San Jose Unified School District

Project Awards 2018

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Castillero Middle School Yunpei Chang (PSP) Claire  Tsai IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Hamster Fitt: Hamster Runs for Prize! Hamster Goes Nuts for Pinata! (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Lori  Yang IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Hamster Fitt: Hamster Runs for Prize! Hamster Goes Nuts for Pinata! (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Harte (Bret) Middle School Michael Berwald Abhay  Dharnidharka Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Sound Proofing: which material sound-proofs the best? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Leland High School Mark Cahn Nomita  Chandra Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Octree Structures in MRI Imaging for Multimodal Data Computation and Query in Research and Diagnosis (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Vedha  Santhosh 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effect of Using Soil Stabilizing Biopolymers to Reduce Shear Induced Erosion and Improve Soil Productivity (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Johnathan Langberg Sina Nakhkoob Niasari 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of AntiMicrobial Food Preservatives on Gut Bacteria (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Anish  Somani 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of AntiMicrobial Food Preservatives on Gut Bacteria (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Terrence  Te 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of AntiMicrobial Food Preservatives on Gut Bacteria (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Jeff Lutze Bhargavi  Garimella Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Hidden Prejudice: The Impact of Implicit Memory Bias and Misremembering on Perpetuating Racial Stereotypes (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Anuradha Sarkar Justin  Callahan 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category How does the exposure to cold temperatures affect germination characteristics of winter-annual Triticum aestivum? (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Nicole Sebek Akash  Amalarasan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Complete Home Automation (Physical Science and Engineering) 9