Stratford Preparatory Blackford

Project Awards 2026

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Stratford Preparatory Blackford Ashwinder Kahlon Vedant  Baji Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Tiltelligence (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
      Sripranav  Pisipati Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Tiltelligence (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
  Heather Mackewicz Ren  Cai Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Quantum Entanglement and Plant Bioelectricity: Testing Cross-Species Electrical Synchronization (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Everett  Song Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade Artificial Intelligence-Based Vision System for Safety Critical Assembly Quality Monitoring (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Saanjali Sai Vinay Lower Division :- Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) IONIS: An Intelligent Obstacle Detection and Navigation System to Improve Independent Mobility (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
  Neha Makhijani Ishan  Chaugule Third Place Award: $100 shared with team members(s) and framed certificate, SVACS Dave Parker Award for Excellence in Chemistry Unsticking the Future: Assessing PFAS Reduction Pathways in the Teflon Industry and its Environmental Impact (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
  Jaime McIntyre Rufan  Yin 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Real-time Disaster Search & Rescue System utilizing Semantic Segmentation and Object Recognition onboard Fixed-wing UAV (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Anuradha Murthy Orchita  Chakraborty 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Sustainable Bioremediation: Transforming Saccharomyces cerevisiae using CRISPR/CAS9 for oil spill cleanup (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Jayalakshmi Nair Eshan  Patel Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Self-Adjusting Lanes for Urban Traffic Optimization (Physical Science and Engineering) 10