Cupertino Union School District

Project Awards 2026

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School	Teacher		Student		Award	Title	Gr
Hyde Middle School	Kalpendu	Pasad (PSP)	Ariv	Pasad	Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade	Impact localization using vibration sensors (Physical Science and Engineering)	8
					1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category
					IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)
Kennedy(John F.) Middle School-Cupertino	Susan	Hansen	Paarth	Gupta	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	GasGuard - A Household Safety Device That Detects Dangerous Gases to Improve Safety (Physical Science and Engineering)	8
					IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)
			Rohan Enrique	Kumar	2nd place MS project - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA	What is the effect of heat on battery life? (Physical Science and Engineering)	8
			Rishabh	Madhan	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	GasGuard - A Household Safety Device That Detects Dangerous Gases to Improve Safety (Physical Science and Engineering)	8
					IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)
			Arjun	Suresh	2nd place MS project - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA	What is the effect of heat on battery life? (Physical Science and Engineering)	8
	Gloria	Hsu	Vibha	Giri	Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade	Structure-Guided In Silico Engineering of PROTACs for Targeted S100A16 Proteasomal Degradation via E3 Ligase Recruitment (Biological Science and Engineering)	8
					1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category
	Marc	Kulla	Aarav	Sood	Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category	A New Set Of Eyes - The Design and Testing of Ultrasonic and Camera Sensors to Solve Blind Perception and Awareness (Physical Science and Engineering)	7
Miller Middle School	Navpreet	Bawa	Shrinika	Kalbhavi	Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School	Discovering Novel Genetic Drivers of Chronic Heart Failure Through RNA-Seq Analysis (Biological Science and Engineering)	7
					Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade
					1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category