Valley Christian High School

Project Awards 2013

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Valley Christian High School	Jennifer	Gerlach	Monica Himaani	Bodd	2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category	Bionanotechnology: Manipulation of Photothermal Properties of Gold Nanorod Conjugates of EGFR and VEGFR in Mammary Carcinoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) (Biochemistry / Microbiology)	11
					1st place: $51 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association
			Audrey Eunyoung	Chang	2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category	Bionanotechnology: Manipulation of Photothermal Properties of Gold Nanorod Conjugates of EGFR and VEGFR in Mammary Carcinoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) (Biochemistry / Microbiology)	11
					1st place: $51 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association
			Rachel Lou	Eager	Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category	Cognitive Reasoning and Memory Abilities in Cuttlefish: Relating Environmental Factors to Specific Patterns Using Positive Reinforcement (Sepia bandensis) (Behavioral / Social)	11
			Melissa Louise	Hartman	Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category	Cognitive Reasoning and Memory Abilities in Cuttlefish: Relating Environmental Factors to Specific Patterns Using Positive Reinforcement (Sepia bandensis) (Behavioral / Social)	11
			Karen	Mac	2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category	Bionanotechnology: Manipulation of Photothermal Properties of Gold Nanorod Conjugates of EGFR and VEGFR in Mammary Carcinoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) (Biochemistry / Microbiology)	11
					1st place: $51 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association
			Eyobed Tsehaye	Mesfun	1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category	The Study of the Effects of Electromagnetic Fields With Varying Frequencies on Cancerous and Non-cancerous cell-lines (Medicine / Health / Gerontology)	12
			Nicki	Naddaf	Top finalist High School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize	The Epigenetic Causes of Parkinson's Disease in Relation to PINK 1 (Medicine / Health / Gerontology)	12
			Dorothy Karen	Ng	Top finalist High School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize	The Epigenetic Causes of Parkinson's Disease in Relation to PINK 1 (Medicine / Health / Gerontology)	12
			Andrew Dinh	Nguyen	2nd place: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association	Effects of Graphene on Cell Growth (Biochemistry / Microbiology)	11
			Sam	Taft	2nd place: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association	Effects of Graphene on Cell Growth (Biochemistry / Microbiology)	11
	Howell	Ivy	Evan	Borras	2nd Award, Engineering Category	Simulation of Passive Attitude Stabilization of a CubeSat to Predetermine Orientations for Imaging Devices (Engineering)	11
					2nd Place: $150 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society
			Izzat Mitri	Halabi	HP PAV g7z Laptop Computer with Microsoft Student Office Installed, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories	Free Energy (Engineering)	11
			Rahul	Tewari	2nd Award, Engineering Category	Simulation of Passive Attitude Stabilization of a CubeSat to Predetermine Orientations for Imaging Devices (Engineering)	9
					2nd Place: $150 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society