Winners of the 2017 California State Science Fair in Los Angeles, CA were announced on May 2nd. One hundred and one Synopsys Championship projects were eligible for competition. The results are posted below. Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara County students!
48 students from the Synopsys Championship received category awards and 13 students received Special/Recognition Awards. The Senior Division California State Project of the Year Award was won by Vivek Kamarshi from Monta Vista High School, Cupertino. Vivek Kamarshi and Rohan Mehrotra, of Lynbrook High School, San Jose, each won an all-expense-paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
| Category Awards | Student(s) | Science Category | Awarding Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew C. Chiang, Grade 8, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | First Place |
| Raytheon Asian Pacific Association | Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Special Award, $1250 | |||
| 1st | Safaa F. Hussain, Grade 6, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Behavioral & Social Sciences | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Ahmad Ismail, Grade 7, Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara | Microbiology (Medical) | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Holly M. Jackson, Grade 11, Notre Dame High School, San Jose | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | First Place |
| Society for Science and the Public | Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award, $200 | |||
| 1st | Vivek V. Kamarshi, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Zoology | CSSF | First Place |
| CSSF | Project of the Year Awards, $5000 | |||
| CSSF | Finalist, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair | |||
| 1st | Krish B. Kapadia, Grade 10, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Mammalian Biology | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Rohan Mehrotra, Grade 11, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Chemistry | CSSF | First Place |
| CSSF | Finalist, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair | |||
| Biophysical Society | Biophysics Award, $100 | |||
| 1st | Anjay Saklecha, Grade 10, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Mammalian Biology | CSSF | First Place |
| 1st | Anirudh Venkatraman, Grade 6, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Chemistry | CSSF | First Place |
| American Association for Clinical Chemistry | Clinical Chemistry Award, Junior Division, Chemistry, $200 | |||
| 2nd | Adarsh S. Ambati, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Yusra Arub, Grade 10, Mitty (Archbishop) High School, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Akhilesh V. Balasingam, Grade 8, Challenger School, San Jose | Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Ruchika S. Dixit, Grade 8, Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale | Microbiology (General) | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Kate E. Jackson, Grade 8, Old Orchard School, Campbell | Product Science (Physical) | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Sohini Kar, Grade 11, Saratoga High School, Saratoga | Mathematical Sciences | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Aylin G. Salahifar, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, Sunnyvale Raynor, Sunnyvale | Plant Biology | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Anushka Sanyal, Grade 8, Cupertino Middle School, Sunnyvale | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Srinath Somasundaram, Grade 8, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Isabel W. Sperandio, Grade 9, Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Second Place |
| 2nd | Pujita S. Tangirala, Grade 7, Challenger School, San Jose | Chemistry | CSSF | Second Place |
| 3rd | Kyle J. Ettinger, Grade 11, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | Third Place |
| 3rd | Herin Kang, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Microbiology (General) | CSSF | Third Place |
| 3rd | Nithika Karthikeyan, Grade 7, Challenger School Berryessa, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Third Place |
| 3rd | Daria V. Syskine, Grade 11, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Behavioral & Social Sciences | CSSF | Third Place |
| 3rd | Gina Y. Yang, Grade 11, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Toxicology | CSSF | Third Place |
| 4th | Mythri Ambatipudi, Grade 11, St. Francis High School, Mountain View | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Atul Raghunathan, Grade 11, Cupertino High School, Cupertino | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Pravin Ravishanker, Grade 12, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| Society for Science and the Public | Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | |||
| 4th | Anjali Singh, Grade 8, Kennedy (John F.) Middle School, Cupertino | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| Raytheon Asian Pacific Association | Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Recognition Award, $250 | |||
| 4th | Samika Swamy, Grade 7, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| 4th | Alexander B. Vu, Grade 11, Valley Christian High School, San Jose | Mammalian Biology | CSSF | Fourth Place |
| HM | Yusuf A. Atesoglu, Grade 6, Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Akshay Attaluri, Grade 7, Lawson (Sam H.) Middle School, Cupertino | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Srinivas Balagopal, Grade 9, Pinewood Private - Upper Campus, Los Altos Hills | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Catherine S. Beaudin, Grade 11, Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute | LA BioMed Award for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, $1250 | |||
| HM | Myra Cheng, Grade 11, Lynbrook High School, San Jose | Behavioral & Social Sciences | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Arnav P. Gattani, Grade 9, Valley Christian High School, San Jose | Behavioral & Social Sciences | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Caitlin M. Gorin, Grade 8, Stratford Middle School, Santa Clara | Materials Science | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| Raytheon Asian Pacific Association | Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Special Award, $1250 | |||
| HM | Anastasiya Grebin, Grade 11, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Toxicology | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Roy D. Gross, Grade 6, Terman Middle School, Palo Alto | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Gautham Reddy Gujjula, Grade 11, Cupertino High School, Cupertino | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Karena Kong, Grade 11, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Michelle Li, Grade 11, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Anika Pandey, Grade 6, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Materials Science | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Gautam V. Prabhu, Grade 12, Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Vedha Santhosh, Grade 9, Leland High School, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Kaushik Shivakumar, Grade 10, Harker (The) School, San Jose | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Misbah M. Syed, Grade 8, Granada Islamic School, Santa Clara | Alternative Energy | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Yash Tandon, Grade 11, Monta Vista High School, Cupertino | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Vittal Thirumalai, Grade 9, Valley Christian High School, San Jose | Behavioral & Social Sciences | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Ashwin Viswesvaran, Grade 10, Oakwood School, Morgan Hill | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSSF | Honorable Mention |
| Special | Nishita S. Belur, Grade 8, Challenger School, San Jose | Computational Systems & Analysis | Southern California Gas Company | Past CSSF Chair’s Award for Positive Impact to Social Good and a Friendlier Planet, $1250 |
| Special | Michelle Chen, Grade 6, Challenger School, Palo Alto | Applied Mechanics & Structures | Raytheon | Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Recognition Award, $250 |
| Special | Shashank Dholakia, Grade 12, Wilcox High School, Santa Clara | Physics & Astronomy | International Society for Optics and Photonics | SPIE Optics and Photonics Award, Senior Division, Third Place, $500 |
| Special | Shishir Dholakia, Grade 12, Wilcox High School, Santa Clara | Physics & Astronomy | International Society for Optics and Photonics | SPIE Optics and Photonics Award, Senior Division, Third Place, $500 |
| Special | Shloka V. Janapaty, Grade 9, Presentation High School, San Jose | Environmental Science | Air and Waste Management Association, West Coast Section | A&WMA Environmental Leadership Award, $250 |
| Special | Nidhya Shivakumar, Grade 6, Harker School, San Jose | Environmental Engineering | American Institute of Professional Geologists, California Section | Honorable Mention |
