East Side Union High School District

Project Awards 2018

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Andrew Hill High School  Patrick Allamandola  Ken  Hinh 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Optimizing Architecture of Bioprinted Cardiac Tissue (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Christina  Ngo Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Investigating the effect of makeup primer bases on the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Angelynn Hoang-Anh Nguyen Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Determining if the acidity of the growth media affects Candida albicans's biofilms mechanism (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Nikki Anvy Nguyen Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Investigating the effect of makeup primer bases on the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Phuong Thao  Pham Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Make It Rain: Countering the Effects of Acid Rain on Plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Christina  Tran Grand Prize Alternate - Outreach Schools - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Investigating the effect of makeup primer bases on the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Vi Thuy Tran Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society The effect of ocean environments on bacteria that are capable of eating plastic (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Jessica Ngoc Trinh Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society The effect of ocean environments on bacteria that are capable of eating plastic (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
Evergreen Valley High School  Sangeeta Bhatnagar  Siddharth  Das Grand Prize Student Award: $560 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter A Novel Parking Management System, for Smart Cities, to Save Fuel, Time, and Money (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Benjamin Higgins  Dhruv  Jain 3rd Place: $25 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society Using Control Loops to Increase Sensor Reliability (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
   Doug Miller  Rushil  Srivastava 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Developing a Deep Learning Algorithm to Identify Skin Cancer using Public Image Search Data (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
   Carol Metica Pongol  Shivani  Deglurkar 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effect of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic antioxidants on the decay rates of free radicals (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
   Barjinder Sabherwal  Nikhita Srinivasan Arun Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Computer Model that Identifies MicroRNA Gene Expression from NSCLC Patient Data (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Kunal  Kapur 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Recognition System for Optimal Nutrient Assimilation of Plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Sneha Madhan Raj 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Recognition System for Optimal Nutrient Assimilation of Plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Sriteja  Vijapurapu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Recognition System for Optimal Nutrient Assimilation of Plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
Oak Grove High School  Jennifer Claudio  Josh  De Leon 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Mitey Roach Exchange: Examining Morphological Differences in Roach Mites (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              HS student - Certificate of Achievement, Medallion and $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Austin  Lam 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effect of Non-Tip Wing Structure on Performance of Aircrafts (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Zitlaly  Martinez Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch An Innovative Gutter Design to Minimize Property Damage (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Eric Khang Nguyen 2nd Place Award - $100 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch A Proposed Design for Earthquake Resistant Housing Architecture (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Jasmine  Nguyen Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association The Effects of Priming in the Context of Race and Crime (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Jimmy An Nguyen 2nd Place Award - $100 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch A Proposed Design for Earthquake Resistant Housing Architecture (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Alexander Michael Noriega Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Antimicrobial Synergies of the Digestive Juices Formed by Nepenthaceae Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              $50 High School Plant Science, California Botanical Society    
        Michael Long Pham 3rd place HS student - $25 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA The Development of a Solid State Fixed Wing Aircraft Powered by an Electro-Aerodynamic Thruster (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              Packet with Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force    
Santa Teresa High School  Debra Dimas  Oskar  Attar 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Rendering 4D Surfaces (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Ryan  Chao Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Agar Water Bottle Production (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Nicole  Lu Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Agar Water Bottle Production (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Shreeya  Negi Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Agar Water Bottle Production (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Govind  Pimpale 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Rendering 4D Surfaces (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Wassim  Zahzah 1st Place Award - $150 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The Perfect Bridge (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Silver Creek High School  Narquiz Cervantes  Dhanvee  Ivaturi Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Improving Breast Cancer Detection in Fine Needle Aspirate Biopsies through Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Philip  Kabranov Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Improving Breast Cancer Detection in Fine Needle Aspirate Biopsies through Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Jonathan Ho  Kelly  An 2nd place HS student - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Effects of Air Flow and Temperature on Object Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Ryan  Tat 2nd place HS student - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Effects of Air Flow and Temperature on Object Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   James Staten  Rutvik Mohan Gandhasri Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Microbes and Their Environments (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
   Traci Verna  Prachi  Bhagavatha Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Obstacle and Pavement Detection with Stereo Vision and Real-Time Distance Computation for the Visually-Impaired People (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Jasmine  Ngo Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Outreach Schools - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Obstacle and Pavement Detection with Stereo Vision and Real-Time Distance Computation for the Visually-Impaired People (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Yerba Buena High School  Chung Khong  Kendrick Khang Le Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Investigating the Feasibility of Small-Scale Aquaponics in a Classroom Environment (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Bryant  Tran Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Investigating the Feasibility of Small-Scale Aquaponics in a Classroom Environment (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Christian John Cruz Ventura Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Investigating the Feasibility of Small-Scale Aquaponics in a Classroom Environment (Biological Science and Engineering) 12