Kennedy(John F.) Middle School-Cupertino

Project Awards 2026

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Kennedy(John F.) Middle School-Cupertino  Susan Hansen  Paarth  Gupta Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category GasGuard - A Household Safety Device That Detects Dangerous Gases to Improve Safety (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)    
        Rohan Enrique Kumar 2nd place MS project - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA What is the effect of heat on battery life? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Rishabh  Madhan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category GasGuard - A Household Safety Device That Detects Dangerous Gases to Improve Safety (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)    
        Arjun  Suresh 2nd place MS project - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA What is the effect of heat on battery life? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
   Gloria Hsu  Vibha  Giri Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade Structure-Guided In Silico Engineering of PROTACs for Targeted S100A16 Proteasomal Degradation via E3 Ligase Recruitment (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Marc Kulla  Aarav  Sood Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A New Set Of Eyes - The Design and Testing of Ultrasonic and Camera Sensors to Solve Blind Perception and Awareness (Physical Science and Engineering) 7