Challenger - Sunnyvale

Project Awards 2015

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Challenger - Sunnyvale Sean Carroll (SSW mentor) Shruti  Sridhar 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The antimicobial effects of common essential oils and facial treatments on staphylococcus (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
  Elaina Chambers (SSW mentor) Ruhi  Sayana 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Discovery of Monosodium Glutamate as an Inducing Factor of Increased Lipid Storage Through Expression of Adenosine Monophosphate-activated Protein Kinase (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 8
            Certificate of Achievement, Medallion, and Letter, United States Public Health Service    
  Thuy-Anh Nguyen Yusra  Arub 1st Award, Engineering Category The Internet of Things (IoT) meets my data binder (Engineering) 8
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
      Aditya  Behal Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effect of Natural vs. Modern Antibiotics on the Prevention of Bacterial Growth of Escherichia Coli (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
      Rithik  Jain 1st Award, Chemistry Category The Bang for Your Buck - The Effect of the Type of Fuel on Energy Content (Chemistry) 7
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
      Tanshi  Jain 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category A Healthier Filter: The Effect of Different Natural Materials on Purity of Water (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 7
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
      Karthik V. Kalyanasundaram Middle School Finalist Certificate, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize To or Not To? Applying Steganography Based Information Storage in Medical Imaging. (Computers / Mathematics) 8
      Ananya  Karthik 2nd Award, Zoology Category Shedding Light on the Hormone of Darkness: Investigating the Effect of Exogenous Melatonin on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna (Zoology) 8
      Zade  Lobo 2nd Award, Engineering Category A Night Guard (Engineering) 8
      Arvind  Ramachandran 1st Award, Chemistry Category Waste Not, Watt Not: The Effect of Coffee Grounds on Efficiency of Microbial Fuel Cells (Chemistry) 6
            $50 Cash, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society    
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade