CSEF has posted links to the Awards Ceremony and the Showcase of projects.
Winners of the 2022 California Science & Engineering Fair in Los Angeles were announced and the results for the Synopsys Championship participants are posted below.
102 Synopsys Championship projects (126 students) qualified and were accepted for CSEF. 50 projects (61 students) received Category Awards or Sponsored Awards.
Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara County students, and especially to Nicholas Wei who was awarded Project of the Year in the Senior Division and Samaira Mehta who was awarded Project of the Year in the Junior Division!
| Cateogry Award | Name | [Category] Project Title | Awarding Organization | Award |
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| 1st | Nicholas Wei | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology II] Investigating Epigenetic Modifications in Chromosome Structure in Cardiomyocyte Differentiation Mechanisms for Heart Disease Treatment | CSEF | 1st Place |
| CSEF | Project of the Year Senior Division |
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| 1st | Samaira Mehta | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology] Automatic Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Features & MSLN Protein Overexpression from Histopathological Images using DL Abstract | CSEF | 1st Place |
| CSEF | Project of the Year Junior Division |
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| AACC Clinical Chemistry Awards | Junior Division Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Award |
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| Saban Family Foundation Scholar Prizes | Junior Division Second Place Award |
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| 1st | Ava Bhowmik | [Environmental Engineering] A Novel Low-Cost Portable Apparatus to Assess Face Mask and Instrument Cover Efficacy | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Yash Golwala | [Applied Mechanics & Structures] Solar powered buoy designed to detect and report rip currents | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Carina Gross | [Electronics & Electromagnetics] Device to Translate Musical Notes Into Computer Commands | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Rory Hu | [Zoology] The Effects of Pesticides, Caffeine & Tea Polyphenols on the Visual and Olfactory Learning and Memory of the Honey Bee | CSEF | 1st Place |
| AACC Clinical Chemistry Awards | Junior Division Toxicology Award |
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| 1st | Adrit Rao | [Computational Systems: Medical] Enabling Ankle-Brachial Index Prediction from Dopplers Using Deep Learning for Peripheral Arterial Disease Diagnosis | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 2nd | Brian Chen | [Earth & Environmental Sciences] First Identification of Cratonic Upper-Mantle Earthquakes in Canada | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| AIPG Geoscience Awards | 2nd Place Geoscience Award |
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| 2nd | Jeanelle Dao | [Electronics & Electromagnetics] Controlling Doors Using Interface Technology with Steps for People with Hand Disabilities | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| Broadcom Foundation | Coding with Commitment Award |
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| 2nd | Siddhartha Daswani | [Product Science (Physical)] A Novel Deep Learning Approach For Open Area Smoke Detection | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Prarthan Ghosh | [Plant Biology] Computer Vision for Harvesting Potatoes, Onions, and Radishes | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Disha Gupta | [Cognitive Science] Improving Outcomes: Early Detection of Autism Using fMRI and Phenotypic Data with Convolutional Neural Networks | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute Awards | Junior Division First Award |
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| USC Marshall School of Business | Best DSO and FBE RunnerUp Award |
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| 2nd | Clara Hansen | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology] The Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Parkinson's Disease and Angelman Syndrome in Drosophila melanogaster | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Alexander Lan | [Computational Systems: Medical] Variant Effect Prediction Using Deep Neural Networks for Alzheimer's Disease | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute Awards | Senior Division Second Award |
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| 2nd | Kyleen Liao | [Computational Systems & Analysis] Novel Fine-grained Air Quality Forecasting for Wildfire Season Using Graph Neural Networks | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| South Coast AQMD Air Quality Awards | Senior Division Air Quality Award |
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| 2nd | Jayden Liu | [Earth & Environment: Air/ Water] Studying the Multiple Variables and Their Effects on a Home-built Aquaponics System | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Clarina Manuel | [Alternative Energy] Energy Harvesting From Human Thermoregulation | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| SoCalGas Energy and Future Engineer Awards | Junior Division Energy Award |
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| 2nd | Tanvi Sivakumar | [Cognitive Science] Improving Outcomes: Early Detection of Autism Using fMRI and Phenotypic Data with Convolutional Neural Networks | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute Awards | Junior Division 1st Place Award |
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| USC Marshall School of Business | Best DSO and FBE RunnerUp Award |
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| 2nd | Nicole Tian | [Physics & Astronomy] The Study of Globular Clusters in Virgo Cluster Dwarf Galaxies | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Vivian Wu | [Zoology] Investigation of changes in foraging activity and learning behavior in honeybees following miticide treatment | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 3rd | Ian Aguilar-Hwang | [Environmental Engineering] RoboTrash: A Cost-Effective, AI-Powered, Fully-Integrated Robot That Automatically Sorts Trash | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Snikitha Banda | [Computational Systems: Medical] Predicting Survival and Recurrence of Cancer Patients using MIBI Scans in Tumor-Immune Microenvironment | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Kamron Emami | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology] Examining the Protective Abilities of the Alkaloid Tryptanthrin against Amyloid-Beta Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Soham Kulkarni | [Computational Systems & Analysis] DocToGo - Decreasing Emergency Response Times by Detecting and Alerting Cardiac Complications for Seniority Populations in Metropolitan Areas | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Ella Lan | [Mammalian Biology] A Novel Digital Biomarker of Cardiovascular Disease Detection | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Aryan Ponnuru | [Computational Systems & Analysis] Decreasing Emergency Response Times by Detecting and Alerting Cardiac Complications for Seniority Populations in Metropolitan Areas | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Sidak Sandhu | [Computational Systems & Analysis] Decreasing Emergency Response Times by Detecting and Alerting Cardiac Complications for Seniority Populations in Metropolitan Areas | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Ansh Thakkar | [Plant Biology] A Raspberry pi Based Automatically Maintained Hydroponic System | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 4th | Orchita Chakraborty | [Environmental Engineering] Protecting Coral Reefs from Oil Spills using a Bio-inspired Underwater ROV with Chitosan and Unified Google Earth Model | CSEF | 4th Place |
| Saban Family Foundation Scholar Prizes | Junior Division 1st Award |
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| 4th | Aman Chandra | [Electronics & Electromagnetics] Smart Traffic Lights | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Anirudh Iyengar | [Chemistry] What is the effect of different chemical activators of charcoal for used cooking oil purification | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Johnathan Mo | [Computational Systems: Medical] A Machine Learning Approach to More Accurately Diagnosing Skin Conditions in Diverse Skin Types Using GANs and CNNs | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Grant Sims | [Computational Systems: Medical] A Machine Learning Approach to More Accurately Diagnosing Skin Conditions in Diverse Skin Types Using GANs and CNNs | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Robert Zhang | [Computational Systems: Medical] A Machine Learning Approach to More Accurately Diagnosing Skin Conditions in Diverse Skin Types Using GANs and CNNs | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Luke Zhao | [Mammalian Biology] Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals genetic drivers of fast/slow motor neuron identity | CSEF | 4th Place |
| HM | Isabel Antony | [Environmental Engineering] Plant Patrol | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Tarek Aref | [Zoology] Effect of Household Chemicals on the Bioluminescence of Dinoflagellates | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Ananya Aswanikumar | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology I] The Effects of Procyanidin B2 on Epilepsy in Drosophila Melanogaster | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Jaythan Dao | [Environmental Engineering] ConveniMeterReader - Adaptable and Affordable Home Smart Meter Using IoT | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Anushree Gupta | [Environmental Engineering] Plant Patrol | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Sheryl Hsu | [Mathematical Sciences] Explore-and-Fuse: A Physarum-Inspired Approach to the Steiner Tree Problem | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Hemal Kurani | [Computational Systems & Analysis] A novel AI-based algorithm for accurately reporting patient clinical results using physiological and environmental data | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Sonny Lowe | [Mathematical Sciences] Detecting, Charting, and Predicting Tent Cities Using Satellite Imaging and YOLO recognition algorithms | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Nandana Maheskumar | [Environmental Engineering] EEVF: Energy Efficient Vertical Farming | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| A&WMA Environmental Leadership Awards | Environmental Engineering Award |
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| HM | Laasya Pandravada | [Environmental Engineering] EEVF: Energy Efficient Vertical Farming | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| A&WMA Environmental Leadership Awards | Environmental Engineering Award |
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| HM | Paulina Plater | [Applied Mechanics & Structures] Fluidic Optics Using Liquid Surface Tension in a Neutral Buoyancy Environment | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Kiyan Raisinghani | [Physics & Astronomy] Defying Gravity Using Capillary Action | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Riya Rakesh | [Microbiology (General)] Mud to Electricity: Creating, Comparing, and Finding ways to Improve a MFC | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Haripriya Ramakrishnan | [Physics & Astronomy] Syringe Chromatography | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Raya Sai | [Microbiology (General)] Mud to Electricity: Creating, Comparing, and Finding ways to Improve a MFC | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Sofia Shah | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology] Change and Improvement of Antioxidant Levels in Different Fruits and Storage Environments | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Yashvee Shah | [Environmental Engineering] Plant Patrol | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Stella Su | [Computational Systems: Medical] Domain-Agnostic Self-Supervised Contrastive Learning for Computational Histopathology | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Jonathan Szeto | [Environmental Engineering] A Cost-Effective Method Using Ash to Improve the Efficacy of Oil Spill Bioremediation with Bacillus subtilis | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Anirudh Venkatraman | [Computational Systems & Analysis] De Novo Nanobody Design with Neural Networks, AlphaFold, and Docking Algorithms | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| Biophysics Society | Biophysics Award |
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| HM | Kallie Wang | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology] Change and Improvement of Antioxidant Levels in Different Fruits and Storage Environments | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Joyce Yang | [Toxicology] SMaRt: A Toxicity Classification System through SMILES and Multimodal Representation to Cross-check Hazardous Chemicals | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Sara Yoshida | [Environmental Engineering] EEVF: Energy Efficient Vertical Farming | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| A&WMA Environmental Leadership Awards | Environmental Engineering Award |
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| Sponsored Award | Aleksey Valouev | [Earth & Environmental Sciences] Using Machine Learning to Predict Wildfire Patterns in California | AIPG Geoscience Awards | First Place Geoscience Award |
| Sponsored Award | Maanasa Ramprasad | [Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology I] Formulating Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Foods with Locally-Sourced Ingredients for Severe Acute Malnutrition in Nigeria | Saban Family Foundation Scholar Prizes | Senior Division Second Place Award |
| Sponsored Award | Maryam Ismail | [Environmental Engineering] An Affordable, Efficient, Smart Home for People in Developing Countries | SoCalGas Energy and Future Engineer Awards | SoCalGas Energy and Future Engineer Awards |
