Santa Clara Unified School District
Project Awards 2020
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| School | Teacher | Student | Award | Title | Gr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrillo Middle School | Nelson | Hori | Ruhi | Batchu | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Designing an Efficient Mechanism to Avert Detrimental Falls from Balconies using an Automated Detection System (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 |
| Anika | Dontu | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Designing an Efficient Mechanism to Avert Detrimental Falls from Balconies using an Automated Detection System (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Udita | Mahajan | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Designing an Efficient Mechanism to Avert Detrimental Falls from Balconies using an Automated Detection System (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Stephanie Thai | Vu | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Petroleum Overflow Apparatus (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Taylor Kristyn | Wong | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Petroleum Overflow Apparatus (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Glenn | Lillie | Grace Elizabeth | Calfee | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Wind on the Wing: Making a Wind Tunnel That Helps Students Easily Learn About Aeronautics and Airflow (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Rosie | Chen | Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | Concussion Headbands: Measuring Different Concussion Headbands' Ability to Reduce Brain Movement (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Diya | Desai | Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | Concussion Headbands: Measuring Different Concussion Headbands' Ability to Reduce Brain Movement (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Miranda Rose | Gutierrez | IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Optical Character Reader for Waste Distribution in Hospitals (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Sarah Christine | Honer | Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | Concussion Headbands: Measuring Different Concussion Headbands' Ability to Reduce Brain Movement (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Marisa Ai | Malto | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Improving Phycoremediation: Effect of Chlorella Vulgaris's Exposure to Different Calcium Compounds on its Copper Intake (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Nadine Paula Tan | Ngo | IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Optical Character Reader for Waste Distribution in Hospitals (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Caitlin Minh Thy | Nguyen | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Improving Phycoremediation: Effect of Chlorella Vulgaris's Exposure to Different Calcium Compounds on its Copper Intake (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Anushka | Rala | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Creating a Water Conservative Indoor System to Use While Gardening (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Pranathi Raji | Ravipati | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Creating a Water Conservative Indoor System to Use While Gardening (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Aasees Kaur | Sandhu | IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Optical Character Reader for Waste Distribution in Hospitals (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Sanjana Siri | Yeluri | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Creating a Water Conservative Indoor System to Use While Gardening (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Sarah | Rahman | Aaina | Bhatia | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | A Cost Efficient and Portable Water Filter (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |
| Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | |||||||
| Clarissa Milan | Co | Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | Creating a Closed Loop Artificial Pancreas to Treat Type 1 Diabetes (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Gabriel Gebremichael | Futsum | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade | Game -Changing shoe (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | |||||||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Samuel John | Geevarghese | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Smart Watering Device: Reduce water consumption in agriculture using technology (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Ruby Elizabeth | Goodwin | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | A Cost Efficient and Portable Water Filter (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | |||||||
| Saarika | Gunapu | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Smart Watering Device: Reduce water consumption in agriculture using technology (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Connor Philip | Houle | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade | Game -Changing shoe (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | |||||||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Maryam | Ismail | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Developing a Low-Cost Voice-Controlled Prosthetic Hand to Aid Amputees (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Daniel | Jeznach | Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter | Creating an AI Sight System to Aid the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Lucy Grace | Johnson | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Stand Up to Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Micah Fairfax | Keegan | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade | Game -Changing shoe (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | |||||||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Jesssica | Kendrick | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | A Cost Efficient and Portable Water Filter (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | |||||||
| Om Sudhir | Kulkarni | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Building an Eco-Friendly and Cost Efficient Reverse Osmosis Filter to Supply Fresh Water to 3rd World Countries (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | |||||||
| Soham Sudhir | Kulkarni | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade | The Crop Box (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | |||||||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Aryanna Maxine | Morte | Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | Creating a Closed Loop Artificial Pancreas to Treat Type 1 Diabetes (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Aarnav | Nagabhirava | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Building an Eco-Friendly and Cost Efficient Reverse Osmosis Filter to Supply Fresh Water to 3rd World Countries (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | |||||||
| Dylan | Ng | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade | The Crop Box (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | |||||||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Aryan | Ponnuru | Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade | The Crop Box (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | |||||||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Danna Sofia | Rengifo | Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | Creating a Closed Loop Artificial Pancreas to Treat Type 1 Diabetes (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Sidak Singh | Sandhu | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Building an Eco-Friendly and Cost Efficient Reverse Osmosis Filter to Supply Fresh Water to 3rd World Countries (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | |||||||
| Arham Ahmad | Siddiqui | Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter | Creating an AI Sight System to Aid the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Martyna | Sobczyk | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Building a Microbial Fuel Cell to Limit Fossil Fuel Waste and Pollution (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Mitee Lu | Su | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Stand Up to Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Ashika | Sugali | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Building a Microbial Fuel Cell to Limit Fossil Fuel Waste and Pollution (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Zaaina Sabeel | Syeda | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Developing a Low-Cost Voice-Controlled Prosthetic Hand to Aid Amputees (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Daniel Alex | Ticau | Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter | Creating an AI Sight System to Aid the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Aakash Sri | Vetcha | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Smart Watering Device: Reduce water consumption in agriculture using technology (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Agatha Thai Thao | Vu | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Stand Up to Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Saamya | Yadav | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Developing a Low-Cost Voice-Controlled Prosthetic Hand to Aid Amputees (Biological Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Reiko Malia Rosales | Yoshimura | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Building a Microbial Fuel Cell to Limit Fossil Fuel Waste and Pollution (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | |||
| Michelle | Scilingo | Javeria | Ahmed | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Partial Autonomous Temperature Combustion Hexagonal Extinguisher (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Romina | Blanco-Sarmiento | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Partial Autonomous Temperature Combustion Hexagonal Extinguisher (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Ynna Bondad | Buriel | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Partial Autonomous Temperature Combustion Hexagonal Extinguisher (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Peterson Middle School | Rachel | Hilario-Pigg | Serena Saumil | Gandhi | $500 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award | The Polar Express: A Robot to Feed the Starving Polar Bears (Physical Science and Engineering) | 6 |
| Grand Prize Student Award, Outstanding Young Woman in Computing: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter | |||||||
| Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade | |||||||
| Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | |||||||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Kimberly | Hunter | Jason Xuanyu | Fischer | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Preventing Stall in Model Gliders (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Gregory | Namba | Keith | Maben | Most Promising Young Scientist (Male), $200 and Certificate (GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | Inexpensive Water Catchment/Purification and Electricity Generation Device (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Melvin Anthony | Mathew | Most Promising Young Scientist (Male), $200 and Certificate (GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" | Inexpensive Water Catchment/Purification and Electricity Generation Device (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Santa Clara High School | Christopher | Gallick | Sakshi | Kumar | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | An Alternative Approach to Detecting Microplastics in Water (Physical Science and Engineering) | 11 |
| Suzanne | Miller-Moody | Aminah Elizabeth | Hedges | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Using Native Flora to Fabricate Sustainable Erosion Control (Physical Science and Engineering) | 9 | |
| 1st Place Award - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch | |||||||
| Callie Louise | Johnson | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Styrofoam- the New Meal for Mealworms (Biological Science and Engineering) | 9 | |||
| Raina Joy | Liem | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Styrofoam- the New Meal for Mealworms (Biological Science and Engineering) | 9 | |||
| Alexis Huiwen | Tan | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Using Native Flora to Fabricate Sustainable Erosion Control (Physical Science and Engineering) | 9 | |||
| 1st Place Award - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch | |||||||
| Alan | Tan | Vivek | Atmuri | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Tilt-A-Type: Leveraging the Arduino UNO Microcontroller to assist individuals who lack dexterity in their hands. (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 | |
| Jason Robert | Co | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Multipurpose Prosthetic: Utilizing 3D printing, Raspberry Pi, and CV to Engineer Task-Specific Attachments for Amputees (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Hasitha | Dangeti | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Tilt-A-Type: Leveraging the Arduino UNO Microcontroller to assist individuals who lack dexterity in their hands. (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Saurav Saumil | Gandhi | Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair | Jet-I-U: A Jetson Nano & IoT Edge Platform based AI Robotic Companion for the Visually Impaired and Elderly (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | |||||||
| Rhea | Jain | Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Multipurpose Prosthetic: Utilizing 3D printing, Raspberry Pi, and CV to Engineer Task-Specific Attachments for Amputees (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| James Trung | Pham | 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Tilt-A-Type: Leveraging the Arduino UNO Microcontroller to assist individuals who lack dexterity in their hands. (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Wilcox High School | Mike | Buncic | Ahmad | Ismail | 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category | Using Machine Learning to Develop a Model for the Diagnosis of Heart Disease and Detection of Abnormalities (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 |
| Jerry | Knaack | Impana R | Chimmalagi | Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category | Predicting and Preventing Drastic Actions by Processing Heart Rate and Behaviors and Utilizing Innovative AI Methods (Physical Science and Engineering) | 10 | |
| Tavleen | Kaur | $100 High School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society | Improving crop health and pollinator safety using eco-friendly fertilizers, pesticides, and fire-retardants. (Biological Science and Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society | |||||||