Los Gatos High School

Project Awards 2022

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Los Gatos High School  Jennifer Lee  Arya  Ashok Letter of Encouragement, Environment Protection Agency Examining the Effect of Hemp plastics on Gymnodinium sp. Optical Density and ROS Output to Model Coral Bleaching. (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Ishir  Lakhani Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using a Neural Network to Identify Respiratory Crackles in Wireless Stethoscope Data (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
   Cathy Messenger  Ananya  Aswani Kumar Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Effects of Procyanidin B2 on Epilepsy on Drosophila Melanogaster (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Sasha  Balasingam Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Testing if the Increase of Choline can Reduce Repetitive Behavior in a Potential Model for Autism in C. elegans. (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Katarina  Bjegovic 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Using machine learning to analyze capsule endoscopy images in order to identify abnormalities in the small intestine (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Rodrigo  Cantu Valadez $100 for Individual projects and a certificate, IBM Award Investigating the effects of carbon-based RF aerogels on DSSCs with the purpose of increasing cell efficiency (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              2nd Place - $75, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
              Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all grades), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers    
        Taj  Chunawala Letter of Encouragement, Environment Protection Agency Testing the Effects of Ellagic Acid and Daidzein on Amyloid-Beta Toxicity in C. Elegan Model of Alzheimers (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Kamron Reza Emami Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Examining the Protective Abilities of the Alkaloid Tryptanthrin against Amyloid-Beta Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Helena Ruchuan Feng Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Lichens in Medicine: The Effects of Vulpinic Acid on Oxidative Stress-Related Neurodegeneration in a C. Elegans Model (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards    
        Clara Maria Hansen Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Parkinson's and Leigh Syndrome in Drosophila melanogaster (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Kate M Herron Letter of Encouragement, Environment Protection Agency The Effects of the Sunscreen Additive Sulisobenzone on the growth, movement and ROS Production of Gymnodinium Sp. (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Madeline  Ho Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Testing the effects of nicotine and diacetyl on lung microbiome composition in respect to COVID-19 susceptibility (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Stanley  Shen 2nd Place Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, ACM-Upper Division A Novel Three-Dimensional Navigation Method for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              $25 gift check and certificate, Access Braille Awards    
        Allison  Snyder Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Zeeman Splitting to measure the magnetic fields and stellar cycle of Alpha Centauri B (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Elizabeth Margaret Snyder 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Observing the Effect of PM 2.5 on Staurastrum sp. Phytoplankton ROS Production and Optical Density in Freshwater. (Biological Science and Engineering) 10