Santa Clara County Office of Education

Project Awards 2014

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Magnolia Science Acad of Santa Clara  Amanda Ehly  Basmah Hamid Altimimi Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society What method best absorbes crude oil? (Environmental Sciences) 9
              Certificate of Achievement, NOAA Medallion, and Letter, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration    
              Certificate of Achievement; if registered, medal, subscription & opportunity to advance to national competition for trip to Stockholm, Stockholm Junior Water Prize    
        Hilal Nur Atesoglu Certificate of Achievement; if registered, medal, subscription & opportunity to advance to national competition for trip to Stockholm, Stockholm Junior Water Prize A Potential of Biosorbent Derived from Sesame Leaves for Removal of Toxic Mercury(Hg): Investigating the Effects of Contact Time, Particle Size and Constant Temperature on Removal Rate of Mercury, Phase II (Chemistry) 9
        Nikhil  Mandava Honorable Mention, Physics Category What are the effects of the configurations of gears on the angular velocity of wheels? (Physics) 8
        Zahra Bismah Masood 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Nicotine and Cancer (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 9
        Visala Rozalia Tallavarjula Best Project: $50, Certificate of Achievement, and Voucher for Materials and a Safe Boating Course, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary The Effect of Alviso Slough Water Quality On The Animal Population Living in the Marshes (Environmental Sciences) 7
   Patricia Maragos  Rida Imran Khan 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effects of Ultraviolet Light on Bacteria (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
   Roma Rajpal  Sena Nur Atesoglu $50 Cash, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Using Banana Peels as a Green Solution to Reduce Arsenic Levels in Water (Chemistry) 6
Summit San Jose  Kenji O'Brien  Ajay  Ramesh Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Through Motion Tracking Technology and the Web (Engineering) 11