2016 California State Science Fair Awards

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 AwardsStudent(s)Science CategoryAwarding OrganizationAward
1stAdarsh S. Ambati, Grade 6, Stratford Middle School, San JoseEnvironmental EngineeringCSSFFirst Place
1stMythri Ambatipudi, Grade 10, St. Francis High School, Mountain ViewMammalian BiologyCSSFFirst Place
1stAkhilesh V. Balasingam, Grade 7, Challenger School, San JoseAerodynamics/ HydrodynamicsCSSFFirst Place
Raytheon Academic Junior Achievement Award $100
1stReid A. Barton, Grade 12, Los Gatos High School, Los GatosChemistryCSSFFirst Place
1stAditi Bharti, Grade 7, Challenger School, San JoseMicrobiology (Medical)CSSFFirst Place
1stAndrew C. Chiang, Grade 7, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, San JoseElectronics & ElectromagneticsCSSFFirst Place
Junior Div-Project of the year $2500
1stCaitlin Maya Gorin, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, Santa ClaraApplied Mechanics & StructuresCSSFFirst Place
1stKaushik Sai Tota, Grade 7, Cupertino Middle School, SunnyvaleAlternative EnergyCSSFFirst Place
American Institute of Professional Geologists, California Section$250 Geoscience Award
2ndShashank & Shishir Dholakia, Grade 11, Wilcox (Adrian C.) High School, Santa ClaraPhysics & AstronomyCSSFSecond Place
2ndAdishree S. Ghatare, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San JoseCognitive ScienceCSSFSecond Place
2ndHolly M. Jackson, Grade 10, Notre Dame High School, San JoseApplied Mechanics & StructuresCSSFSecond Place
2ndKate E. Jackson, Grade 7, Old Orchard School, CampbellApplied Mechanics & StructuresCSSFSecond Place
2ndAnjini Karthik, Grade 12, St. Francis High School, Mountain ViewChemistryCSSFSecond Place
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California Chapter.Clinical Chemistry Award $250
2ndMasha Korolik, Grade 7, Old Orchard School, CampbellAlternative EnergyCSSFSecond Place
2ndIsha & Rohan Mehrotra, Grade 10, Lynbrook High School, San JoseToxicologyCSSFSecond Place
UCLA Brain Research Institute AwardSecond Place $100
2ndKhushi T. Parikh, Grade 7, Challenger School, SunnyvaleMicrobiology (General)CSSFSecond Place
2ndAnish Seshadri, Grade 11, Saint Francis High School, Mountain ViewElectronics & ElectromagneticsCSSFSecond Place
2ndPujita S. Tangirala, Grade 6, Challenger School, San JoseChemistryCSSFSecond Place
3rdJerry Chen & Amy Jin, Grade 10, Harker (The) School, San JoseBiochemistry/ Molecular BiologyCSSFThird Place
3rdAudrey Cheng, Grade 12, Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo AltoChemistryCSSFThird Place
3rdMatthew Cho, Grade 8. Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, CupertinoElectronics & ElectromagneticsCSSFThird Place
3rdAalok N. Patwa, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, San JoseApplied Mechanics & StructuresCSSFThird Place
Raytheon Asian Pacific Association (RAPA).Academic Junior Special Achievement Award $1250
3rdGina Y. Yang, Grade 10,  Monta Vista High School, CupertinoToxicologyCSSFThird Place
4thCynthia Chen, Grade 8, Harker (The) School, San JoseEnvironmental EngineeringCSSFFourth Place
4thKyle J. Ettinger, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School, CupertinoApplied Mechanics & StructuresCSSFFourth Place
4thAnusha Ghosh, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San JoseMathematics & Computer ScienceCSSFFourth Place
SPIE Optics and Photonics AwardFourth Place $300
4thGisele M. Inaba & Diana B. Labonville Grade 7, Carden Day School, San JoseApplied Mechanics & StructuresCSSFFourth Place
4thAhmad Ismail, Grade 6, Granada Islamic School, Santa ClaraMicrobiology (Medical)CSSFFourth Place
4thAdiyan Kaul & Sohan M. Vichare, Grade 10, Cupertino High School, CupertinoMathematics & Computer ScienceCSSFFourth Place
4thSanjana V. Shah, Grade 9, Monta Vista High School, CupertinoEnvironmental EngineeringCSSFFourth Place
4thQuang-Dan T. Tran, Grade 8, Most Holy Trinity Elem School, San JosePhysics & AstronomyCSSFFourth Place
RaytheonAcademic Junior Achievement Award $100
HMSrinivas B. Balagopal, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San JoseEnvironmental EngineeringCSSFHM
California Environmental Education FoundationExcellence in Environmental Education Award $500
HMVivian R. Chiang, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School, CupertinoMathematics & Computer ScienceCSSFHM
HMAditya A. Dhar, Grade 11, Harker (The) School, San JoseMathematics & Computer ScienceCSSFHM
HMAthena F. Fung, Grade 8, Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, CupertinoEnvironmental EngineeringCSSFHM
HMJenna S. Houle, Grade 7, Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa ClaraCognitive ScienceCSSFHM
HMCharles J. Huang, Grade 9, Lynbrook High School, San JoseApplied Mechanics & StructuresCSSFHM
HMShloka V. Janapaty, Grade 8, Stratford Middle School, San JoseMicrobiology (General)CSSFHM
HMPrathik Kakarlamudi & Aditya U. Udgaonkar, Grade 7, Merryhill School, MilpitasMammalian BiologyCSSFHM
HMKrish B. Kapadia & Anjay Saklecha, Grade 9, Harker (The) School, San JoseBiochemistry/ Molecular BiologyCSSFHM
HMRajiv Movva, Grade 10, Harker (The) School, San JoseMathematics & Computer ScienceCSSFHM
HMAtul Raghunathan, Grade 10, Cupertino High School, CupertinoElectronics & ElectromagneticsCSSFHM
HMVedha Santhosh, Grade 8, Challenger School - Shawnee, San JoseEnvironmental EngineeringCSSFHM
HMAnin Sayana, Grade 12, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San JoseBiochemistry/ Molecular BiologyCSSFHM
HMScott S. Song, Grade 11, Harker (The) School, San JoseBiochemistry/ Molecular BiologyCSSFHM
HMPatrick Z. Yu, Grade 8, Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, CupertinoMathematics & Computer ScienceCSSFHM
Special AwardsAarzu Gupta and Maya S. Shukla, Grade 8, Harker (The) School, San JoseToxicologyUCLA Brain Research Institute Award2nd place $100
American Association for Clinical ChemistryClinical Chemistry Award $150
Special AwardsVardhaan S. Ambati, grade 11, Mitty (Archbishop) High School, San JoseBiochemistry/ Molecular BiologyUCLA Brain Research Institute Award2nd place $100
Special AwardsGajan R. Nagaraj, Grade 11, San Jose Middle College, San JoseEnvironmental EngineeringCalifornia Environmental Education FoundationExcellence in Environmental Education Award $500