Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto

Project Awards 2026

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Stratford Middle School - Palo Alto	Veronica	Oropeza Ibarra	Joshua	Burlyga	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Bright and Sustainable:? Creating Natural, Non-Toxic Paint Alternatives (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
			Aarit	Chakraborty	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Treble to Bass Clef Converter (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
			Parth	Gupta	Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Designing a Bookmark to Help Prevent Myopia (Physical Science and Engineering)	6
					Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category
			Aaron	Li	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Bright and Sustainable:? Creating Natural, Non-Toxic Paint Alternatives (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
			Rayansh	Sekhri	Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade	Peels to Polymers: Food Waste Hydrogels as Low-Cost Alternatives to Commercial Hydrogels for Drought Resilience (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
					1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category
					GR 6-8: First place, $100 and trophy, Richardson Environmental Awards
			Alexis	Sheng	Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade	Design of Biodegradable Menstrual Pads Using Naturally Derived Fiber Composites (Biological Science and Engineering)	7
					1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category
			Lev	Wiesner	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Using Piezoelectricity from Commuters Footsteps to Power IOT and Low-Power Devices (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
			Leo	Xu	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Treble to Bass Clef Converter (Physical Science and Engineering)	7