A Schmahl Science Workshop
Project Awards 2013
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| School | Teacher | Student | Award | Title | Gr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Schmahl Science Workshop | Sean | Carroll | Zunera | Ghalib | Honorable Mention, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category | The Effects of Diacetyl Monoxime on Beta-Amyloid Plaques in C. elegans (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) | 8 |
| Madhu | Nori | 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | Effects of Erythromycin Antibiotic Over Time on Lactobacillus Probiotic (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 10 | |||
| Michelle Q. | Xu | 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | The Antibacterial Effects of Natural Herbs on E. coli (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 8 | |||
| Aru | Hill | Nishka | Ayyar | 2nd Award, Zoology Category | Effects of Caffeine on Mortality of Daphnia Magna (Zoology) | 7 | |
| Anjali | Ganguly | 1st Award, Engineering Category | Use of Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) to Concentrate Algae (Engineering) | 9 | |||
| Kriti | Lall | Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP Competition, I-SWEEEP | Studying and Manipulating arxA, an Arsenite Oxidase, in E. coli: Unearthing Applications in Astrobiology and Water Bioremediation. (Environmental Sciences) | 10 | |||
| 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category | |||||||
| Nitya | Mani | First Place: $100, Certificate of Achievement, and Goody Bag, Association for Women in Science, Palo Alto Chapter | B-carotene Production from D.Salina for Vit. A Supplementation under a Reduced Resource Setting (Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Meera Reddy | Rachamallu | 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category | The Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on Nannochloropsis oculata and Daphnia through Bioaccumulation (Environmental Sciences) | 9 | |||
| Evani | Radiya-Dixit | Top finalist Middle School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize | Use of Bromelain and Papain to Engineer Hypoallergenic Peanut Products (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) | 8 | |||
| Rajiv | Sancheti | Robert Brownlee Best High School project - $600, Brownlee - Shaeffer - Schmahl Science Award | Comparing The Nutritional Content of Raw Milk Against Heat and UV Pasteurized Milk (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 9 | |||
| Nikash D. | Shankar | 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category | Potential Cure for Alzheimer's Disease: A Novel Therapy Using Polymeric Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Curcumin To Inhibit Caspase Pathway (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) | 10 | |||
| 2nd Place: $200, Rambus | |||||||
| Honorable Mention Certificate of Achievement, MedImmune | |||||||
| Youssef | Ismail | Avi | Agarwal | Honorable Mention, Engineering Category | Music of Movement (Engineering) | 11 | |
| Anish G. | Krishnan | 1st Award, Engineering Category | Extending Mileage In Electric Vehicles (Engineering) | 8 | |||
| Vidya Srinivas | Raghvendra | Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation | Low-Cost Water Purification and Desalination System Using Solar and Geothermal Energy (Engineering) | 10 | |||
| Meena | Rajan | $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Navigation, Ltd. | Defining Straight Lines in Curvilinear Coordinate Systems (Computers / Mathematics) | 10 | |||
| Best Project: $50, Certificate of Achievement, and Voucher for Materials and a Safe Boating Course, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary | |||||||
| Certificate of Achievement and Letter to Teacher, Mu Alpha Theta | |||||||
| Certificate of Achievement, NASA Ames Research Center | |||||||
| Aditya | Srinivasan | Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, United States Army | Active Camouflage (Engineering) | 11 | |||
| Ibtisam | Khalaf | Amith Teja | Galivanche | 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | Antimicrobial Activity of Clove Oil and Cinnamon Oil Against Escherichia Coli (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 7 | |
| Gokul Venkatraman | Kalyanasundaram | 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effectiveness and Interactions of common Herb Oils and Antibiotic Combination aginst E.coli and S.Epidermis (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 8 | |||
| Judy | Wan | Shrey Sanjeev | Desai | 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category | Antibiotic Alternative to Radiation in the Sterile Insect Technique (Environmental Sciences) | 9 | |
| 3rd Place Award - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Northern California Branch | |||||||