Cupertino Union School District

Project Awards 2011

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Cupertino Middle School Susan Holtzapple Maya Anusha Josyula Family and Friends memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation The Fractal Structure of Trees (Computers / Mathematics) 8
            GR 6-8 Certificate of Achievement, letter of congratulation, ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
  Shirley Nash Nicholas B. Davis 2nd Award, Engineering Category Wind Power for Suburban Homes (Engineering) 7
Kennedy (John F.) Middle School - Cupertino Hamby Aochi Maya Bhavani Murthy 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Current Cholera Crisis: A Possible Solution (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
      Neha Suryasri Patchipala 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Current Cholera Crisis: A Possible Solution (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
      Laura  Ye Honorable Mention, Engineering Category Solar Water Desalination (Engineering) 7
  Corinna Chung Nilay Sanjay Sawant 1st Award, Chemistry Category Effect of Temperature, Sunlight, and Microwaving on Vitamin C (Chemistry) 6
            3rd Place $40 cash plus certificate, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT)    
  Thea Dalvand Yunqing Sara Ye 1st Award, Engineering Category Table Tennis Serving Machine (Engineering) 8
  Jamie Oliveira Sepand  Rouz 2nd Award, Physics Category Battery Charging Characteristics: An Efficient iPod Battery Use Model (Physics) 6
      Kaushik  Tandon 2nd Award, Physics Category Battery Charging Characteristics: An Efficient iPod Battery Use Model (Physics) 6
Lawson Middle School Carol Nolan Maya  Varma 1st Award, Engineering Category Brake Time: A Smart Traffic Alert and Control System for Manually-Controlled and Autonomous Vehicles (Engineering) 7
            2nd Place Award - $150 Cash & framed cert, System Safety Society    
            Certificate of Achievement, lapel pin, and chance to win $1000, National Society of Professional Engineers    
            Honorable Mention MS - cert, American Society of Civil Engineers    
Miller Middle School Codrutza Popescu Nithin  Buduma Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category What are the Effects of Selected Organic Substances on Bacterial Growth? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
      Nidhi Ajay Navaratna Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category An Elodea-based Water Purification System: The Phytoextraction of Hexavalent Chromium (Environmental Sciences) 8
      Ruchi Sandeep Pandya Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category What are the Effects of Selected Organic Substances on Bacterial Growth? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Varun  Venkatesh Best Project: $50, certificate, and voucher for course materials and attendance at a safe boating course., United States Coast Guard Auxiliary What is the Best Method to Contain an Oil Spill? (Environmental Sciences) 6