Winners of the 2016 California State Science Fair in Los Angeles, CA were announced
5/24/16. One hundred Synopsys Championship projects were eligible for competition,
and the results are posted below. Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara
County students! We had 46 projects receive category awards, and 11 projects
receive Special/Recognition Awards. The Junior Division California State Project
of the Year Award was won by Andrew Chiang from BASIS Independent Silicon
Valley School in San Jose.
| Category Awards | Student(s) | Science Category | Awarding Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adarsh S. Ambati, Grade 6, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Mythri Ambatipudi, Grade 10, St. Francis High School, Mountain View | Mammalian Biology | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Akhilesh V. Balasingam, Grade 7, Challenger School, San Jose | Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics | CSSF | First Place |
| Raytheon | Academic Junior Achievement Award $100 | |||
| 1st | Reid A. Barton, Grade 12, Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos | Chemistry | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Aditi Bharti, Grade 7, Challenger School, San Jose | Microbiology (Medical) | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Andrew C. Chiang, Grade 7, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | First Place |
| Junior Div-Project of the year $2500 | ||||
| 1st | Caitlin Maya Gorin, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, Santa Clara | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Kaushik Sai Tota, Grade 7, Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale | Alternative Energy | CSSF | First Place |
| American Institute of Professional Geologists, California Section | $250 Geoscience Award | |||
| 2nd | Shashank & Shishir Dholakia, Grade 11, Wilcox (Adrian C.) High School, Santa Clara | Physics & Astronomy | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Adishree S. Ghatare, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San Jose | Cognitive Science | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Holly M. Jackson, Grade 10, Notre Dame High School, San Jose | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Kate E. Jackson, Grade 7, Old Orchard School, Campbell | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Anjini Karthik, Grade 12, St. Francis High School, Mountain View | Chemistry | CSSF | Second Place |
| American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California Chapter. | Clinical Chemistry Award $250 | |||
| 2nd | Masha Korolik, Grade 7, Old Orchard School, Campbell | Alternative Energy | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Isha & Rohan Mehrotra, Grade 10, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Toxicology | CSSF | Second Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute Award | Second Place $100 | |||
| 2nd | Khushi T. Parikh, Grade 7, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Microbiology (General) | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Anish Seshadri, Grade 11, Saint Francis High School, Mountain View | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Pujita S. Tangirala, Grade 6, Challenger School, San Jose | Chemistry | CSSF | Second Place |
| 3rd | Jerry Chen & Amy Jin, Grade 10, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSSF | Third Place |
| 3rd | Audrey Cheng, Grade 12, Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto | Chemistry | CSSF | Third Place |
| 3rd | Matthew Cho, Grade 8. Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, Cupertino | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Third Place |
| 3rd | Aalok N. Patwa, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | Third Place |
| Raytheon Asian Pacific Association (RAPA). | Academic Junior Special Achievement Award $1250 | |||
| 3rd | Gina Y. Yang, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Toxicology | CSSF | Third Place |
| 4th | Cynthia Chen, Grade 8, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Kyle J. Ettinger, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Anusha Ghosh, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San Jose | Mathematics & Computer Science | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| SPIE Optics and Photonics Award | Fourth Place $300 | |||
| 4th | Gisele M. Inaba & Diana B. Labonville Grade 7, Carden Day School, San Jose | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Ahmad Ismail, Grade 6, Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara | Microbiology (Medical) | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Adiyan Kaul & Sohan M. Vichare, Grade 10, Cupertino High School, Cupertino | Mathematics & Computer Science | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Sanjana V. Shah, Grade 9, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Quang-Dan T. Tran, Grade 8, Most Holy Trinity Elem School, San Jose | Physics & Astronomy | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| Raytheon | Academic Junior Achievement Award $100 | |||
| HM | Srinivas B. Balagopal, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | HM |
| California Environmental Education Foundation | Excellence in Environmental Education Award $500 | |||
| HM | Vivian R. Chiang, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Mathematics & Computer Science | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Aditya A. Dhar, Grade 11, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Mathematics & Computer Science | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Athena F. Fung, Grade 8, Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, Cupertino | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Jenna S. Houle, Grade 7, Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa Clara | Cognitive Science | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Charles J. Huang, Grade 9, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Shloka V. Janapaty, Grade 8, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Microbiology (General) | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Prathik Kakarlamudi & Aditya U. Udgaonkar, Grade 7, Merryhill School, Milpitas | Mammalian Biology | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Krish B. Kapadia & Anjay Saklecha, Grade 9, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Rajiv Movva, Grade 10, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Mathematics & Computer Science | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Atul Raghunathan, Grade 10, Cupertino High School, Cupertino | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Vedha Santhosh, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Anin Sayana, Grade 12, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Scott S. Song, Grade 11, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSSF | HM |
| HM | Patrick Z. Yu, Grade 8, Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, Cupertino | Mathematics & Computer Science | CSSF | HM |
| Special Awards | Aarzu Gupta and Maya S. Shukla, Grade 8, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Toxicology | UCLA Brain Research Institute Award | 2nd place $100 |
| American Association for Clinical Chemistry | Clinical Chemistry Award $150 | |||
| Special Awards | Vardhaan S. Ambati, grade 11, Mitty (Archbishop) High School, San Jose | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | UCLA Brain Research Institute Award | 2nd place $100 |
| Special Awards | Gajan R. Nagaraj, Grade 11, San Jose Middle College, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | California Environmental Education Foundation | Excellence in Environmental Education Award $500 |
