San Jose Unified School District

Project Awards 2021

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Harte (Bret) Middle School Rachna Pandey (PSP) Viraj  Pandey Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Investigating the Photoluminescence Signature of Graphene Quantum Dots in the Conservation of Endangered Species (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            First place (tie)- $125 and framed cert, Dave Parker    
Leland High School Jeff Lutze Oliver  Wang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Predicting Likelihood of Intense Wildfires Using Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Kevin Tibbs Hongbo  Wei Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute A Search For Planet Candidates in Kepler Data with Deep Neural Networks (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11