Palo Alto Unified School District

Project Awards 2018

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Gunn (Henry M.) High School	Cathy	Cohn	Karly	Hou	GR 9-12, 3rd Place: $100 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)	PMMA-Induced Polymer Solar Cell Active Layer Self-Assembly: Simulation to Optimize Morphology for Low-Cost Solar Energy (RRI Physical Science and Engineering)	11
					2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category
	Eric	Ledgerwood	Swati	Goel	2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Neural Networks to Map Pine Beetle Infestations Using Satellite Imagery (Physical Science and Engineering)	10
	Angela	Merchant	Mihir	Borkar	Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category	Can Life Be Accurately Simulated by a Computer? (A simple simulation of an organism using Java) (Biological Science and Engineering)	11
					ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award
			Ryan	Mei	1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Atmospheric Water Generation Using Hygroscopic Substances (Physical Science and Engineering)	11
					Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh Corporation
					Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize
					Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter
	Tarn	Wilson	Isabel W	Sperandio	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Harnessing the Power of the Ocean: A Portable, Efficient, and Coastal Wave Energy Converter (Physical Science and Engineering)	10
					Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society
	Elana	Zizmor	Rustam K	Gandhi	$40 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association	What is the effect of the concentration of a chiral molecule on the rotation of plane polarized light? (Physical Science and Engineering)	11
			Daniel Jarrod	Ong	Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category	Recognizing Toxic Moieties in Potential Medicinal Chemicals Using Deep Learning (Biological Science and Engineering)	11
Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School	Fred	Berghout	Iyanu Bomar	Olukotun	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Keeping Cool Despite Global Warming; Cost Effective and Environmentally Friendly Ways To Keep Your House Cool (Physical Science and Engineering)	8
	Mary	Melnick	Yu-Ting	Chang	2nd Place Student Award: $200 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter	A Computer Vision Based Human-Tracking and Following Robot (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
					Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category
Terman Middle School	Elisa	Peters	Roy	Gross	$250 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award	An Emergency Communication Mesh Network for Civilians: Lessons from Puerto Rico (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
					Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade
					1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category
					$100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Award
					2nd Place: $50 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society
					Best Project: $50, Certificate of Achievement, and Voucher for a Safe Boating Course. Completion of Course Awards Additional $50., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
					IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
			Justin	Hou	Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade	Growth of Lettuce in an Hydroponic Environment With Different Lighting Patterns (Biological Science and Engineering)	7
					1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category
			Tasha	Lera	Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade	Growth of Lettuce in an Hydroponic Environment With Different Lighting Patterns (Biological Science and Engineering)	7
					1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category