskine 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Non-social Butterflies: Effects of Social Learning on Flower Foraging in the nonsocial Cabbage Butterfly (Pieris rapae) (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Michael Lordan Matthew  Cho Grand Prize Student Award: $640 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Strategic Decision Making Utilizing Neural Networks Trained with Optimal Patterns from Reinforcement Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            $50 cash award and certificate, Bruce Kawanami Engineering Award    
      Rohit Venkatasai Tanikella Certificate of Achievement, United States Public Health Service Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Cognitive Anxiety on Cognitive Performance (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  Skip Mueller Raj Sekhar Reddy Palleti 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category What Factors Determine an Eulerian Polygon? A Computer-Inspired Analysis (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Suhas  Prasad 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category What Factors Determine an Eulerian Polygon? A Computer-Inspired Analysis (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  Ted Shinta Kyle John Ettinger High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Automated targeting and firing of Multirotor Disabling Technology (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            High school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, ONR Medallion, and form for $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
      Gautham Reddy  Gujjula Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP Competition, I-SWEEEP Demystifying Electromagnetic Coupling Within Antenna Arrays (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Best Project: $50, Certificate of Achievement, and Voucher for a Safe Boating Course, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary    
      Ashvin Saikumar Irrinki High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Improving the Human Gait for One-Legged Amputees with a Synergetic Prosthesis (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Jahan  Razavi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Ground Topography Detection System for the Blind (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Nilay  Sawant 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category FitBox: A Smart Diet Controlling Container for Type 2 Diabetes (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
  Jon Stark Christian W. Chiong Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Analyzing the likelihood and composition of planets orbiting Herbig Ae/Be stars using only low resolution instruments (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            Certificate of Achievement plus Letter, Mu Alpha Theta    
      Eric  Yang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Analyzing the likelihood and composition of planets orbiting Herbig Ae/Be stars using only low resolution instruments (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            Certificate of Achievement plus Letter, Mu Alpha Theta