Winners of the 2018 California Science & Engineering Fair in Los Angeles were announced on April 24th; results for the Synopsys Championship participants are posted below.
101 Synopsys Championship projects (115 students) were registered for CSEF. Forty nine projects (fifty six students) received category awards and 9 projects (10 students) received Special/Recognition Awards.
Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara County students and to Cathy Messenger of Los Gatos High School, who was voted California Teacher of the Year in the Senior Division.
| Category Awards | Students | Science Category | Awarding Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 st | Harsh Deep, Grade 8, Harker School | Microbiology (Medical) | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Alice Feng, Grade 8, Harker School | Materials Science | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Shounak Ghosh, Grade 8, Harker School | Microbiology (Medical) | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Pranav Gupta, Grade 8, Harker School | Zoology | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Justin G. Hou, Grade 7, Terman Middle School | Plant Biology | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Prakrit Jain, Grade 8, Harker School | Zoology | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Tasha H. Lera, Grade 7, Terman Middle School | Plant Biology | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Arhan M. Rout, Grade 8, Stratford Middle School, Sunnyvale Raynor | Toxicology | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Aylin G. Salahifar, Grade 8, Stratford Middle School, Sunnyvale Raynor | Toxicology | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Anushka Sanyal, Grade 9, Homestead High School | Zoology | CSEF | First Place |
| 1 st | Arely J. Sun, Grade 8, Harker School | Materials Science | CSEF | First Place |
| 2 nd | Akhilesh Chegu, Grade 8, Harker School | Cognitive Science | CSEF | Second Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) | Junior Division, Third Place, $50 | |||
| 2 nd | Ahmad Ismail, Grade 8, Granada Islamic School | Microbiology (Medical) | CSEF | Second Place |
| 2 nd | Vivek V. Kamarshi, Grade 11, Monta Vista High School | Microbiology (General) | CSEF | Second Place |
| 2 nd | Hemal B. Kurani, Grade 7, Sunnyvale Middle School, Sunnyvale | Environmental Engineering | CSEF | Second Place |
| 2 nd | Alice Martynova, Grade 11, Los Gatos High School | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSEF | Second Place |
| Anonymous; $250 | Math Teacher’s Award for Achievement | |||
| 2 nd | Samik Pattanayak, Grade 6, Delphi Academy, Campbell | Mammalian Biology | CSEF | Second Place |
| 2 nd | Sneha Revanur, Grade 8, Quimby Oak Middle School | Computational Systems and Analysis | CSEF | Second Place |
| 2 nd | Deven C. Shah, Grade 8, Harker School | Cognitive Science | CSEF | Second Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) | Junior Division, Third Place, $50 | |||
| 2 nd | Ayana R. Wilmot, Grade 7, Oakwood School | Plant Biology | CSEF | Second Place |
| 3 rd | Sriram V. Bhimaraju, Grade 6, Harker School | Computational Systems and Analysis | CSEF | Third Place |
| 3 rd | Bryan H. Chiang, Grade 12, Lynbrook High School | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSEF | Third Place |
| 3 rd | Roy C. Gross, Grade 7, Terman Middle School | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | Third Place |
| 3 rd | Diptanshu Sikdar, Grade 8, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Alternative Energy | CSEF | Third Place |
| 3 rd | Pujita S. Tangirala, Grade 8, Challenger School, San Jose | Chemistry | CSEF | Third Place |
| 3 rd | Aditi T. Venkatesh, Grade 11, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley | Mammalian Biology | CSEF | Third Place |
| 3 rd | Katherine F. Zhang, Grade 11, Harker School | Microbiology (General) | CSEF | Third Place |
| 4 th | Iffat Alamgir, Grade 6, Granada Islamic School | Toxicology | CSEF | Fourth Place |
| 4 th | Ken T. Hinh, Grade 12, Andrew Hill High School | Applied Mechanics and Structures | CSEF | Fourth Place |
| 4 th | Tanya T. Matthew, Grade 12, Los Altos High School | Chemistry | CSEF | Fourth Place |
| 4 th | Sonia Swamy, Grade 6, Challenger School, Sunnyvale | Environmental Engineering | CSEF | Fourth Place |
| 4 th | Michael L. Yuan, Grade 9, Lynbrook High School | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | Fourth Place |
| HM | Roya Ahmadi, Grade 9, Monta Vista High School | Environmental Engineering | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Pranav D. Atreya, Grade 11, Cupertino High School | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Ansel R. Austin, Grade 10, Valley Christian Junior High School | Applied Mechanics and Structures | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Nikko K. Baird, Grade 7, Carden Academy of Almaden | Materials Science | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Danya Balagopal, Grade 8, Oakwood School | Environmental Engineering | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Akhilesh V. Balasingam, Grade 9, Archbishop Mitty High School | Computational Systems & Analysis | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Jennifer A. Dick-Peddie, Grade 6, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Milan Ganai, Grade 10, Lynbrook High School | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Vedansh Goenka, Grade 8, Cabrillo Middle School | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Kunal Jain, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, Milpitas | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Vedant V. Janapaty, Grade 6, Stratford Middle School, San Jose | Earth & Atmospheric Sciences | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Krish B. Kapadia, Grade 11, Harker School | Mammalian Biology | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Ananya Karthik, Grade 11, St. Francis High School | Chemistry | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), Southern California Chapter | Clinical Chemistry Award, $200 | |||
| HM | Dhwani M. Kharidia, Grade 7, Stratford Middle School, Sunnyvale Raynor | Product Science (Physical) | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Krithi V. Koodli, Grade 8, Joaquin Miller Middle School | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Charlotta G. Lebedenko, Grade 12, Los Gatos High School | Microbiology (General) | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Avi S. Patel, Grade 11, Los Gatos High School | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Harsha Rohan Rajkumar, Grade 7, Merryhill School | Environmental Engineering | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Anjay Saklecha, Grade 11, Harker School | Mammalian Biology | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Ruhi Sayana, Grade 11, Harker School | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Visala R. Tallavarjula, Grade 11, Adrian C. Wilcox High School | Environmental Science | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Rayyan T. Talukdar, Grade 7, Granada Islamic School | Materials Science | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Mokshith Voodarla, Grade 11, Cupertino High School | Mathematical Sciences | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Michelle Y. Zhu, Grade 10, Monta Vista High School | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute (BRI) | Senior Division, Second Place, $100 | |||
| Special | Srinivas Balagopal, Grade 10, Pinewood School | Environmental Science | Air and Waste Management Association, West Coast Section | A&WMA Environmental Leadership Award, $250 |
| South Coast Air Quality Management District | South Coast AQMD Air Quality Award | |||
| Special | Daisy Z. Ding, Grade 8, Summit Public School: Denali | Electronics & Electromagnetics | HTH Architects, LLP | Building Sciences & Architecture Award, Junior Division, $100 |
| Vikas Ramasubban, Grade 8, Summit Public School: Denali | ||||
| Special | Saurav S. Gandhi, Grade 8, Cabrillo Middle School | Computational Systems & Analysis | Junior Division, Second Place, $150 | SPIE Optics and Photonics Recognition Award |
| Special | Alexander B. Vu, Grade 12, Valley Christian High School | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | Sheila Kar Health Foundation | Doctors Sushila and Chandi Charan Kar Award, $500 |
