Gilroy Unified School District
Project Awards 2011
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| School | Teacher | Student | Award | Title | Gr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascencion Solorsano Middle School | Cathleen | Johnson | Matthew Christopher | Colbert | 1st Award, Zoology Category | Are Dogs Left, Right, or Ambidextrous? (Zoology) | 6 |
| Thomas Martin | Hakanson | Honorable Mention-framed cert and subscription, Gr 6-8, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering | Which is Stronger (inTerms of Tension): Nylon or Steel Guitar Strings? (Physics) | 6 | |||
| Skyler Griffin | Hungerford | Honorable Mention, Physics Category | Which Angle of Photovoltaic Cells Produce the Most Electricity? (Physics) | 6 | |||
| Dawn | O'Connor | Zachary Christian | Antepenko | 2nd Award, Physics Category | Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? (Physics) | 7 | |
| Bailee Ann | Bearden | 2nd Award, Botany Category | Genetic Transformation: Expression of Green Florescent Protein in Flower Petals (Botany) | 7 | |||
| Samantha My | Dolan | 2nd Award, Botany Category | Genetic Transformation: Expression of Green Florescent Protein in Flower Petals (Botany) | 7 | |||
| Hannah Louise | Marquez | Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category | 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 | |||
| Lucas Emilio | Miller | 2nd Award, Physics Category | Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? (Physics) | 7 | |||
| Brendan Peter | Peddie | 2nd Award, Physics Category | Does the Temperature of a Paintball Affect How Far It Travels at a Constant Initial Velocity and Angle of Trajectory? (Physics) | 7 | |||
| Edith | Perez | 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category | What is the Effect of Volatile Oils on Bacterial Inhibition? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) | 7 | |||
| Reagan Jenee | Silveira | 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category | What is the Effect of Volatile Oils on Bacterial Inhibition? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) | 7 | |||
| Katelyn Marie | Visnaw | 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and cert, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | What is the Effect of Over-the-Counter Painkillers on Daphnia magna? (Environmental Sciences) | 8 | |||
| Malina | Tarasco | Forrest Patrick | O'Connor | 1st Award, Engineering Category | Can I Engineer a Cheap, Easy to Build Hydro-Powered Crane? (Engineering) | 6 | |
| Gilroy Early College Academy | Sam | Navarez | Paaras | Chand | 2nd Award, Engineering Category | Computer Controlled Vehicles (Engineering) | 12 |
| 3rd Place Award - $100 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society | |||||||
| Gilroy High School | Kristofer | Orre | Sinead Megumi | Jernigan | 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category | 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 | |||||||