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Project Awards 2021

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
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