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Project Awards 2017

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Almaden Country School Sean Carroll (SSW mentor) Vivek Srinivas Veluvali Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize A novel method of forward osmosis involving iron nanopaticles (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Archbishop Mitty High School Thuy-Anh Nguyen Vardhaan Sai Ambati Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Personalized Cancer and Viral Therapy: Clostridium-based Cell Delivery System coupled to CRISPR/Cas9 Nanotherapeutic (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Yusra  Arub $100 TechLab IoT prize; BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Smart+Connected Doorbell with real-time coordinated Continuum of Care Information - A path to end all homelessness (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh Corporation    
      Chaelee  Park 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Herbal Extracts in Combination with Metformin in C. Elegans Subjected to a High Glucose Environment (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Akaash  Tawade Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Operation Pulse: Quantifying the Impact of Precipitation and Inundation on Pulsed Salt Marsh Greenhouse Gas Fluxes (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Schonert Award    
            Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Kevyn Adams Andrew C. Chiang $500 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Manipulation of Ultrasonic Force Field (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificiate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Akshar  Sarvesh Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Neural Networks for Heart Disease Classification (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Isita Nandana Talukdar Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Navigational Techniques In Self Driving Cars (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Casey Brown Spencer Harrison Cha Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Electricity Outputs From Different Exothermic Processes (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Ashwin  Kannan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Electricity Outputs From Different Exothermic Processes (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Anuradha Murthy Shiven  Gupta Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category IoT-Enabled Universal Remote for Entertainment Systems (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Sriya Tulasi Jonnakuti 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 The Patterns of Exon Gene Mutations in Key Diseases in Specific Organs (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Sowmya Prathika Kolluru Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Oxidative Stress on the Germination and Growth of Glycine max Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Srikar Pranav Kolluru 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Natural Antioxidants on Sodium Bicarbonate Deposits: Application for Amelioration of Atherosclerosis (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Mahati  Manda Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Modeling Angioplasty: Detection of Density of Calcium Carbonate Deposits in Tubes (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
Bellarmine College Preparatory Sean Carroll (SSW mentor) Sachin  Narayan Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter The Design and Construction of an Underwater Oil Cleanup Device for Platforms and Ships to Contain Oil Plumes (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Debjani Roy Arvind P Sridhar Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Toward Precision Medicine: Harnessing Graphene Hydrogels, iPSCs, and Computational Models for Cardiac Tissue Engineering (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis    
            GR 9-12, 2nd Place: $200 and Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, IBM Award    
            3rd Place Award - $50, Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Quang-Dan Thanh Tran 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Magnetic Shock Absorbers for Machines and Vehicles (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    
  Rod Wong Pravin  Ravishanker Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School ALZCan: Predicting Future Onset of Alzheimer's Disease Using Polygenic Risk Scores and Multiple Neuroimaging Modalities (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Eric Kevin Wang Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Flow Characterization of Airwakes Around a Naval Ship Model (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            High school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, ONR Medallion, and form for $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
Canyon Heights Academy De Leys Hamm Jasmine Isabella Clancy 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Grow, Grow, Grow Your Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
Castilleja School Tiffany Crist-Studley Supriya  Lall 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Gunshot Detector (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Challenger - Almaden Pronati Mondal Grace  Li Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade A Natural Insulator: What is the effect of different plant types covering roofs on the temperature of the buildings? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Arya  Rajesh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category An IoT For Detecting Forest Fires (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Challenger - Berryessa Shannon Deza Nithika  Karthikeyan 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effect of genotypes on the phytoremediation of heavy metals, introduced by fracking, in soil. (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
      Namrata Reggie Nair Certificate of Excellence from National Association of Women Geoscientists, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter The Effect of Types of Polymer Materials in Soil on the Moisture of the Soil (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
      Shlok  Shah $250 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Autonomous vehicle crash avoidance algorithm (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Divya  Sundar Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Different Concentrations of Biopesticides and Chemical Pesticides on Earthworm Mass and Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
Challenger - Harwood Tina Kim Manasvini  Kothari Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Name that Hue (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
Challenger - Shawnee Bonny Basu Shreyas  Basu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Changing the Speed of Light (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Jia S. Gill Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch How Different Types of Foundations Affect a Building's Resiliency Towards Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Samarth  Girish 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Watch Your Back: A Portable Device For Posture Detection (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Shachi Shikha Prasad BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Mobile Medicine Tracker (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Aadit  Trivedi 3rd Place Student Award: $80 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Drive Smart, Drive Safe: Designing an Anti-Collision Vehicular Network (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            1st Place: $100 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society    
Challenger - Sunnyvale Shalini D'Souza Keshav  Balaji BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Third Eye: The Helpful Eye for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Alexander  Grindrod 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The FitShock (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Safaa Fareeha Hussain Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade To Praise or Not to Praise? (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association    
            Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award    
      Riteka  Murugesh BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Baby Alert - Did You Miss Me? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Khushi  Nigam Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Home Robot 9267X - Make Life Great Again (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Rishi Ramji Pankhaniya BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Designing a Wristband to Aid the Visually Disabled (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificiate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Khushi  Parikh 2nd Place Student Award, Outstanding Young Woman in Computing: $160 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Creating a Computer Algorithm to Accurately Predict the Next Season's Influenza Virus Strain (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Certificate of Achievement, Society of Women Engineers    
      Nikita  Senthil 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Investigating the effect of different stress factors on the lipid production in green microalgae (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
      Samika  Swamy Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade BioFresh Food Smarts: An eco-friendly, smart solution to reduce wastage of climacteric produce. (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Anirudh  Venkatraman Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, Certificate, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Production of Bioplastics from Vegetable Waste (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            2nd Place Award - $200 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley    
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Joyce Boying Yang Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade What is the effect of time and temperature on the amount of sodium nitrate and nitrite contained in processed meats? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Deepali Deshmukh Arnav  Garg Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Rescuebot, in search for survivors! (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
  Youssef Ismail (SSW mentor) Srivishnu  Pyda Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement,T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Developing Bio-Composite Materials: Carbon Fiber Reinforced Chitin Matrix (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            2nd Place Award - $75, Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Diptanshu  Sikdar Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Wireless charging via an Ultrasonic - Piezoelectric Bridge (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificiate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
            Middle school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
  Shobi Murali Roshan  Bellary 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The effect of an intensification of a beam of light and time on the energy output of a solar panel (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Emma  Lu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Which type of french fries has the shortest shelf life? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention-$50, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
Challenger-Middlefield-Palo Alto Caren Furtado William Quincy Chang Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Global Warming Affects Buoyancy? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Michelle  Chen Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Exploring the mechanical strength of stent unit cells with different patterns, widths, and thickness (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Justin Han Gubbens Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter How quickly does a focused picosecond green laser cut different metal and non-metal materials with accuracy? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Aasia Irene Hasan Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category How will phosphorus supplements affect growth of the stem and development of leaves of a plant grown with hydroponics? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
      Neeraj  Rattehalli BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education An Iot Approach to a Smart Stove (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Keshiv Shaan Tandon Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Energy Conservation Using Color of Paint on Houses (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Challenger-Strawberry Park-SJ Heather Mackewicz Akhilesh Varadan Balasingam Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, Certificate, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Manhattan Fluidics: On Optimizing Network Geometry by Circuit Analogy for Low-cost 3D-Printed Lab-on-a-Chip Devices (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            GR 6-8, 1st Place: $200 and Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            1st place MS student - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA    
      Nishita Sathyabodha Belur Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade A Tele-Health Smartphone App to Virtually Connect Rural Patients in Underdeveloped Countries to Doctors and Hospitals (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Aditi  Bharti Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize KnowYourAntibiotic: A Mobile App To Fight Antibiotic Resistance (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Mihir Bhushan Heda Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Eco-Friendly Calculator (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Pareekshith Hosalli Krishna 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of Seaweed on a Potato Plant's Growth? (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
      Arya Shriya Srivastava Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Fighting Food Waste: The effect of E. coli on excess food (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
      Pujita Srilalitha Tangirala Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, Certificate, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School A Green, Low-Cost Adsorbent for the Removal of Dye from Aqueous Solutions (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            $ 250 to the winning student or team in middle school Physical Science, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Champion School (K-9) Muna Khanna Parth Nimish Hathalia Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Moisture Detection Platform (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Sanjana Saisuma Jilla 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Tempus Genie 2.0 (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Simon Young Koski IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificiate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Going Up? Using a Genetic Algorithm to Optimize Elevator Controllers (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Manvitha  Pabbathi Grand Prize Student Award, Outstanding Young Woman in Computing: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Mobile Sleeper (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Megan Babat Naomi Gavriella Barkan Middle School-Cash Award-$75 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) Keeping apples beautiful: Which fruit's juice is the best for preserving apples? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Gabby Irit Farber Middle School-Cash Award-$75 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) Keeping apples beautiful: Which fruit's juice is the best for preserving apples? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Natalie  Perrochon Middle School-Cash Award-$75 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) Keeping apples beautiful: Which fruit's juice is the best for preserving apples? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Liat Baranoff Cole Trane Bregman Grand Prize Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter The creation of a system that will free a dog during a fire (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Yahli  Einav BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Automatic dry dog food dispenser (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Nathaniel Read Hahn Grand Prize Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter The creation of a system that will free a dog during a fire (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Guy  Knaan $125 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Voice Swap (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Yoav  Segev BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Automatic dry dog food dispenser (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Genevieve Greene Zach  Berman Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Motorized Egg Cracker (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            $50 Cash Award to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award    
      Sammy Isaac Burns Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Motorized Egg Cracker (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            $50 Cash Award to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award    
Granada Islamic School Farhana Afroz Malak Wael Ashmawi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Blood Splattering Patterns: Effect of Height, Viscosity, and Surface on the Splatter of simulated Blood (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Misbah Mariam Syed 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Catch the Wave! Energy obtained by harnessing ocean wave power. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Certificate of Achievement, Hegland Award    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificiate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
  Jinaan Al-Shehabi Ahmad  Ismail Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, Certificate, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Effect of structure and behavior of antifungal agents on the treatment of Candidiasis (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Aliya Shafquat Yusuf Ali Atesoglu Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The Effect of plastic bottles on reducing copper from contaminated water (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Talha  Aziz Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Burning Biomass Briquettes (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Harker School-Middle Campus Shanthi Adimoolam (Mentor) Nidhya  Shivakumar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Halophytes:A Potential Solution for the Remediation of Soil in Saline Wastelands (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Thomas Artiss Arohee  Bhoja $ 250 to the winning student or team in middle school Bio Science, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize An Investigation of the Effects of Super-Absorbent Polymers on the Germination rates of Seeds (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Sidra  Xu Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize A Novel Solution to Algal Blooms by Inhibiting Photosynthesis Using Polystyrene Balls (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Russell  Yang Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize A Novel Solution to Algal Blooms by Inhibiting Photosynthesis Using Polystyrene Balls (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Jin Cheng (PSP) Brian  Chen 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category RotorCar: A Novel Idea to Reduce Traffic Using Flying Cars (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Youssef Ismail (SSW mentor) Srinath  Somasundaram Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade A Novel Design and Evaluation of a Temperature Controlled Smart Sock with Fuzzy Logic Control (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            GR 6-8: 1st Place, Programable Robotics Kit, Certificate of Achievement, and tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
  Kristen Morgensen Alexandra Anne Baeckler Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade The Effect of Given Names on a Shelter Animal's Adoptability (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award    
      Nilisha  Baid Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category How Egg Substitutes Affect Baking (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Arya  Maheshwari 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Analyzing Trajectories: The Aerodynamics of Different Badminton Shuttlecocks (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Vaishnavi Gorantla Murari Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category How Egg Substitutes Affect Baking (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Luisa  Pan Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award Studies of the Learning Behavior of the Single Cell Organism, Stentor coeruleus, Under Various Types of Stimuli (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      James  Pflaging 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Analyzing Trajectories: The Aerodynamics of Different Badminton Shuttlecocks (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Betsy  Tian Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award Studies of the Learning Behavior of the Single Cell Organism, Stentor coeruleus, Under Various Types of Stimuli (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Annamma Jijen Vazhaeparambil Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Method of Efficiently Purifying Gray Water in Homes to Use in Neighborhood Backyards (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Aditi  Vinod Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Method of Efficiently Purifying Gray Water in Homes to Use in Neighborhood Backyards (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
  Kathy Peng Ankita  Kundu Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Finding the Most Effective Two-Step Filtration System to Remove Biological, Mineral, and Chemical Contaminants in Water (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Akshay Josyula Manglik Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade A mobile software application to educate citizens with accurate, up to date, and accessible political information (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Elizabeth  Szeto Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Finding the Most Effective Two-Step Filtration System to Remove Biological, Mineral, and Chemical Contaminants in Water (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Harker School-Upper Campus Gary Blickenstaff Akhil  Arun 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Machine Learning Based Approach to Skin Lesion Segmentation using Superpixels (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            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    
      Divija Anantasai Bhimaraju Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Determining the Effect of the Age of the Environment on the Incidence of Cellular Senescence (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Cynthia  Chen 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Fighting Malnutrition: Automated Optimization of Nutrition Using Novel n-Dimensional Linear Programming Models. (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            $100 First Place, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Inez M. Lechner Award    
      Jeffrey  Fung Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Variations in Salinity and Growth Effects ofthe Marine Microalga Nannochloropsis (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Aarzu  Gupta 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Efficacy of Combinations of Plant Based Natural Antibiotics in Aiding the Fight Against Superbugs (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Richard  Hu Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Impact of Solar Plants on Microclimate (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Allison Sihan Jia Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Using EEG to Analyze Common High School Distractions While Studying (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Karena  Kong Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Traffic Network Management: Novel Approach Using a Deep-Learning System Driven by Dynamic Data (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Eileen  Li BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Addressing the Global Landfill Problem: A Novel Automatic Waste Sorting Algorithm Based on Machine Learning Methods (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Millie  Lin Certificate and nomination to enter 2018 Sustainability Soutions Festival in Arizona, Arizona State University Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives The Prevalence of Parent-Teacher Interactions and their Influence on Student Outcomes in Developing Countries (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association    
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter    
      Emily  Liu BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education Addressing the Global Landfill Problem: A Novel Automatic Waste Sorting Algorithm Based on Machine Learning Methods (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Neelesh Krishna Ramachandran Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Determining the Effect of the Age of the Environment on the Incidence of Cellular Senescence (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Maya  Shukla 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Efficacy of Combinations of Plant Based Natural Antibiotics in Aiding the Fight Against Superbugs (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Sahana Gorantla Srinivasan 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Machine Learning Based Approach to Skin Lesion Segmentation using Superpixels (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            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    
      Jasmine Kimberly Wiese Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Using EEG to Analyze Common High School Distractions While Studying (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Catherinez  Zhao Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Variations in Salinity and Growth Effects ofthe Marine Microalga Nannochloropsis (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  David Casso Krish  Kapadia $ 500 to the winning student or team in high school Bio Science, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize The Use of Salivary Proteins as Novel Biomarkers for Concussion (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Anjay  Saklecha $ 500 to the winning student or team in high school Bio Science, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize The Use of Salivary Proteins as Novel Biomarkers for Concussion (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Ruhi  Sayana 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Exploitation of Cell Survival Mechanisms to Induce Apoptosis for High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Katherine  Tian 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Seizure Prediction Using Deep Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Kevin  Xu Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association Modeling the Dual Effect of Governmental Aid and Hospital Subsidization on Hospital Performance: An Affordable Care Act (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Raymond  Xu Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association Modeling the Dual Effect of Governmental Aid and Hospital Subsidization on Hospital Performance: An Affordable Care Act (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Katherine Feifei Zhang 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Seizure Prediction Using Deep Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Anu Datar Kaushik  Shivakumar Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Machine-Learning Approach to Correlate Environmental and Demographic Factors to Cancer Incidences Across US Counties (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            Certificate and nomination to enter 2018 Sustainability Soutions Festival in Arizona, Arizona State University Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives    
  Kelly Horan Shreyas  Chandrashekaran Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effects of Age on Distracted Driving Reaction Times (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement, United States Public Health Service    
  Youssef Ismail (SSW mentor) Keval  Shah IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Smart Bio-Sensor Data Acquisition System (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Robbie Korin Shaya  Zarkesh Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter A Novel Approach to Semantic Parsing of Mathematical Word Problems with Neural Networks (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Eric Nelson Jerry  Chen High school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, ONR Medallion, and form for $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps Modeling the Internal Rotation and Dispersion of Distant Galaxies (z ~ 1.0) Using Multi-PA Keck DEIMOS Slit Spectra (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Amy  Dunphy IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Ditch the Keyboard: A Novel Touchless Input Scheme (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Amy  Jin 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 Deep learning-based automated tool detection and analysis of surgical videos to assess operative skill (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, IBM Award    
      Cameron Cole Jones 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Intelligent Hearing Aids: Improving Speech Intelligibility and Separation in Noisy Environments through Deep Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Scott Pflaumer Arnav Sameer Joshi High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize A novel system for detecting COPD, asthma, and other obstructive lung diseases early in low-resource environments (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Chris Spenner Rishab Srinivasan Gargeya $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis EyeLogic: All-Purpose Vision Disease Detection in Clinic-Sourced and Low-Cost Smartphone-Based Retinal Images (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Anastasiya  Grebin 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Common crop higher plant growth impairment from human pharmaceuticals present in surface water. (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Jimmy  Lin 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Automated Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Novel Assessment of Tumor-Associated Stroma Using Deep Learning Algorithms (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Rajiv  Movva Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Machine Learning-Based Discovery of Synergistic Drug Combinations for Rapid and Effective Cancer Treatment (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Sandip  Nirmel 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category The Biological Pump in a Changing Climate: Identifying Drivers of Sinking of Antarctic Phytoplankton and Ice Algae (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
      Evani  Radiya-Dixit 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Identification of Therapeutic Cancer Targets Across Adenocarcinomas Using Genome-wide DNA Methylation Analyses (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            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    
      Manan Ajay Shah Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Deep Learning Assessment of Tumor Proliferation in Histological Images for Comprehensive Breast Cancer Severity Analysis (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, IBM Award    
            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    
      Arjun  Subramaniam Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School CadML: Computational Antibody Design Through Deep Learning and Structural Protein Analysis (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            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    
  Jeff Sutton Maddie  Huynh 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Effects of Runoff Water on Aquatic Plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Michelle  Kwan 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Effects of Runoff Water on Aquatic Plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Carolyn  Lu 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Effects of Runoff Water on Aquatic Plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
Kehillah Jewish High School Anthony Grabowski David  Lipman 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Algorithmic search of the Automated Planet Finder spectra to identify extraterrestrial laser signals (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement plus Letter, Mu Alpha Theta    
Merryhill Schools -Milpitas Kanchan Bhandare Ushoshi  Basumallick Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Let the Light Decide - Testing the compositions of common household liquids using a home made SpectroPhotoMeter (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Diya Kaur Dhindsa 1st place - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Creating an Earthquake-Resistant Building (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Nina  Phatak 1st place - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Creating an Earthquake-Resistant Building (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Aru  Rastogi 1st place - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Creating an Earthquake-Resistant Building (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Jeannie Bui Emma  Lenchenkova Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Saline Hydroponics (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Shama Mohamed Anika Rajendra Bhatia Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Go Grey - Laundry to Landscape Irrigation System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Sahana  Rajmohan Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Go Grey - Laundry to Landscape Irrigation System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Sruthi  Ramesh Kumar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Go Grey - Laundry to Landscape Irrigation System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Notre Dame High School Victoria Evashenk Kami E Richardson Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Ocean Rx: Reducing Pharmaceutical Water Pollution. Utilizing organic materials as a novel alternative to nanoparticles. (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration    
      Shruti  Sridhar 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Bridging Vectorcardiography and Computational Genetics: A Novel Approach to Noninvasive Early Detection of Heart Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  Youssef Ismail (SSW mentor) Maya  Nayak GR 9-12: 1st Place, Programable Robotics Kit, Certificate of Achievement, and tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award Self-Navigating Wheelchair (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  Lisa Yi Sophia  Barwegen Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society The Effect of Wildfire on Seqoiadendron giganteum Growth and CO2 Flux (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Holly Marie Jackson 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 Unlocking History: An Algorithm to Virtually Unfold 3D Computed Tomography Scans of Unopened Historical Documents (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            $ 500 to the winning student or team in high school Physical Science, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, IBM Award    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Riana Ali Karim 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Different Probiotic Bacterial Strains on Ammonia (NH3) Production Levels (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Sharon Kim Truong 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Different Probiotic Bacterial Strains on Ammonia (NH3) Production Levels (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
Oakwood Country School Nisanti Wilmot Danya  Balagopal Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Recycling Food Waste to Sequester Carbon, Improve Soil Nutrition, and Growth of Plants in Urban Environments (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Ayana Rose Wilmot GR 6-8 Most Promising Female Researcher, $100, Certificate, T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) LED Gloves: A Communication Solution for the Hearing Impaired in the Dark (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Oakwood High School Sean Wilmot Ashwin  Viswesvaran BBC Microbit development kit, TechLab Education The Making of a Maker: How I built my 3D Printer (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            1st place HS student - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA    
Old Orchard School Tim Ainoa Ben Robert Gleixner Outstanding Project: Certificate of Achievement and Voucher for a Safe Boating Course, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Save The Ship (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Kate Elizabeth Jackson Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Sustainable Play: Comparing the Safety of Renewable Alternatives to Commercial Playground Surface Materials (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Award    
            2nd Place - $75, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
      Masha  Korolik Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement,T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Refraction of Light: Its Dependence on the Density and Nature of a Solution (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            2nd place MS student - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA    
Pinewood High School (7-12) Val Monticue Srinivas  Balagopal 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Amending desert soil to reverse desertification (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
Presentation High School Tracy Hughes Annika  Bhanot 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Oxybenzone on the Viability of Zebrafish Embryos (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Anusha  Ghosh $100 First Place, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Inez M. Lechner Award Automated Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes using Closed Loop Glucose Monitoring (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Shloka  Janapaty 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effects of Pseudomonas Putida Bioremediation of Agricultural Runoff on Low-density Polyethylene Decomposition rates (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter    
            Plaque and Tour of Stanford Chemistry Department Labs, Stanford University Chemistry Department    
      Roma Swarna Kidambi 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Oxybenzone on the Viability of Zebrafish Embryos (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Shannon Brigette Miranda 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Effective Flame Resistant Household Paint (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Kanika Nirmal Nair 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Is red marine seaweed able to detoxify plastic pollutants in the Brine Shrimp population? (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
      Swathi  Ramprasad 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Is red marine seaweed able to detoxify plastic pollutants in the Brine Shrimp population? (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
      Zara Anzum Shariff 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Diluted Bleach on Ice Plants vs. Echeveria (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Anjali  Sinha Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Automated Atomizer: Releasing Essential Oils to Control Varroa Mites (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Regina  Ta Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Automated Atomizer: Releasing Essential Oils to Control Varroa Mites (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Alyssa  Ungerer Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Copper Poisoning in Freshwater: The Effect of Copper on Zebrafish (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
Sacred Heart Middle School Susan Greathouse David Wynne Kipp 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Downhill Coasting (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Christian John Moran Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Energy Production During the Year (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Saint Christopher School Arlene Brown Brayden T. Callan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Which Seawall Shape Best Mitigates Storm Surges? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Middle school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
Saint Francis High School Chihiro Ikezi Nikita  Goyal 5th Place Student Award: $80 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter HappiNec (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Linda Segal Mythri  Ambatipudi Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Combating Neurovirulence of ZIKA and Flavivirus Epidemics Using In Silico Phylogenetic Analysis and RNAi Gene Silencing (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            Honorable Mention Certificate, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP)    
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter    
      Ishana  Deb 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Why is the pruning of Purkinje cell and Climbing Fiber synapses in the Cerebellum, impaired in autistic children? (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Adishree  Ghatare $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards Assessment of Cognitive Health and Assistance in Daily Life for the Elderly (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
Saint Joseph of Cupertino School Lisa Wicht Anushka Haraki Aritharan Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade What is the effect of different ingredients in skin moisturizers on the retention of moisture in the model human skin? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Stanford Online High School Gary Oas Krithi Vishesh Koodli GR 6-8, 3rd Place: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Design of an Energy Device using Computer Simulation of Ionization (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Martina Steiner Geeta  Shankar 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category A computer simulation to investigate the change of allele frequencies of Sickle Cell Disease based on biogeography (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            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    
  Juergen Willmann Gaeun  Kim Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair and Plaque, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Assessing treatment response in colorectal cancer patients through novel volumetric contrast-enhanced ultrasound methods (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Stratford Middle School - Milpitas Tatiana Braun Andrea Xinyu Liu Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Paddle Choices for Optimal Speed (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            3rd Place - $50, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
Stratford Middle School - San Jose Kristi Chung Adarsh Sairam Ambati Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Low-Cost Cloud-based Contactless Vital Signs Monitor using Photo Plethysmographic Imaging & Infrared Sensing Techniques (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            Middle school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
      Allyson  Chiu Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Forget Me Not Child Warning System (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Madeleine Zee Chow Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Remove CO2 From Water Using Plants And Macroalgae (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
      Anna  Jun Middle school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps Strength of Honeycomb Structures (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Rahil  Kapadia 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Cooling Arm Sleeve (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Camilla Jasmine Lindh 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Visually Impaired Navigator (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
  Jislaine Elsayed Anousha Anand Athreya 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Light on the Potency of Antioxidants in Spices (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Herin  Kang 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Algae Oxygen Generator (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Jeffrey Takemoto Ishaan  Agrawal Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Affect of different Modifications on a Structure's ability to withstand Seismic Waves (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            3rd place - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
      Snikitha  Banda Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Graffiti Removal (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Allison  Bang Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Which Ball Creates the Least Drag? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Sophia Charlotte Campbell Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Earthworms' Diet and their Effect on Soil (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Anika  Pandey Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement,T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Effect of Nano-particle Hydrophobic Paint on the Surface Tension and Surface Bonding of Water (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Kavya Manasa Pandrangi Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, Certificate, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Which indoor plant absorbs the most carbon dioxide? (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Arya Tara Prabhu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Up, Up, and Away! Aerodynamics (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Stratford Middle School - Sunnyvale Greg Lampard Ronan  Ellerby Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effect of Chicken Living Conditions on Eggshell Properties (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Krishna Srinivasan Mani Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Building an Endurance UAV (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Aylin Gela Salahifar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Comparing Biodegradable versus Biobased Laundry Greywater on Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Sovie Prasad Shekhar 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Amount of Time Taken for the Oil Spill Polymer, Enviro Bond 403, to Add-on to Different Oils in Tap and Salt Water. (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award    
      Annika  Viswesh Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Oculus Patch Assistant (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Kevin Seago Koena  Gupta Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category How Does Temperature Affect The Bounciness of a Bouncy Ball? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Preethi Sundaresakumar Rohan  Bansal Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Let's Fly - The Effect Of Airfoil Design On Lift (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Arti  Gnanasekar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Investigating the Effects of Different Chemical Composition of Pesticides on the Survival of Honey Bees (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Sydney Maya Gorin GR 6-8, 2nd Place: $150 and Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Solar Cell Optimization (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Ishan  Kar Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Hands Free Motion and Obstacle Detector for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Eleanore Jane Kirshner 3rd place MS student - $25 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Soggy Sandwich Conundrum : Condensation-Free Ice Packs (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Middle school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
      Leyla Mathilde Murgia 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Warkawater Tree (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Siddharth  Sai Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category STOP underwater noise pollution! (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Martin Wiedemann Caitlin Maya Gorin Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Filtering Electromagnetic Fields on Cellular Devices (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, 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    
            Middle school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
Thinking Minds Academy (homeschool) Firdous Gousia Aisha Ibrahim Kazi 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Walk n Light (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Ibrahim Kazi Fatima Ibrahim Kazi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Bring 'em home - Help reunite missing children with their loved ones (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Valley Christian High School Brian Cronquist Jennifer  Huang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Analyzing the Effects of Differing Musical Tone Colors on the Frequency Spectrum Using Spectrum Analysis (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
  Rita Huff Arnav Prashant Gattani 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Water Usage Meter (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Amar Piyush Kothary 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Pharmacological Agents on the Nonamyloidogenic Processing of the Beta-amyloid Precursor Protein (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Sophia Waye Patterson 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Pharmacological Agents on the Nonamyloidogenic Processing of the Beta-amyloid Precursor Protein (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Zachary Andrew Shah 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Hormonal Regulation of Hexosaminidase: Implications for Tay Sachs Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Packet of Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force    
      Michelle Trieu-My Tang 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Hormonal Regulation of Hexosaminidase: Implications for Tay Sachs Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Packet of Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force    
      Vittal  Thirumalai 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Water Usage Meter (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Alexander Bao Vu 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Probiotic Bacteria on the Passage of Allergens through the Intestinal Epithelium (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Packet of Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force    
      Niviru  Wijayaratne Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Water conserving irrigation apparatus for small and large scale horticulture (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  George Sousa Ansel Robert Austin High school - One packet with Letter, Certificate of Achievement, ONR Medallion, and form for $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps 3D Printable Shock-Absorbing Surfaces: Comparative Testing of Various Auxetic Designs (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Danning  Liang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Spray Paint Can Nozzle that reduce the air flowing paint particles (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Nicholas James Liu 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 Voice Control for Electronic Wheelchairs (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Jianan  Wang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Spray Paint Can Nozzle that reduce the air flowing paint particles (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Eric Shengwen Zhang 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 Voice Control for Electronic Wheelchairs (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
Valley Christian Junior High School Clarissa Chaplin Parth  Kasmalkar 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Earthquakes: How much shaking can these buildings take? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            2nd place - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
            Certificate of Achievement, Hegland Award    
Yavneh Day School Trevor Davis Noa  Talmor Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category How does changing temperature of a magnet affect its magnetic field strength? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Aurora  Zeltser Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category How does changing temperature of a magnet affect its magnetic field strength? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7