Thank you to all the Judges, Students, Teachers, dedicated Volunteers and Sponsoring Organizations who created the 2026 Synopsys Championship on March 9–10, 2026.
We congratulate the students from the Synopsys Championship who have the opportunity to compete at the regional level in the California Science & Engineering Fair, at the national level in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, and at the international level in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
Results of the 2026 Synopsys Championship
Student Winners List by School
Student Winners List by Category
Teacher Awards
School Awards
California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) Awards
Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Awards
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Top 300 and Top 30 (TBA)
Grand Prize Winners – Best of Championship
Qualified to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
| Krishna Bhatt | Basis Independent Silicon Valley High School |
| Arhan Chakravarthy | Homestead High School |
| Dhyana Desai | Silver Creek High School |
| Ashley Hein | Lynbrook High School |
| Shripriya Kalbhavi | Lynbrook High School |
| Arnav Kodavati | Lynbrook High School |
| Ethan Liang | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Wyndia Ohm | Homeschool - Sunnyvale |
| Rig Saini | Santa Clara High School |
| Evan Zhang | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Elizabeth Zhang | Harker School - Upper Campus |
Grand Prize Alternate Winners
| Cassia Seem | Los Altos High School |
| Sairam Senthilkumar | Santa Teresa High School |
| Andrew Shin | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Aditya Shivakumar | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Jachin Thilak | James Lick High School |
| Abigail Wang | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Cynthia Zhang | Harker School - Upper Campus |
Best Teacher Awards – Middle School
| Annie Chen | Challenger School - Strawberry Park - San Jose |
| Kristen Morgensen | Harker School - Middle Campus |
| Veronica Oropeza Ibarra | Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto |
| Diane Rusu | Challenger School - Middlefield - Palo Alto |
| Michelle Scilingo | Cabrillo Middle School |
Best Teacher Awards – High School
| Anuradha Datar | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Darren Dressen | Los Altos High School |
| Samuel Lederer | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Thuy-Anh Nguyen | Archbishop Mitty High School |
| Issac Pallone | Lynbrook High School |
| Mike Pistacchi | Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Daniel Stavis | Cupertino High School |
Outstanding School Awards – Middle School
| Cabrillo Middle School |
| Challenger School - Strawberry Park - SJ |
| Challenger Middlefield - Palo Alto |
| Granada Islamic School |
| Harker School - Middle Campus |
| Stratford Preparatory Milpitas |
Outstanding School Awards – High School
| Basis Independent Silicon Valley School |
| Harker School - Upper Campus |
| Los Altos High School |
| Lynbrook High School |
| Monta Vista High School |
| Santa Clara High School |
