Harker School - Middle School Campus

Project Awards 2011

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Harker School - Middle School Campus Lorna Claerbout Samyukta  Yagati 1st Award, Botany Category The Effects of Sulfur Deprivation on Hydrogen Production in Algae (Botany) 8
  Ilona Davies Vineet Sai Kosaraju Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category The Effect of Electrode Material on the Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell (Environmental Sciences) 7
            1st Place Award - $100 Cash plus framed certs and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
            GR 6-9: Second Place, $50, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
      Archana  Podury Honorable Mention, Botany Category Transpiration: A Freshwater Source (Botany) 8
  Scott Kley Contini Andrew Cheng Jin 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Effects of Triclosan on Anti-Bacterial Resistance (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Stanley  Xie 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Effects of Triclosan on Anti-Bacterial Resistance (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
  Benjamin Morgensen Sneha Shri Bhetanabhotla 1st Award, Physics Category A Study of Osmotic Energy (Physics) 6
            Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation    
            GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
  Daniel Sommer Rishabh  Jain 2nd Award, Physics Category Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? (Physics) 8
            Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
            Gr 6-8, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Neil Kamal Movva 2nd Award, Physics Category Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? (Physics) 8
            Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center    
            Gr 6-8, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter