Santa Clara Unified School District
Project Awards 2023
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| School | Teacher | Student | Award | Title | Gr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo Middle School | Rachel | Hager | Vanya | Goenka | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Creating a Device to Sense and Sound an Alarm if Rodents Come Through a Pet Door (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 |
| Claire Cashel | Hinton | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Creating a Device to Sense and Sound an Alarm if Rodents Come Through a Pet Door (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Hasini | Kandula | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | What is the Effect of Algae in Waters Contaminated by Roundup, a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Hunar | Kaur | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Creating a Device to Sense and Sound an Alarm if Rodents Come Through a Pet Door (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Ruhi Sameer | Kelkar | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | What is the Effect of Algae in Waters Contaminated by Roundup, a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Harshika Naga | Manapragada | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | What is the Effect of Algae in Waters Contaminated by Roundup, a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Teddy | Li | Vansh | Bahety | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Carbon Reducing Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade) | |||||||
| Vanessa | Dinh | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | The Effect of Lavender and Lemon Juice as Natural Pesticides (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Akhil | Munipalle | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Carbon Reducing Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade) | |||||||
| Aahana | Nayak | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | The Effect of Lavender and Lemon Juice as Natural Pesticides (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Arhaan | Swaminath | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Carbon Reducing Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade) | |||||||
| Tristan Jing | Ye | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | The Effect of Lavender and Lemon Juice as Natural Pesticides (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Glenn | Lillie | Adiyat | Ahsan | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Making an Automatically Dispensing Oil Boom to Contain Oil Spilled From Oil Tankers (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |
| Amey | Garg | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What are the effects of adding different materials in mud to alter energy outputs using a microbial fuel generator? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Catherine La | Huynh | IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) | Generating Electricity Using Runoff Rainwater Produced by Gutters (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Connor Wei | Lin | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What are the effects of adding different materials in mud to alter energy outputs using a microbial fuel generator? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Nicholas Nam | Nguyen | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Making an Automatically Dispensing Oil Boom to Contain Oil Spilled From Oil Tankers (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Yihan | Ran | IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) | Generating Electricity Using Runoff Rainwater Produced by Gutters (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Rig | Saini | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Making an Automatically Dispensing Oil Boom to Contain Oil Spilled From Oil Tankers (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Avantika | Sawant | IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) | Generating Electricity Using Runoff Rainwater Produced by Gutters (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Anaina | Shettin | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Rainwater Collecting Watering System (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Sophie | Woo | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Rainwater Collecting Watering System (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Matthew | Yang | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Rainwater Collecting Watering System (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Sarah | Rahman | Ricky Rex | Alexias | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade | Auto-following Backpack Carrier to Help Prevent Back Strain and Injuries (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Dawud | Ayub | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Ripeness of Potatoes (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Hua Celine | Cheng | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Storm Drain Separator (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Manasvi Lola | Divakaruni | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Earthquake Resistant Houses (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Allysa Johana | Domensino | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Designing Houses to Withstand Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Kalliana Haylee | Flora | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Designing Houses to Withstand Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Neel Hemanth | Gowda | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Ripeness of Potatoes (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Richa Sanvi | Madala | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Storm Drain Separator (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Saharsh | Myneni | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade | Auto-following Backpack Carrier to Help Prevent Back Strain and Injuries (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Aman Singh | Puri | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade | Smart Trash Can (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade) | |||||||
| Kourosh | Shahid | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade | Smart Trash Can (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade) | |||||||
| Noah Ohnyu | Song | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade | Smart Trash Can (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade) | |||||||
| Aadit | Sood | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade | Auto-following Backpack Carrier to Help Prevent Back Strain and Injuries (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Mahati Mahesh | Srinivasan | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Earthquake Resistant Houses (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Aayush Rajesh | Upalekar | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Ripeness of Potatoes (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Avni | Vohra | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Designing Houses to Withstand Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Charlotte Katherine | Yang | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Earthquake Resistant Houses (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Kiyomi | Yoshimura | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Storm Drain Separator (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Michelle | Scilingo | Sadhana | Arun | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Piezo Power - Creating and Testing the Efficiency of Piezoelectricity from Daily Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) | |||||||
| Azalea Cadence | Bieber | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change for Crop Production Optimization on Pea Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Cassien | Delmas | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Bike Bumper: A Novel Machine-Learning Based Bike Safety System to Decrease Bike Accidents on the Road (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Mateo | Espinal | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change for Crop Production Optimization on Pea Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Sofia | Lukac | Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards | Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change for Crop Production Optimization on Pea Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Vihaan Chirag | Parikh | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Bike Bumper: A Novel Machine-Learning Based Bike Safety System to Decrease Bike Accidents on the Road (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Areha | Shah | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Piezo Power - Creating and Testing the Efficiency of Piezoelectricity from Daily Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) | |||||||
| Eshaan | Sharma | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Bike Bumper: A Novel Machine-Learning Based Bike Safety System to Decrease Bike Accidents on the Road (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Selina | Yum | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Piezo Power - Creating and Testing the Efficiency of Piezoelectricity from Daily Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) | |||||||
| Santa Clara High School | Tracy | McClennan | Gauri Kannanoor | Elavanmadam | $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards | Voice Controlled Prosthetic Arm (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 |
| Tanisha | Jain | $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards | Voice Controlled Prosthetic Arm (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Tanvi | Kenkre | $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards | Voice Controlled Prosthetic Arm (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Hiranya Nikhil | Parekh | 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | A Novel Design for a Robotic Electromechanically Controlled Injection Mechanism (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Suzanne | Miller-Moody | Sahana | Anamika | 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Telemedicine by Auscultation: Cardiovascular Differential Diagnosis by a Cloud-based Deep Learning Intelligent System (Biological Science and Engineering) | 9 | |
| Sahithi | Cherukuri | 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Telemedicine by Auscultation: Cardiovascular Differential Diagnosis by a Cloud-based Deep Learning Intelligent System (Biological Science and Engineering) | 9 | |||
| Serena Saumil | Gandhi | 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | NOSI & ROSI - Novel Odor Sensing & Security Reconnaissance Controller - Responder Robots for Airport Operations (Physical Science and Engineering) | 9 | |||
| Nandana | Maheskumar | 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Weather Agnostic Farming: An Innovative Revenue Generating System to Protect Crops from Extreme Weather (Physical Science and Engineering) | 9 | |||
| $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, Inez M. Lechner Award | |||||||
| Apply to get $100 and a Certificate, National Geographic That's Geography-Cultivating Empathy for the Earth Award | |||||||
| Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh USA, Inc | |||||||
| Gauri | Todur | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Finding Galaxies Beyond: Vision Transformer Based Gravitational Lens Search Model Using Synthetic Data (Physical Science and Engineering) | 9 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Sara | Silverman | Austin | Wu | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Hardware Acceleration of Sequential Logic Functions in Vector Processors through the use of a Modified FPGA Architecture (Physical Science and Engineering) | 12 | |
| High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, Medallion and Award Verification Form (to be filled Online to claim $50 gift card), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps | |||||||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | |||||||
| Jyothi | Sunkara | Ryan Pierce | Co | 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Drone Braiding: A Lightweight Approach to Space Manufacturing (Physical Science and Engineering) | 11 | |
| Jeremy Zhou | Flint | 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Drone Braiding: A Lightweight Approach to Space Manufacturing (Physical Science and Engineering) | 11 | |||
| Alan | Tan | Ruchi | Alavilli | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Administering Anesthesia Accurately (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 | |
| Ashika | Sugali | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Administering Anesthesia Accurately (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Saamya | Yadav | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Administering Anesthesia Accurately (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||