Winners of the 2024 California Science & Engineering Fair in Los Angeles were announced and the results for the Synopsys Championship participants are posted below.
105 Synopsys Championship projects (119 students) qualified and were accepted for CSEF. 54 projects (70 students) received Category Awards or Sponsored Awards.
Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara County students, and especially to Gauri Todur who was awarded Project of the Year in the Senior Division and Sophie Tong who was awarded Project of the Year in the Junior Division!
| Category Award | First | Category | Awarding Organization | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carter Capetz | Computational Systems & Analysis #1 | CSEF | 1st Place |
| Math Teachers Award for Achievement in Computational Systems and Analysis | Sponsored Award | |||
| 1st | Garuda Chen | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Armaan Gomes | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Rory Hu | Environmental Engineering #2 | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Juliana Li | Mammalian Biology | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Andrew Liang | Behavioral & Social Sciences | CSEF | 1st Place |
| UCLA Brain Research Institute Award | Sponsored Award 2nd Place | |||
| 1st | Yuqin Ma | Earth & Environment: Air/ Water | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Diana Martynova | Computational Systems & Analysis #2 | CSEF | 1st Place |
| CSEF | Qualified for ISEF | |||
| 1st | Riya Mehrotra | Mathematical Sciences | CSEF | 1st Place |
| Math Teachers Award for Achievement in Mathematical Sciences | Sponsored Award | |||
| 1st | Evangelos Papadimitriou | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Ari Phan | Earth & Environment: Soil/ Pollution | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Kiyan Raisinghani | Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Ronak Suri | Earth & Environment: Soil/ Pollution | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Gauri Todur | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | 1st Place |
| CSEF | Project of the Year Senior Division | |||
| Cadence Award | Sponsored Award | |||
| 1st | Sophie Tong | Mathematical Sciences | CSEF | 1st Place |
| CSEF | Project of the Year Junior Division | |||
| Math Teachers Award for Achievement in Mathematical Sciences | Sponsored Award | |||
| 1st | Aarush Vashi | Environmental Engineering #1 | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 1st | Amber Wang | Environmental Engineering #2 | CSEF | 1st Place |
| 2nd | Sahana Anamika | Environmental Engineering #1 | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Sreekar Baddepudi | Behavioral & Social Sciences | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Ryan Bansal | Computational Systems & Analysis #2 | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Serina Cao | Chemistry | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| Chemistry Award | Sponsored Award | |||
| 2nd | Vrishank Chandrasekhar | Computational Systems: Medical #2 | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Lavernie Chen | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| Cadence Award | Sponsored Award | |||
| 2nd | Sahithi Cherukuri | Environmental Engineering #1 | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Serena Gandhi | Environmental Engineering #1 | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Ruhi Kelkar | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| Cadence Award | Sponsored Award | |||
| 2nd | Adwita Ram | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| Cadence Award | Sponsored Award | |||
| 2nd | Claire Rao | Alternative Energy | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Sohil Rathi | Computational Systems & Analysis #2 | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 2nd | Vince Wu | Earth & Environment: Soil/ Pollution | CSEF | 2nd Place |
| 3rd | Riya Chatterjee | Environmental Engineering #2 | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Daniel Chen | Chemistry | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Khedaar Kashyap | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Idan Kestenbom | Mathematical Sciences | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Saria Lum | Environmental Engineering #2 | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Maya Mazin | Zoology | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Shreshta Ramji | Earth & Environment: Air/ Water | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Isaac Romanoff | Environmental Engineering #1 | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Kourosh Shahid | Mathematical Sciences | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Lily Shi | Computational Systems: Medical #1 | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Sathvika Siva | Earth & Environment: Air/ Water | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Harold Wang | Plant Biology | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 3rd | Charlotte Yang | Mathematical Sciences | CSEF | 3rd Place |
| 4th | Ava Chen | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Sophia Chen | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Haoyuan Deng | Applied Mechanics & Structures | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Aaryan Doshi | Earth & Environment: Air/ Water | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Shruti Dusankar | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Carina Gross | Microbiology | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Tina Jin | Earth & Environment: Air/ Water | CSEF | 4th Place |
| Lemelson Early Inventor Prize | Sponsored Award | |||
| Saban Family Foundation Scholar Prize | Sponsored Award 1st Place | |||
| 4th | Bridget Liu | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Olivia Liu | Toxicology | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Advika Pathak | Alternative Energy | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Annie Peng | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Tyler Rose | Computational Systems: Medical #1 | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Jiya Tejura | Alternative Energy | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Audrey Tsai | Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology | CSEF | 4th Place |
| 4th | Zihe (Lucas) Wang | Computational Systems & Analysis #2 | CSEF | 4th Place |
| HM | Oskar Baumgarte | Earth & Environment: Air/ Water | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Jeanelle Dao | Electronics & Electromagnetics | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Dave Effendi | Physics & Astronomy | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Shaan Janardhan | Environmental Engineering #2 | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Zeyneb Kaya | Computational Systems & Analysis #1 | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Devshree Mistry | Environmental Engineering #1 | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Christopher Shin | Materials Science | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Abigail Wang | Zoology | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Elizabeth Zhang | Zoology | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| HM | Jeffrey Zhang | Earth & Environment: Air/ Water | CSEF | Honorable Mention |
| Sponsored Award | Shripriya Kalbhavi | Kindeva Innovative Award | Sponsored Award | |
| Sponsored Award | Ariana Motaghiannezam | Saban Family Foundation Scholar Prize | Sponsored Award 1st Place |
