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Project Awards 2020

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Archbishop Mitty High School Matt De Palma Akhilesh Varadan Balasingam Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Fast and Accurate Inference on IoT Devices: Hardware-aware Mapping of ANNs to Brain-Inspired Low-Power Circuits. (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            $100 for Individual projects. $50 for each student for Team Projects, IBM Award    
  Thuy-Anh Nguyen Adarsh Sairam Ambati Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Contactless, Vital Signs Monitor using PhotoPlethysmographic Imaging, Infrared Sensing Techniques, & Computer Vision (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
      Jason Jin Chen Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Aerosol Treatment of Inflammatory Symptoms in Asthma Airways with an Inhibitor of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Veer Hemal Doshi 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Enhancing Disaster Awareness by Incorporating Crowdsourcing and USGS Data in Machine Learning-driven Prediction Modeling (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Aditya Kumar Jaiswal Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Engineering an energy efficient drone that uses flight aerodynamics to acquire and deliver payloads over long distances. (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Maria  Korolik 3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Can we bend an iPhone? Highly transparent conductors based on silver nanowires (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Khushi  Parikh Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Virtual Reality Technology on Acute Pain Analgesia (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Chaelee  Park Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category The effect of morphine on mitochondrial function and neural inflammation following ischemic stroke (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Aalok Nital Patwa Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Predicting Recurrence in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients through Analysis of Tumor-Immune Micro Environment (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  George Sousa Riley  Kong Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Improving School Campus Traffic Flow Through Dynamic Simulation Modeling and Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School Kevyn Adams Siddharth  Sharma Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair QEML (Quantum Enhanced Machine Learning): Using Quantum Computing to Enhance ML Classifiers and Feature Spaces (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Anastasia Batrachenko Diptanshu  Sikdar Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Novel Hybrid Multi-source Energy Harvesting Solution for IoT Devices (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Swetha Bhattacharya Isita Nandana Talukdar Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Rene Flood Ria  Sinha Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Machine Learning Based Digital Assistant for the Deaf (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
  Patrick Huet Vibha  Raju 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Development of a low cost novel EMF RF radiation shield and comparison to existing materials (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Tracy Hughes Advit  Deepak Grand Prize Student Award: $640 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter The Detection of Hand Gestures Using a Time of Flight Sensor for a Human Interface Device (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Anuradha Murthy Anya  Raju Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Using Genome-Wide Association Studies to Identify Common Genetic Loci Between Neurobiological Disorders (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Helena Vervoort Henry  Yao 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Designing an Eco-Friendly and Cost Effective Way to Remove Chromium from Waste Water (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Bellarmine College Preparatory Chris Cozort Joseph Philip Thomas Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair A Machine Learning Approach to Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  David Dutton Jaythan Kim Dao Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Vacuum Suction Powered Lifting Assistance Device (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Debjani Roy Tarun  Chiruvolu Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Interpretable Deep Learning Reveals Motif Syntax and Disease-Causing Mutations (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Samarth  Girish Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Chill Pill: An AI Based Mobile Application to Detect Counterfeit Medication (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
      Aditya  Indla Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Custom Farm Survey Model Based on SSD with Inception v2 & AI-Driven Harvesting Robot for Efficient Strawberry Farming (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Aadit  Trivedi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category RoadAlert: A Smart Device to Detect Potholes on the Road Using Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
Cambrian International Academy - Middle School Dave Delgado Sangyani  Sinha Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter CytoCounter: Using Machine Learning to Count ELISpots (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Canyon Heights Academy Jiwon Kim Matthew Jonghyun Koo Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering The Best Material That Can Stand up to Chemicals (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Ian  Sim Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Creating Cold Coolers! (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Challenger - Almaden - SJ Pronati Mondal Maggie  Liu 3rd Place - $50, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering The Best Ink Sealant (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Elisha  Rahardja 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Forest Fire Warning System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Sasha Brooke Wang Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Can Pillbugs Learn? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Challenger - Berryessa - SJ Samantha Carlisle Rohit  Vakkalagadda Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Natural Bio-waste Fibers to Strengthen Clay Bricks (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            3rd place - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
            Honorable Mention Award and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
Challenger - Shawnee - SJ Bonny Basu Aman Prashant Chandra Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Edible Explosives (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Jaiveer Singh Gill Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Sound Proof of Soundproofing: Using a Novel Resonance Tube Apparatus to Measure Sound Absorption of Various Materials (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Dashmi  Singh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Biodegradable Six-Pack Rings (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Maahi  Vidyarthi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category S.O.S - Save Our Seas (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Brad Bowden Samanya  Girish Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Exoplanet Discovery: Advancing the Study of Cosmology Using Photometry (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Nainika  Srinivasan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Fluid Mechanics: The Effect of Temperature and Type of Fluid on its Viscosity (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Challenger - Strawberry Park - SJ Sandip Panesar Rachael  Li 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Turbine Generation (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Kameswari Rayaprolu Nicole Elizabeth Kheyfets Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Tsunami Power (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Ishana  Manikandan 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Prevent Oxidative Stress, Keep Free Radicals Away: Determine the Antioxidant Levels of Produce Using Chemiluminescence (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
      Eshan  Rachapudi Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Rainwater Harvesting on Hillsides (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Sudeepthi  Ravipati Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" A Solar Microgrid (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Yash  Sharma $250 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Automatic Car Fuel Loader (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter    
Challenger - Sunnyvale Swapna Mayya Samarjit  Deshmukh Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade You Are What You Eat: The Health Implications of Legumes on the Gut Microbiome (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            Middle School $50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
      Amishi  Gupta 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Ferrofluids: Saving the Environment (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Adhip  Raghunathan Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Utilizing the Seebeck Effect to Harvest Thermal Energy from Solar Panel (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Rishita  Shah Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Smart White Cane Utilized for Visually Impaired Individuals (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Sonia  Swamy Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade BioBooster - Sustainable, cost-effective, non-disruptive biopolymers for improving soil stability and plant Growth. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Hoshita Venkatasai Undella Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of different desalination methods on the salinity of water? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Ishana  Wokhlu Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Snail Be Gone (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Shobi Murali Sudithi  Manthati Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Different Solvent Extract of Turmeric on Their Antibacterial Properties (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
  Art Wellersdick Aarav  Garai Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Agricultural Uses of Soap Nut (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
      Albert  Yao 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Surface Tension on Fire (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Challenger-Middlefield-Palo Alto Diane Rusu Elaine  Lee 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effectiveness of Tea on Dispersing Oil (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Paulina  Xu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Multimodal Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Megan Babat Elie Meir Bodner 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category REP: A Solution to Electricity Caused Fires and Blackouts (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Zalman Wolf Zucker 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category REP: A Solution to Electricity Caused Fires and Blackouts (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Liat Baranoff Ben  Freda-Eskenazi $125 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award To Understand or Not to Understand. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Karen Bella Glenn Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Helmet : On (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Annabel  Honigstein Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Helmet : On (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Alon  Knaan Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Milkweed SeedBall Launcher (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Noam  Radwin Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Milkweed SeedBall Launcher (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Navon  Soussan $125 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award To Understand or Not to Understand. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Danny Watson Eliot  Bronstein Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Flare: Putting out wildfires by release fire retardant (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            $50 to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award    
      Nathan  Fichtenholz Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Flare: Putting out wildfires by release fire retardant (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            $50 to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award    
      Milo  Levin Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Flare: Putting out wildfires by release fire retardant (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            $50 to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award    
Granada Islamic School Farhana Afroz Sadik  Aref Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Effect of nootropic supplements on the regeneration of planaria (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Salma  Farahat Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What Effect Does Ionizing Radiation Have on Plant Growth? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Aziza A Mohammed Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Non-Invasive detection of glucose in aqueous solutions and beyond (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Zeba Haq Usman  Khan Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Harnessing the Energy of Water to Lift a Load (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Muhaab Ahmed Syed Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effect Of Ceiling Height And Ventilation On Room Temperature (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Harker School (SSW) Jason Graham (mentor) Natasha  Matta Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Organic Pesticides, Clove and Thyme, on Sericulture (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Ananya  Sriram Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade The Correlation Between the Overpopulation of Algae and the Oceans Iron Depletion (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Richard Williams (mentor) Michelle  Wei 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Multi-planar Solar Panel Design for More Efficient and Accessible Green Energy (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Most Promising Young Scientist (Female), $200 and Certificate (GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
      Ella  Yee 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Multi-planar Solar Panel Design for More Efficient and Accessible Green Energy (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Most Promising Young Scientist (Female), $200 and Certificate (GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
Harker School-Middle Campus Shengnan Cong (PSP) Brenna  Ren Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Solar Powered Lanterns Based on Origami Techniques (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Kallie  Wang Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Solar Powered Lanterns Based on Origami Techniques (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Tina Kim Gautam  Bhooma Grand Prize Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter ForesAIght: Machine Learning powered Assistant for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Katherine Helena Fields $50 Middle School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society Purified water vs filtered water vs natural water and its effect on plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Ramit Rajan Goyal Grand Prize Student Award: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter ForesAIght: Machine Learning powered Assistant for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Emily Isabella Kwan GR 6-8: Student Award in Geoscience Excellence from Association for Women Geoscientists Bay Area Chapter, $40, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter The Effects of Enterobacter on Soil Pollution (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Ella Selina Lan Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Developing a Method to Detect Circadian State From Gene Expression Through Machine Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Thomas  Liu Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Novel, Least Invasive Way to Detect and Destroy Thrombosis (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Heidi Yundi Lu Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Developing a Method to Detect Circadian State From Gene Expression Through Machine Learning (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Arnav  Swaroop Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Novel, Least Invasive Way to Detect and Destroy Thrombosis (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Kaitlyn Cheyee Wang GR 6-8: Student Award in Geoscience Excellence from Association for Women Geoscientists Bay Area Chapter, $40, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter The Effects of Enterobacter on Soil Pollution (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Maryam  Zehra $50 Middle School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society Purified water vs filtered water vs natural water and its effect on plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
  Preston Lau (PSP) Hubert  Lau Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Effect of Plants and Mud on Generating Electricity in a Microbial Fuel Cell System. (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Serena  Lau Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Effect of Plants and Mud on Generating Electricity in a Microbial Fuel Cell System. (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Kristen Morgensen Zachary Glantz-Nguyen Blue Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Passively Rotating Wind Turbine (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Benjamin Allen Cha $100 Middle School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society The Effects of Pondweed on Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Aeliya Indra Grover Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Microplastics on the Growth of Bacteria Culture (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Medini  Halepete Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Microplastics on the Growth of Bacteria Culture (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Jordan Sun Labio Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Passively Rotating Wind Turbine (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Adrian Wen Liu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Perfect Volleyball Serve (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Vivek Sandeep Nayyar Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Perfect Volleyball Serve (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Brandon  Zau $100 Middle School Plant Science (Amazon Gift Card), California Botanical Society The Effects of Pondweed on Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
  Kathy Peng Alex Kaiwen Guo Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Using AI to Distinguish Between Human Caused and Natural Fires (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Nathan Tsai Liu Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Using AI to Distinguish Between Human Caused and Natural Fires (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Harker School-Upper Campus Thomas Artiss Sasvath M Ramachandran Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Determining the UVA Intensity Threshold for Cryptobiosis in Hypsibius dujardini (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute    
      Betsy  Tian Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Exploring Extrasolar Planetary Systems with Ultraviolet Eyes (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Martin Baynes Dawson  Chen Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Autonomous Irrigation Robot for Urban Grass Ecosystems (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            GR 9-12: 1st Place, Certificate of Achievement, and tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
  Mark Brada Alice  Feng 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category A Genetic Study of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells with Gemcitabine Resistance and Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Casey Brown Michael Chen Eng Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Role of Host Cell Receptors in the Uptake of the Fungus Candida albicans. Year 2 (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Anita Chetty Aditi  Bharti Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Studying the Permanent Effects of Antibiotics on Fruit Flies to Emulate Its Effects on Human Neurological Disorders (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Sidra Yang Xu Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Gene Embedding: A Novel Hybrid Approach to Somatic Mutation-Based Cancer Type Identification and Biomarker Discovery (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Anu Datar Karanvir Singh Bhasin Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Human Decision-Making Models in Games with Time Pressure and Partial Information (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Kailash Mani Ranganathan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Improved Word Embedding Algorithms for Machine Translation of Indo-European Languages using Clustering (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Nicholas  Yi Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Logographic Language Detection and Recognition using a Deep Learning Approach (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Matthew Harley Annesh  Ghosh Dastidar Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Deep Learning Approach to Automated Lung Cancer Radiation Planning Using GTV with Organ-at-Risk Accommodation (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
  Smriti Koodanjeri Sophie Meiyang Wang Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category A novel automated differentiation framework and its applications in accurate and fast reacting flow simulations (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Eric Nelson Shray  Alag Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Insights from ClinicalTrials.gov by mining mutations, mining RSids, and applying the Human Phenotype Ontology. (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Julia  Biswas Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Estimating Gut Microbiome Diversity in Mice from Microscopic Images Using a Deep Learning Approach (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Sally  Zhu 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Supporting the Big Bang Theory by Measuring Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation in Distant Galaxies (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  Mike Pistacchi Emma  Biswas Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute The Effect of the Temperature Increase Over 300 Years on the Growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Using Micrococcus luteus (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Amruta  Dharmapurikar 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Machine Learning Aided Classification and Mechanical Sorting of Waste Material (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Arissa  Huda Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute The Effect of the Temperature Increase Over 300 Years on the Growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Using Micrococcus luteus (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
  Chris Spenner Akhilesh  Chegu Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of the Effect of Chronic Blue Light Exposure on Cognitive Motor Learning in Mice (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Cynthia  Chen Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) as a finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, California Science & Engineering Fair Decoding Neural Networks: Generalizable Computational Framework to Discover Protein Sequence Motifs (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Harsh  Deep Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Using Generative Adversarial Networks to Develop Novel Inhibitors of Carcinomas. (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Madison Baothi Huynh 2nd Place Award - $250 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Silicon Valley, SVACS Formation of Biologically Renewable Jet Fuel from 1-Hexene Cross-Metathesized Saltwater Plant Oils (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
      Andrew  Lu Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Fully Automated Prostate Cancer Classification to Address Extensive Underdiagnosis by Physicians (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Krishay  Mukhija Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Using Generative Adversarial Networks to Develop Novel Inhibitors of Carcinomas. (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Kavita S Murthy Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Efficiency of Permeability of Escherichia coli to Different Macromolecules Via Ultrasonic Waves (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Deven C Shah Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) - $250 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of the Effect of Chronic Blue Light Exposure on Cognitive Motor Learning in Mice (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Elizabeth  Szeto Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Developing a Bioplastic Using Biopolymer Blending and Crosslinking Techniques to Replace LDPE Plastics for Packaging (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            2nd Place Award - $75 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Thresiamma Jijen Vazhaeparambil Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Quantitative Measurement of Microplastics from Laundry Detergents and Fabric Samples using Fluorescence Spectroscopy (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Exceptional Merit, Certificate, SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
      Russell  Yang Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist - $500 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Modeling Distant Metastasis-Free Survival: Applications to Hazard Prediction and Pairwise Gene Interaction Discovery (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Jeff Sutton Aditya  Tadimeti Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Machine Learning and Wildfire Burned Area: Examining the Influence of Weather, Topographic, and Socioeconomic Factors (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Homeschool - Campbell Aida Rivera Elisa  Grothe Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Eliminating Sargasso Seaweed from the Surface of the Ocean (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Homeschool - Explora Academy     Rebeca  Urdaneta Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Eliminating Sargasso Seaweed from the Surface of the Ocean (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Homeschool - Ross James Ross (mentor) Edward J Ross Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Designing a Better Waterproof Bandage (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Homeschool - Sunnyvale Vidya Balasubramanian (PSP) Meera  Kalluraya Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Compare behaviors among guinea pigs and humans (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
Merryhill Schools - Milpitas Kanchan Bhandare Kyle Alexander Ciurczak Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Angles in Soccer (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Ashrith Vardhan Gandluru Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Houston, do you Copy - An Experiment of Radio Communication (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Arush  Pal 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Salinity Factor (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Aaron Josh Peter Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category MagLoop: The Method to Better Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Rishi  Rakesh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Houston, do you Copy - An Experiment of Radio Communication (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Arjun  Sathish 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Salinity Factor (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Arnav  Shailesh Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Angles in Soccer (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Om  Suthar Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category MagLoop: The Method to Better Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Vivek  Yella 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Salinity Factor (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Shama Mohamed Brandon Richard Do Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Microbial Fuel Cell (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Arin  Kathapurkar 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Sign Language Glove (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Harsha  Manamala 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Sign Language Glove (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Reva Chidella Sharma 1st Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement from ASM Materials Education Foundation and Ribbon, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter "Solid Air": World's Lightest Materials (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Milpitas Christian School (6-8) Eric Cho Terry  Hsu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Up, Up, and Away: A Quantitative Analysis On The Most Efficient Airfoil Type (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Himani  Manjunath Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Bioplastic from Root Vegetables and Its Effect on Tensile Strength, Water Permeability, and Biodegradability (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            2nd place - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
            2nd Place Award - $75 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
            Middle School $50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
      William  Tang 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Up, Up, and Away: A Quantitative Analysis On The Most Efficient Airfoil Type (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Notre Dame High School Victoria Evashenk Isabel  Vargas-Hurlston Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The Short-Term Effects of Carbon Dioxide on the Cellular Respiration of Ipomoea Batatas (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Joyce Boying Yang Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Tensile Strength and Hydrophobic Effect of Starch-Based Biodegradable Polymers (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Christine Koltermann Snikitha  Banda Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Analyzing Online Patient-EKG Data Sets: A Novel Approach for the Detection of Early Heart Disease (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Taara  Jayaraj Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Aloe Vera Gel on the Growth Rate of Mold on Strawberries (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Nithika  Karthikeyan Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas putida on the Biodegradation of Polyethylene Found in Microplastics (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Samskruthi  Madireddy 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Winning Combination Among Polyphenols, Probiotics, & Vitamins for Improved Memory and Cognitive Performance in Crickets (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            High School $50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
      Atreyi Leela Mukherjee 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel Approach to Bicyclist Safety with an Applied Arduino Sensory Network (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society    
      Namrata  Nair 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Designing a Visual Fire-Predicting Model for U.S. Counties Using Weather Datasets (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
Oakwood High School Sean Wilmot Kate Elizabeth Jackson Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Finding Fibonacci: Does separating leaves by the Fibonacci Golden Angle optimize average sun exposure per leaf? (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
Old Orchard School Tim Ainoa Austin  Hu 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Does Sugar Affect Bacterial Growth in Your Mouth? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Nicolas Joaquin Quijano Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Self-Stabilizing Spoon for Hand Tremors (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
  Jaimee Burch Andrew  Su 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Earthquake Proof Building (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            1st place - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch    
Presentation High School Tracy Hughes Niharika  Bozza Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Deep Learning and Image Recognition to Effectively Categorize and Dispose of Waste (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Jadelynn Kim Dao Grand Prize Student Award: $640 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter The Detection of Hand Gestures Using a Time of Flight Sensor for a Human Interface Device (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Anusha  Ghosh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Translation of American Sign Language Through the Use of Computer Vision (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            $100 for Individual projects. $50 for each student for Team Projects, IBM Award    
            ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
      Jia Sidhu Gill Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair BamBOOM: Take the Plastic out of Takeout (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Caitlin Maya Gorin Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Developing a Test Procedure for Layer Adhesion Strength of FDM 3D Printed Plastics (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            1st Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement from ASM Materials Education Foundation and Ribbon, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
      Shloka V. Janapaty Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Optimization of Distillation Technology and Graphene Oxide Membranes for Efficient, Low-Cost Methanol-Water Separation (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
      Nikitha Venkatesh Kalahasti Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Projections of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Incidence Utilizing Air Quality Measures (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Gurmehr Kaur Klair Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute Determining the Constraints of the Location of a Possible 9th Planet using Dynamic System Modeling (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
      Danica Leigh Kubota Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair BamBOOM: Take the Plastic out of Takeout (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Harshini  Manian Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Deep Learning and Image Recognition to Effectively Categorize and Dispose of Waste (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Sanjana  Manikandan Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Fighting Ocean Acidification with Underwater Forests"A Study of the development of Sea Urchin Larvae in Seagrass forests (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Katherine Grace Mekechuk Honorable Mention: Patch and Certificate, SETI Institute Determining the Constraints of the Location of a Possible 9th Planet using Dynamic System Modeling (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Shachi Shikha Prasad Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair The effect of different cathodes and biodegradable source in a microbial fuel cell on the amount of electricity produced (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Saint Francis High School David Cobb Swathi  Badrinarayanan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Migraine Meter: A Novel Device to Predict Migraine Probability (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Dhruv Deepak Jatkar Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Determining the Viability of Cell-Compatible Organic Stents Using Bio-Printing (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
            1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
            ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
      Fazal Raghav Mittu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Machine Learning for Classifying Hand Typing Gestures Demonstrated on a Flex Sensing Glove (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
  Daniel Meyer Nikita  Senthil Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Nanosilver on Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Daphnia magna as a Bioassay for Freshwater Ecosystems (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Kaushik Sai Tota 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Intelligent Waste Stream Classification to Optimize Waste Management Processes (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Joanna Vollucci Vedikas  Sridharan Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Neural Networks for American Sign Language (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Connie  Xu Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Neural Networks for American Sign Language (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
Stanford Online High School Kalee Tock Krithi  Koodli 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Predicting the Intractable Coefficients in the Equations of Orbits of Celestial Bodies using Learning Algorithms (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Stratford Middle School - Milpitas Lekhana Revankar Hrishikesh  Ankireddi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Need a Hand? - A Low Cost Approach to Modern Prosthetics with Custom-Designed Legos and Arduino (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Stratford Middle School - San Jose Ana Juliete Brito de Moraes Alsberg Victor  Gong Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Distracted Driving Detection: A real-time system to detect distracted driving (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Roger  He Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Does the temperature of ocean water affect how much oil is extracted from water by using nanotechnology? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Kristi Chung Shawnuk  Ballal 1st Place - $100, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Designing a hand warmer using oxidation of easily available materials (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Justin  Kim Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The effect of the shape of a space capsule on the lift produced. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Neel  Sudhakaran 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Developing a Model to Determine Potential Potable Water Sources (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
  Jeffrey Takemoto Zara  Mody Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The effect of different solutions on removing graffiti. (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Aashna  Prasad Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Testing the efficacy of different types of control line strategies on wildfires. (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Emily  Ren Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The effect of temperature on viscosity of liquids (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Bella Lauren Teresi Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Containing Invasive Species (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
      Sofia-Lynn Mai Teresi 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter The effect of different insulators on a solar oven to determine which solar oven will reach the highest temperature. (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Juliana West Spencer Bo-Jun Chang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effect of wind on different types of plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
      Ayush  Ghosh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Home Navigation Assistant for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Krish  Maheshwari Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Chrome Extension to Reduce Distractions. (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Rishi Manit Prasad Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Personal Medical Assistant (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter    
            GR 6-8: 1st Place, Certificate of Achievement, and tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
      Pranav  Sukesh 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Energy Efficient Heating and Cooling Using an IR Thermal Sensor (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      James Constantine Tsaggaris Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Designing A Page-Flipping Device (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Albert  Yu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Solar Powered Desalination Apparatus (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Stratford Middle School - Sunnyvale Raynor Shannon Deza Arnav  Bhardwaj Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Water System that detects moisture content in soil to automatically water plants. (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Iris  Cai Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade ScratchCat Spanish: Connecting the World Through Language (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Liam Donald Collon Ellerby Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Composting on Mars - Will It Work? (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
            2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Pakhi  Gupta Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Luggage on Invisible Leash (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Nishant  Perla 2nd Place Student Award: $160 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Yelp for Help!: A Disaster Relief App (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Heather Mackewicz Rithvik K. Chavali Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Powering the Future With Paper Origami (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Aaryan  Doshi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category SafetyBot: Sensor-based application to Detect Prolonged Stove Usage and Prevent Home Fires (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Aadit  Golwala Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of the amount of plasticizer on the weight-bearing capacity of a bioplastic? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Yash  Golwala Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of the type of bioplastic on its thermal conductive capabilities? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
            2nd Place - $75, Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
      Bhargava Nagesh Kanakapura Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Prototype Device to Save Infants from Being Left in a Car Alone (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Aryah Gali Oztanir Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Designing a safer, more efficient, and inexpensive traffic light (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Jonathan  Yu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Powering the Future With Paper Origami (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Valley Christian High School George Sousa Sia  Agarwal 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Decompress: A System that Predicts Onset of Stress and Provides Stress Management Exercises (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Sheryl  Hsu Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Vaccinations for All: A Novel System that Improves the Safety, Efficiency, and Accessibility of Vaccinations (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Allison  Lam Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Vaccinations for All: A Novel System that Improves the Safety, Efficiency, and Accessibility of Vaccinations (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Sanjana  Ryali Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Direct Access: Creating an Image Processing based Software Toolkit to Build Inclusive Spaces (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Jennifer Yueyi Song Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Improving School Campus Traffic Flow Through Dynamic Simulation Modeling and Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
  Scott VanderVeen Pauline Elizabeth Rogers Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Liposome delivered miRNA-142-3p in LN-18 cells on Temozolomide Treatment against Malignant Glioma (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
      Aaron  Stevens Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effects of MG-132 combined with 9-cis, 13-cis, and all-trans retinoic acid on SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Vivian  Zhu Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effects of MG-132 combined with 9-cis, 13-cis, and all-trans retinoic acid on SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
      Xingying  Zhu Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects of Liposome delivered miRNA-142-3p in LN-18 cells on Temozolomide Treatment against Malignant Glioma (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
Yavneh Day School Dano Costello Ryan Jacob Field Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair What food has the most electrical conductivity? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Gabe  Sachse Qualified for California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF), California Science & Engineering Fair Which stat correlates best to run scoring in Major League Baseball? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category