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Project Awards 2018

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Archbishop Mitty High School  Thuy-Anh Nguyen  Yusra  Arub $500 - best grade 9-12 entry for either Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering amongst girls, Synopsys - Society of Women Engineers Smart+Connected Doorbell with Real-time Coordinated Continuum of Care Information: A Path to End All Homelessness (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        William  Bai Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Reengineering Haptic Feedback for a White Cane (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Nishita Sathyabodha Belur Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Novel, Low-Cost, Efficient Alternative to Photo ElectroChemical Oxidation (PECO) Air Purifiers Using Titanium Dioxide (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              3rd Place - $50, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Kevin Gabriel Kuehn 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Two-phase immersion cooling (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
              HS student - Certificate of Achievement, Medallion and $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Prerita  Pandya Certificate of Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology A Study of Cell Cycle Control in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Khushi  Parikh 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Creating a Device to Detect the Presence of Allergens (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Chaelee  Park High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize The Effect of Bittermelon with Metformin on Oxidative Stress and Insulin Signaling Pathways in Hyperglycemic C. elegans (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Aalok Nital Patwa 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Find My Pet: UnLEASHING the Power of Image Neural Networks to Unite Lost Pets with Their Owners (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
        Malavika Mysore Ramarao 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Investigation into Neural Stem Cells and how they Influence Brain Growth (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Hrishikesh Reddy Yeluru 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Investigation into Neural Stem Cells and how they Influence Brain Growth (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
   Ronald Nicoletti  Akhilesh Varadan Balasingam GR 9-12, 1st Place: $300, and Framed Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Gossamer: A Monte Carlo Simulator for the Optimal Design of Soft Nanowire Composites for Wearable Biomedical Electronics (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              1st Place - $100, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
              Packet with Bag, flash drive, car charger, and battery, United States Air Force    
   Kate Slevin  Maria  Korolik Honorable Mention: Framed Certificate of Achievement,, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Heat transfer for energy-efficient window design: What properties of gas affect its ability to conduct heat? (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              1st Place Award - $100, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Certificate & Medallion from ASM Educational Foundation, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
              1st place HS student - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA    
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley School  Kevyn Adams  Shiven  Gupta ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award A Wearable Device for Real-Time Fall Detection for the Elderly (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
   Thomas Dornhoffer  Anushka Himanshu Goel Honorable Mention Certificate, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) Using Neural Nets and Molecular Clocks to Predict which Influenza Strains should be Included in the Seasonal Flu Vaccine (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Sanoja  Kikkeri 2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch Inducing apoptotic pathway effects of the ced-9 gene in cancer C. elegans offspring and the cure against human diseases. (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Eva  Prakash 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Interpretable Support Vector Machines for Variant Interpretation and Motif Discovery in Genomics (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Anjali  Sadarangani Certificate of Achievement, Society for In Vitro Biology Investigating Retinitis Pigmentosa: Gene Expression of iPSC's Derived from Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Shreya Sai Shekhar $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis Predicting Pharmacogenomic Biomarkers Using RNA Sequencing (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Anita  Taft 2nd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch Inducing apoptotic pathway effects of the ced-9 gene in cancer C. elegans offspring and the cure against human diseases. (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Aditi  Venkatesh 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Exercise on Brown Adipose Tissue (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              HS student - Certificate of Achievement, Medallion and $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
Bellarmine College Preparatory  Debjani Roy  Aditya  Behal Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Novel Investigation of Sonic Impact on Bacterial Metabolism (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Tarun  Chiruvolu 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Point-Of-Care Detection of Cancer Mutations (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems    
        Samarth  Girish Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Launch-alyzer: A Silver Bullet to Predict Rocket Launch Failures (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Arnav  Jhingran Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Machine-learning based approach to model the patterns of muscle movements caused by motor tics in Tourette's Syndrome (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Aadit  Trivedi 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category SafeSeat: Designing a Smart and Safe Car Seat for Children (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              1st Place: $100 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society    
BioCurious  Eric Espinosa (mentor)  Ankith Parimala Maremanda Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Identification of antimicrobial fractions in Olea Europea, Zingiber Officinale, and Allium Sativum using chromatography (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
Canyon Heights Academy  De Leys Hamm  Sharon  Mathew Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Smart Container: A Container That Can Detect Mold (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
        Katherine Alexandra Wales 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category How Effective Are Laundry Detergents? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Carden Academy of Almaden  Hadeel Abutouk  Nikko Koshiyama Baird Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade What is the effect of different conifer type sapwood on filtering bacteria sized dye from water (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Andrew Ramesh Chandra Outstanding Project: Certificate of Achievement and Voucher for a Safe Boating Course. Completion of Course Awards $50., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Swimming Faster with High-Tech Swim Suits (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Challenger - Almaden  Pronati Mondal  Zella Jane Harper Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Stretch It! (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
        Arjun  Rajaram Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effect of different plants on firescaping. (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              $50 Middle School Plant Science, California Botanical Society    
Challenger - Berryessa  Shannon Deza  Aaleesha  Doshi 2nd Place - $75, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering The Effect of Different Heat Settings for the Type of Filament on its Durability for 3D Printing (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Nithika  Karthikeyan GR 6-8 Most Promising Female Researcher, $100, Framed Certificate, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) The design of an algorithm to encode ASCII characters using amino acids for use by IT archival systems. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Shlok R. Shah $500 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award The Creation of an Autonomous Lifeguard System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              GR 6-8: 1st Place, Certificate of Achievement, and tour of NASA Ames Research Center, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
        Nimai  Talur Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) A Smart Device to Effectively Monitor Blood and Vascular Tissue Characteristics (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
Challenger - Shawnee  Bonny Basu  Shweta  Arun Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Wrist Watch: A device to detect unhealthy wrist posture (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Alex Khoa-Nguyen Bui Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Put a HALT! to Smoking (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Jia Sidhu Gill Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Bioenergy - Natural Energy From Your Compost Bin (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Sunny  Vinay 1st place MS student - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Effect of temperature on the speed of sound (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Brad Bowden  Nandana  Shankar 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Blooms from the garbage pile (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
        Dashmi Kaur Singh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Does Temperature affect Chemistry? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Challenger - Sunnyvale  Shalini D'Souza  Navya  Agrawal 2nd Place Student Award, Outstanding Young Woman in Computing: $160 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter MyStressRelief (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Swathi  Badrinarayanan Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Eye Pushups - a novel tool for vision therapy (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Anagha  Badriprasad Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of the Type of Prescription Bottle on Ultraviolet Ray Blockage (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Safaa Fareeha Hussain 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
        Jeena  Mahajan Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Science Behind Gratification (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Adhip  Raghunathan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Smart Lighting System to Ensure Uniform Illumination and to Conserve Power (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Nikita  Senthil Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Eliminating E.coli: The Effect of Nanosilver Particles on E.coli Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Ishwar  Suriyaprakash Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Light Sleep (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Anirudh  Venkatraman 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Friction Flashlight (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Henry  Yao Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The Effect of Time and Temperature on Nitrite Level in Cooked Foods (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              2nd Place Award - $200 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Silicon Valley, SVACS    
              Middle School-Cash Award-$50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
   Deepali Deshmukh  Sama  Karim Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of Burnt Materials on the pH of soil (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Mahi  Ravi $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards Sugar it Down: An easy diet management tool designed to track the calorie and sugar intake of diabetic patients (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Samika  Swamy Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Water Wise: An eco-friendly, low cost system to remove and monitor heavy metal contamination in aqueous wastes (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Sonia  Swamy Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade AlgalPlast- Sustainable Bioplastic from Algae and its Effect on Tensile Strength, Water Resistance, and Compostability (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award    
Challenger-Middlefield-Palo Alto  Caren Furtado  Prithi Anjana SRINIVASAN 2nd place MS student - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA A Novel Approach to ReducingWater Salinity in Natural Disaster Scenarios (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Keshiv Shaan Tandon 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category How the Weight or Speed of an RC Car Affects the Electricity Produced Using a Thermoelectric Strip (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Challenger-Strawberry Park-SJ  Heather Mackewicz  Arhana  Aatresh Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Up, Up and Away: the effect of substrate type, substrate temperature, and load on hover engines on hovering efficiency (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Ram  Gorthi Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Brain Drive (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Pareekshith Hosalli Krishna Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Natural Roof-Cooling Technology Blocking Excessive Heat from the Sun Using Low-Cost Shading (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Sanjana  Manikandan Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Renewable Energy Harvester: A Hybrid Piezoelectric - Photovoltaic Roof Tile Suitable for Various Weather (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
        Eshan  Rachapudi Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Plant Water Conservation (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Arya Shriya Srivastava Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category An Eco-Friendly Solution Using Azadirachta indica To Reduce Toxic pH Levels and Tannic Acid Chemicals in Water (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award    
        Pujita  Tangirala Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade A Green, Low-Cost Solution for the Removal and Recovery of Dye from Industrial Wastewater (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              1st Place Award - $500 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Silicon Valley, SVACS    
Champion School (K-9)  Muna Khanna  Parth Nimish Hathalia Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Mapping And Geo-fencing Platform (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Ananya Venkata Jilla 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Debate Detective (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Abhineet I. Pal Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Real-Time Indoor Air Quality Monitor (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Oviya  Seeniraj Grand Prize Student Award, Outstanding Young Woman in Computing: $320 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Homework Admin (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter    
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Sangyani  Sinha Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade CYAN: Clean Your Air Now: An Indoor Air Pollution Control System (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Connecting Waters Charter School, Modesto  Fayaz Syed (PSP)  Adeeb  Syed Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Which truss bridge will support the most weight? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Delphi Academy-Campbell  Manpreet Kaur  Samik  Pattanayak 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Does Screen Time before Bedtime Impinge on the Quality of Sleep? (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School  Liat Baranoff  Tate Jett Bregman $50 Cash Award to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award Termite farts to electricity (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Ari S Katsav $50 Cash Award to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award Termite farts to electricity (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Ari Jack Strober $50 Cash Award to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award Termite farts to electricity (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Girls Middle School  Alicia Dantzker  Aditi Mittal Jain 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category L.A.S.E.R (Light Aided Sugar EstimatoR) (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Granada Islamic School  Yasmine Abusaif  Najia Muhiedine Maaz 1st place - $150 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Best type of soil to build small structures on (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Certificate of Excellence from National Association of Women Geoscientists, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter    
        Rayyan Tawseef Talukdar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Bamboo to use: Making it 100% Biodegradable (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Honorable Mention - Framed Certificate of Achievement and Popular Science Magazine, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
   Farhana Afroz  Nasrin Yassin Indris Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch The Helpful Homeless Housing Project (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Ahmad  Ismail Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Effect of Combination Antifungal Therapy on the Treatment of Candidiasis (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Haadiyah Razzack  Iffat  Alamgir Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Effect of Nanosilver in Consumer Products on Pond Life (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
        Fatimah  Ismail Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Developing an Artificial Pancreas to Deal with Diabetes (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
Harker School-Middle Campus  Thomas Artiss  Zachary Spencer Clark Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of high temperatures on the strength of Neodymium magnets and Samarium-Cobalt Magnets? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
        Syna Sushrut Gogte 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Bioremediation of Oil Spills Using Green Algaes, Chlorella, Ulothrix, and Scenedesmus (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Kate Y-Lan Olsen 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Bioremediation of Oil Spills Using Green Algaes, Chlorella, Ulothrix, and Scenedesmus (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Brandon Minjoon Park Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of high temperatures on the strength of Neodymium magnets and Samarium-Cobalt Magnets? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention Award - Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
   Kristen Morgensen  Alice  Feng Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade The effect of nutrients, substrates, and mushroom types on the properties of a novel biodegradable material: mycelium (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Angela  Gao Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Bacteria Growth in Different Types of Baby Formulae (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Angela  Jia Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Bacteria Growth in Different Types of Baby Formulae (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Aaron  Lo Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Testing Different Ways on the Growth of a Green Algae Mixture to Eliminate Blue-Green Cyanobacteria in the Effective Way (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Anishka  Raina Middle School-Cash Award-$50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) The Effects of Different Combinations of Natural Food Preservatives on The Growth of E. coli and Bacillus Subtilis (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Riyaa K Randhawa Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association Fidget Spinners: Focusing Agents or Major Distractions (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Liza Andrea Shchegrov Certificate of Achievement, American Psychological Association Fidget Spinners: Focusing Agents or Major Distractions (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Arely  Sun Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade The effect of nutrients, substrates, and mushroom types on the properties of a novel biodegradable material: mycelium (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Zeel  Thakkar Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effects of Using Hand-Written Versus Digital Flashcards on Memorization Skills (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Nicole  Tian Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Testing Different Ways on the Growth of a Green Algae Mixture to Eliminate Blue-Green Cyanobacteria in the Effective Way (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Thresiamma Jijen Vazhaeparambil Middle School-Cash Award-$50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) The Effects of Different Combinations of Natural Food Preservatives on The Growth of E. coli and Bacillus Subtilis (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Melody  Yazdi Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effects of Using Hand-Written Versus Digital Flashcards on Memorization Skills (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
   Kathy Peng  Akhilesh  Chegu Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade The Effect of Interrupted Sleep on Life Expectancy, Cognitive Behavior, and Neurophysiology in Drosophila melanogaster (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              1st Place Award - $125 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch    
        Harsh  Deep 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of T4 Bacteriophages on Antibiotic Resistant Strains of E-coli. (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Shounak  Ghosh 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The Effect of T4 Bacteriophages on Antibiotic Resistant Strains of E-coli. (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Pranav  Gupta 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of UV light on a Uroctonus Mordax scorpion's ability to find cover? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Prakrit  Jain 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of UV light on a Uroctonus Mordax scorpion's ability to find cover? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Rishi  Jain 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effects of environmental factors in biodegrading polystyrene foam through mealworm consumption (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Ishaan  Mantripragada 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effects of environmental factors in biodegrading polystyrene foam through mealworm consumption (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
        Deven Chawla Shah Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade The Effect of Interrupted Sleep on Life Expectancy, Cognitive Behavior, and Neurophysiology in Drosophila melanogaster (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              1st Place Award - $125 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch    
Harker School-Upper Campus  Miriam Allersma  Allison Sihan Jia $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis A System with Functional Quantum Dot Labeled Tau and a Microfluidic Chamber for a Dynamic Study of Taupathologies (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
              2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Martin Baynes  Ankita  Kundu $100 First Place, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Inez M. Lechner Award Converting Passive Kinetic Energy into Electrical Energy to Charge Electronic Devices (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Keval Amish Shah Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category FundusX: A Machine Learning Model for Disease Diagnosis in Fundus Images (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Johnny Young Wang High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Flexible Capacitive Graphene-Based Touch Sensor with macOS Application (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention: Framed Certificate of Achievement,, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Lizhi  Yang High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Flexible Capacitive Graphene-Based Touch Sensor with macOS Application (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention: Framed Certificate of Achievement,, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Gary Blickenstaff  Sahil  Jain ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Stem Cell Engineering and Immunofluorescence Quantification of GABAergic and Glutamatergic Neurons (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Krish Brij Kapadia Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Salivary Proteins: Novel Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Eileen  Li Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Deep Learning Approach for Early Detection of Lung Cancer (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Ayush Magan Pancholy Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Detection of Skin Cancers with a Machine Learning Model (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Anjay  Saklecha Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Salivary Proteins: Novel Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Sidra Yang Xu 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Designing a Machine Learning Based Decision-Making Application to Predict the Surgical Mortality of Lung Cancer Patients (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Russell Anthony Yang 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Designing a Machine Learning Based Decision-Making Application to Predict the Surgical Mortality of Lung Cancer Patients (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
   David Casso  Shreya  Dasari Honorable Mention, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Comprehensive Identification and Quantification of Mouse Lung Alveolar Epithelial Cell Subtypes (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Ruhi  Sayana Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School A Precision Medicine Approach: Epigenetic Inhibitors Induce Highly-Specific Apoptosis in High Risk Acute Leukemia (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis    
              1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Eric Nelson  Ayush  Alag 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Epigenetic Biomarkers for Diagnosing Food Allergy: A Deep Learning Approach (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Cynthia  Chen 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Type 2 Diabetes Prediction Using Longitudinal Machine Learning Analyses and Integrative Personal Omics Profiling (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Cameron Cole Jones Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Automated Identification of Organic Molecular Structure and Relative Concentrations from Infrared Spectral Data (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter    
              1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Kaushik  Shivakumar Intel ECS Certificate of Achievement and Forms to Submit for $200, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award A Weak Supervision Machine Learning Approach to Classification Using an XGBoost Model (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Katherine Feifei Zhang Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Deep Learning Analysis of Human Gut Microbiome Metagenomic Data with Applications in Geolocation and Disease Prediction (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Chris Spenner  Tarun  Amarnath ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Aiding the Aid: Early Clinical Diagnosis of Electronic Health Records Through Text Classification (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Amy  Dunphy 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Using Biopolymers to Reduce Heavy Metal Soil Pollution (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
        Swapnil  Garg 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Automated Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma Grade Classification with Prognostic Significance (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Michael  Kwan ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award Aiding the Aid: Early Clinical Diagnosis of Electronic Health Records Through Text Classification (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Rajiv  Movva 2nd Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category SNPpet: Deep Learning the Human Epigenome Reveals Regulatory Sequence Patterns and Genomic Mechanisms of Disease (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 12
        Katherine  Tian 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Automated Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma Grade Classification with Prognostic Significance (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 11
        Justin Long Xie Honorable Mention, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category A New Light: Type Ia Supernovae Mechanism Identification Through Spectral Analysis and Comparison to Theoretical Models (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 12
Homeschool - Thinking Minds Academy  Ibrahim Kazi (PSP)  Aisha Ibrahim Kazi Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Better Brick - Designing a home to be shipped in a box for under $500 (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Khan Lab School  Denise Gurer  Nikhil  Gargeya 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Characterizing North Atlantic Whale Calls Using Acoustic Data (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration    
Merryhill Schools -Milpitas  Kanchan Bhandare  Terry  Hsu Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Flip It Around (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Anika P Kulkarni Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society What's Up With the Weather Nowadays? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Tvisha  Nepani 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Crude Awakening - The Spoils of Oil (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Harsha Rohan  Rajkumar Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Glaze The Glaciers (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Saloni Himanshu Shah 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Crude Awakening - The Spoils of Oil (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Milpitas Christian School (6-8)  Eric Cho  Isabelle Unhae Cho Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effect of storage temperature variations on the glucose content of fruits (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
        Himani  Manjunath Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category The effect of storage temperature variations on the glucose content of fruits (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
   Lindon Richards  Charlize  Nishitoyo 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Seed Size vs. Growth Rates in Beans (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
Notre Dame High School  Christine Koltermann  Shreya  Garg 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Testing the Antimicrobial Properties of Green Cellulose-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Atreyi Leela Mukherjee 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Can ultrasound alone be used to reduce the viability of E. coli in milk better than pasteurization? (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              Certificate and $100 check, and Compete for $1000 Outstanding Young Scientist Award, California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS)    
              High School-Cash Award-$50 and letter of recognition, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
              Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter    
        Kami Elise Richardson A certificate, chance to apply to the Genius Olympiad, NY, Genius Olympiad-State University of New York, Oswego Water Body Mapping: Water Quality and Fluid Dynamics In Relation to Freshwater Mussel Absorption Rate and Development of (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
   Lee Pruett  Sophia Ayame Fujieda Barwegen Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Various Particulate Matter Effects on Ice Melting Rates (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              Student Award in Geoscience Excellence from Association for Women Geoscientists Bay Area Chapter, $40, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter    
Oakwood High School  Sean Wilmot  Danya Simran Balagopal 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Constructing a sustainable, low-cost herbal biosorbent filter to remove heavy metals from contaminated groundwater (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award    
        Jashan  Pabla Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Virtual Vision (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Ashwin  Viswesvaran 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Analyzing 2D-CNN's ability to learn obstacle avoidance in self-driving applications. (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
Oakwood School  Nisanti Wilmot  Ayana Rose Wilmot Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis of California Lichens (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              $100 Middle School Plant Science, California Botanical Society    
Old Orchard School  Tim Ainoa  Faye  Neighbors GR 6-8, 2nd Place: $150 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Effect of an Optically Active Substance on Polarized Light (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
   Jaimee Burch  Olivia Da Silva Wahl 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Cleaning water on a dime:Which method of purifying water is cheap, quick, easy to use and reduces the most contaminants? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
Pinewood High School (7-12)  Haggai Mark  Srinivas Brinda Balagopal 1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Evaluating the Impact of Nonlinear Regression on Air Pollutant Forecasts to Recalibrate AQI in a San Jose Microclimate (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Presentation High School  Tracy Hughes  Caitlin Maya Gorin Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category A Testing Device to Determine Which Type of 3D Printed Plastic is the Strongest in Terms of Compression and Flexure (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              2nd Place - $75, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Shloka  Janapaty 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Addressing the Plastic Binge: A Study of Low-Density Polyethylene Degradation using Mycoremediation of Landfill Leachate (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
        Nikitha Venkatesh Kalahasti Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The Comparative Effects of Nitrogen Fixing Cyanobacterium on Nutrient Levels in the Presence of Agricultural Runoff (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
        Shannon B Miranda Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh Corporation An Environmentally Friendly Method to Permanently Sequester Carbon Dioxide (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              Certificate of Achievement and opportunity to advance to national and international competitions, Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
              Certificate of Achievement, NASA Earth System Science Award    
        Anjali  Sinha Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Think Beach: Integrating Robotics and Deep Learning for Coastal Cleanup (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
        Alyssa  Ungerer Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Think Beach: Integrating Robotics and Deep Learning for Coastal Cleanup (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
Privately Sponsored Project  Shanthi Adimoolam (Mentor)  Nidhya  Shivakumar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade SPOILER ALERT! An Arduino Sensor-Based Approach to Detecting Food Spoilage (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
   Yunpei Chang (PSP)  Claire  Tsai IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Hamster Fitt: Hamster Runs for Prize! Hamster Goes Nuts for Pinata! (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Lori  Yang IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Hamster Fitt: Hamster Runs for Prize! Hamster Goes Nuts for Pinata! (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Jingshu Guo (PSP)  William Yang Zhang $ 250 to the winning student or team in middle school Physical Science, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize An Inexpensive and Convenient Way of Making Millions of Existing Old-style Sprinkler Control Systems Conserve Water (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
   Poorva Gupta (PSP)  Riya  Gupta Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Producing pleasing guitar chord progressions algorithmically (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
   Rajeev Koodli (PSP)  Krithi  Koodli Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Distinguishing Between Binary and Non-Binary Star Systems Using Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
   Bhimaraju Prasad (PSP)  Sriram Venugopal Bhimaraju $125 + certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Low-Cost Archery Assistant with an Interface for the Visually Impaired (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
   Chris Wilson (PSP)  Rory James Cui Wilson IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Can we power a space elevator using lights and solar cells? (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Sacred Heart Middle School  Susan Greathouse  David Wynne Kipp 3rd place MS student - $25 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA The Frisbees fly (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Saint Christopher School  Joey Colucci  Joseph Philip Thomas Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School A Decision Tree Based Approach to Determining NBA Rookie Potential (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              3rd Place Student Award: $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter    
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
Saint Francis High School  Chihiro Ikezi  Ananya  Karthik Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Developing Phase-change Nanoparticles for Focused Ultrasound Induced Targeted Neuromodulatory Drug Release (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 11
              $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis    
              1st Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Robert Lautenslager  Adishree  Ghatare $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards Detection of Fake News Using Machine Learning Algorithms (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
              Intel ECS Certificate of Achievement and Forms to Submit for $200, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award    
   Daniel Meyer  Kaushik Sai Tota Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Effect of Anode Metal Type on Voltage and Current in a Portable Metal Air Fuel Cell (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh Corporation    
   Larry Steinke  Shivam  Singhal Grand Prize Alternate - Biological Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair and Certificate, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School iDetect: A Machine Learning Algorithm for Non-Invasive Cancer Diagnosis through Epigenetic Biomarker Identification (Biological Science and Engineering) 11
              $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis    
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
Saint Joseph of Cupertino School  Lisa Wicht  Joy  Barsoum 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Portable and Light Origami Booster for People Requiring Adjustments in Seating (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Colin  Pereira 3rd place - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Suspension Bridges in Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
Schmahl Science Workshop  Sonia Cuellar (mentor)  Anushka  Sanyal 1st Award, RRI Biological Science and Engineering Category Effects on Learning/Memory of a Mutation in D-Alpha 7, a fruit fly homolog of Alzheimer's related gene for nAChR Alpha 7 (RRI Biological Science and Engineering) 9
              ASEI Silicon Valley Emerging Technology Certificate of Achievement Award and Membership to American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin, American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin Award    
   Youssef Ismail (mentor)  Anika  Fuloria IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers A novel, low-cost approach to reduce motorcycle accidents using ultrasound technology (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 9
        Diptanshu  Sikdar Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Energy Harvesting Utilizing a Wind Driven Triboelectric Generator (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade    
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              IEEE Electro-Technology $50 gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
   Rich Williams (mentor)  Arnav Sameer Joshi 2nd Award, RRI Physical Science and Engineering Category Predicting asthmatic risk and asthma related hospital visits using a novel machine learning solution (RRI Physical Science and Engineering) 10
Stanford Online High School  Kim Failor  Gaeun  Kim 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Prediction of Chemotherapeutic Drug Efficacy Based on Hallmark Evolution Patterns of Cancer Cell Genomes (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
   Alex McKale  Andrew C. Chiang Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Automatic Basketball Shooting Trajectory Analysis (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
              $50 cash award and certificate, Bruce Kawanami Engineering Award    
Stratford Middle School - Milpitas  Tatiana Braun  Kunal  Jain Honorable Mention Student Award: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Earthquake Detection System (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
              2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Meghaa  Ravichandran Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of the Mass of Oil spill on oxygen production of Anacharis? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
Stratford Middle School - San Jose  Bradley Behrens  Allison  Bang 1st Place Award - $100, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Polymer Structure and Susceptibility to UV Degradation (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Aarush  Krishnan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Factors that Affect the Current Produced by Wind Turbines (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Kavya Manasa Pandrangi Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 7th Grade Artificial Pancreas System with Feedback Mechanism for Diabetics (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              Middle School Student - Certificate of Achievement and Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
   Kristi Chung  Anousha Anand Athreya Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) The Effect of Sunlight and Rain on Low-Cost Graphene Solar Cell Efficiency (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Nilansh Dey Ghosh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Developing an efficient and portable water still for emergency situations or remote communities (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Camilla Jasmine Lindh 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Cost Effective Solar Multi-Purpose Water Filter (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Neel  Sudhakaran 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the Effect of Oregano Oil on Bacteria (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
        Alice  Tsioutsioulikli 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Clean Up Oil Spills with Ferrofluid (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Jeffrey Takemoto  Ishaan  Agrawal Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Convenient 2-Factor Authentication for Smartphones (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Adarsh Sairam Ambati Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Artificial Intelligence (AI) based network security virtual appliance for residential usage. (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
        Jennifer Ann Dick-Peddie Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade The Effect of an Object's Velocity, Size, and Mass on the Diameter and Depth Of Its Impact Crater (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
        Vedant V. Janapaty Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 6th Grade Redirecting Water to the Roots: An Effective Way to Increase Water Absorbency (Biological Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Justin  Kim Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award The effect of the raked wingtip on flight distance (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Stanley  Shen 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category More Efficient Hearing Protection (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
Stratford Middle School - Sunnyvale  Paul Casareno  Sanika  Iyer 3rd Place - $50, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering The Shear Strength of Velcro (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Natraj Narayanswami  Mahit Vishnusai Tanikella Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Using Machine Learning (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
   Kevin Seago  Rohan  Chopra Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Hydropower! How Water Height Affects Electricity Production (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
        Aadit Gautam Golwala 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Bioplastics: which one is the strongest? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
              1st Place - $100, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
        Sritej  Ponna Middle School Finalist Certificate & Amazon.com gift certificate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Soil Desalination (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Nidhi  Prakash Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers- San Jose Branch Preventing Earthquake Damage, Testing Building Braces (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
   Preethi Sundaresakumar  Rohan  Bansal Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Effect of a Windmill's Blade Design on Rotations per Minute (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Adarsh  Gupta Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Investigating the Cellular Mechanisms (deformities and sterility) of Alzheimer's Desease using C. elegans (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
        Dhwani  Kharidia 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Best Shock Absorbing Shoe Sole Material (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Leyla Mathilde Murgia GR 6-8, 1st Place: $200 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Solar Panel Tree: effect of the shape of solar panels on the efficiency of collecting energy (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
        Arhan Rashmi Rout Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Using Adjuvants to Amplify the Effect of Organic Herbicides to Kill Undesired Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Aylin Gela Salahifar Nominated to compete envelope, Broadcom MASTERS - 8th Grade Using Adjuvants to Amplify the Effect of Organic Herbicides to Kill Undesired Plants (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
        Rohan  Sinha 2nd Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Glaucoma Eye Drop Medication Monitoring Device (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
        Aanya  Virmani $500 - best grade 6-8 entry for either Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering amongst girls, Synopsys - Society of Women Engineers Pet Food Dispensers! (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
   Bryan Tran  Jonathan  Yu 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Testing the Widths of Parabolic Reflectors with Light Signals from an LED (Physical Science and Engineering) 6
Valley Christian High School  George Sousa  Ansel Robert Austin 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category The Boxfish Advantage: a Novel Biomimetic AUV Design for Studying Coral Habitats (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
              HS student - Certificate of Achievement, Medallion and $50 gift card, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
   Scott VanderVeen  Angela Gigi Tsang $100 First Place, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Inez M. Lechner Award What is the effect of using natural and synthetic antibiotics on bacterial cultures? (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
        Alexander Bao Vu High School Finalist Certficate & Amazon.com gift certficate, Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Cholesterol Control: The Effect of Bisphosphonates on Cellular LDL Uptake (Biological Science and Engineering) 12
              1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
              Honorable Mention Certificate, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP)    
Yavneh Day School  Maria Cammisa  Joshua  Lang 2nd Place Award - $75, Popular Science Magazine Subscription and Framed Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter How well do different materials block RFID signals? (Physical Science and Engineering) 6