Santa Clara County has a few kids at the California State Science Fair! And this is not all of them!
CSSF Awards
Congratulations to all of the Synopsys Championship’s California State Science Fair winners!
Project of the Year Awards
Three Synopsys Championship students received the California State Science Fair’s Project of the Year Awards.
Senior Division – $5,000
Shashank Dholakia, Grade 10, Wilcox High School, Santa Clara
Shishir Dholakia, Grade 10, Wilcox High School, Santa Clara
Advisor: Mr. Cory Dobos
Project: A Search for Exoplanets in Open Star Clusters Using a Novel Photometric Algorithm for the “Crippled” Kepler Mission
Junior Division – $2,500
Raghav Ganesh, Grade 7, Miller Middle School, San Jose
Advisor: Mr. Raghav Ganesh
Project: A Wireless, Wearable, and Customizable Electronic Solution to Predict and Prevent Autistic Meltdowns
All Awards
| Student | Science Category | Awarding Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yusra Arub, Grade 8, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Electronics & Electromagnetics | Category Award | Third Place |
| Akhilesh V. Balasingam, Grade 6, Challenger School, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Aditi Bharti, Grade 6, Challenger School, San Jose | Microbiology (General) | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Manasa H. Bhimaraju, Grade 6, Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino | Mathematics & Software | Category Award | Second Place |
| Jeffrey Chang, Grade 11, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Category Award | Second Place |
| Anika Cheerla, Grade 8, Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino | Mathematics & Software | Category Award | Fourth Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute Award | Junior Division, $500 | ||
| Matthew Cho, Grade 7, Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino | Electronics & Electromagnetics | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Shiloh S. Curtis, Grade 12, Laughing Thunder Academy, Sunnyvale | Electronics & Electromagnetics | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| SPIE Optics & Photonics Award | Senior Division, Second Place, $500 | ||
| Shashank Dholakia, Grade 10, Wilcox High School, Santa Clara | Physics & Astronomy | California State Science Fair | Project of the Year, $5,000 |
| Category Award | First Place | ||
| SPIE Optics & Photonics Award | Senior Division, First Place, $800 | ||
| Shishir Dholakia, Grade 10, Wilcox High School, Santa Clara | Physics & Astronomy | California State Science Fair | Project of the Year, $5,000 |
| Category Award | First Place | ||
| SPIE Optics & Photonics Award | Senior Division, First Place, $800 | ||
| Durga Ganesh, Grade 11, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Raghav Ganesh, Grade 7, Miller Middle School, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | California State Science Fair | Project of the Year, $2,500 |
| Category Award | First Place | ||
| Raytheon Junior Achievement Award | $500 | ||
| Anusha Ghosh, Grade 7, Challenger School - Shawnee, San Jose | Earth & Atmospheric Sciences | Category Award | First Place |
| Matthew M. Hase-Liu, Grade 10, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Physics & Astronomy | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Holly M. Jackson, Grade 9, Notre Dame High School | Mammalian Biology | Category Award | Fourth Place |
| Kate E. Jackson, Grade 6, Old Orchard School, Campbell | Physics & Astronomy | Category Award | First Place |
| Rithik Jain, Grade 7, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Chemistry | Category Award | Third Place |
| Tanshi Jain, Grade 7, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Environmental Engineering | Category Award | First Place |
| Tanisha Joshi, Grade 10, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose | Mathematics & Software | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Prathik Kakarlamudi, Grade 6, Merryhill School, Milpitas | Mammalian Biology | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Kanika Khemka, Grade 7, Challenger School Berryessa, San Jose | Cognitive Science | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Anish G. Krishnan, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Electronics & Electromagnetics | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Mackenzie Lee, Grade 8, Redwood Middle School, Saratoga | Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Jared A. Lyon, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics | Category Award | Fourth Place |
| Jessica M. MacMillan, Grade 12, Valley Christian High School | Environmental Engineering | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Isha Mehrotra, Grade 9, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Zoology | Category Award | First Place |
| Rohan Mehrotra, Grade 9, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Zoology | Category Award | First Place |
| Neil Movva, Grade 12, The Harker School, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Jennifer T. Nguyen, Grade 8, Piedmont Middle School, San Jose | Applied Mechanics & Structures | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Ken K. Noh, Grade 11, Gunn High School | Mammalian Biology | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Cassandra E. Overney, Grade 10, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Toxicology | Category Award | Fourth Place |
| Priya Padmanaban, Grade 11, Silver Creek High School, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | Society of Petroleum Engineers Superior Technical Achievement Award | Second Place, $100 |
| Yana D. Petri, Grade 12, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Environmental Science | Category Award | First Place |
| CCGO-AIPG Geoscience Award | Senior Division, $250 | ||
| UC Irvine, Earth System Science Award | $250 | ||
| Laura L. Powers, Grade 8, Homeschool, San Jose | Toxicology | Category Award | Second Place |
| Clinical Chemistry Award | Junior Division, $150 | ||
| Atul Raghunathan, Grade 9, Cupertino High School, Cupertino | Environmental Engineering | Category Award | Second Place |
| Vineet A. Ranade, Grade 6, Stratford Middle School, Santa Clara | Physics & Astronomy | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Rashi Ranjan, Grade 7, Challenger School, San Jose | Mathematics & Software | Category Award | First Place |
| Pravin Ravishanker, Grade 10, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose | Mammalian Biology | UCLA Brain Research Institute Award | Senior Division, Second Place, $100 |
| Swetha Revanur, Grade 11, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | Category Award | Third Place |
| Kami E. Richardson, Grade 7, Sacred Heart School, Saratoga | Microbiology (General) | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Sanjana V. Shah, Grade 8, Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino | Mathematics & Software | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Srinath Somasundaram, Grade 6, The Harker School, San Jose | Applied Mechanics & Structures | Category Award | Second Place |
| Isabel W. Sperandio, Grade 7, Stanford Middle School, Palo Alto | Alternative Energy | Category Award | First Place |
| Nihal Talur, Grade 8, Challenger School Berryessa, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | Category Award | Second Place |
| Utkarsh Tandon, Grade 9, Cupertino High School, Cupertino | Mathematics & Software | UCLA Brain Research Institute Award | Senior Division, $500 |
| Aditya U. Udgaonkar, Grade 6, Merryhill School, Milpitas | Mammalian Biology | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Amrita Venkatraman, Grade 11, Homestead High School, Cupertino | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Category Award | First Place |
| Olivia L. Woodford-Berry, Grade 12, Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos | Plant Biology | Category Award | Honorable Mention |
| Gina Y. Yang, Grade 9, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Toxicology | Category Award | Second Place |
| Clinical Chemistry Award | Senior Division, $250 | ||
| Alexander C. Young, Grade 8, The Harker School, San Jose | Microbiology (Medical) | Category Award | Fourth Place |
