Saratoga High School

Project Awards 2026

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Saratoga High School	Jennifer	Lee	Elaine Youyuan	Che	Exceptional Project- Betterment of Humanity, $150 Certificate (all grades), SPV Market Research	Designing a New Algorithm to Reduce Social-Media Overuse and Improve Teen Well-Being (Physical Science and Engineering)	10
			Mason	Cheng	2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category	Computationally Discovering the Effect of Natural Product Structure on Inhibiting EptA-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance (Biological Science and Engineering)	11
			Alicia Tianyun	Huang	2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category	Rabies Virus Screening Using RT-LAMP Technique: Optimizing a Rapid Low-Cost Portable Kit (RRI Biological Science and Engineering)	11
			Leqi	Jia	Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Electrophysiology-Based Pacemaker System Integrating Deep Reinforcement Learning For Cardiac Arrhythmia Management (Biological Science and Engineering)	10
					Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category
			Fiona	Liu	Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research	Modeling the Economic and Emissions Impact of Solar Photovoltaics Adoption in Santa Clara County (Physical Science and Engineering)	10
			Shreya	Nabar	Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category	Methyl Donor Induced Stress Tolerance and Potential Epigenetic Effects in Rapid Cycling Plants (Biological Science and Engineering)	10
			Mikul	Rana	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	A Computer Vision Integrated Hand Exoskeleton to Enhance Grip and Mobility in Individuals with Dexterity Impairments (Physical Science and Engineering)	11
			Alvin	Shen	Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Electrophysiology-Based Pacemaker System Integrating Deep Reinforcement Learning For Cardiac Arrhythmia Management (Biological Science and Engineering)	9
					Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category
			Ellis	Yang	2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category	Rabies Virus Screening Using RT-LAMP Technique: Optimizing a Rapid Low-Cost Portable Kit (RRI Biological Science and Engineering)	11