Fremont Union High School District

Project Awards 2025

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Cupertino High School Eric Ferrante Paarth  Nawani $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards A Novel Low-Cost Fundus Camera with AI-Based Retinal Disease Diagnosis (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement + Letter from Sponsor (regarding free 1 year membership to ASEI), ASEI Award    
            Upper Division : Grand Prize Student Award: $1200 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)    
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Ted McLeod Atharv  Gupta High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps Predicting functional SNPs for Prostate Cancer leveraging deep learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  Daniel Stavis Ziya  Ahmad 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Applying AI to Develop a Personalized LLM Using PMC Records for Credible and Efficient Geriatric Health Management (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Vishresh  Deepak Certificate of Achievement + Letter from Sponsor (regarding $25 gift card redeemable online + internship opportunity with ASEI Industry Partner + free 1 year membership to ASEI), ASEI Award Neuropod: An Arduino-Based Mastoid EEG Device Integrating Reinforcement Learning for Tracking Neurodegenerative Diseases (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Upper Division : 2nd Place Student Award: $600 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Netra  Khot 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Applying AI to Develop a Personalized LLM Using PMC Records for Credible and Efficient Geriatric Health Management (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Nikhil  Krishnaswamy Certificate of Achievement + Letter from Sponsor (regarding $25 gift card redeemable online + internship opportunity with ASEI Industry Partner + free 1 year membership to ASEI), ASEI Award Neuropod: An Arduino-Based Mastoid EEG Device Integrating Reinforcement Learning for Tracking Neurodegenerative Diseases (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Upper Division : 2nd Place Student Award: $600 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Anika Indu Mukherjee Certificate of Achievement + Letter from Sponsor (regarding $25 gift card redeemable online + internship opportunity with ASEI Industry Partner + free 1 year membership to ASEI), ASEI Award Neuropod: An Arduino-Based Mastoid EEG Device Integrating Reinforcement Learning for Tracking Neurodegenerative Diseases (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Upper Division : 2nd Place Student Award: $600 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Reva Mahee Ukkadam Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Predicting Genetic Predispositions to Alcohol & Opioid Use Disorders from Electroencephalograms Using Machine Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Rithik  Vir Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School GRFSense: Early Parkinson's Disease Assessment Using Spatiotemporal Analysis of Ground Reaction Forces (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards    
            Certificate of Achievement + Letter from Sponsor (regarding $25 gift card redeemable online + internship opportunity with ASEI Industry Partner + free 1 year membership to ASEI), ASEI Award    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Fremont High School Christian Royer Samanyu  Rayala IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2) FreshCheck: A Compact Solution for Monitoring Food Freshness (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Siddharth  Senthil IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2) FreshCheck: A Compact Solution for Monitoring Food Freshness (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  Mary Sargious Ella  Dattamajumdar $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, Inez M. Lechner Award CaregiverBuddy: Empowering Caregivers of Dementia/memory-care patients with a Generative-AI powered system (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
Homestead High School Daniel Nunez Chloe  Wang 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category A VR-Based Approach to Depression Therapy (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Kathleen Shreve Armaan Christopher Gomes Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Direct Pulse-Density-Modulated Bitstream Operators for Efficient Beamforming with Large Sensor Arrays (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            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)    
Lynbrook High School Nicole DellaSantina Shreshta  Ramji 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Rhizobacteria and Activated Charcoal on Dracaena trifasciata's Phytoremediation to Attenuate VOC-Induced Pollution (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Sathvika  Siva 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Rhizobacteria and Activated Charcoal on Dracaena trifasciata's Phytoremediation to Attenuate VOC-Induced Pollution (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Jeremy Dybdahl William  Wang 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category EmoVision - Depression Detection using Machine Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Bradley Fulk Kush  Goel First place- $50 Check and Certificate, Access Braille Award A novel software solution to help the visually impaired navigate dynamic areas by combining SLAM and voice recognition (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Kenneth Iams Vrishank  Chandrasekhar Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Discovery of a Novel Digital Biomarker for Early Pan-Cancer Survival and Recurrence Prediction via Clinical Narratives (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Jason Lee Emma  Chang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Quantifying chemotherapeutic drugs for adaptive chemotherapy with electrochemical-aptamer based biosensors (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Lester Leung Jay Youngjun An Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category AgriDrone: The Design and Construction of an Autonomous Drone for Agricultural Surveying and Crop Management (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)    
      Richard  Li Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category AgriDrone: The Design and Construction of an Autonomous Drone for Agricultural Surveying and Crop Management (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)    
      Dale  Liu Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School A Theoretical Correction for the Properties of NK Fitness Landscapes and Extension of the Model to K Random Interactions (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Bolang Allen Zhu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category AgriDrone: The Design and Construction of an Autonomous Drone for Agricultural Surveying and Crop Management (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)    
  Thanh Nguyen Haoyuan  Deng 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Design and Fabrication of an Autonomous Drone-to-Drone Battery Replacement System without the Need of a Base Station (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            GR 9-12: 1st Place, Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
      Hao  Gu Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Novel High-Permittivity Low Young Modulus Elastomer Dielectrics (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
  Isaac Pallone Andy  Chen Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research The design and construction of a LIDAR-based alert system to prevent dooring accidents for cyclists' safety (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Anna  Chen 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Design and Construction of a Motion Activated Sink Handle Disinfector for Manually Operated Sinks (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)    
      Max Jia-Rui Chiang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of an IoT-based phone pouch to prevent phone usage in class for teachers (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Daniel  Cionca Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of an object recognition algorithm to optimize traffic flow at high traffic intersections (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Jerry  Gao Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of a bedsore risk detection system (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Victoria  Huang Exceptional Merit, Certificate (all Grades), SPV Market Research The design and construction of a LIDAR-based alert system to prevent dooring accidents for cyclists' safety (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Shripriya  Kalbhavi 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Identifying Novel Genetic Drivers of ALS: Multiomic and RNA-Seq Analyses Implicate MAPK Pathway in Motor Neuron Survival (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Anika  Khanna Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of a wearable training device to detect elbow angles to improve form consistency for archers (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Advait  Lalwani Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of an IoT-based phone pouch to prevent phone usage in class for teachers (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Sharon  Lu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Approach to Anomaly-Corrected Economic Metrics: AI-Driven Modeling of Discrepancy-Induced Shifts in Lorenz Curve (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Shresth  Mishra Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of an object recognition algorithm to optimize traffic flow at high traffic intersections (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Aafrin  Muhammad Kasim Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of a Foot strike sensor to detect fouls in racewalk competitions. (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Raunak  Pradhan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of an object recognition algorithm to optimize traffic flow at high traffic intersections (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Pranav  Saharan Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of a bedsore risk detection system (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Amolika  Sudhir 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Approach to Anomaly-Corrected Economic Metrics: AI-Driven Modeling of Discrepancy-Induced Shifts in Lorenz Curve (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Rowan Thomas Kyrouz Sumanaweera Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of an IoT-based phone pouch to prevent phone usage in class for teachers (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Jenny (Zihao)  Tian Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of a Foot strike sensor to detect fouls in racewalk competitions. (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Siddharth  Upadhyay 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Design and Construction of a Motion Activated Sink Handle Disinfector for Manually Operated Sinks (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2)    
      Judy  Yu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The design and construction of a wearable training device to detect elbow angles to improve form consistency for archers (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  David Taylor Ryan  Bansal Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Biomimicry inspired innovations to boost wind turbine efficiency and power output. (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Ava  Chen 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Implementation of a High-Speed Photocopier with Computer Vision and a Page-Turning Mechanism (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            $100 and a certificate, IBM Award    
            High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations from the Chief of Naval Research, Medallion and $50 gift card (redeemable online), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers    
Monta Vista High School Sushma Bana AliHassan  Hashim IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers EMBER (Electronic Mapping Body for Emergency Rescue) (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Saanj  Rao Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Beyond Caller ID: A Hybrid Temporal-Prosodic-Attention Framework for Enhanced Vishing Detection (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Horton  Zhu IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers EMBER (Electronic Mapping Body for Emergency Rescue) (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Julie Choi Mahika  Pandit Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Using Satellite imagery and Remote Sensing Indexes to detect Water for Agricultural Purposes (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Pamela Chow Kirthana  Chandrasekar Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category From Glow to Gloom: Exploring the Use of Bioluminescent Organisms for Rapid Bacterial Culture Detection (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Saanvi  Doshi Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category From Glow to Gloom: Exploring the Use of Bioluminescent Organisms for Rapid Bacterial Culture Detection (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Saumit  Korada Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Mitigating E. Coli Dysbiosis From Artificial Sweeteners: A Study On The Impact Of Prebiotics, Inulin and FOS (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Eliana Subin Lee Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Testing Korean Red Ginseng's Effect on Dopamine Increase and Oxidative Stress Reduction in Drosophila for Parkinson's (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Adhya  Thota Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Testing Korean Red Ginseng's Effect on Dopamine Increase and Oxidative Stress Reduction in Drosophila for Parkinson's (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Catherine  Zhang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Testing Korean Red Ginseng's Effect on Dopamine Increase and Oxidative Stress Reduction in Drosophila for Parkinson's (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  John Conlin Prathik  Kumar Upper Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $65 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) AQI Forecasting System: ML prediction using Weather and Carbon Emission Data (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Rishi  Salvi Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Countering Antibiotic Resistance with Proteomics Data and Artificial Intelligence Based Virtual Screening (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Scott DeRuiter Rohan Rishi Agarwal 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Quantum-Enhanced Analysis and Grading of Vocal Performance: A Novel Approach for Musical Evaluation and Improvement (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  David Greenstein Shrehan  Chatterjee Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Ensemble Modeling for Real-Time Prediction and Long-Term Mitigation Forecasting of Algal Blooms in the San Francisco Bay (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
      Soham  Dwivedi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Ensemble Modeling for Real-Time Prediction and Long-Term Mitigation Forecasting of Algal Blooms in the San Francisco Bay (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
      William Kaden Liu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Ensemble Modeling for Real-Time Prediction and Long-Term Mitigation Forecasting of Algal Blooms in the San Francisco Bay (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to state, national and international competitions, U. S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
  Kavita Gupta Samarth Kumar Kashyap Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Topobathymetric LiDAR and Geospatial Modeling to Identify Threats to Endangered Mangroves (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Suhani  Pahuja Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Identification of Epigenome Regulators as Pan-cancer Biomarkers and Drug Targets in gynecological cancers (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Anirud  Sainarayanan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Topobathymetric LiDAR and Geospatial Modeling to Identify Threats to Endangered Mangroves (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Kyle Jones Abhijay  Gupta 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category RideAware: Smart, Safe & Sustainable Helmets (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Sakthi  Satrawada Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients Using Machine Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  Lora Lerner Kevin Lihong Chen 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effect of Chitosan Concentration on the Youngs Modulus and Biodegradability of Silkworm Silk through Cross-Linking (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            Most Promising Young Scientist, $200 and Certificate (High School GR 9-12), SPV Market Research    
      Bryan Jiarui Ge 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effect of Chitosan Concentration on the Youngs Modulus and Biodegradability of Silkworm Silk through Cross-Linking (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            Most Promising Young Scientist, $200 and Certificate (High School GR 9-12), SPV Market Research    
      Leo Yanlin Lee 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effect of Chitosan Concentration on the Youngs Modulus and Biodegradability of Silkworm Silk through Cross-Linking (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            Most Promising Young Scientist, $200 and Certificate (High School GR 9-12), SPV Market Research    
  Michael Lordan Aarnav  Agrawal Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Forecasting Tipping Points in Global Mangrove Ecosystems Using Transformer-Based Segmentation and Time-Series Analysis (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Raymond  Feng IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Lightweight and Fireproof Emergency Shelters For Homeless and Disaster Evacuees using Structures Inspired by Origami (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Lindsey Liang Niu 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Developing PDMS Microfluidic Sensors for Precise Micro Blood Flow Measurement to Advance Early Cardiovascular Diagnosis (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers    
      Shrey  Vishen Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Forecasting Tipping Points in Global Mangrove Ecosystems Using Transformer-Based Segmentation and Time-Series Analysis (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Jeff Payne Rishab Reddy Perati Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF INTRACRANIAL TUMORS USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES AND MACHINE LEARNING MODELS (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
  Ted Shinta Anya  Deshpande Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Harnessing AI and Histopathology to Classify Ovarian Cysts, Detect Cancer, and Investigate Fertility Rates (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Alan Wong Ansh Vishal Agarwal Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Forecasting FOREX Movements Utilizing Topic Modeling and Macroeconomic Indicators (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Aditya Venkatasai Dendukuri Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Forecasting FOREX Movements Utilizing Topic Modeling and Macroeconomic Indicators (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Terry Yu Vishnu  Bharadwaj 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Revolutionizing Firefighting with Advanced Edge Detection in Smoky Environments: An ML-Driven Approach to Save Lives (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Shreyas  Chatterjee 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Global Computational Analysis of Carbon Exchange Dynamics in Late Successional Forests across Climate Scenarios (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Ishaan  Garg 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Revolutionizing Firefighting with Advanced Edge Detection in Smoky Environments: An ML-Driven Approach to Save Lives (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Seongjun  Kang 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Revolutionizing Firefighting with Advanced Edge Detection in Smoky Environments: An ML-Driven Approach to Save Lives (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Sumedha  Kumar GR 9-12: Honorable Mention, Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award Optimizing Safety and Reducing Harm: Navigating Obstacles in Autonomous Algorithms using Genetic Algorithms (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Tommy Siqing Liu IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Part 2) Using Analog and Digital Signal Processing Techniques in Building Low-Cost High-Quality Oscilloscope for High School Use (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Roshan  Saxena 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Global Computational Analysis of Carbon Exchange Dynamics in Late Successional Forests across Climate Scenarios (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Jihoo  Won 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Global Computational Analysis of Carbon Exchange Dynamics in Late Successional Forests across Climate Scenarios (Physical Science and Engineering) 10