Harker School-Middle Campus
Project Awards 2018
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| School | Teacher | Student | Award | Title | Gr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harker School-Middle Campus | Shanthi | Adimoolam (Mentor) | Nidhya | Shivakumar | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade | SPOILER ALERT! An Arduino Sensor-Based Approach to Detecting Food Spoilage (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 |
| 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Thomas | Artiss | Zachary Spencer | Clark | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | What is the effect of high temperatures on the strength of Neodymium magnets and Samarium-Cobalt Magnets? (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | |||||||
| Syna Sushrut | Gogte | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Bioremediation of Oil Spills Using Green Algaes, Chlorella, Ulothrix, and Scenedesmus (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Kate Y-Lan | Olsen | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Bioremediation of Oil Spills Using Green Algaes, Chlorella, Ulothrix, and Scenedesmus (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Brandon Minjoon | Park | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | What is the effect of high temperatures on the strength of Neodymium magnets and Samarium-Cobalt Magnets? (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | |||||||
| Jingshu | Guo (PSP) | William Yang | Zhang | $ 250 to the winning student or team in middle school Physical Science, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | An Inexpensive and Convenient Way of Making Millions of Existing Old-style Sprinkler Control Systems Conserve Water (Physical Science and Engineering) | 6 | |
| Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | |||||||
| Kristen | Morgensen | Alice | Feng | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade | The effect of nutrients, substrates, and mushroom types on the properties of a novel biodegradable material: mycelium (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Angela | Gao | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Bacteria Growth in Different Types of Baby Formulae (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Angela | Jia | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Bacteria Growth in Different Types of Baby Formulae (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Aaron | Lo | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Testing Different Ways on the Growth of a Green Algae Mixture to Eliminate Blue-Green Cyanobacteria in the Effective Way (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Anishka | Raina | Middle School-Cash Award-$50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | The Effects of Different Combinations of Natural Food Preservatives on The Growth of E. coli and Bacillus Subtilis (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Riyaa K | Randhawa | Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association | Fidget Spinners: Focusing Agents or Major Distractions (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Liza Andrea | Shchegrov | Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association | Fidget Spinners: Focusing Agents or Major Distractions (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Arely | Sun | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade | The effect of nutrients, substrates, and mushroom types on the properties of a novel biodegradable material: mycelium (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Zeel | Thakkar | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | The Effects of Using Hand-Written Versus Digital Flashcards on Memorization Skills (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Nicole | Tian | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Testing Different Ways on the Growth of a Green Algae Mixture to Eliminate Blue-Green Cyanobacteria in the Effective Way (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Thresiamma Jijen | Vazhaeparambil | Middle School-Cash Award-$50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | The Effects of Different Combinations of Natural Food Preservatives on The Growth of E. coli and Bacillus Subtilis (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Melody | Yazdi | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | The Effects of Using Hand-Written Versus Digital Flashcards on Memorization Skills (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Kathy | Peng | Akhilesh | Chegu | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade | The Effect of Interrupted Sleep on Life Expectancy, Cognitive Behavior, and Neurophysiology in Drosophila melanogaster (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| 1st Place Award - $125 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | |||||||
| Harsh | Deep | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | The Effect of T4 Bacteriophages on Antibiotic Resistant Strains of E-coli. (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Shounak | Ghosh | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | The Effect of T4 Bacteriophages on Antibiotic Resistant Strains of E-coli. (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Pranav | Gupta | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What is the effect of UV light on a Uroctonus Mordax scorpion's ability to find cover? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Prakrit | Jain | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | What is the effect of UV light on a Uroctonus Mordax scorpion's ability to find cover? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Rishi | Jain | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | The effects of environmental factors in biodegrading polystyrene foam through mealworm consumption (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Ishaan | Mantripragada | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | The effects of environmental factors in biodegrading polystyrene foam through mealworm consumption (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Deven Chawla | Shah | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade | The Effect of Interrupted Sleep on Life Expectancy, Cognitive Behavior, and Neurophysiology in Drosophila melanogaster (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| 1st Place Award - $125 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | |||||||
| Bhimaraju | Prasad (PSP) | Sriram Venugopal | Bhimaraju | $125 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award | Low-Cost Archery Assistant with an Interface for the Visually Impaired (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 certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | |||||||