Saint Francis High School

Project Awards 2015

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Saint Francis High School	Linda	Segal	Mythri	Ambatipudi	High School Finalist Certficate, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize	Unleash the Power of AMPK!!! Investigating the Potential Effects of Activating Adenosine Monophosphate-activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer (Biochemistry / Microbiology)	9
					2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category
			Rishabh	Jain	Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category	The Effect of the Type of Fuel on Energy Density, Combustion Rate, and Pollution Levels (Chemistry)	9
					2nd place: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association
	Larry	Steinke	Manogna	Vemulapati	2nd Award, Computers / Mathematics Category	Classification of ECG Arrhythmia Using Manifold Learning and Support Vector Machine (Computers / Mathematics)	11
	Jennifer	Thomas	Anjini	Karthik	$100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis	Combating Viral Pandemics Through the Development of a Novel Tool for the Rapid Detection of Viruses Using Polymer Imprinting Strategies. (RRI Physical Sciences)	11
					2nd Award, RRI Physical Sciences Category