Harker School-Middle Campus
Project Awards 2026
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| School | Teacher | Student | Award | Title | Gr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harker School-Middle Campus | Erica | Cung | Jacee Chen | Liang | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Comparing the Effects of Duckweed and Green Microalgae (Scenedesmus sp.) on the Bioremediation of Paraffin Lamp Oil (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 |
| Meena Vijaya | Mudigonda | Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + brunch with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award | ASD-Friendly Ear Muffs to Monitor Heart Rate and HRV (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Letter to apply for $100 shared with team member(s) and Certificate, The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize | |||||||
| Liv | Sachdev | Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + brunch with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award | ASD-Friendly Ear Muffs to Monitor Heart Rate and HRV (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Letter to apply for $100 shared with team member(s) and Certificate, The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize | |||||||
| Eva Zuo | Wang | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Comparing the Effects of Duckweed and Green Microalgae (Scenedesmus sp.) on the Bioremediation of Paraffin Lamp Oil (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Cathy | Hsieh | Nidhi Kandi | Reddy | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Comparison of algae and aquatic earthworm's consumption rate of chicken manure using phosphorus, ammonia and pH (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Christine | Wang | $125 + certificate + a signed book + brunch with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award | AI against AI: Detecting and Mitigating Artificial Intelligence-driven Cyber Fraud (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Lower Division : Grand Prize Student Award: $625 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | |||||||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2) | |||||||
| Leo | Zhang | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Comparison of algae and aquatic earthworm's consumption rate of chicken manure using phosphorus, ammonia and pH (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Leo Hanchen | Zou | $125 + certificate + a signed book + brunch with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award | AI against AI: Detecting and Mitigating Artificial Intelligence-driven Cyber Fraud (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Lower Division : Grand Prize Student Award: $625 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | |||||||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2) | |||||||
| Tina | Kim | Natalie | Deng | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What are the effects on yellow mealworm consumption of styrofoam with varying food and drink remnants? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Ivanka | Ren | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What are the effects on yellow mealworm consumption of styrofoam with varying food and drink remnants? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Emma | Wang | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Brewing a Greener Future: Making Biodegradable Straws and Molds from Everyday Waste (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Kelly | Wang | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Brewing a Greener Future: Making Biodegradable Straws and Molds from Everyday Waste (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Kristen | Morgensen | Aman | Ahmed | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Food Dye Degradation Through The Fenton Reaction: How Electromagnetic Fields and Soap Concentration Impact Reaction Rate (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Vrinda | Khandelwal | Second Place Award: $200 shared with team member(s) and framed certificate, SVACS Dave Parker Award for Excellence in Chemistry | Water Purification of Lead Nitrate, Potassium Nitrate, and Copper (II) Nitrate Trihydrate By Bamboo (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Derrick | Li | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Reversing Caffeine-Induced Reductions in Heart Rate Variability using Melatonin in Daphnia magna (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Jessica | Li | Second Place Award: $200 shared with team member(s) and framed certificate, SVACS Dave Parker Award for Excellence in Chemistry | Water Purification of Lead Nitrate, Potassium Nitrate, and Copper (II) Nitrate Trihydrate By Bamboo (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Steven | Li | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What are effects of using cobalt sulfate as a substitute for copper-based algaecides on Chlorella vulgaris? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Joshua | Lin | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What are effects of using cobalt sulfate as a substitute for copper-based algaecides on Chlorella vulgaris? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Joseph | Long | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade | Designing a more eco friendly Amazon package using Musa Textilis (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Andrew | Park | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Reversing Caffeine-Induced Reductions in Heart Rate Variability using Melatonin in Daphnia magna (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Ryan | Santosh | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Food Dye Degradation Through The Fenton Reaction: How Electromagnetic Fields and Soap Concentration Impact Reaction Rate (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Ari | Siamwalla | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade | Developing Sustainable Paper Materials from California Invasive Plants and Fruit Peel Fibers (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Kyle | Xu | Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | GaitFusion: Using a Multimodal Deep Learning System for Real-Time Detection of Freezing of Gait (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Fiona | Yan | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade | Developing Sustainable Paper Materials from California Invasive Plants and Fruit Peel Fibers (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Tien Hua | Yen | Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade | Designing a more eco friendly Amazon package using Musa Textilis (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Laura | Zhang | Andreasen Excellence in Engineering Science Award, $200 and Certificate (all ), SPV Market Research | Grounds to Film: Turning Spent Coffee Grounds Into A Biodegradable Packaging Film (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| 1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | |||||||
| Isabella Caixuan | Zhou | Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | GaitFusion: Using a Multimodal Deep Learning System for Real-Time Detection of Freezing of Gait (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Moxi | Zhu | Andreasen Excellence in Engineering Science Award, $200 and Certificate (all ), SPV Market Research | Grounds to Film: Turning Spent Coffee Grounds Into A Biodegradable Packaging Film (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| 1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | |||||||
| Kathy | Peng | Eric | Gao | Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Fruit Waste Bio-Leathers as an Eco-Friendly Alternative to Animal Skin Leathers (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Rohan | Radhakrishna | Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Fruit Waste Bio-Leathers as an Eco-Friendly Alternative to Animal Skin Leathers (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||