Redwood Middle School

Project Awards 2014

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Redwood Middle School Susan Germeraad Ruchi  Maheshwari 2nd Award, Engineering Category PoolBot: A Pool Maintenance Robot That Explores Home Automation and the Internet of Things (Engineering) 7
            Gift Card and Certificate of Achievement, Society of Women Engineers    
      Isabella Katherine Taylor Honorable Mention, Physics Category Which Waterwheel is the Most Efficient? (Physics) 7
  Ibtisam Khalaf (SSW mentor) Amith Teja Galivanche Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Antimicrobial Activity Of Clove Oil, Cinnamon Oil, And Basil Oil Against Staphylococcus Epidermidis In Comparison To Tetracycline (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Ananya  Vadlakonda 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effect of Chlorine Bleach on the Heart Rate and Death Rate of Daphnia Magna (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
  Caroline Prasad (PSP) Ronak  Pai 1st Award, Engineering Category Tramp-O-Charge (Engineering) 6
      Gino  Prasad 1st Award, Engineering Category Tramp-O-Charge (Engineering) 6
      Dhruv  Shah 1st Award, Engineering Category Tramp-O-Charge (Engineering) 6
  Deborah Yakulis Cameron Morgan Baab 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effects of Various Extraction Methods of the Antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallete (EGCG) from Green Tea Leaves on Fatty Acid Production in the Alga Nannochloropsis Salina. (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Kyle Jiesi Wang 2nd Award, Physics Category The Usage of Graphene to Detect Pollen (Physics) 8
            1st Place Award - $100, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Nathaniel Paul Wire 1st Award, Earth / Space Sciences Category Locating and Determining the Activity Level of Faults using Electrotilluric Currents and Variations in the Earth's Magnetic Field (Earth / Space Sciences) 8