East Side Union High School District

Project Awards 2019

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Andrew Hill High School  Patrick Allamandola  Jaidyn  Moodley 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Bacillus Subtilis NCIB 3610, Rhizobium leguminosarum, and Anabaena sp. on Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Helen  Nguyen Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Targeting susceptibility to mutations in the cell cycle (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Ezequiel  Ponce Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Targeting susceptibility to mutations in the cell cycle (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Sophia  Tran Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Targeting susceptibility to mutations in the cell cycle (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Evergreen Valley High School  Arjun Ashokkumar  Sivaramakalyan  Suvarna ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award A Deep Learning Based Music Judge for Music Learners and Competitions (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Scott Lubbs  Tejas Satyavrat Prabhune 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Developing a Reusable LED Notifier for Consumers Using Expired Pills (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Rushil  Srivastava Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Standardizing and Optimizing Skin Allergy Testing using Computer Vision (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
   Christopher Meharg  Shreyaa  Karan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Leveraging Machine Learning and Image Analysis to Detect Melanoma (Skin Cancer) and Develop a Prognosis For It (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
   Barjinder Sabherwal  Manasa  Pooni 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Building assistive technologies for the deaf using a deep learning shared representation multimodel across domains (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Sneha Madhan Raj Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Modular Robotic Configuration Inspired by Origami Engineering (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Sneha  Revanur Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Approach to Analyzing Neglected Tropical Diseases Using Deep Learning and Graph Networks (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
   Rebecca Taylor  Nicholas  Manuto 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Expressing Alkane Degradation and Measuring the Biodegradation Efficiency (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Jocelin  Su High School Finalist Certficate & $50 barnesandnoble.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Computionally Efficient Measures of Neuron Importance in Deep Neural Networks (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
   David Walz  Nikita Nitin Salunke Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Effect of Epitaxial Compression on Structural & Electrical Transport Properties of 3D Topological Dirac Semimetal Cd3As2 (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              1st place HS student - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA    
              2nd Place - $75, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
Oak Grove High School  Jennifer Claudio  Dulati  Aideli 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Optimizing The Coronary Stent By Designing Vibration Dampeners And A New Deployment Method (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Luis Jesus Alcaraz Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Role of Grain Size in Arch & Pillar Strength (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
        Emilio  Cantu-Cervini Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Mars Likes it Hot: The Effect of Dust Storms and Temperature on the Clay Bicarbonate Reaction (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Jennifer  Chacon-Duran 1st Place Award - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The Effects of Hair Fibers in Clay Brick Strength (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Neeta  Chethan Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association The Effects of Distracted Interferences on Reaction Time (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Sally  Ha Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Leaf Me Alone: Inhibition of Weed Growth Using Allelopathic Potential of Aromatic Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Royal June Huey III Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Effects of Simulated Microgravity through Perpetual Falling on Raphanus raphanistrum Root Network Development (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $100 High School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society    
        Uyen-Vy  Le Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Leaf Me Alone: Inhibition of Weed Growth Using Allelopathic Potential of Aromatic Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Emily  Park Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association Wave Breaker System to Stop Tsunami Waves (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Outstanding Project: Certificate of Achievement and Voucher for a Safe Boating Course. Completion of Course Awards Additional $50., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary    
        Bianca Isabel Poblano 1st Place Award - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The Effects of Hair Fibers in Clay Brick Strength (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Jyoti  Rani ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Autonomous Robotic Medicine Sorter, A.R.M.S. (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Milagros (Millie)  Sotelo 1st Place Award - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The Effects of Hair Fibers in Clay Brick Strength (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Jose Aldhair Talon Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Role of Grain Size in Arch & Pillar Strength (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
        Duc Huynh Huu Tran Packet with over-the-shoulder sling pack, dog tag USB flash memory drive, USB car charger, power bank charger and certificate in folder, United States Air Force Bandage Made from Brassica oleracea Used to Monitor Wound pH Levels (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Tracy Bao Thi Tran Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Leaf Me Alone: Inhibition of Weed Growth Using Allelopathic Potential of Aromatic Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
Santa Teresa High School  Channy Cornejo  Govind  Pimpale Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School GPU Based Scalable Plant Architecture Simulation (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Marek  Pinto Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School GPU Based Scalable Plant Architecture Simulation (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Nitish  Reuben Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School GPU Based Scalable Plant Architecture Simulation (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Debra Dimas  Andrew Duc Dang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Materials and Their Properties on The Effectiveness of Solar Water Disinfection (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Timothy long Nguyen Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Marine Autonomous Litter Collector (M.A.L.C.) (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Jyotaaver Singh Nirula Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Marine Autonomous Litter Collector (M.A.L.C.) (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Joshua Seungjoon Park Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Materials and Their Properties on The Effectiveness of Solar Water Disinfection (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Ganesh Mandar Pimpale Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Marine Autonomous Litter Collector (M.A.L.C.) (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Carole Ng  Dien khoa Nguyen Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Shutter-Gutter (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Minh T Phan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Shutter-Gutter (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
Silver Creek High School  Narquiz Cervantes  Philip  Kabranov 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Accretion Analysis through Profile Decomposition of T-Tauri Stellar Spectra using Non-linear Least Square Minimization (Physical Science and Engineering) 12