Palo Alto Unified School District

Project Awards 2016

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Gunn (Henry M.) High School JD Armstrong (PSP) Annabel  Marks High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize V1149 Observations (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Casey O'Connell Sherry  Zhou $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis Rapid, Low Cost, On-Chip Isolation and Enrichment of Exosomes for Cancer Early Detection (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            Certificate of Achievement and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
  Josh Paley Kartik  Chandra Third Place: University of Toronto T-shirt & Portable Cellphone Charger, University of Toronto Award Verification of Type Systems with Symbolic Execution (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Intel ECS Certificate of Achievement and Forms to Submit for $200, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award    
  Maria Powell Arjun Krishna Prabhakar $100 First Place, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Inez M. Lechner Award The Use of Biopolymers to Mitigate Soil Erosion (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            2nd Place - $75, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
            2nd Place Award - $100 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
  Elana Zizmor Audrey  Cheng 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Enhancing the Efficiency of Self-Assembled Organic Solar Cells with the Addition of a Second Electron Donor and Graphene (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
            GR 9-12, 1st Place: $110, Book, and Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt,Tote bag, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
Palo Alto High School Christopher Kuszmaul Neelay  Junnarkar 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Mathematical Model and Computer Simulation of Plant Distribution in Response to Water Level Change in Baylands Ecosystem (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and Letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration    
Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School Robin Ames Chloe Hui Li 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Cooking on the Level of Vitamin C in Vegetables (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
  Qin (Linda) Luo Isabel  Sperandio 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of an Infrared and Ultraviolet Cut Filter on a Photovoltaic Cell (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
  Mikaela McKenna Iyanu B Olukotun 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Toxic Teflon: Is Teflon Safe to Use in Modern Kitchens? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Mary Melnick Eric  Tang Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award Self Driving Robotic Car (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Greg Rice Elaine  Chu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Humidity and Pressure on Hot Ice Hand Warmers (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Terman Middle School Gregory Davies Swati  Goel 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Optimal Scheduling Algorithm (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
  Stephen Quake (PSP) Antonia Zoe Quake Certificate of Achievement and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps Statistical Properties of Microbial Genomes (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
  Mark Segesta Lydia  Cheng 3rd Place - $50, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Home Made Plastic (Physical Science and Engineering) 6