Project Awards 2011
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| Category | Gr | Award | Student | Teacher | School | Title | Behavioral / Social | 6 | 1st Award | Chirag Kapil | Akella | Sarah | Pierce | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | Do You Believe in Home Field Advantage? | Behavioral / Social | 6 | Honorable Mention | Gabriel Oliver | Hyun | Linh | Pham | Old Orchard School | How To Maximize Your Video Game Score | Behavioral / Social | 6 | Honorable Mention | Kurt Kian | Lechner | Linh | Pham | Old Orchard School | How To Maximize Your Video Game Score | Behavioral / Social | 6 | Santa Clara County Judging Committee Middle School First Place Award of $25 and Certificate of Award from National APA, American Psychological Association | Chirag Kapil | Akella | Sarah | Pierce | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | Do You Believe in Home Field Advantage? | Behavioral / Social | 7 | 1st Award | Andrew Stanley | Sundaram | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Multi-tasking: Efficient or Counterproductive? | Behavioral / Social | 7 | Honorable Mention | Ashna | Mangla | Lindon | Richards | Milpitas Christian School | Multi-Tasking: Efficient, or Not? | Behavioral / Social | 8 | 1st Award | Grant | Fong | Tamara | Juarez | Terman Middle School | Enhancing Performance by Delaying Incentives | Behavioral / Social | 8 | 2nd Award | Mayuka | Sarukkai | Tini | Raman | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | iPad Based Theory of Mind Screening Tool: Application for Autism Spectrum Disorders | Behavioral / Social | 8 | 2nd Award | Haley Yon Ho | Kim | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Gender Effect on Memory when Multi-tasking | Behavioral / Social | 8 | 2nd Award | Nancy Nguyen | Le | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Gender Effect on Memory when Multi-tasking | Behavioral / Social | 8 | Honorable Mention | Nitya Sai | Kasturi | Tamara | Juarez | Terman Middle School | Video Games: The Effect on Career Choices | Behavioral / Social | 8 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Sathya | Baskaran | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Does Socialization Affect Interest in Activities? | Behavioral / Social | 8 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Vidya Srinivas | Raghvendra | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Facial Recognition with Imperfect Images | Behavioral / Social | 9 | Honorable Mention | Rish | Arhant-Sudhir | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Effect of Prolonged Electronic Use on Cognitive Testing | Behavioral / Social | 10 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Athman Ramana | Adiseshan | Mamtha | Adiseshan | Ramana Academy (homeschool) | Persuasive Power of On-Line Videos | Behavioral / Social | 10 | 1st Award | Soumya Bhat | Kandukuri | Joanne | Quan | Lynbrook High School | Reading the Cambridge Word Scramble and the Stroop Effect | Behavioral / Social | 10 | 1st Award | Zoe Alice | Pennington | Joanne | Quan | Lynbrook High School | Reading the Cambridge Word Scramble and the Stroop Effect | Behavioral / Social | 10 | 1st Award | Lakshana | Senthilkumar | Joanne | Quan | Lynbrook High School | Reading the Cambridge Word Scramble and the Stroop Effect | Behavioral / Social | 10 | 2nd Award | Jonah S. | Kaye | Heather | Mellows | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Read All About It: Does Reading from a Printed Page Versus a Digital Screen Affect Reading Comprehension | Behavioral / Social | 10 | Santa Clara County Judging Committee High School Award of Excellence, $ 50 and Certificate of Award from National APA, American Psychological Association | Athman Ramana | Adiseshan | Mamtha | Adiseshan | Ramana Academy (homeschool) | Persuasive Power of On-Line Videos | Behavioral / Social | 11 | 1st Award | Abhinav | Khanna | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | The Effects of Caffeine on Short Term Memory Retention | Behavioral / Social | 11 | Honorable Mention | Alice | Koh | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Mental Processes | Behavioral / Social | 11 | Honorable Mention | Kimberly | Ly | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Mental Processes | Behavioral / Social | 12 | 2nd Award | Amanda | Hoang | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effects of Hair Color on the Way Children Gauge Intelligence | Behavioral / Social | 12 | 2nd Award | Vivian | Look | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effects of Hair Color on the Way Children Gauge Intelligence | Behavioral / Social | 12 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Amanda | Hoang | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effects of Hair Color on the Way Children Gauge Intelligence | Behavioral / Social | 12 | HM Certificate of Award (from National APA org), American Psychological Association | Vivian | Look | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effects of Hair Color on the Way Children Gauge Intelligence | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | 1st Award | Mallika Nithya | Yeleswarapu | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Too Salty? Optimizing Salt Concentration for DNA Extraction | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | 2nd Award | Vardhaan Sai | Ambati | Krista | Howell | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Is Garlic an Anti-Bacterial Agent? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | Honorable Mention | Andrea | Tsai | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Yeast Growth with Different Liquids | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 6 | 2nd Place Certificate, Santa Clara County Integrated Waste Management Program | Justine Marie | Knappenberger | Phil | Mariant | Holy Family School | The Effect of Yeast on the Decomposition of Fruit | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 1st Award | Amrita | Venkatraman | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Drink This Instead: Investigating the Various Antioxidants of Different Teas | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 1st Award | Maya Bhavani | Murthy | Hamby | Aochi | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | The Current Cholera Crisis: A Possible Solution | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 1st Award | Neha Suryasri | Patchipala | Hamby | Aochi | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | The Current Cholera Crisis: A Possible Solution | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 2nd Award | Arpita | Singhal | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Relative Protein Content of Milk from Several Species. | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 2nd Award | Katina | Yong | Beth | Carlson | Terman Middle School | Dissolving Eggshells | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | Honorable Mention | Isabelle L | Truong | Krista | Howell | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Testing the Five Seconds Rule. | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | Honorable Mention | Nithin | Buduma | Codrutza | Popescu | Miller Middle School | What are the Effects of Selected Organic Substances on Bacterial Growth? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | 1st place $100 cash plus certificate, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | Amrita | Venkatraman | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Drink This Instead: Investigating the Various Antioxidants of Different Teas | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Nuan-Yu Gloria | Pan | Jennifer | Carleton | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Will High Gravity Field Induce Resistance of E-Coli to Antimicrobial Agents? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st Award | Pranav G | Reddy | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Natural Remedies on the Growth of Strep. pneumoneae & E. coli In Vitro. | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st Award | Austin | Vo | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | Hydrocarbon Biodegradation | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st Award | Steven Michael | Wang | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | In Vitro Analysis of Gold Nanoparticles: Cancer Cell Uptake Kinetics and Novel IPL Treatment Modeled by Monte Carlo Simulations | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st Award | Andrew Cheng | Jin | Scott | Kley Contini | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Effects of Triclosan on Anti-Bacterial Resistance | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 1st Award | Stanley | Xie | Scott | Kley Contini | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Effects of Triclosan on Anti-Bacterial Resistance | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 2nd Award | Thomas Arthur | Hunt | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | Is Your Food Genetically Modified? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 2nd Award | Anshika | Maheshwari | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Are Organic and Conventional Foods Genetically Different? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | Honorable Mention | Brianna Clarice | Clark | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Zits, Pimples, & Bacteria | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | Honorable Mention | Mahanoor | Khan | Gloria | Poole | Columbia Middle School | Role of Gastric Acid in Preventing Food-borne Infections | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | Honorable Mention | Ruchi Sandeep | Pandya | Codrutza | Popescu | Miller Middle School | What are the Effects of Selected Organic Substances on Bacterial Growth? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | 2nd place $60 cash plus certificate, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | Samika Prakash | Shenoy | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | A Spice a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Antimicrobial Activity of Spices | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | Book and certificate, Promethium Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi | Samika Prakash | Shenoy | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | A Spice a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: Antimicrobial Activity of Spices | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 8 | GR 6-9: First Place, $75, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Steven Michael | Wang | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | In Vitro Analysis of Gold Nanoparticles: Cancer Cell Uptake Kinetics and Novel IPL Treatment Modeled by Monte Carlo Simulations | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | 1st Award | Natalie | Ng | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Discovery of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Antagonists by Large-Scale Structure-Based Virtual Screening | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | 2nd Award | Anika | Gupta | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | The Fight Against Superbugs: Relative Efficacies of Different Combinations in Destroying P. fluorescens and S. epidermidis | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | Honorable Mention | Vibhav | Altekar | David | Taylor | Lynbrook High School | The Effect of Temperature and Membrane on a Microbial Fuel Cell | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Natalie | Ng | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Discovery of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Antagonists by Large-Scale Structure-Based Virtual Screening | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | 1st Award | Vishwaesh | Rajiv | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | An Investigation of the Effects of Silencing HIF-1 in C.elegans to Study Hypoxic Stress Survival | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | 2nd Award | Jacqueline Lisa | Gu | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Controlled Transformation of RNA Secondary Structure | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | 2nd Award | Nikhil | Buduma | Patrick | Adams | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Investigating the Effects of Histamine and Anti-histamines on Tetrahymena: A Model for Drug Discovery | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | 2nd Award | Sam | Kumar | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Does Magnetism Affect Bacterial Growth? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention | Jack Ryan | Takahashi | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Artificial Selection and Mutagenesis of Pseudomonas putida for Styrene Oligomer Degradation | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | Honorable Mention | Andrew Sean | Tsai | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Artificial Selection and Mutagenesis of Pseudomonas putida for Styrene Oligomer Degradation | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | 3rd Place Award - $100 each, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Vishwaesh | Rajiv | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | An Investigation of the Effects of Silencing HIF-1 in C.elegans to Study Hypoxic Stress Survival | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 10 | First Place: $100 Cash, Achievement Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Nikhil | Buduma | Patrick | Adams | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Investigating the Effects of Histamine and Anti-histamines on Tetrahymena: A Model for Drug Discovery | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Revanth | Kosaraju | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | A Novel Perfusion-Based Protocol for Decellularization of Adipose Tissue on a Bioreactor | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Brian T. | Do | Huong | Tran | Silver Creek High School | RNA Activation-Mediated Gene Upregulation in C. elegans | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | David Ken-Ming | Eng | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Role of Septins in the Uptake of the Fungus Candida albicans by Host Cells | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Revanth | Kosaraju | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | A Novel Perfusion-Based Protocol for Decellularization of Adipose Tissue on a Bioreactor | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | Brian T. | Do | Huong | Tran | Silver Creek High School | RNA Activation-Mediated Gene Upregulation in C. elegans | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | David Ken-Ming | Eng | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Role of Septins in the Uptake of the Fungus Candida albicans by Host Cells | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | Hansaa Nandhinni | Gopalakrishnan | Kathleen | Loia | Lynbrook High School | A study on the efficiency of garlic, ginger, and turmeric combinations in fighting E. coli bacteria | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | Revanth | Kosaraju | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | A Novel Perfusion-Based Protocol for Decellularization of Adipose Tissue on a Bioreactor | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | Ilakya | Palanisamy | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | The Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on the Triggered Release of Antibiotics from Liposomes Used in Drug Delivery Systems | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Award | Kartiga | Selvaganesan | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | The Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on the Triggered Release of Antibiotics from Liposomes Used in Drug Delivery Systems | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 2nd Award | Arnav | Dugar | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Fluroescent Reporter Assay for Monitoring Cellular Dynamics | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 2nd Award | Eric Victor | Jang | Amy | Ripp | Cupertino High School | G-Quadruplex-mediated Inhibition of ALT in Yeast and Its Implications in Cancer Therapeutics | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 2nd Award | Audrey | DeGuzman | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Testing Rates of Fermentation | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 2nd Award | Rachel Christine | Jue | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Testing Rates of Fermentation | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Place Award - $500, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Ilakya | Palanisamy | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | The Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on the Triggered Release of Antibiotics from Liposomes Used in Drug Delivery Systems | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 1st Place Award - $500, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Kartiga | Selvaganesan | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | The Effects of Gold Nanoparticles on the Triggered Release of Antibiotics from Liposomes Used in Drug Delivery Systems | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 2nd place $40 and a Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Thaddeus K | Jordan | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Molecular Nanomachines at Work | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | 2nd Place Award - $200, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Nisha | Parmeshwar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Study of the Link Between Leucine at Position 374 of the MATP Protein and Hypopigmentation in Humans | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | GR 10-12 Third place $75 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Nisha | Parmeshwar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Study of the Link Between Leucine at Position 374 of the MATP Protein and Hypopigmentation in Humans | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Thaddeus K | Jordan | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Molecular Nanomachines at Work | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 11 | Plaque and a $100 check, California Association of Professional Scientists | Apoorva Rajiv | Dharmadhikari | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | An Alternative Approach to the Sterile Insect Technique | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | $100 American Express gift check, plaque, certificate and 6-week summer internship, MedImmune | Minsoo | Kim | Amy | Ripp | Cupertino High School | In-Vivo, Intraspecific Competition between Bartonella henselae Type I and Type II in Naturally-Infected Cats; Relevance for Vaccine Development | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Jennifer Shuen | Chen | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing-based Human Identification | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Honorable Mention Certificate, MedImmune | Guillaume Daniel | Delepine | David | Cobb | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Longitudinal Profiling of Autoantibodies to Cytokines and Chemokines in Murine SLE Models | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Award | Jennifer Shuen | Chen | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing-based Human Identification | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 1st Award | Guillaume Daniel | Delepine | David | Cobb | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Longitudinal Profiling of Autoantibodies to Cytokines and Chemokines in Murine SLE Models | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 2nd Award | Jenny Anoush | Balabanian | Patrick | Adams | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Investigating the Effects of Histamine and Anti-histamines on Tetrahymena: A Model for Drug Discovery | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | 2nd Award | Niranjan | Kumar | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Does Magnetism Affect Bacterial Growth? | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | First Place: $100 Cash, Achievement Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Jenny Anoush | Balabanian | Patrick | Adams | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Investigating the Effects of Histamine and Anti-histamines on Tetrahymena: A Model for Drug Discovery | Biochemistry / Microbiology | 12 | Special Award :$75 &Certificate, Varian Medical Systems | Jennifer Shuen | Chen | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing-based Human Identification | Botany | 6 | Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Shashank H. | Dholakia | Lynnanne | Henderson | Peterson Middle School | Which Affects Transpiration the Most - Light or Temperature | Botany | 6 | Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Shishir H. | Dholakia | Lynnanne | Henderson | Peterson Middle School | Which Affects Transpiration the Most - Light or Temperature | Botany | 6 | 1st Award | Shashank H. | Dholakia | Lynnanne | Henderson | Peterson Middle School | Which Affects Transpiration the Most - Light or Temperature | Botany | 6 | 1st Award | Shishir H. | Dholakia | Lynnanne | Henderson | Peterson Middle School | Which Affects Transpiration the Most - Light or Temperature | Botany | 6 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Grace Louise | Bernal | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | The Effect of an Outer Space Environment on Cinnamon Basil Seeds | Botany | 7 | 1st Award | Shreyan | Jain | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Hydroponics vs.Aquaponics: Can Fish Wastes Provide Enough Nutrients to Sustain Plant Growth? | Botany | 7 | 2nd Award | Deepthi | Sampathkumar | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on the Germination Rate of Monocot Seeds Versus Dicot Seeds | Botany | 7 | 2nd Award | Bailee Ann | Bearden | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Genetic Transformation: Expression of Green Florescent Protein in Flower Petals | Botany | 7 | 2nd Award | Samantha My | Dolan | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Genetic Transformation: Expression of Green Florescent Protein in Flower Petals | Botany | 7 | Honorable Mention | John Alexander | Cannon | Demetrius | Asekomeh | Peterson Middle School | Pesticides: Bug Killer Plant Dilipidator | Botany | 7 | Lab coat, Labcoat Award for Lab Bench Finesse | Allie Elisabeth | Pires | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | The Effect of Different Nutrients On the Mass of Duckweed Over 6 Days | Botany | 8 | 1st Award | Samyukta | Yagati | Lorna | Claerbout | Harker School - Middle School Campus | The Effects of Sulfur Deprivation on Hydrogen Production in Algae | Botany | 8 | Honorable Mention | Amanda Sophia | Giacobbe | George | Flores | Britton Middle School | Botanical Limbo: Dancing into the World of Plants and Gravity | Botany | 8 | Honorable Mention | Archana | Podury | Ilona | Davies | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Transpiration: A Freshwater Source | Botany | 9 | 2nd Award | Claudia Kaya | Tischler | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Growing Up with the Vitamin B Family | Botany | 11 | 1st Award | Elizabeth Marie | Bernal | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | Genetic Mutations of the Second Generation Brassica rapa Due to UV-A and UV-C Radiation of First Generation Seeds | Botany | 11 | 1st Award | Merry | Mou | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Oryza sativa (rice) T-DNA Lines | Botany | 11 | 2nd Award | Jennifer Lauren | MacDonald | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Does Gravitropism Indeed Increase the Growth of Plants? | Botany | 11 | 2nd Award | Sindura | Ravichandran | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Does Gravitropism Indeed Increase the Growth of Plants? | Botany | 12 | Honorable Mention | Julian | Huang | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Gravitropism and Phototropism Interactions: Decision Making in the Plant Root | Chemistry | 6 | 1st Award | Anand K | Kulandaivelu | Hillary | Sterne | Springer School | Water For All | Chemistry | 6 | 1st Award | Nilay Sanjay | Sawant | Corinna | Chung | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Effect of Temperature, Sunlight, and Microwaving on Vitamin C | Chemistry | 6 | 2nd Award | Rahul | Devarapalli | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Rust Defense: Protecting Nails from Rust | Chemistry | 6 | 2nd Award | Clayton | Moore | David | Pardue | Carden Day School of San Jose | Do Sports Drinks Contain More Electrolytes Than Everyday Drinks | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention | Jeremy E. | Trilling | Leonel | Argumedo | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Does Milling Black Powder Accelerate its Combustion? | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention | Ellen Ann | Evans | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Burn Baby Burn | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention | Tyler Daniel | Gonzalez | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Burn Baby Burn | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention | Melina | Luu | Kanchan | Bhandare | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Fluoride Protection | Chemistry | 6 | Honorable Mention | Renee | Radusewicz | Kanchan | Bhandare | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Fluoride Protection | Chemistry | 6 | $100 Cash Award, certificate, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award | Ellen Ann | Evans | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Burn Baby Burn | Chemistry | 6 | $100 Cash Award, certificate, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award | Tyler Daniel | Gonzalez | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Burn Baby Burn | Chemistry | 6 | $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society | Toure Erik | Oliver | Gloria | Whitaker-Daniels | Greene Scholars Program | Glowing Water | Chemistry | 6 | $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society | Anna Marie | Pereira | Lisa | Wicht | Saint Joseph of Cupertino Elementary School | Does Temperature Affect How Long a Soap Bubble Will Last? | Chemistry | 6 | 3rd Place $40 cash plus certificate, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) | Nilay Sanjay | Sawant | Corinna | Chung | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Effect of Temperature, Sunlight, and Microwaving on Vitamin C | Chemistry | 6 | Gr 6-8, 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, Magazine subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Rahul | Devarapalli | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Rust Defense: Protecting Nails from Rust | Chemistry | 7 | 1st Award | Nikhil | Bopardikar | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Cholesterol Busters! | Chemistry | 7 | 1st Award | Priya | Choudhary | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Biodiesel: How Viable? | Chemistry | 7 | 2nd Award | Karina | Dandia | Krista | Howell | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Does Using Hydrogen Peroxide to Lighten Hair Color Affect How the Hair Reacts to Humidity? | Chemistry | 7 | 2nd Award | Nithya Sai | Gundlapalli | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Do You C? Testing Ascorbic Acid and Glucose Levels in Oranges | Chemistry | 7 | Honorable Mention | Manasa | Susarla | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Effect of Boiling on Vitamin C Content of Carrots | Chemistry | 7 | Honorable Mention | Emily Emelinda | Carollo | Lynne | Dickerson | Saint Mary's School (Los Gatos) | Fromages Artisanaux: Homemade Cheeses - The Effect of Milk Type on Cheese Density | Chemistry | 7 | Honorable Mention | Francesca Anne | LaBianca | Lynne | Dickerson | Saint Mary's School (Los Gatos) | Fromages Artisanaux: Homemade Cheeses - The Effect of Milk Type on Cheese Density | Chemistry | 7 | 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash plus framed cert and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Alexis | Lopez | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Corrosion, Iron, and Acids | Chemistry | 8 | 1st Award | Deepti | Kannan | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Natural versus Chemical Preservatives | Chemistry | 8 | 1st Award | Ashil | Koranne | Fred | Berghout | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Comparing VitaminC Amounts in Juices | Chemistry | 8 | 2nd Award | Iris Marie | Chin | Ann | Lorey | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | How Does the Type of Solute Affect the Number of Drops of an Aqueous Solution Which Will fit onto a Penny? | Chemistry | 8 | 2nd Award | Tony Xuan | Nguyen | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Kimchi Chemistry | Chemistry | 8 | 2nd Award | Tiffany Thanh Truc | Pham | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Kimchi Chemistry | Chemistry | 8 | 2nd Award | Alexis Marie | Rojas | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Kimchi Chemistry | Chemistry | 8 | Honorable Mention | Hiba Ziyad | Dahbour | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Synthesis of Biodiesel | Chemistry | 8 | Honorable Mention | Spencer Charles | Schurk | Mary A. | Francis | Murphy (Martin) Middle School | Which Glue is the Strongest for Wood? | Chemistry | 8 | Honorable Mention | Rachna Rajesh | Unadkat | Thuy-Anh | Nguyen | Challenger - Sunnyvale | Food Packaging - Do It Right! | Chemistry | 8 | 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash plus framed cert and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Spencer Charles | Schurk | Mary A. | Francis | Murphy (Martin) Middle School | Which Glue is the Strongest for Wood? | Chemistry | 10 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Alex | Powers | Michael | Janda | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Investigation of Ideal Conditions to Retain Ascorbic Acid in Common Cooking Methods | Chemistry | 10 | Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Eesha | Khare | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method Using Chemically Engineered CYP101 Enzyme and Light to Hydroxylate Camphor | Chemistry | 10 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Eesha | Khare | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method Using Chemically Engineered CYP101 Enzyme and Light to Hydroxylate Camphor | Chemistry | 10 | 1st Award | Eesha | Khare | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method Using Chemically Engineered CYP101 Enzyme and Light to Hydroxylate Camphor | Chemistry | 10 | 1st Award | Alex | Powers | Michael | Janda | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Investigation of Ideal Conditions to Retain Ascorbic Acid in Common Cooking Methods | Chemistry | 10 | 2nd Award | Suchita | Nety | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Investigation of Synthetic Complex Coacervates as Medical Adhesives. | Chemistry | 10 | $50 Cash award, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society | Suchita | Nety | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Investigation of Synthetic Complex Coacervates as Medical Adhesives. | Chemistry | 10 | 1st Place Award - $100 Cash plus framed certs and subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Suchita | Nety | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Investigation of Synthetic Complex Coacervates as Medical Adhesives. | Chemistry | 10 | 3rd Place Award - $100 each, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Eesha | Khare | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Method Using Chemically Engineered CYP101 Enzyme and Light to Hydroxylate Camphor | Chemistry | 10 | Honorable Mention Award-Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Pooja Dimple | Shah | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Understanding the Corrosive Behavior of Stents for Life Science Applications | Chemistry | 11 | 1st Award | Doug Daniel | Abbott | Jim | Marxmiller | Mountain View Academy | Egg Shell Quality: Free-Range vs. Caged | Chemistry | 11 | 2nd Award | Viviane | Nguyen | Angie | Nguyen | Piedmont Hills High School | The Fight Against Blood Sucking Vampires: Comparing the Biological Alternatives to Pesticides using Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus sphaericus and Escherichia coli against Culex Mosquitoes | Chemistry | 11 | Honorable Mention | Sandy | Ho | Jonathan | Mach | Andrew Hill High School | LED Lights and the Effect on Chlorophyll | Chemistry | 11 | Honorable Mention | Hoai N. | Van | Jonathan | Mach | Andrew Hill High School | LED Lights and the Effect on Chlorophyll | Chemistry | 11 | Honorable Mention | Christine Kim | Vu | Jonathan | Mach | Andrew Hill High School | LED Lights and the Effect on Chlorophyll | Chemistry | 11 | $100 Cash Award, certificate, Fair Manager's Graphic Design Award | Alissa Yuan | Zhang | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Comparative Study of Graphene Hydrogel and Graphite in Microbial Fuel Cells for Electricity Generation | Chemistry | 11 | 1st place, $50 check and a book, Apatite to Zircon, Inc. Award | Alissa Yuan | Zhang | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Comparative Study of Graphene Hydrogel and Graphite in Microbial Fuel Cells for Electricity Generation | Chemistry | 11 | 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash plus framed cert and subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Rachel K. | Do | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Optimization of Fenton's Reaction to Increase Free Radical Production | Chemistry | 11 | GR 10-12: First Place, $100, Book, T-shirt,Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Alissa Yuan | Zhang | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Comparative Study of Graphene Hydrogel and Graphite in Microbial Fuel Cells for Electricity Generation | Chemistry | 11 | Gr 9-12, 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Magazine Subscrtiption, Certicate; ISEF Cert & medallion mailed from ASM Educational Foundation,, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Alissa Yuan | Zhang | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Comparative Study of Graphene Hydrogel and Graphite in Microbial Fuel Cells for Electricity Generation | Chemistry | 11 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Alissa Yuan | Zhang | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Comparative Study of Graphene Hydrogel and Graphite in Microbial Fuel Cells for Electricity Generation | Chemistry | 12 | 2nd Place SJSU College of Engineering certificate of achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Adam | Diaz | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | What is the Effect of Different Sugars on the Rate of Polymerization. | Chemistry | 12 | 1st Award | Shreya A | Nathan | Richard | Barber | Harker School - High School Campus | Maximizing Device Efficiency and Stability in Organic P3HT:PCBOD Based Photovoltaic Cells | Chemistry | 12 | Honorable Mention | Brandon Michael | Adams | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Investigation of the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Using Chemical Vapor Deposition | Chemistry | 12 | 2nd place, $30 check and a book, Apatite to Zircon, Inc. Award | Brandon Michael | Adams | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Investigation of the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Using Chemical Vapor Deposition | Chemistry | 12 | 3rd Place Award - $100 each, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section | Shreya A | Nathan | Richard | Barber | Harker School - High School Campus | Maximizing Device Efficiency and Stability in Organic P3HT:PCBOD Based Photovoltaic Cells | Chemistry | 12 | Gr 9-12, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Shreya A | Nathan | Richard | Barber | Harker School - High School Campus | Maximizing Device Efficiency and Stability in Organic P3HT:PCBOD Based Photovoltaic Cells | Chemistry | 12 | GR: 10-12: Third Place, $25, T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Shreya A | Nathan | Richard | Barber | Harker School - High School Campus | Maximizing Device Efficiency and Stability in Organic P3HT:PCBOD Based Photovoltaic Cells | Chemistry | 12 | Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Brandon Michael | Adams | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Investigation of the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Using Chemical Vapor Deposition | Computers / Mathematics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Feroz Ahmed | Abbassi | Shagufta | Akhtar | Granada Islamic School | Turbo Wi-Fi | Computers / Mathematics | 8 | 1st Award | Indraneel A | Tambe | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Nonlyrical Music Search Algorithm | Computers / Mathematics | 8 | 2nd Award | Meera | Krishnamoorthy | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Predicting the Evolution of Vocabulary in English Writing Through Probability Analysis | Computers / Mathematics | 8 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Meera | Krishnamoorthy | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Predicting the Evolution of Vocabulary in English Writing Through Probability Analysis | Computers / Mathematics | 8 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation | Maya Anusha | Josyula | Susan | Holtzapple | Cupertino Middle School | The Fractal Structure of Trees | Computers / Mathematics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Maya Anusha | Josyula | Susan | Holtzapple | Cupertino Middle School | The Fractal Structure of Trees | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Rahul | Sridhar | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Multidocument Text Summarization Using Spectral Clustering | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | $1000 Grand Prize, Morgan Lewis | Paras Jagdish | Jain | Pooya | Hajjarian | Monta Vista High School | SmartCheck: Innovating Credit Card Security Through Online and Smartphone Based Transaction Handshake Protocols, Fingerprinting and Encryption | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | 1st Award | Rahul | Sridhar | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Multidocument Text Summarization Using Spectral Clustering | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | 2nd Award | Paras Jagdish | Jain | Pooya | Hajjarian | Monta Vista High School | SmartCheck: Innovating Credit Card Security Through Online and Smartphone Based Transaction Handshake Protocols, Fingerprinting and Encryption | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Daniel Kunil | Park | Joanne | Quan | Lynbrook High School | Face Detection and Recognition in Videos Using Mathematica | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | $100 check and certificate, Wireless Communications Alliance | Paras Jagdish | Jain | Pooya | Hajjarian | Monta Vista High School | SmartCheck: Innovating Credit Card Security Through Online and Smartphone Based Transaction Handshake Protocols, Fingerprinting and Encryption | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | 1st Place Bronze Medallion, Messenger Bag, Certificate of Achievement in an embossed Certificate Folder, United States Army | Paras Jagdish | Jain | Pooya | Hajjarian | Monta Vista High School | SmartCheck: Innovating Credit Card Security Through Online and Smartphone Based Transaction Handshake Protocols, Fingerprinting and Encryption | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Charles Xin | Liu | Rajeev | Virmani | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Faces In a Crowd: Recognition System Identifies Individuals From a Multitude | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Daniel Kunil | Park | Joanne | Quan | Lynbrook High School | Face Detection and Recognition in Videos Using Mathematica | Computers / Mathematics | 9 | Special Award :$75 &Certificate, Varian Medical Systems | Rahul | Sridhar | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Multidocument Text Summarization Using Spectral Clustering | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | 1st Award | Christine | Chang | Kathy | Himmelberger | Palo Alto High School | Beethoven Reborn-A Novel Approach Employing Markov Model to Synthesize Music in Great Composers' Styles | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | 1st Award | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | 2nd Place: Messenger Bag, Certificate of Achievement in an embossed Certificate folder, United States Army | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Best Project: $50, certificate, and voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | GR 10-12 Second place $125 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 10 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Johnny | Ho | George | Peck | Lynbrook High School | Early Post-Disaster Response Using an Adaptive Histogram-Based Object Recognition Algorithm on High Resolution Satellite Images | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | 2nd Award | Marcus | Schorow | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Construction of an Artificial Network for Speech Recognition Minimizing Training Time and Memory Usage | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | 2nd Place: Messenger Bag, Certificate of Achievement in an embossed Certificate folder, United States Army | Dwight Hock-Lim | Naylor | Patrick | Ellington | Lynbrook High School | Automated Geometry Proof Writing | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | Certificate of Achievement and instructions for Pewter Medallion (to come), Yale Science and Engineering Association | Marcus | Schorow | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Construction of an Artificial Network for Speech Recognition Minimizing Training Time and Memory Usage | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Marcus | Schorow | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Construction of an Artificial Network for Speech Recognition Minimizing Training Time and Memory Usage | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | Intel ECS Certificate & Verification form and W-9 to submit for $200 cash, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Dwight Hock-Lim | Naylor | Patrick | Ellington | Lynbrook High School | Automated Geometry Proof Writing | Computers / Mathematics | 11 | Student membership to AIAA, certificate, and AIAA mug, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award | Dwight Hock-Lim | Naylor | Patrick | Ellington | Lynbrook High School | Automated Geometry Proof Writing | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Scott B. | Cesar | Craig | Young | Wilcox High School | On the Creation of Music Through the Application of Genetic Programming to Fractal Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Andrew Bo | Liu | Bill | Dunbar | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Accounting for Cross-talk Between Signaling Pathways Identifies Novel Model for Early and Late Post-transplant Acute Rejection | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Scott B. | Cesar | Craig | Young | Wilcox High School | On the Creation of Music Through the Application of Genetic Programming to Fractal Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Andrew Bo | Liu | Bill | Dunbar | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Accounting for Cross-talk Between Signaling Pathways Identifies Novel Model for Early and Late Post-transplant Acute Rejection | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | 1st Award | Scott B. | Cesar | Craig | Young | Wilcox High School | On the Creation of Music Through the Application of Genetic Programming to Fractal Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | 1st Award | Andrew Bo | Liu | Bill | Dunbar | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Accounting for Cross-talk Between Signaling Pathways Identifies Novel Model for Early and Late Post-transplant Acute Rejection | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | 2nd Award | Akshay | Nathan | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Resource Allocation in Distributed Computing Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | 2nd Award | Ashwin | Raman | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Resource Allocation in Distributed Computing Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | 2nd Place: Messenger Bag, Certificate of Achievement in an embossed Certificate folder, United States Army | Aditya | Majumdar | Robert | Blaschke | Lynbrook High School | Modeling Malaria Transmission in Human Populations | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Akshay | Nathan | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Resource Allocation in Distributed Computing Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Ashwin | Raman | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Resource Allocation in Distributed Computing Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Intel ECS Certificate & Verification form and W-9 to submit for $200 cash, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Andrew Bo | Liu | Bill | Dunbar | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Accounting for Cross-talk Between Signaling Pathways Identifies Novel Model for Early and Late Post-transplant Acute Rejection | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Intel ECS Certificate & Verification form and W-9 to submit for $200 cash, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Akshay | Nathan | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Resource Allocation in Distributed Computing Systems | Computers / Mathematics | 12 | Intel ECS Certificate & Verification form and W-9 to submit for $200 cash, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Ashwin | Raman | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for Efficient Resource Allocation in Distributed Computing Systems | Earth / Space Sciences | 6 | 1st Award | Maya Ratnam | Sankar | Noel | Berghout | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Earth's Energy | Earth / Space Sciences | 6 | 3rd pl MS- $25 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Veronica | Pu | Noel | Berghout | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Soil Type Affect Its Ability to Absorb Liquid | Earth / Space Sciences | 6 | Certificate of Excellence from National AWG, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter | Arthi | Iyer | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Is Your House Safe on its Cliff? | Earth / Space Sciences | 7 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Andrew Cyril | Shacker | Pritha | Roy | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Jupiter Talking | Earth / Space Sciences | 7 | Travis & Wells Charging Stand, Computer Backpack, Leeds Scripto Flash Jotter Bundle Set and Award Certificate in Folder, United States Air Force | Andrew Cyril | Shacker | Pritha | Roy | Merryhill Schools -Milpitas | Jupiter Talking | Earth / Space Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | George | Kovacevic | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | Is That Hillside Safe? | Earth / Space Sciences | 8 | 1st place AWG SFBA Chapter Invite to annual Outstanding Student Award Banquet, SAGE Certificate, gift certificate, and one-year AWG Student Membership, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter | Ashwini | Iyer | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Measuring Disturbances in the Earth's Magnetic Field | Earth / Space Sciences | 8 | Honorable Mention MS - cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | George | Kovacevic | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | Is That Hillside Safe? | Earth / Space Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Abrar | Choudhury | Robert | Janke | Bellarmine College Preparatory | Analyzing the Effects of M31 on its dSphs | Earth / Space Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Anirudh Nagesh | Suvarna | Scott | DeRuiter | Monta Vista High School | Comparison of the Via Lactea 2 Simulation to the Andromeda Galaxy | Earth / Space Sciences | 12 | 1st Award | Weishuang Linda | Xu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Light Curve and Orbital Integration of Amor Asteroid 2000NF5 | Earth / Space Sciences | 12 | $100 Cash Award to Grades 11-12 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Weishuang Linda | Xu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Light Curve and Orbital Integration of Amor Asteroid 2000NF5 | Engineering | 6 | 1st Award | Forrest Patrick | O'Connor | Malina | Tarasco | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Can I Engineer a Cheap, Easy to Build Hydro-Powered Crane? | Engineering | 6 | 2nd Award | Anushi | Singhal | Amanda | Ehly | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Cutting Onions Without Crying | Engineering | 6 | Honorable Mention | Arnav | Raha | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Floating Wind Turbines | Engineering | 6 | $50 Cash Award to student (split if team), certificate(s), letter(s), Al Foster Award | Nihar Roy | Mitra | Sarah | Pierce | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | Why Can't My Robot Walk Like Me? | Engineering | 6 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation | Balakumaran | Balasubramanian | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Hover Scooter | Engineering | 6 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation | Rehan Sohail | Durrani | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Robo Emo | Engineering | 6 | GR 6-9 Third place $25 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Tyler | Naumann | Joseph | Sinn | Taylor (Bertha) Elem School | From a Solar Powered Angle | Engineering | 6 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Nihar Roy | Mitra | Sarah | Pierce | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | Why Can't My Robot Walk Like Me? | Engineering | 6 | One free week-long class at the Tech Summer Camps 2011, The Tech Summer Camps | Nihar Roy | Mitra | Sarah | Pierce | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | Why Can't My Robot Walk Like Me? | Engineering | 7 | 1st Award | Avni Priya | Singhal | Matt | Karakas | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Greener Cleaner Cars using Exhaust Filtering System (EFS) | Engineering | 7 | 1st Award | Maya | Varma | Carol | Nolan | Lawson Middle School | Brake Time: A Smart Traffic Alert and Control System for Manually-Controlled and Autonomous Vehicles | Engineering | 7 | 2nd Award | Nicholas B. | Davis | Shirley | Nash | Cupertino Middle School | Wind Power for Suburban Homes | Engineering | 7 | 2nd Award | Yusuf Hamid | Altiimimi | Matt | Karakas | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Earthquake House Design | Engineering | 7 | 2nd Award | Christopher T | Hunt | Matt | Karakas | Magnolia Science Academy of Santa Clara | Earthquake House Design | Engineering | 7 | Honorable Mention | Saloni | Gupta | Phil | Mariant | Holy Family School | Senselind | Engineering | 7 | Honorable Mention | Rahul | Rameshbabu | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Eco-Friendly Smart Parking System | Engineering | 7 | Honorable Mention | Laura | Ye | Hamby | Aochi | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Solar Water Desalination | Engineering | 7 | 2nd Place Award - $150 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Maya | Varma | Carol | Nolan | Lawson Middle School | Brake Time: A Smart Traffic Alert and Control System for Manually-Controlled and Autonomous Vehicles | Engineering | 7 | Certificate of Achievement, lapel pin, and chance to win $1000, National Society of Professional Engineers | Maya | Varma | Carol | Nolan | Lawson Middle School | Brake Time: A Smart Traffic Alert and Control System for Manually-Controlled and Autonomous Vehicles | Engineering | 7 | Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation | Neha | Dhayanand | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Muscle Power to Electric Power | Engineering | 7 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Neha | Dhayanand | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Muscle Power to Electric Power | Engineering | 7 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Aleezah | Salmaan | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Water Conservation | Engineering | 7 | Honorable Mention MS - cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Maya | Varma | Carol | Nolan | Lawson Middle School | Brake Time: A Smart Traffic Alert and Control System for Manually-Controlled and Autonomous Vehicles | Engineering | 8 | Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Project - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Tanay | Tandon | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | A Cost and Energy Efficient Water Purification System for Removal of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Bacteria Using Electrolysis-based Techniques | Engineering | 8 | 1st Award | Tanay | Tandon | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | A Cost and Energy Efficient Water Purification System for Removal of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Bacteria Using Electrolysis-based Techniques | Engineering | 8 | 1st Award | Yunqing Sara | Ye | Thea | Dalvand | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Table Tennis Serving Machine | Engineering | 8 | 1st Award | Tarun Aditya | Midde | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Automated Roadway Track System | Engineering | 8 | 1st Award | Omkar Shivanand | Savant | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Automated Roadway Track System | Engineering | 8 | 2nd Award | Leela J. | Amladi | Ericka | Rossi | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Designing Better Walking Devices | Engineering | 8 | 2nd Award | Yuyuan | Chen | Julie | Blackwell | Challenger -Strawberry Park | Speaking Roads! | Engineering | 8 | 2nd Award | Khush Mehul | Kharidia | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Smart Cane with Sonic Vision | Engineering | 8 | Honorable Mention | Ankur Kumar | Jandaur | Michele | Huesties | Sierramont Middle School | Creating Electricity From Waste Materials | Engineering | 8 | Honorable Mention | Shelby E. | Mitchell | George | Flores | Britton Middle School | Floating on Air: The Hoverhawk 12 Hovercraft | Engineering | 8 | Certificate of Achievement, lapel pin, and chance to win $1000, National Society of Professional Engineers | Khush Mehul | Kharidia | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Smart Cane with Sonic Vision | Engineering | 8 | GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Khush Mehul | Kharidia | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Smart Cane with Sonic Vision | Engineering | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Tanay | Tandon | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | A Cost and Energy Efficient Water Purification System for Removal of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Bacteria Using Electrolysis-based Techniques | Engineering | 8 | GR 6-9: First place $75 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Khush Mehul | Kharidia | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Smart Cane with Sonic Vision | Engineering | 8 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Leela J. | Amladi | Ericka | Rossi | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Designing Better Walking Devices | Engineering | 9 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Vikram | Sundar | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | An Algorithm to Determine Protein Structure Using Secondary and Tertiary Structure Prediction | Engineering | 9 | Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP competition, including hotel and accomodations for up to two students and one advisor. Certificate, I-SWEEEP | Amy A | Shen | Katie | Settle | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Smart Rain: An Intelligent Sprinkler Control System | Engineering | 9 | 1st Award | Arjun V | Balasingam | Ronald | Nicoletti | Archbishop Mitty High School | M2D2: A Mechatronic Medicine Dispensing Device, Engineered From the Ground Up and Enabled with Computer Vision for Assisted Living at Home | Engineering | 9 | 2nd Award | Vikram | Sundar | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | An Algorithm to Determine Protein Structure Using Secondary and Tertiary Structure Prediction | Engineering | 9 | Honorable Mention | Vishnu | Shankar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Naturally Efficient Computing Techniques to Build Molecular Logic Circuits | Engineering | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Vishnu | Shankar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Naturally Efficient Computing Techniques to Build Molecular Logic Circuits | Engineering | 9 | Certificate of Achievement, letter to teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | Divyahans | Gupta | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | A Comparative Analysis of Common Sorting Algorithms with an Optimization of Mergesort | Engineering | 9 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Arjun V | Balasingam | Ronald | Nicoletti | Archbishop Mitty High School | M2D2: A Mechatronic Medicine Dispensing Device, Engineered From the Ground Up and Enabled with Computer Vision for Assisted Living at Home | Engineering | 10 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Deepika C | Bodapati | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Engineering Peptides for Prostate Cancer Detection | Engineering | 10 | 1st Award | Kimberly Mary | Vaz | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Automatic, Optimal Hydration System for Household Water Conservation | Engineering | 10 | 1st Award | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | 2nd Award | Samuel Michael | Arnold | David | Arnold | The Pye School (Homeschool) | 3-Client, Electronic, Consultant's Punch-clock | Engineering | 10 | 2nd Award | Deepika C | Bodapati | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Engineering Peptides for Prostate Cancer Detection | Engineering | 10 | Honorable Mention | Kevin | Crispie | Katie | Thornburg | Mountain View High School | Development in Versatile Robotic Manipulation | Engineering | 10 | Honorable Mention | Nicholas | Crispie | Katie | Thornburg | Mountain View High School | Development in Versatile Robotic Manipulation | Engineering | 10 | $50 check and certificate, Wireless Communications Alliance | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | 1st Place Award - $250 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | 1st Place Certificate, Santa Clara County Integrated Waste Management Program | McKenna Pearl | Duzac | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | EcoTreds | Engineering | 10 | 2nd Place: Messenger Bag, Certificate of Achievement in an embossed Certificate folder, United States Army | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Noorsher | Ahmed | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Powering Satellites by the Earth's Flux | Engineering | 10 | Certificate of Achievement, lapel pin, and chance to win $1000, National Society of Professional Engineers | Jae Hoon | Kang | Jennifer | Gerlach | Valley Christian | Computer Case Fan with Built-In Dust Sensor | Engineering | 10 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Deepika C | Bodapati | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Engineering Peptides for Prostate Cancer Detection | Engineering | 10 | Gift Card and Certificate, Society of Women Engineers | Kimberly Mary | Vaz | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Automatic, Optimal Hydration System for Household Water Conservation | Engineering | 10 | GR 09-10: HP PW460t Digital Camera, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | GR 10-12 First place $150 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Keegan Victor | Mendonca | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | A Novel Approach to Plastic Artificial Antibody Synthesis Using Computer Simulation | Engineering | 10 | Honorable Mention: T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Jae Hoon | Kang | Jennifer | Gerlach | Valley Christian | Computer Case Fan with Built-In Dust Sensor | Engineering | 10 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | Student membership to AIAA, certificate, and AIAA mug, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award | David Andrew | Zarrin | Robert | Kucer | Saratoga High School | Never Lost Again: Designing a Novel Precision Indoor Navigation System | Engineering | 10 | Travis & Wells Charging Stand, Computer Backpack, Leeds Scripto Flash Jotter Bundle Set and Award Certificate in Folder, United States Air Force | Noorsher | Ahmed | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Powering Satellites by the Earth's Flux | Engineering | 11 | 1st Award | Akshay Kumar | Agrawal | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Plotting Muon Pathways as a Source for Randomness for Encryption Algorithms | Engineering | 11 | 1st Award | Hemanth Belve | Kini | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Plotting Muon Pathways as a Source for Randomness for Encryption Algorithms | Engineering | 11 | 2nd Award | Frederic Nicholas | Enea | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Improving Photovoltaic Panel Efficiency via Dual Axis Sun Tracking | Engineering | 11 | 2nd Award | Cynthia | Day | David | Taylor | Lynbrook High School | Construction of a Distress Radiobeacon | Engineering | 11 | 2nd Award | Robert | Ying | David | Taylor | Lynbrook High School | Construction of a Distress Radiobeacon | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Akshay Kumar | Agrawal | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Plotting Muon Pathways as a Source for Randomness for Encryption Algorithms | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Cynthia | Day | David | Taylor | Lynbrook High School | Construction of a Distress Radiobeacon | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Frederic Nicholas | Enea | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Improving Photovoltaic Panel Efficiency via Dual Axis Sun Tracking | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Hemanth Belve | Kini | Jon | Stark | Monta Vista High School | Plotting Muon Pathways as a Source for Randomness for Encryption Algorithms | Engineering | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Robert | Ying | David | Taylor | Lynbrook High School | Construction of a Distress Radiobeacon | Engineering | 11 | Outstanding Project: certificate plus voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Cynthia | Day | David | Taylor | Lynbrook High School | Construction of a Distress Radiobeacon | Engineering | 11 | Outstanding Project: certificate plus voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Robert | Ying | David | Taylor | Lynbrook High School | Construction of a Distress Radiobeacon | Engineering | 11 | Team: $60 cash to share and a book to each winner, The ROD Women in Science Award | Vivek | Krishna | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Most Efficient Soil for Evaporative Cooling Used in a Non-Electrical Refrigerator | Engineering | 11 | Team: $60 cash to share and a book to each winner, The ROD Women in Science Award | An Hoang-My | Nguyen | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Most Efficient Soil for Evaporative Cooling Used in a Non-Electrical Refrigerator | Engineering | 12 | 1st Place $1000 Scholarship to SJSU College of Engineering plus certs, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Joshua David | Kuehn | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Alternatives to Permanent Magnets | Engineering | 12 | 1st Award | Kiran N | Vodrahalli | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Increasing Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by Improving Light Absorbance with a Near-Zero Reflectance Nano-Textured Surface | Engineering | 12 | 2nd Award | Paaras | Chand | Sam | Navarez | Gilroy Early College Academy | Computer Controlled Vehicles | Engineering | 12 | 2nd Award | Joshua David | Kuehn | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Alternatives to Permanent Magnets | Engineering | 12 | $50 check and certificate, Wireless Communications Alliance | Kiran N | Vodrahalli | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Increasing Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by Improving Light Absorbance with a Near-Zero Reflectance Nano-Textured Surface | Engineering | 12 | 1st place student- High School - $100 plus cert, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter | Kiran N | Vodrahalli | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Increasing Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by Improving Light Absorbance with a Near-Zero Reflectance Nano-Textured Surface | Engineering | 12 | 3rd Place Award - $100 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Paaras | Chand | Sam | Navarez | Gilroy Early College Academy | Computer Controlled Vehicles | Engineering | 12 | Gr 9-12, 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, Magazine subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Alex Juan | Montes | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | Piezoelectricity: A New Green Source | Engineering | 12 | IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 & Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Kiran N | Vodrahalli | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Increasing Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by Improving Light Absorbance with a Near-Zero Reflectance Nano-Textured Surface | Engineering | 12 | Travis & Wells Charging Stand, Computer Backpack, Leeds Scripto Flash Jotter Bundle Set and Award Certificate in Folder, United States Air Force | Kiran N | Vodrahalli | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Increasing Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by Improving Light Absorbance with a Near-Zero Reflectance Nano-Textured Surface | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 1st Award | Emma | Fontana | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Organic vs Non-Organic Fertilizers: What is the Effect of Fertilizer Run off on Aquatic Life? | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 1st Award | Vandana Karempudi | Reddy | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Goo Be Gone: Absorptivity of Different Sorbents to Clean Up Oil Spills | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 1st Award | Kanika | Seth | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Goo Be Gone: Absorptivity of Different Sorbents to Clean Up Oil Spills | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 2nd Award | Laura Renee | DeMassa | Hillary | Sterne | Springer School | Water & Decomposition: Friend or Foe? | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 2nd Award | Gabriella Marie | Medina | Amy | Reeber | Buchser Middle School | Going Green To Be Clean | Environmental Sciences | 6 | 1st Place - Multi-volume Set of Books on the Marine Environment, Monterey Bay Aquarium | Emma | Fontana | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Organic vs Non-Organic Fertilizers: What is the Effect of Fertilizer Run off on Aquatic Life? | Environmental Sciences | 6 | Best Project: $50, certificate, and voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Varun | Venkatesh | Codrutza | Popescu | Miller Middle School | What is the Best Method to Contain an Oil Spill? | Environmental Sciences | 6 | Certificate of Excellence from National AWG, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter | Manush | Mobarhan | Krista | Howell | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Water Pollution in Bay Area Lakes | Environmental Sciences | 6 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, American Meteorological Society | Zahra Bismah | Masood | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming | Environmental Sciences | 6 | GR 6-9: Second place $50 & certificate, Pauchon Foundation Award | Emma | Fontana | JoElle | Hernandez | Saint Christopher School | Organic vs Non-Organic Fertilizers: What is the Effect of Fertilizer Run off on Aquatic Life? | Environmental Sciences | 6 | Outstanding Project: certificate plus voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | Manush | Mobarhan | Krista | Howell | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Water Pollution in Bay Area Lakes | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Anjini | Karthik | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Green Gold: Maximizing Algal Biomass Production of Chlorella and Scenedesmus for Use in Biofuel | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st Award | Anjini | Karthik | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Green Gold: Maximizing Algal Biomass Production of Chlorella and Scenedesmus for Use in Biofuel | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st Award | Anu | Arjavalingam | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | The Effect of Petroleum on the Photosynthesis of Scenedesmus Algae | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st Award | Meera Reddy | Rachamallu | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | The Effect of Petroleum on the Photosynthesis of Scenedesmus Algae | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 2nd Award | Kelyn Delaney | Wood | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | Air Temperature Affecting the Relative Amount of Wind Energy Produced by a Wind Turbine | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 2nd Award | Saarini Bisana | Madhava | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Toxic Ground : The Effect Of Phthalates On the Growth of Plants | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 2nd Award | Aditi | Mittal | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Toxic Ground : The Effect Of Phthalates On the Growth of Plants | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Vineet Sai | Kosaraju | Ilona | Davies | Harker School - Middle School Campus | The Effect of Electrode Material on the Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Supriva | Agarwal | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Which Detergent Removes Oil Off Feathers the Best? | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Akshay | Chacko | Nita | Kumar | Delphi Academy of Santa Clara | Algae Cultivation for Use as a Biofuel | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Anjali | Ganguly | Nita | Kumar | Delphi Academy of Santa Clara | Algae Cultivation for Use as a Biofuel | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Honorable Mention | Priyanka Deepak | Pabari | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Which Detergent Removes Oil Off Feathers the Best? | Environmental Sciences | 7 | 1st Place Award - $100 Cash plus framed certs and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Vineet Sai | Kosaraju | Ilona | Davies | Harker School - Middle School Campus | The Effect of Electrode Material on the Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell | Environmental Sciences | 7 | Certificate, NOAA Medallion, letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Joseph Lawrence | Kalb | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | Pond Study | Environmental Sciences | 7 | GR 6-9: Second Place, $50, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Vineet Sai | Kosaraju | Ilona | Davies | Harker School - Middle School Campus | The Effect of Electrode Material on the Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Anushka | Das | Ericka | Rossi | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | A Study of Oil Spill Bioremediation Using Algae | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Nitya | Mani | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Can Jatropha Oil be Converted into a Usable and Cost-Efficient Green Alternative Fuel? | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Mary-Joan Salatre | Arce | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Making and Recycling Paper | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Ricky | Luu | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Making and Recycling Paper | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Award | Dominick | Nguyen | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Making and Recycling Paper | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | Kriti | Lall | Tini | Raman | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | A Study of Mutant Algae for Hydrogen Production | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | Shai Manish | Mohan | Tini | Raman | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Greywater: "To Sewage or To Plants?" (Effects of Greywater on Plants, Soil, and Worms) | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | Calvin Qui Nam | Le | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Effects of oil on aquatic plants | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 2nd Award | Dylan Zongxu | Zhang | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Effects of oil on aquatic plants | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Honorable Mention | Hannah Louise | Marquez | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | What is the Effect of Exposure to Different Types of Oil and Gasoline for Varying Periods of Time on Daphnia magna Offspring? | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Honorable Mention | Nidhi Ajay | Navaratna | Codrutza | Popescu | Miller Middle School | An Elodea-based Water Purification System: The Phytoextraction of Hexavalent Chromium | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Honorable Mention | Sammy Steve | Pulos | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Purifying Water: Survival or Sickness | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Honorable Mention | Varun | Joshi | Nita | Kumar | Delphi Academy of Santa Clara | Algae Cultivation for Use as a Biofuel | Environmental Sciences | 8 | 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | Katelyn Marie | Visnaw | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | What is the Effect of Over-the-Counter Painkillers on Daphnia magna? | Environmental Sciences | 8 | Gardening Book & $31 class voucher, Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center | Kacey | Fang | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | The Correspondence of Acidic Rainfall with pH of Soil Runoff | Environmental Sciences | 9 | 1st Award | Sinead Megumi | Jernigan | Kristofer | Orre | Gilroy High School | What are the Long-Term Effects of N, N-Dimethyl-m-toluamide on the Reproductive Cycles of Aquatic Life Over Generations? | Environmental Sciences | 9 | Honorable Mention | Zareen | Choudhury | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Combating Sudden Oak Death: Testing Novel Treatments to Immunize Foliar Hosts Against P. ramorum | Environmental Sciences | 9 | 2nd Place HS Award - $50 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Caroline Emi | Fukawa | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | How Do Different Variables in Nature Affect the Level of Oxygen in Los Alamitos Creek? | Environmental Sciences | 9 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Caroline Emi | Fukawa | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | How Do Different Variables in Nature Affect the Level of Oxygen in Los Alamitos Creek? | Environmental Sciences | 9 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Sinead Megumi | Jernigan | Kristofer | Orre | Gilroy High School | What are the Long-Term Effects of N, N-Dimethyl-m-toluamide on the Reproductive Cycles of Aquatic Life Over Generations? | Environmental Sciences | 9 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Daniel Ryan | Pak | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Affordable and Effective Methods to Test Water Quality | Environmental Sciences | 10 | 1st Award | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Optimizing the Microbial Fuel Cell-Microbial Electrolysis Cell Coupled System: A Novel Anaerobic Design for Hydrogen Generation | Environmental Sciences | 10 | 2nd Award | Joanne June | So | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Effectiveness of Liming and Autotrophs on the Reduction of Acid Deposition | Environmental Sciences | 10 | 3rd Place HS Award - $25 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Payal N. | Modi | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | The Relationship between Porosities and Dry Percolation Rates in Various Soil Samples. | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Optimizing the Microbial Fuel Cell-Microbial Electrolysis Cell Coupled System: A Novel Anaerobic Design for Hydrogen Generation | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Certificate, NOAA Medallion, letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Optimizing the Microbial Fuel Cell-Microbial Electrolysis Cell Coupled System: A Novel Anaerobic Design for Hydrogen Generation | Environmental Sciences | 10 | Gr 9-12-$50 Gift Certificate, Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulations, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Optimizing the Microbial Fuel Cell-Microbial Electrolysis Cell Coupled System: A Novel Anaerobic Design for Hydrogen Generation | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Gretchen Taeza | Estoesta | Jim | Marxmiller | Mountain View Academy | What Would Earthworms Do? The Effects of Batteries on Earthworm Habitats | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Preethi | Padmanaban | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Effect of Zinc Sulfate Concentration on Absorbance Rate of Brassica juncea plants | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Thomas Lee | Chu | Dan | Burns | Los Gatos High School | The Extraction of Oil from Water Using Ferromagnetic Fluids | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Adam Joseph | Gramling | Dan | Burns | Los Gatos High School | The Extraction of Oil from Water Using Ferromagnetic Fluids | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 1st Award | Keltan Guillaume | Lawler | Dan | Burns | Los Gatos High School | The Extraction of Oil from Water Using Ferromagnetic Fluids | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Vicky | Ro | Roy | Rocklin | Lynbrook High School | Effect of Chelators on Speed of Phytoremediation | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Leon Jan | Chen | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Green Insulation | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Michelle Linh | Nguyen | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Combating Acid Rain | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Jonathan Dong Gwon | Sir | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Green Insulation | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 2nd Award | Vivian Anna | Vu | Lynn | Johnson | Oak Grove High School | Combating Acid Rain | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Honorable Mention | Frances Li | Chen | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effects of Mentha X Piperita Essential Oil and Pteurotus Ostreatus Bioremediation on Soil Polluted With Petroleum-based Oil | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Honorable Mention | Neha | Kumar | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | The Effects of Mentha X Piperita Essential Oil and Pteurotus Ostreatus Bioremediation on Soil Polluted With Petroleum-based Oil | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 3rd Place Certificate, Santa Clara County Integrated Waste Management Program | Leon Jan | Chen | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Green Insulation | Environmental Sciences | 11 | 3rd Place Certificate, Santa Clara County Integrated Waste Management Program | Jonathan Dong Gwon | Sir | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Green Insulation | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Samantha | Chan | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Growth of Plants After Using Detergent to Treat Soil Contaminated with Oil | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Yoon Jae | Lee | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Growth of Plants After Using Detergent to Treat Soil Contaminated with Oil | Environmental Sciences | 11 | Certificate, NOAA Medallion, letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Vicky | Ro | Roy | Rocklin | Lynbrook High School | Effect of Chelators on Speed of Phytoremediation | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Chung Jui | Yu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mapping the Time-Averaged Distribution of Combustion-Derived Air Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP competition, including hotel and accomodations for up to two students and one advisor. Certificate, I-SWEEEP | Chung Jui | Yu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mapping the Time-Averaged Distribution of Combustion-Derived Air Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 1st Award | Chung Jui | Yu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mapping the Time-Averaged Distribution of Combustion-Derived Air Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Environmental Sciences | 12 | 2nd Award | Mega | Margapuram | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Enhancing Bioremediation Through Addition of Micronutrients | Environmental Sciences | 12 | $100 Cash Award, Certificate, Schonert Award | Chung Jui | Yu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mapping the Time-Averaged Distribution of Combustion-Derived Air Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Mega | Margapuram | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Enhancing Bioremediation Through Addition of Micronutrients | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, American Meteorological Society | Chung Jui | Yu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mapping the Time-Averaged Distribution of Combustion-Derived Air Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Environmental Sciences | 12 | Grade 12 Individual Project - $200 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Chung Jui | Yu | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Mapping the Time-Averaged Distribution of Combustion-Derived Air Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 6 | Honorable Mention | Nathan Ari | Milgram | David | Oliver | Yavneh Day School | Lung Capacity: What Matters? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 6 | Honorable Mention | Eitan Lev | Myron | David | Oliver | Yavneh Day School | Lung Capacity: What Matters? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 7 | 1st Award | Anin | Sayana | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | A Novel Therapeutic Solution for Rheumatoid Arthritis Using TNF and c-Fms Targeted Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition with 2,4-diaminopyrimidine and Arnica | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 7 | 2nd Award | Edith | Perez | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | What is the Effect of Volatile Oils on Bacterial Inhibition? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 7 | 2nd Award | Reagan Jenee | Silveira | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | What is the Effect of Volatile Oils on Bacterial Inhibition? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 7 | Honorable Mention | Melanie Christine | Kent | Nancy | Fohner | Peterson Middle School | Bulimia: Negative Side Effects | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Nikash Dev | Shankar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Striking a Blow in Alzheimer's: Role of ApoE-Mediated Inflammatory Pathways on Tau Phosphorylation | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | 1st Award | Nikash Dev | Shankar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Striking a Blow in Alzheimer's: Role of ApoE-Mediated Inflammatory Pathways on Tau Phosphorylation | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | 1st Award | Sriram | Somasundaram | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Curcumin on Heliobacter pylori Growth, Probiotic Growth, and Iron Absorption in Vitro | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 8 | Honorable Mention | Trevor S. | Wang | Tamara | Juarez | Terman Middle School | Can It Bee? | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 9 | 1st Award | Isabel Nadine | Goronzy | Katie | Settle | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Stress Hormones, DNA Damage Repair and Cellular Aging | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | 1st Award | Kyra Mika | Fukawa | Nicole | Odell | Presentation High School | The Effect of Three Different 'Over The Counter' Medications on the Heart Rate of Daphnia magna | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | 2nd Award | Anika | Radiya-Dixit | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | The Efficacy of Single, Personalized Nutritive Scores for Foods in Making Healthy Diet Choices | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 10 | Honorable Mention | Varun | Gudapati | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Correlations Between Ethnicity, Anthropometric Data, Metabolic Abnormalities, and Cardiovascular Health | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Shubha Srinivas | Raghvendra | Jennifer | Thomas | Saint Francis High School | Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Vasculogenesis Capacities of Mesechymal Stem Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Angela | Zhang | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | New Smart Weapons: Theranostics - A Novel Approach to Combat Cancer | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Meghana | Bhimarao | Barjinder | Sabherwal | Evergreen Valley High School | Collapsing the Cytoskeleton of Leukemic Cancer Cells Using Its Natural Frequency | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Emily | To | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | An Analysis of the Efficacy of Chitosan-Alginate Coated Catalase Microcapsules on Acatalesemia | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | $ 2500 to the winning student or team, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Angela | Zhang | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | New Smart Weapons: Theranostics - A Novel Approach to Combat Cancer | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis | Angela | Zhang | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | New Smart Weapons: Theranostics - A Novel Approach to Combat Cancer | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Meghana | Bhimarao | Barjinder | Sabherwal | Evergreen Valley High School | Collapsing the Cytoskeleton of Leukemic Cancer Cells Using Its Natural Frequency | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Finalist, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Emily | To | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | An Analysis of the Efficacy of Chitosan-Alginate Coated Catalase Microcapsules on Acatalesemia | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 1st Award | Meghana | Bhimarao | Barjinder | Sabherwal | Evergreen Valley High School | Collapsing the Cytoskeleton of Leukemic Cancer Cells Using Its Natural Frequency | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 1st Award | Shubha Srinivas | Raghvendra | Jennifer | Thomas | Saint Francis High School | Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Vasculogenesis Capacities of Mesechymal Stem Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 1st Award | Ahon | Sarkar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Effect of 3 SIRT-1 Inducers on the Production of Alzheimer's Causing Beta-Amyloid Plaques. | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 1st Award | Emily | To | John | Allen | Oak Grove High School | An Analysis of the Efficacy of Chitosan-Alginate Coated Catalase Microcapsules on Acatalesemia | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 1st Award | Angela | Zhang | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | New Smart Weapons: Theranostics - A Novel Approach to Combat Cancer | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 2nd Award | Ryan D | Chow | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Investigating the Effects of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Leads to a Solution to Nanotoxicity | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 2nd Award | Virup | Gubba | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Identification of Induced CED-9 Mediated Apoptosis by RNA i Gene Silencing Through Phenotypic Screening | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | 2nd Award | Andrew | Wong | Amanda | Alonzo | Lynbrook High School | Identification of Induced CED-9 Mediated Apoptosis by RNA i Gene Silencing Through Phenotypic Screening | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Honorable Mention | Lucy | Cheng | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Evaluating Mitigation Strategies for Infectious Disease Through Analysis of Social Networks | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Honorable Mention | Ramya | Rangan | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Evaluating Mitigation Strategies for Infectious Disease Through Analysis of Social Networks | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology | Shubha Srinivas | Raghvendra | Jennifer | Thomas | Saint Francis High School | Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Vasculogenesis Capacities of Mesechymal Stem Cells | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology | Ahon | Sarkar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Effect of 3 SIRT-1 Inducers on the Production of Alzheimer's Causing Beta-Amyloid Plaques. | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology | Angela | Zhang | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | New Smart Weapons: Theranostics - A Novel Approach to Combat Cancer | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Check for $200 and certificate, Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memorium - a Top Biological HS project | Ahon | Sarkar | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | Effect of 3 SIRT-1 Inducers on the Production of Alzheimer's Causing Beta-Amyloid Plaques. | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | First Place: $100 Cash, Certificate and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter | Meghana | Bhimarao | Barjinder | Sabherwal | Evergreen Valley High School | Collapsing the Cytoskeleton of Leukemic Cancer Cells Using Its Natural Frequency | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | GR 10-12 Second Place, $50, Book, T-shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Angela | Zhang | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | New Smart Weapons: Theranostics - A Novel Approach to Combat Cancer | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 11 | Grade 11 Individual Project - $200 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Angela | Zhang | Kavita | Gupta | Monta Vista High School | New Smart Weapons: Theranostics - A Novel Approach to Combat Cancer | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | Honorable Mention Certificate, MedImmune | Yasmin | Aghajan | Katherine | Moser | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | The Role of Chemokines in Dendritic-Cell-Influenced T-cell Migration | Medicine / Health / Gerontology | 12 | 2nd Award | Eric | Huang | Anuradha | Sarkar | Leland High School | Investigating the Effects of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Leads to a Solution to Nanotoxicity | Physics | 6 | Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Project - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Every Day Foods | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | Sneha Shri | Bhetanabhotla | Benjamin | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | A Study of Osmotic Energy | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | Roxanna | Hashemi | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | The Effect of the Length, Weight, Shape, and Material on Maximizing Wind Energy | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | Keshav B | Kundassery | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | The Best Pulley Combination for Reducing Workload | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | Benjamin J. | Ma | David | Pardue | Carden Day School of San Jose | How to Fly a Coconut Without the Aid of a Swallow | Physics | 6 | 1st Award | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Every Day Foods | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Ishani Aniruddha | Karmarkar | Krista | Howell | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Pulleys - Diameter, Type and Angle of Effort | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Josef Stepp | Orner | Hillary | Sterne | Springer School | What Affects the Speed of a Pinewood Derby Racecar? | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Rohan Manish | Patel | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Color's Effect on Solar Power | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Sepand | Rouz | Jamie | Oliveira | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Battery Charging Characteristics: An Efficient iPod Battery Use Model | Physics | 6 | 2nd Award | Kaushik | Tandon | Jamie | Oliveira | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino | Battery Charging Characteristics: An Efficient iPod Battery Use Model | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Ruhi Kinnari | Buddharaju | Kristen | Morgensen | Stratford Middle School - Santa Clara | Insulators: Which Material Has the Best Insulation Properties? | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Skyler Griffin | Hungerford | Cathleen | Johnson | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Which Angle of Photovoltaic Cells Produce the Most Electricity? | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Erin Rae | Mittmann | Robin | Levy | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | Electromagnetic Launch! | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Tyler Alfred | Smith | Anne | Carlson | Morrill Middle School | Spoilers and Downforce on Cars | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention | Akaash Vikrant | Tawade | Krista | Woodward | Don Callejon Middle Sch. | How Does the Shape of a Tower Affect the Amount of Wind Speed it Can Withstand? | Physics | 6 | $50 Cash Award, Hegland Award | Roxanna | Hashemi | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | The Effect of the Length, Weight, Shape, and Material on Maximizing Wind Energy | Physics | 6 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Aaron Zachary | Schultz | Hayley | Dupuy | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Do Dimpled Rockets Fly Farther? | Physics | 6 | Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation | Sneha Shri | Bhetanabhotla | Benjamin | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | A Study of Osmotic Energy | Physics | 6 | Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation | Roxanna | Hashemi | Sumizah | Qureshi | Granada Islamic School | The Effect of the Length, Weight, Shape, and Material on Maximizing Wind Energy | Physics | 6 | Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Every Day Foods | Physics | 6 | GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Benjamin J. | Ma | David | Pardue | Carden Day School of San Jose | How to Fly a Coconut Without the Aid of a Swallow | Physics | 6 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Sneha Shri | Bhetanabhotla | Benjamin | Morgensen | Harker School - Middle School Campus | A Study of Osmotic Energy | Physics | 6 | Gr 6-8, 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Magazine Subscrtiption, Certicate; ISEF Cert & medallion mailed from ASM Educational Foundation,, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Every Day Foods | Physics | 6 | GR 6-9:Third Place, $25, T-Shirt, Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) | Anish | Seshadri | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Every Day Foods | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention Award-Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Shivali | Baveja | Lynnanne | Henderson | Peterson Middle School | Does Heat Affect The Amount Of Electricity Generated In A Metal Conjunction? | Physics | 6 | Honorable Mention-framed cert and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Thomas Martin | Hakanson | Cathleen | Johnson | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Which is Stronger (inTerms of Tension): Nylon or Steel Guitar Strings? | Physics | 6 | Travis & Wells Charging Stand, Computer Backpack, Leeds Scripto Flash Jotter Bundle Set and Award Certificate in Folder, United States Air Force | Aaron Zachary | Schultz | Hayley | Dupuy | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Do Dimpled Rockets Fly Farther? | Physics | 7 | Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Project - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School | Paul August | Dennig, Jr. | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | From Concentrator to Tracker: An Innovative Solution | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Ethan Schuyler | Bair | Linh | Pham | Old Orchard School | Preventing Broken Bridges | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Paul August | Dennig, Jr. | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | From Concentrator to Tracker: An Innovative Solution | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Maya Danielle | Miklos | Greg | Rice | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Tire Pressure: Pump It Up! | Physics | 7 | 1st Award | Giulianna Alexandria | Pendleton | Lynne | Dickerson | Saint Mary's School (Los Gatos) | The Power of the Wind: The Effect of Blade Length on Energy Production | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Snigdha | Banda | Krista | Howell | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Watts Up With Torque! Multiple Rotors: "A Highly Efficient Windmill Design" | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Zachary Christian | Antepenko | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Lucas Emilio | Miller | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? | Physics | 7 | 2nd Award | Brendan Peter | Peddie | Dawn | O'Connor | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Vinay | Ayyappan | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Harnessing the Sun's Energy - Made Efficient | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Quang-Van Thanh | Tran | Stephanie | Jordan | Most Holy Trinity | Denims Are Not Equal: A Scientific Way to Select Denim Jeans | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Sanah | Shah | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | Energy Efficiency in Smart Phones | Physics | 7 | Honorable Mention | Michelle | Shen | Susan | Germeraad | Redwood Middle School | Energy Efficiency in Smart Phones | Physics | 7 | $100 Cash Award to Grades 7-8 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Maya Danielle | Miklos | Greg | Rice | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Tire Pressure: Pump It Up! | Physics | 7 | $50 Cash Award, Hegland Award | Paul August | Dennig, Jr. | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | From Concentrator to Tracker: An Innovative Solution | Physics | 7 | 1st pl MS- $100 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Dale Ryan | Houtz | Stephen | Chandler | Buchser Middle School | Will Changing the Size of Grains of Sand in a Pile of Sand change the angle of Repose? | Physics | 7 | 2nd pl MS- $50 plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Ethan Schuyler | Bair | Linh | Pham | Old Orchard School | Preventing Broken Bridges | Physics | 7 | GR 06-08: HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Paul August | Dennig, Jr. | Cindy | Kane | Blach Intermediate School | From Concentrator to Tracker: An Innovative Solution | Physics | 7 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Aleksandar George | Kalman | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Pulleys, the Force Magnifiers | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Namrata Ramya | Balasingam | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | The Physics of the Party Balloon: On Laplace's Law, Nonlinear Elasticity, and their Implications to Cardiovascular Biomechanics | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Vadim | Korolik | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Refraction of Light - Using Refraction of Light to Study Mass Transfer in Liquids | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Armin Justin | Namavari | Fred | Berghout | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | What Effect Does Sugar Concentration in Water have on its Index of Refraction? | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Keshav | Kumar | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Hydraulic Ram Pump | Physics | 8 | 1st Award | Jonathan | Lam | Vivian | Flora | Piedmont Middle School | Hydraulic Ram Pump | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Leah | Hails | Kelly | Hails | Mountain View ISP | What Makes a Good Aerodynamic Design? | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Christopher Alan | Powers | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Easily Accessible Insulation -Good or Bad? | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Annam | Quraishi | Gloria | Poole | Columbia Middle School | Solar Magnification | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Elizabeth Chiu Hua | Tran | Mary A. | Francis | Murphy (Martin) Middle School | Projectile Motion | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Saba Kelly | Gebremedhin | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | The Desalination Process | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Rishabh | Jain | Daniel | Sommer | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Neil Kamal | Movva | Daniel | Sommer | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? | Physics | 8 | 2nd Award | Mikala Ann | Ross | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | The Desalination Process | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Emily Lois | Aiken | Tamara | Juarez | Terman Middle School | Understanding Overtones | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Rebecca Uyen-Mi | Bui | Patty | VanCampenhout | Columbia Middle School | Blow Guns | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Joseph | Chang | Sue | Pound | Jordan (David Starr) Middle School | What Affects the Trajectory of a Curve Ball? The Physics of Rotating Objects | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Emily Taylor | Cox | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Fuel Efficiency: Mastering The Art of Basket Cooking | Physics | 8 | Honorable Mention | Ethan | Hickman | Ann | Lorey | Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle School | Magnets Launching Bearings | Physics | 8 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Rishabh | Jain | Daniel | Sommer | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? | Physics | 8 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Neil Kamal | Movva | Daniel | Sommer | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? | Physics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Namrata Ramya | Balasingam | Heather | Pelayo | Challenger -Strawberry Park | The Physics of the Party Balloon: On Laplace's Law, Nonlinear Elasticity, and their Implications to Cardiovascular Biomechanics | Physics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Akansha | Dey | Neha | Makhijani | Stratford Middle School - San Jose | Finding the Wavelength of Electromagnetic Waves in a Microwave | Physics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Vadim | Korolik | Sue | Greathouse | Old Orchard School | Refraction of Light - Using Refraction of Light to Study Mass Transfer in Liquids | Physics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Jiajun | Lin | Carol | Hagen | Sheppard (William) Middle School | Inside Line | Physics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Paramjyot | Singh | Ericka | Rossi | Challenger - Middlefield -Palo Alto | Green Eco-Friendly Computer Data Centers | Physics | 8 | GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps | Neha Agarwal | Tibrewal | Anuradha | Murthy | Carden Academy of Santa Clara | Does Water Have Tension? Propelling a Raft by Changing Surface Tension | Physics | 8 | Gr 6-8, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Rishabh | Jain | Daniel | Sommer | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? | Physics | 8 | Gr 6-8, 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Magazine Subscription, Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Neil Kamal | Movva | Daniel | Sommer | Harker School - Middle School Campus | Hybrid Solar Cells: The Best of Both Worlds? | Physics | 9 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Vikas Chandra | Bhetanabhotla | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | A Theoretical Study of Factors Affecting Molecular Specificity in Hyperpolarized MRI Scans | Physics | 9 | 1st Award | Vikas Chandra | Bhetanabhotla | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | A Theoretical Study of Factors Affecting Molecular Specificity in Hyperpolarized MRI Scans | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Marissa Alexis | Arango | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | What a Drag! The Physics of Swimming and How Drag Affects Overall Performance | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Maharshi Bala | Chitti | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Turbulence Created by Various Slat Designs in a Wind Tunnel | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Sarah Ellen | Giovannini | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | What a Drag! The Physics of Swimming and How Drag Affects Overall Performance | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Kim | Nguyen | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | What a Drag! The Physics of Swimming and How Drag Affects Overall Performance | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Andy | Trinh | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Turbulence Created by Various Slat Designs in a Wind Tunnel | Physics | 9 | 2nd Award | Julie | Trinh | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Turbulence Created by Various Slat Designs in a Wind Tunnel | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Soma | Mathur | Alejandro | Mendoza | Silver Creek High School | Lunar Apocalypse | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Andy Dan | Long | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Does a Change in Height and Speed Change the Width of a Column of Air? | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Akshay Mehul | Naik | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Does a Change in Height and Speed Change the Width of a Column of Air? | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention | Ashwath | Ramdas | Doug | Miller | Evergreen Valley High School | Does a Change in Height and Speed Change the Width of a Column of Air? | Physics | 9 | $100 Cash Award to Grades 9-10 plus cert, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Varun | Mohan | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | The Butterfly Effect and Chaos: The Study of Double Pendulum | Physics | 9 | 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash plus framed cert and subscription, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Avinash | Nayak | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Frequency and Acoustic SoundProofing | Physics | 9 | Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | Vikas Chandra | Bhetanabhotla | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | A Theoretical Study of Factors Affecting Molecular Specificity in Hyperpolarized MRI Scans | Physics | 9 | GR 09-10: HP PW460t Digital Camera, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Avinash | Nayak | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Frequency and Acoustic SoundProofing | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention-framed cert and subscriptions, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Delena | Hoang | Ann | Shioji | Yerba Buena High School | Race to the Bottom: Viscosity vs. Temperature | Physics | 9 | Honorable Mention-framed cert and subscriptions, Gr 9-12, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Ngoc | Nguyen | Ann | Shioji | Yerba Buena High School | Race to the Bottom: Viscosity vs. Temperature | Physics | 10 | 1st Award | Christopher Steven | Sund | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | The Effect of an Electromagnet Field on the Spontaneous Emission of Crystals | Physics | 10 | 1st Award | Ravi | Tadinada | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | The Effect of an Electromagnet Field on the Spontaneous Emission of Crystals | Physics | 11 | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Stacey Amy | Huang | Barjinder | Sabherwal | Evergreen Valley High School | The Effect of Washout Designs in Swept and Tapered Wings on the Location of Flow Separation During Stall | Physics | 11 | 3rd Place SJSU College of Engineering certificate of achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Jackson Minh | Huynh | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Badminton in Motion | Physics | 11 | 1st Award | Stacey Amy | Huang | Barjinder | Sabherwal | Evergreen Valley High School | The Effect of Washout Designs in Swept and Tapered Wings on the Location of Flow Separation During Stall | Physics | 11 | 1st Award | Bolun | Liu | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | An Innovative Predictive Model of Catapult Performance | Physics | 11 | 2nd Award | Jessica Lynn | Hauffe | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | What Structural Support System Would Absorb an Earthquake the Best? | Physics | 11 | Honorable Mention | Vivian Nha Truc | Bui | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Metal to Metal | Physics | 11 | Honorable Mention | Lilian | Thoi | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Metal to Metal | Physics | 11 | 1st place $50 and a certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Jackson Minh | Huynh | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Badminton in Motion | Physics | 11 | 1st Place HS Award - $100 Cash plus cert, American Society of Civil Engineers | Jessica Lynn | Hauffe | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | What Structural Support System Would Absorb an Earthquake the Best? | Physics | 11 | 2nd place, $30 check and a book, Apatite to Zircon, Inc. Award | Jessica Lynn | Hauffe | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | What Structural Support System Would Absorb an Earthquake the Best? | Physics | 11 | 3rd Place Award - $100 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | Jessica Lynn | Hauffe | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | What Structural Support System Would Absorb an Earthquake the Best? | Physics | 11 | Certificate of Achievement and instructions for Pewter Medallion (to come), Yale Science and Engineering Association | Bolun | Liu | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | An Innovative Predictive Model of Catapult Performance | Physics | 11 | GR 11-12: HP WV689AV Laptop Computer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Stacey Amy | Huang | Barjinder | Sabherwal | Evergreen Valley High School | The Effect of Washout Designs in Swept and Tapered Wings on the Location of Flow Separation During Stall | Physics | 11 | GR 11-12: HP WV689AV Laptop Computer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories | Bolun | Liu | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | An Innovative Predictive Model of Catapult Performance | Physics | 11 | Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Prag | Batra | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Novel Methods of Identifying Dark Matter | Physics | 11 | Grade 11 or 12 team - $400 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | Govinda | Dasu | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Novel Methods of Identifying Dark Matter | Physics | 11 | HM : Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Bolun | Liu | John | Howe | Howe STEM Leadership Academy | An Innovative Predictive Model of Catapult Performance | Physics | 11 | Honorable Mention Award-Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Vivian Nha Truc | Bui | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Metal to Metal | Physics | 11 | Honorable Mention Award-Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter | Lilian | Thoi | Narquiz | Cervantes | Silver Creek High School | Metal to Metal | Physics | 11 | Special Award :$75 &Certificate, Varian Medical Systems | Prag | Batra | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Novel Methods of Identifying Dark Matter | Physics | 11 | Special Award :$75 &Certificate, Varian Medical Systems | Govinda | Dasu | Chris | Spenner | Harker School - High School Campus | Novel Methods of Identifying Dark Matter | Physics | 12 | 3rd Place SJSU College of Engineering certificate of achievement, San Jose State University College of Engineering | Natalie Phuung | Nguyen | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Badminton in Motion | Physics | 12 | Honorable Mention | Guillermo | Vasquez | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Bacteria! As Energy? | Physics | 12 | Honorable Mention | Glen Constantino | Alvarez | Stuart | Briber | Independence High School | Magnetic Chain Reaction | Physics | 12 | Honorable Mention | Breyden Thien-quoc | Bui | Stuart | Briber | Independence High School | Magnetic Chain Reaction | Physics | 12 | Honorable Mention | Kevin Duong | Nguyen | Stuart | Briber | Independence High School | Magnetic Chain Reaction | Physics | 12 | 1st place $50 and a certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Natalie Phuung | Nguyen | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Badminton in Motion | Physics | 12 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Quyen Du | Bach | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Measuring Sugar Content with Laser | Physics | 12 | Certificate of Achievement; & opportunity to advance to Stockholm competition, Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Crystal | Trang | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Measuring Sugar Content with Laser | Physics | 12 | HM Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Zoe Alexandra | Bader | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Ballerinas and How Angular Velocity Changes Their Relative Moment of Inertia | Physics | 12 | HM Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association | Veronica Marie | Miller | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Ballerinas and How Angular Velocity Changes Their Relative Moment of Inertia | Physics | 12 | Individual: $30 cash and a book, The ROD Women in Science Award | Guillermo | Vasquez | Debra | Dimas | Santa Teresa High School | Bacteria! As Energy? | Zoology | 6 | 1st Award | Matthew Christopher | Colbert | Cathleen | Johnson | Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Are Dogs Left, Right, or Ambidextrous? | Zoology | 6 | 2nd Award | Amrita | Singh | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Different Pairings of Male and Female Crickets on chirps | Zoology | 6 | Honorable Mention | Amulya | Vadlakonda | Gail | Inlow | Redwood Middle School | Chromatic Adaptation | Zoology | 6 | 2nd Place Award - $125 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | Amrita | Singh | Belinda | Schmahl | A Schmahl Science Workshop | The Effect of Different Pairings of Male and Female Crickets on chirps | Zoology | 9 | 2nd Award | Emily Siming | Wang | Angela | Merchant | Gunn (Henry M.) High School | Observing to Understand the Foraging Skills of Captive Giant Pandas | Zoology | 9 | 3rd Place Award - $100 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | Jessica S. | Sawanni | Craig | Young | Wilcox High School | The Memory Span of Different Species of Goldfish |
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