Notre Dame High School

Project Awards 2019

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Notre Dame High School	Christine	Koltermann	Sophia Ayame Fujieda	Barwegen	1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category	The Effect of Light Pollution on Sky Brightness and the Calvin Cycle of Wildflowers in Yosemite National Park (Physical Science and Engineering)	12
					A certificate, chance to apply to the Genius Olympiad, NY, Genius Olympiad-State University of New York, Oswego
					Certificate of Excellence from National Association of Women Geoscientists, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
			Shreya	Garg	1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category	Determining the Roles of CuSB, Flagellin, and AcrAB-TolC in Bacterial Responses to Nonlethal Concentrations of AgNPs (Biological Science and Engineering)	11
					Plaque and letter of invitation to Tour of Stanford Chemistry Department Labs, Stanford University Chemistry Department
			Charlotte Emily	Lara	$50 High School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society	Allelopathic Effects of California Native Trees on a California Native Grass, Festuca Californica (Biological Science and Engineering)	10
			Atreyi Leela	Mukherjee	1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category	The effect of electronic cigarette liquid on the viability of Lumbriculus variegatus (Biological Science and Engineering)	10
			Sahana	Rajmohan	IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers	The Effect of Laundering Polyester Fabric on the Dispersion of Microfibers in Washing Machine Wastewater (Physical Science and Engineering)	10
			Kami Elise	Richardson	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	Coral Collapse: Investigating and Reducing Environmental Stress Factors in LPS Corals with Delayed Release Substrate (Physical Science and Engineering)	11
					Certificate of Achievement and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
					Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh Corporation
			Karthyayani	Sajeev	Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize	What is the effect of various nitrate concentrations on freshwater hydrophyte development? (Physical Science and Engineering)	11
			Shruti	Sridhar	Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category	Investigating Genetic Mechanisms of the Tumor Endothelium Using scRNA-Seq Analytics & Developmental Trajectory Mapping (RRI Biological Science and Engineering)	11
					Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter
			Jocelyn Elizabeth	Swift	2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category	The Effects of Natural and Artificial Sweeteners on Gut Bacteria as Modeled by E. coli (Biological Science and Engineering)	9