East Side Union High School District

Project Awards 2020

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Evergreen Valley High School  Arjun Ashokkumar  Sneha  Revanur Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Novel Approach to Predicting and Optimizing Kidney Transplant Outcomes Using Deep Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
   Barjinder Sabherwal  Manasa  Pooni Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Predicting MHC I peptide presentation using DNNs targeting vaccine/personalized cancer immunotherapy (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
Oak Grove High School  John Allen  Joaquin  Ortiz Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School VBird: Centralized Computational Drone Swarm Implementing a Novel UWB Approach for Extreme Precision in Payload Delivery (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Jyoti  Rani Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School VBird: Centralized Computational Drone Swarm Implementing a Novel UWB Approach for Extreme Precision in Payload Delivery (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Jennifer Claudio  Eric  Amith Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Experimental Determination of the Optimal Forest Density to Reduce Fire Spread (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Jordan  Giang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Experimental Determination of the Optimal Forest Density to Reduce Fire Spread (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Sally  Ha Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Simulated Microgravity on the Allelopathic Potential of Helianthus annuus (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Royal June Huey III Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The effects of soil composition on the filtration of cyanotoxins and Cyanobacteria (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Uyen-Vy  Le Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: The Effect of Cigarette Butt Litter on Root Length of Germinating Centaurea cyanus (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Teradyne  Nguyen Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Experimental Determination of the Optimal Forest Density to Reduce Fire Spread (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Santa Teresa High School  Debra Dimas  Maheswari  Bajji Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category PureAir (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Andrew Duc Dang Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Infill Pattern and Density Optimization for 3D Printing with Analytical Physics (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Sheila  Nguyen 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Worth the Weight: The Affect of Arch Design on Weight Capacity (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Ganesh Mandar Pimpale Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Infill Pattern and Density Optimization for 3D Printing with Analytical Physics (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Celine  Vu 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Worth the Weight: The Affect of Arch Design on Weight Capacity (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Jenny  Wong Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category PureAir (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Silver Creek High School  Narquiz Cervantes  Madison Ngoc Doan Honorable Mention - Each receive a total of $100, American Chemical Society, Silicon Valley, SVACS Using Insoluble Plant Fibers and Starch-Based Bioplastics to Design Biodegradable Microbeads (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Ngoc Minh Nhat Nguyen Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Earthquake Proof House Using Ferrofluid (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
        Brendon Khoa Phuong Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Earthquake Proof House Using Ferrofluid (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
        Miguel  Santiago Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Earthquake Proof House Using Ferrofluid (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
        Ishita  Verma Honorable Mention - Each receive a total of $100, American Chemical Society, Silicon Valley, SVACS Using Insoluble Plant Fibers and Starch-Based Bioplastics to Design Biodegradable Microbeads (Physical Science and Engineering) 11