Harker School-Middle Campus
Award Recipients 2025
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
Awards of winners will be revealed after the Awards Ceremonies.
| School | Teacher | Student | Title | Gr | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harker School-Middle Campus | Silvia | Boutros | Zoe Siyi | Fan | Discovering Biomarkers within the Delay of Alzheimer's Using Natural Components on Genetically Modified Drosophila. (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | |
| Maddie | Kingsolver | Christine | Wang | Utilizing Fruit Peel Waste for Contaminated Water Treatment (Physical Science and Engineering) | 7 | ||
| Kristen | Morgensen | Rebecca | Ding | What is the effect of manuka honey on redworm respiration rates? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||
| Aila XiYi | El-Charif | The Effect of Different Types of Tea and Coffee on the Nervous System of Planarian Worms (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Sarafina | Fung | What is the effect of manuka honey on redworm respiration rates? (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Selena | Ghane | Creating durable, biodegradable packaging using mycelium from different mushroom species (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Rohan | Kaushal | Bioremediation of Different Polyethylene Plastic Bags by Bacillus megaterium (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Aarav | Kumar | Mycoremediation of Plastics by Mushroom Species (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Zooey Shan | Lan | A Novel AI Approach to Analyze the Cardiovascular Effects of Artificial Sweeteners Using Daphnia magna (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Aaron | Lau | Comparison of supplements and pesticides on silkworm growth and productivity (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Anya Wing | Lee | A Novel AI Approach to Analyze the Cardiovascular Effects of Artificial Sweeteners Using Daphnia magna (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Bhavani | Linga | Bioremediation of Different Polyethylene Plastic Bags by Bacillus megaterium (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Sarah | Thiru | Mycoremediation of Plastics by Mushroom Species (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Heidi | Wang | Creating durable, biodegradable packaging using mycelium from different mushroom species (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Ethan | Weyn | Comparison of supplements and pesticides on silkworm growth and productivity (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Sophia | Xu | The Effect of Different Types of Tea and Coffee on the Nervous System of Planarian Worms (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Kathy | Peng | Angela Zhifei | Li | DaphniaTrack: AI-Based Monitoring of Daphnia Magna Behavior for Evaluating Ocean Toxicity in Northern California (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||
| Rohan Giridhar | Rajaram | The Effect of Plant based and Biological Pesticides on Culicidae eggs and Larvae. (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Shivam Saran | Sharma | The Effect of Plant based and Biological Pesticides on Culicidae eggs and Larvae. (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Hannah Yuxuan | Tay | DaphniaTrack: AI-Based Monitoring of Daphnia Magna Behavior for Evaluating Ocean Toxicity in Northern California (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Braden | Yang | Using Machine Learning Visual Recognition Models to Detect Poor Posture and Eye Strain (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Joshua | Pinzas | Maya | Akunuri | Investigating the Use of Dried Out Contact Lenses for Water Retention in a Lettuce Plant (Lactuca Sativa) (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||
| Dhruva | Gopal | Effect of Various Amounts of Culturing Salts Supplements on the Bioethanol Production of Chlorella Vulgaris Cultures (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Hemansh | Gupta | Hydra: An Application Identifying Optimal Controlled Fire Locations to Restore Ecosystem Health (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Anusha | Kotalwar | Investigating the Use of Dried Out Contact Lenses for Water Retention in a Lettuce Plant (Lactuca Sativa) (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Hailey Shirina | Li | The Effect of Different Materials and Structures on Mechanical Properties of Kirigami as a Substitute for Bubble Wrap (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Rohan | Mahapatra | Hydra: An Application Identifying Optimal Controlled Fire Locations to Restore Ecosystem Health (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Sophie | Shen | The Effect of Different Materials and Structures on Mechanical Properties of Kirigami as a Substitute for Bubble Wrap (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Tvisha | Singh | Effect of Various Amounts of Culturing Salts Supplements on the Bioethanol Production of Chlorella Vulgaris Cultures (Biological Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Maggie | Sun | Utilizing Food Waste to Produce Biodegradable Packaging Material (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||
| Serena | Yuan | Utilizing Food Waste to Produce Biodegradable Packaging Material (Physical Science and Engineering) | 8 | ||||