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Project Awards 2021

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Archbishop Mitty High School  Thuy-Anh Nguyen  Joy  Barsoum Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Repurposing "Lay's-ee" wrappers: Using Non-Recyclable Food Packaging Material to Create High Quality Capacitive Styluses (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Maria  Grothe Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category I Spy a Bionic Eye!: Engineering of a Bionic Eye Prototype That Uses Action Potentials to Convey Retinotopy on a Model of the Primary Visual Cortex (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Rahil  Kapadia Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Detecting Distracted Students (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Riley  Kong Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair An AI-Based Global News Service using Cross-lingual Text Summarization and Translation (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Arnav  Mishra ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Meet Mom's Copilot: A security net, guiding parents to filter out age-inappropriate online content using ML, LSTM, & NLP (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Khushi  Parikh ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Determining the Cross-Reactivity of Allergenic Proteins using Biophysical Comparison Methods (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Angelina  Pham Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category I Spy a Bionic Eye!: Engineering of a Bionic Eye Prototype That Uses Action Potentials to Convey Retinotopy on a Model of the Primary Visual Cortex (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Sritej  Ponna Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering What is the Best Face Mask Material to Reduce Spread of Transmissible Diseases? (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Yash  Tipirneni Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Selectively Targeting Leukemia Cells via Ultrasonic Resonant Frequencies (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School  Kevyn Adams  Aadrit Nandan Talukdar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Smart and Reusable Packaging Solution for Online Order Shipments (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Anna Beck  Isita Nandana Talukdar Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Predicting Global Food Shortages Based on Climate and Socioeconomic Factors Utilizing Machine Learning Models (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Serena  Yeh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Design and Modification of an Innovative Loofah Sponge Device for the Removal of Aquatic Microplastics (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Rene Flood  Rishi  Sinha Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Detecting Emotion From Speech With Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
   Sunita Gehlot  Sanskriti  Singh Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair A Novel Mask R-CNN Model to Segment Heterogeneous Brain Tumors through Image Subtraction (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
   Anuradha Murthy  Vaibhav  Gurunathan Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Developing computational models using amyloid-beta torsion angles to predict residues that cause Alzheimer's disease. (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Veda  Kamaraju HS student - Certificate of Achievement, Medallion and business card to complete award ($50 gift card) and letter of congratulations, United States Navy and Marine Corps Healthcare Supply Chain Automation: an Integrated Deep Learning Platform to Optimize and Forecast Surgical Supply Demand (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Priyanka  Patel 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Meta-Analysis on Intranasal Oxytocin Treatment to Improve Social Emotional Responsiveness in Autistic Individuals (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
Bellarmine College Preparatory  Chris Cozort  Joseph Philip Thomas Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category A Machine Learning Algorithm for Lossy Compression of Time Series Data: A COVID-19 Case Study (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Debjani Roy  Aadit  Trivedi Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award SignalNet: A Wireless Traffic Light-Centered Network for Autonomous Vehicles That Optimizes Traffic Flow (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
Canyon Heights Academy  Jiwon Kim  Ethan Anthony Chacko 3rd place - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Hurricane Home Design (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Victor Nolan Swinkels -Ryan 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Wobbly Thickening (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Veronica Yin-Hei Wong 2nd Place - $75, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering DIY Heat Packs (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Challenger - Berryessa - SJ  Samantha Carlisle  Swara Ruchirkumar Shah $100 Middle School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society Wonderful Wood: What is the effect of sapwood on the purity of water? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
        Ilesh Veliah Sundar Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Radiation Station:What is the Effect of Material Type on the Amount of Particulate and Electromagnetic Radiation Blocked (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              1st Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement from ASM Materials Education Foundation and Ribbon, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
              Most Promising Young Scientist (Male), $250 and Certificate (GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
        Sowmya  Sundar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Reusing greywater - Using natural filter materials to remove contaminants in greywater (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
              GR 6-8: Student Award in Geoscience Excellence from Association for Women Geoscientists Bay Area Chapter, $40, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter    
Challenger - Shawnee - SJ  Bonny Basu  Sneha  Arun Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Resounding Sound (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Shreesh  Basu 3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Effect of Dish Soap on the Strength of Kinetic Sand (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Vivan H. Doshi 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Detect Distracted Driver Through Facial Recognition CNN Machine Learning and Override to AI AutoPilot Full Self Driving (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              GR 6-8: 1st Place, Certificate of Achievement, and tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
        Jaiveer Singh Gill Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Improving the efficiency of Gratzel cells by using various naturally occuring anthocyanin dyes at differing pH levels (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Vaibhav  Rau 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A User-Friendly Personal Carbon Footprint Tracker (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ  Kameswari Rayaprolu  Sudhanva Sathyabodha Belur Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Application of Pectin in Homemade Organic Hydrogels using Bio-waste to help Drought Mitigation (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion and letter of congratulations, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Ishana  Manikandan Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Determining the Efficiency of Ferrofluid in Removing Oil Spills from Still and Moving Water (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Yash  Sharma 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Improving Wind Turbine Output (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Nolan Hyunjae Woo Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category What is the Effect of the Size of the Piezoelectric Generator and the Amount of Weight Dropped on the Voltage Produced? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Challenger-Middlefield-Palo Alto  Diane Rusu  Yuqin  Ma Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Finest Fluoride: The Effect of Different Fluoride Compounds on Reducing Acid Erosion on Calcium Carbonate (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School  Liat Baranoff  Eli Paz Kozodoy Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Testing mask's effectiveness at home (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Dalia Miri Saal Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Reducing Food Waste - Can antioxidant coatings protect our produce? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Eli  Sobel 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Get out and Vote! (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
   Laura Coughlin  Ori  Gillai 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Tent Based Smoke Protection for the Homeless (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Isaac Reed Zucker 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Tent Based Smoke Protection for the Homeless (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Zalman Wolf Zucker Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Distance Detecting Bike Safety Device (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Granada Islamic School  Hajira Abbasi  Usman  Khan Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" Smart Environmental Monitoring: The invisible properties of what we inhale. (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Farhana Afroz  Aman Ihsan Bose Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade A Dynamic Braille Display (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Zeba Haq  Mouaaz Mohamed Abdelmohsen Aly 2nd place - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Storm Inlets: Do They Really Keep The Ocean Trash Free? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Tarek  Aref Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Effect of Food Colors on Brine Shrimp Mortality (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Maryam  Hashmi Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair What is the effect of heat, ash, and smoke on the rate of photosynthesis of a Hornwort plant? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Zaara Fathima Mohamed Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Save The Oceans! Can Nanotechnology and Magnetisim Help Clean Ocean Oil Spills (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Harker School-Middle Campus  Tina Kim  Anandita  Arun $500 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Fighting AI With AI: Identifying Key Features for Detecting Deepfakes (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Saanvi  Bhargava $500 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Fighting AI With AI: Identifying Key Features for Detecting Deepfakes (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Satvika Iyengar Gautham Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the Effect of Non-Toxic Dish Soaps on the Growth of Plants? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Neil  Krishnan Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Activated Carbon Air Filter and AC (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Kashish  Priyam Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair What is the effect of different blended fruits on Chrysanthemum Morifolium's conversion rate of CO2? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Sidak Kaur Sanghari Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the Effect of Non-Toxic Dish Soaps on the Growth of Plants? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Aarush  Vailaya Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Activated Carbon Air Filter and AC (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Sophia  Zhu Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair What is the effect of different blended fruits on Chrysanthemum Morifolium's conversion rate of CO2? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Kristen Morgensen  Daniel M. Chen Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Blind Man's Best Friend (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Felix  Chen Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Automated Nutrient Dispersal for Hydroponic Farming (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Andy  Chung Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Automated Nutrient Dispersal for Hydroponic Farming (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Hima  Thota Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Detecting Nutrient Deficiencies and Optimizing Plant Health Using Machine Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $50 Middle School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society    
        Jonathan  Wang Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Blind Man's Best Friend (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Alison  Yang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effects varying sources of acetic acid have on the rate of yeast fermentation (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Melody  Yin Grand Prize Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Developing a Novel Hybrid Method to Diagnose and Predict Sports Related Concussions (SRC) with Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter    
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              $250 Dollar Gift Certificate, RaspberryPi Foundation Personal Computer Kit, Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award    
   Kathy Peng  Nikhil  Chadha Middle School $50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) The Impossible Peanut: A Hypo Allergenic Peanut Alternative (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Audrey  Cheng Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Effects of Decellularization on Organ Longevity (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Jia Jia  Jiang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Novel Applications of Origami-Inspired Structures in Transformable Photonics Devices (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
        Lindsey  Tuckey Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Effects of Decellularization on Organ Longevity (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Sahil  Varma Middle School $50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) The Impossible Peanut: A Hypo Allergenic Peanut Alternative (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Sonia  Yu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Novel Applications of Origami-Inspired Structures in Transformable Photonics Devices (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
Harker School-Upper Campus  Miriam Allersma  Tiffany  Chang Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute Optimizing the Detection of Signals From Very High Energy Gamma Ray Bursts (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Martin Baynes  Dawson  Chen Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Intelligent Robotic Irrigation System -- I.R.I.S. -- for Urban Grass Environments (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Mark Brada  Sasvath M. Ramachandran Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Spectral and Efficiency Analysis of Solar Cells through Polluted Air (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Most Promising Young Scientist (Male), $300 and Certificate (GR 9-12), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
        Nicole  Tian Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category The Globular Clusters of Virgo Cluster Dwarf Galaxies (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
   Anita Chetty  Stephen  Xia Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School First-Principles Simulation of 2D Nanomaterial Boron Carbide as a Biosensor for COVID-19 Testing (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
              1st Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement from ASM Materials Education Foundation and Ribbon, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
   Anu Datar  Sathvik  Chundru 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Signum: A real-time two-way communication application between sign language users and non-users using CNNs (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
        Amrita  Pasupathy Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Analysis of miRNA in Ovarian Cancer to Identify Potential Biomarkers and Predict Platinum Resistance (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Ashley  Ruan Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Analysis of miRNA in Ovarian Cancer to Identify Potential Biomarkers and Predict Platinum Resistance (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Ella Lindsey Yee Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Novel Stage Optimized Image Processing to Improve Deep Learning Driven Diagnosis of Early Stage Diabetic Retinopathy (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              Certificate and $100 check, and Compete for $1000 Outstanding Young Scientist Award, California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS)    
   Andrew Irvine  Gordon  Chen Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Performing Directed Evolution in silico to Develop a Novel Inhibitor for SARS-CoV-2 (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Eric Nelson  Harsh  Deep Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Deciphering Transcriptome-wide Off-targets from CRISPR-guided Base-editors Using Convolutional Neural Networks (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Alex  Hu Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Discovery of Earth Size Exoplanets in Kepler Data Using a Novel GPU Fast Folding Method and a Deep Learning Model (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute    
        Ella Selina Lan Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair A Novel Deep ML Architecture by Integrating Visual SLAM into Mask R-CNN for Realtime Surgery Video Analysis Utilizing AR (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $100 for Individual projects, IBM Award    
              ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
        Krish  Maniar Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter MeniSight: A Machine Learning Progressive Web App for Individualized Prognosis and Early-Detection for Meningioma Tumors (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
        Johnathan Y Mo 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Machine Learning Approach to Diagnosing Skin Condition in Diverse Skin Types (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Rishab Xinrui Parthasarathy 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Prediction of Oncogenic Mutation Progression for Targeted Therapy using a Novel Combination of RNNs and Pathway Analysis (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Grant Sheridan Sims 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Machine Learning Approach to Diagnosing Skin Condition in Diverse Skin Types (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Kevin  Wang Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Discovery of Earth Size Exoplanets in Kepler Data Using a Novel GPU Fast Folding Method and a Deep Learning Model (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute    
        Alina  Yuan Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Discovery of Earth Size Exoplanets in Kepler Data Using a Novel GPU Fast Folding Method and a Deep Learning Model (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute    
        Robert Yida Zhang 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Machine Learning Approach to Diagnosing Skin Condition in Diverse Skin Types (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Sabrina  Zhu Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Hybrid Model: A Highly Accurate Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease Severity by Combining MRI Brain Scans and Assessment Scores (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
   Mike Pistacchi  Manasa Hari Bhimaraju Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Atmosome: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding the Personal Atmospheric Exposome (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Most Promising Young Scientist (Female), $300 and Certificate (GR 9-12), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
        Shounak  Ghosh Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Developing a Robust EKG Classifier Resistant to Adversarial Attacks (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Vienna  Parnell Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Design and Implementation of Origami-Inspired Biomedical Microrobots Through Computer Visualization and 3D Modeling (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Kate Schafer  Sriram Venugopal Bhimaraju Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School SAAGARA: A 2-pronged solution to protect coral reefs with a sunscreen analysis app & ocean-safe chemical-adsorbing beads (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Chris Spenner  Rohan Tan Bhowmik Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Spatio-Temporal Artificial Intelligence Network for Respiratory Disease Exacerbation Prediction and Telelehealth (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              HS student - Certificate of Achievement, Medallion and business card to complete award ($50 gift card) and letter of congratulations, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Brian  Chen Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Unearthing Deep Earthquakes: A Novel Visualization Method to Detect Mantle Earthquakes Using the Sn/Lg Theory (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
        Alisa  Grebin $50 High School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society Can Mulch be Effective Against Stopping the Spread of Wildfires and Prevent the Growth of Additional Flammable Material? (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Prakrit  Jain 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Automated, Algorithmic Approach to Wildlife Range Mapping (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Alexa  Lowe Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair An MFCC Spectrogram-based Convolutional Neural Network for Urban Environmental Sound Classification (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              GR 9-12: Honorable Mention, Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
        Ishaan  Mantripragada GR 9-12: Honorable Mention, Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award Energy Efficient Robotic Motion Planning on Deep Learning Hardware (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Sunjum Singh Sanghari Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Which wavelength of light in a turbidimeter is the most effective at accurately determining the turbidity of a solution? (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Saloni  Shah Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Identifying Resilience Mutations in an Alzheimer's Disease Whole-Genome Sequencing Cohort (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Betsy  Tian First Place: Paperweight, Patch, Certificate and Office Tour, SETI Institute The Total Energy and Evolution of Jupiter-like Planets (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Nicholas  Wei Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Uncovering the Black Box: Can Mouse Transcriptomic Data Predict Human Cardiomyocyte Types in hiPSC Differentiation? (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Sidra Yang Xu Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School A Novel Transformation of Genetic Information into Images for Improved Primary Cancer Classification (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Homeschool - Explora Academy  Aida Rivera  Elisa  Grothe Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Device to Eliminate Air Bubbles from IV Lines (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Grace  Ji Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair A Practical and Affordable Neonatal Incubator (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Daniela  Urdaneta Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair A Practical and Affordable Neonatal Incubator (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Rebeca  Urdaneta Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Device to Eliminate Air Bubbles from IV Lines (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
Homeschool - KHS (Cupertino)  Susheel Kaushik (PSP)  Karun  Kaushik Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair X-Check-MD: An AI-Based Covid-19 Diagnostics and Progression Monitoring Solution using Affordable Modalities like X-Rays (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              HS student - Certificate of Achievement, Medallion and business card to complete award ($50 gift card) and letter of congratulations, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
Milpitas Christian School (6-8)  Eric Cho  Atharva  Manjunath Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Investigating the Inhibitory Effect of Trigonella foenum-graecum on Carbohydrate Digestive Enzymes (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              First place (tie)- $125 and framed cert, Dave Parker    
Notre Dame High School  Chelsey Beck  Anchal  Bhardwaj Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Comparing rates of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli with preliminary investigation into carbapenem resistance (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Aksithi  Eswaran Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Comparing rates of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli with preliminary investigation into carbapenem resistance (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
   Christine Koltermann  Snikitha  Banda Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Style Transfer Augmentation: Cancer Subtype Classification using Genetic Status in Histopathology Images (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Rupali  Batta Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Low Cost Comprehensive Diagnostic Web Application for Parkinson's Disease Using Image and Voice Recognition (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Atreyi Leela Mukherjee Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Viability of Hydroponic Agriculture in Urban Environments Based on Water Quality (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Diya  Pendyala Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Effects of the Type of Flour (White, Whole-Wheat, and Gluten-free) on Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (Yeast) Respiration (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Anya  Rocque 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Terrarium Models of the Effects of Wildfire Particulates on the Growth of Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea) (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Old Orchard School  Tim Ainoa  Catherine Beatrix Dover 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category How does ocean acidification affect the food chain? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Shauryan Shobhit Kanaujia Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Testing the Effectiveness of Bio Coagulants on Water Purification (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Jaimee Burch  Andrew  Su Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch What is the strongest type of bridge? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Presentation High School  Tracy Hughes  Arshiya Ishi Anand Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Reduced Circuit Wiring for a Vehicle's 12 Volt System -- Specifically Lights and A.C. -- by Limiting Signal Wires (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Niharika  Bozza Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award A Novel Approach Towards the Optimization of Microphone Signal Processing in Cochlear Implants (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Jadelynn Kim Dao 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Time of Flight for Interfacing: Real Time, Gesture-Based, Human-Computer-Interaction Embedded Device (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Advit  Deepak 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Time of Flight for Interfacing: Real Time, Gesture-Based, Human-Computer-Interaction Embedded Device (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Harshini  Manian Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Using Deep Learning and Geospatial Data for Disaster Relief Management (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Katherine Grace Mekechuk Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Using Deep Learning and Geospatial Data for Disaster Relief Management (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Alexandra Virginia Mull Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Reduced Circuit Wiring for a Vehicle's 12 Volt System -- Specifically Lights and A.C. -- by Limiting Signal Wires (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Shachi Shikha Prasad GR 9-12: Student Award in Geoscience Excellence from Association for Women Geoscientists Bay Area Chapter, $40, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Low Cost Acid Neutralizing Filter for Acid Rain (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Tanisha  Prasad Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Reseal Your Peel: Creating Packaging Material Using Food Waste (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Honorable Mention Award and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
        Sasha Brooke Wang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the Effect of Repeated Trials on the Ability of Prenolepis Imparis Ants to Optimize Food Gathering? (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
Privately Sponsored Project  Geetika Bansal  Ryan  Bansal Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The research and development of an AI solution to reduce crashes at stop-signs (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Daniel Qi Sun Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The research and development of an AI solution to reduce crashes at stop-signs (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Rik Derynck (mentor)  Kingshuk  Daschowdhury Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Simulating the Effects of DNA Glycosylase Repair on Benzo[a]pyrene Induced TP53 Mutations Using a Computer-based Model (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Tevin  Wang Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Simulating the Effects of DNA Glycosylase Repair on Benzo[a]pyrene Induced TP53 Mutations Using a Computer-based Model (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Raymond  Yap Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Simulating the Effects of DNA Glycosylase Repair on Benzo[a]pyrene Induced TP53 Mutations Using a Computer-based Model (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
   Fang Fang (PSP)  Claire  Xu 2nd Place Student Award: $160 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Emotion Detector During COVID-19 Pandemic (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Tanu Garg (PSP)  Disha  Gupta Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter An Algorithm Designed to Determine Eligibility for Genetic Screening of Breast Cancer Leading to Early Identification (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
        Tanvi  Sivakumar Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter An Algorithm Designed to Determine Eligibility for Genetic Screening of Breast Cancer Leading to Early Identification (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
   Jian Ge (mentor)  Cindy Jingru Wang Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Studying the fundamental stellar mass-radius relation in low mass binaries identified in Kepler-MARVELS survey data (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Akira Hasegawa (PSP)  Dylan Chen Ong 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Predicting Covid-19 From X-Rays With Machine Learning (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Padjama Khulbe (PSP)  Aarav  Karasi Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Odd Jobs: The design and construction of an app that allows you to find work and hire workers (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Dhananjay  Khulbe Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Odd Jobs: The design and construction of an app that allows you to find work and hire workers (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Hari Kosaraju (PSP)  Reshma  Kosaraju Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Determining Role of Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 in Anti-Leukemic Drug Resistance Using Gene Expression Analysis (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Varinder Kumar (PSP)  Aaditya Ryan Mahajan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category FireBrigade (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Akshay Ethan Mahajan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category FireBrigade (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Zaiyi Liao (mentor)  Tse Kai  Chan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Computational Platform to Optimize Irrigation for Maximum Farming Yield using Deep Learning and Dynamic Modeling (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
   Yu Liu (mentor)  Angela  Hu 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Using Machine Learning and Single Cell RNA-sequencing to Elucidate Genetic Determinants of Heart Failure (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
   Wayne Liu (PSP)  Nathan Tsai Liu Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" A Scientific Method to Demystify the Lightning Caused 2020 August Complex Fire & EVT Theorem to Predict the Extreme Event (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
   Qing Lu (PSP)  Heidi  Lu Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award New Methodology To Accelerate Reinforcement Learning For Autonomous Driving Through Imitation Learning & Human Driving (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Olivia  Xu Honorable Mention, Certificate Only, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award New Methodology To Accelerate Reinforcement Learning For Autonomous Driving Through Imitation Learning & Human Driving (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
   Saitanuja Madhavapeddi (PSP)  Anish Sriram Bhethanabotla Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Advent - A comprehensive low cost automatic ventilator and vital signs monitor (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Jeru Manuel (mentor)  Sareena  Garg 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Role of hMLH1 gene in colorectal carcinoma (CRC). (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 9
   Lei Ming (PSP)  Nathan Xuyan Ming Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Effect of Different Commercially Viable Sources of Sugar on the CO2 Production of Yeast Fermentation in the Production o (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Rachna Pandey (PSP)  Viraj  Pandey Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Investigating the Photoluminescence Signature of Graphene Quantum Dots in the Conservation of Endangered Species (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              First place (tie)- $125 and framed cert, Dave Parker    
   Anoop Singh (PSP)  Arnav  Saharan ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award CVI Assist Technology: A device that aids the visually impaired social distance during COVID-19 (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
   Atul Singh (PSP)  Kaushal  Amancherla 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Machine Learning Model To Detect Diabetic Retinopathy In Eye Images (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
   Nisha Talagala (PSP)  Danika Anne Gupta Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion and letter of congratulations, United States Navy and Marine Corps Early Detection of Alzheimers Via Machine Learning with Multi-Modal Data (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Shida Tan (PSP)  Ava Tan Bhowmik Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Developing a Home-Built Metrology to Analyze Oral Fluid Droplets and Aerosol and Evaluate the Efficacy of Mask Materials (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $50 to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award    
              Most Promising Young Scientist (Female), $250 and Certificate (GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
   Jinlin Wang (PSP)  Brenna  Ren Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Identifying Different Types of Lesions in CT Scan Images Using Deep Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Kallie  Wang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Identifying Different Types of Lesions in CT Scan Images Using Deep Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Hong Wei (PSP)  Sofia  Shah 3rd Place $75 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch Predicting and Modeling a Dog's Behavior Based on Data from the Perspective of the Dog (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
        Tiffany  Zhu 3rd Place $75 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch Predicting and Modeling a Dog's Behavior Based on Data from the Perspective of the Dog (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
   Brandon Wilson (mentor)  Ishani  Das Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair A Novel Examination of the Influence of Genes Linked to Comorbidities on the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Saint Francis High School  David Cobb  Kavya  Ummethala 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Spectral Imaging and Machine learning for remote sensing (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Hoshita Venkatasai Undella Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of different fruit peel paper towels on the removal of E. coli bacteria and the absorption of water? (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
   Andrew Fischer  Shlok  Shah Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Quantum Computing Based Light Transport Simulation (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              $200 and Certificate of Achievement, Excellence in Computer Science Award: Sponsored by SCVSEFA    
              ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
        Pujita  Tangirala Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Modeling Atmospheric Band Measurements to Enhance Precision of Stellar Line-of-Sight Velocities (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute    
   Robert Lautenslager  Fazal  Mittu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category More Accurate Lawn Watering Using an Image Segmentation Model Paired with an Arduino Based Sprinkler System (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Schmahl Science Workshop  Youssef Ismail (mentor)  Ishan  Juluri IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Using Pathfinding Algorithms and Addressable LEDS to Evacuate a Burning Building. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Stanford Online High School  Kalee Tock  Krithi  Koodli Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Orbital Mechanics Design to Maximize Satellite Service Time for Earth-Based Regions of Interest (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
Stratford Middle School - Milpitas  Lekhana Revankar  Anagha Seshasayee Ankireddi 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Semi-Automated Pancake Machine (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Durva Vishal Dhok Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Hydraulic Arm (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Clarina  Manuel Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effect of temperature difference on the electromotive force produced due to Thermoelectric Effect (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
Stratford Middle School - San Jose  Ana Juliete Brito de Moraes Alsberg  Parinaz Behzad Dastur Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion and letter of congratulations, United States Navy and Marine Corps Communication Through Technology (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Nikethana  Karthikeyan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Pothole and Bump detector for Bicycles using Lidar (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Alison Gee  Zara  Mody Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category What is the difference between my homemade compost and the manufacture's compost? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Emily  Ren Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Effect of Volume and Frequency on Sound Absorption (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              2nd Place Award - $75 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
   Jeffrey Takemoto  Cody Shen Chen Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Voice To ASL - an Easy Way to Communicate With the Deaf (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Arunima  Garg Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Oil Spill Cleanup! (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Ayush  Ghosh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Fire Growth Predictor Using Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Rishi Manit Prasad Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Personal COVID Medical Assistant (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Ayush Avinash Sodani Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Recycling Home Water for Immediate Reuse (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Stratford Middle School - Sunnyvale Raynor  Shannon Deza  Orchita  Chakraborty Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The design of an oil boom with magnets that will efficiently clean up ocean oil spills magnetized with nanoparticles. (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Aanya V Gupta Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" Save Halloween: A Contact Free Candy Dispenser (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Ananya  Mehta Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A more efficient disaster relief system (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Zia Leif, Richard Svendsen Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" Social Distancing Device (SDD) (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Heather Mackewicz  Harmony  Tse Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Toy Picker Upper (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Stratford Middle School-Palo Alto  Kelsie Davis  Riya Mayank Chaudhary Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair What is the effect of forced air on different masks? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Navya  Chawla Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Video Game for the Blind (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
The King's Academy (TKA)  James Terrell  Aaditya  Pillai 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Enhancing the bearing strength of soil by using cheaper and ecofriendly biopolymers (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
Valley Christian High School  Scott VanderVeen  Sia  Agarwal Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Effect of Metal Pollution on Zoospore Development of Giant Kelp Macrocystis Pyrifera (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $100 High School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society    
        Spencer  He Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Developing a New Autism Diagnosis Process Based on a Hybrid Deep Learning Architecture Through Analyzing Home Videos (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $500 and Certificate, Regeneron Biomedical Science Award    
        Ryan  Liu Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Developing a New Autism Diagnosis Process Based on a Hybrid Deep Learning Architecture Through Analyzing Home Videos (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $500 and Certificate, Regeneron Biomedical Science Award