Santa Clara County Office of Education

Project Awards 2013

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Magnolia Science Acad of Santa Clara  Amanda Ehly  Hilal Nur Atesoglu Top finalist Middle School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize Using Sesame Leaves as Low Cost Absorbent to Effectively Reduce Heavy Metal such as Lead, Copper and Cadmium from Contaminated Water Samples (Environmental Sciences) 8
              2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category    
              Book, Promethium Chapter of Iota Sigma Pi    
        Jake Riley Blozan 2nd Award, Engineering Category Jar Genie - The Electric Jar Opener (Engineering) 7
              Todd Shaeffer 1st place award - Grade 7 - $100, Brownlee - Shaeffer - Schmahl Science Award    
        Roxanna  Hashemi Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Drinkable or Nondrinkable? (Environmental Sciences) 8
              3rd Place Team Award - $300 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section    
        Zahra Bismah Masood Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Drinkable or Nondrinkable? (Environmental Sciences) 8
              3rd Place Team Award - $300 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section    
   Hoang Truong  Kathleen Iris Navas Honorable Mention, Zoology Category What is the effect of acid and base on brine shrimp? (Zoology) 7
              2nd Place Award - $125 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch