Challenger-Strawberry Park-SJ

Project Awards 2016

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Challenger-Strawberry Park-SJ	Heather	Mackewicz	Zahra Abdul	Aziz	Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade	The Effects of High and Low pH Levels and Sodium Citrate on Spherification for Human Health (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
					1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category
			Akhilesh Varadan	Balasingam	Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade	Galloping Prisms: Using Vortex Shedding to Optimize the Performance of a Novel Flow Energy Harvester for Remote Sensing (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
					1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category
					$50 Cash Award to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award
					1st place HS student - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA
					GR 6-8, 2nd Place: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, T-Shirt, Tote bag, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)
					GR 6-8: 1st Place, Programable Robotics Kit, Certificate of Achievement, and tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award
					IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificiate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
			Nishita	Belur	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Detecting Metal Surface Defects Using Laser Light Reflection (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
			Aditi	Bharti	Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade	Saliva the Samurai-The Effect of Human Saliva on Bacterial/Fungal Skin Diseases-An Effective/Eco-Friendly Alternative! (Biological Science and Engineering)	7
					1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category
			Tarun	Chiruvolu	Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category	A Novel Method for Ketosis Detection Using Breath Gas Analysis (Biological Science and Engineering)	8
					Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems
			Mubashir	Hussain	2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Software solution to improve prescription of medication to senior citizens and monitoring intake (Physical Science and Engineering)	8
			Pujita Srilalitha	Tangirala	Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School	Got Antioxidants? Using Chemiluminescence to Study the Effect of Adding Milk or Sugar on the Antioxidant Level of Tea (Physical Science and Engineering)	6
					Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade
					1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category
					IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificiate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
			Avinash	Upadhyayula	Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category	The Effect of Salt and Calcium on a Plant's Height (Biological Science and Engineering)	7