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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    
Archbishop Mitty High School William Abb Namrata Ramya Balasingam 1st Award, Physics Category On the Dynamics of Carbon Dioxide Plumes Sequestered in Saline Aquifers: A Physics-Based Assessment of the Risk of Leakage (Physics) 10
  Theresa Hannon Vadim  Korolik Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Ground Water Treatment: Removal of Dissolved Iron (Chemistry) 10
            2nd Place Award - $200 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section    
  Ronald Nicoletti Arjun V. Balasingam Outstanding Sustainability Project. Weeklong I-SWEEEP Competition, I-SWEEEP On Enhancing the Wind Energy Harvested by Piezoelectric Beams: An Investigation of Aeroelastic Flutter and Related Phenomena in Novel Fin-and-Bluff Systems (Physics) 11
            1st Award, Physics Category    
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Trimble Navigation, Ltd.    
            $100 and Certificate of Achievement, Wireless Communications Alliance    
            $50 Voucher, Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
            1st Place: $300, Rambus    
            Certificate of Achievement and Pewter Medallion Voucher, Yale Science and Engineering Association    
Bellarmine College Preparatory Michael Janda Christopher Alan Powers 1st Award, Earth / Space Sciences Category Investigating Wave Barriers to Reduce the Power of Storm Surges (Earth / Space Sciences) 10
            Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
  Mark Riese Josh  Kim 1st Award, Engineering Category Creating a Clearer Voice Chat/Conference Experience by Using Sound Localization (Engineering) 9
  Debjani Roy Nikhil  Buduma Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School A Computational Investigation of the Structures, Energies, and Formation Pathways of Interstellar Anions: Elucidating Unexplored Mechanisms of Anionic Astrochemistry (Earth / Space Sciences) 12
            1st Award, Earth / Space Sciences Category    
      Alexander Scott Powers Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Investigation of the Effects of Nanocrystal Shape on the Efficiency of Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells (Chemistry) 12
            $2000 to the winning student or team in Physical Science, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            Top finalist High School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            1st Award, Chemistry Category    
            $50 Voucher, Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
            1st Place Award - $100, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Certificate of Achievement, and Certificate & Medallion from ASM Educational Foundation, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
            1st place student - $100 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter    
            1st Place: $100, Book, and Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
  Rod Wong Omkar  Savant 2nd Award, Engineering Category An Ultrasonic Tactile Mapping Device to Enable Autonomous Navigation for the Blind (Engineering) 10
            $50 Voucher, Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
            IEEE Award for Electro-Technology ($50 and Framed Certificate), Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers    
      Anin  Sayana 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category A Novel Strategy to Inhibit Metastasis of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma Using Lentiviral-Mediated Knockdown of the PAX3-FOXO1 Fusion Gene via RNA Interference (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 9
            $100 First Place, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Inez M. Lechner Award    
Canyon Heights Academy Lisa Kelsey Matthew  Wong 2nd Award, Physics Category The Effect of Shape on Drag (Physics) 6
  Teresa Lesieutre John  Ghantous 2nd Award, Physics Category The Effect of Adding Different Shapes to the Front, Back, and Bottom of the Trailer, on a Truck's Aerodynamic Drag (Physics) 7
      Michael Joseph Sager 2nd Award, Physics Category An Experiment in the Mechanial Efficiency of Different Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Designs (Physics) 8
Carden Academy of Almaden Elizabeth Levine Rebekah Jasmine Kaufman Honorable Mention, Physics Category You've Been Served! (Physics) 7
      Ashna  Perumal Honorable Mention, Physics Category You've Been Served! (Physics) 7
Carden Day School of San Jose     Sophia Ann Harrison Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School The Effect of Temperature on the Growth of Red Radishes with Symbiotic Endomycorrhizae (Botany) 7
            1st Award, Botany Category    
  David Pardue Lilly Marie Hackworth 1st Award, Physics Category Save Our Seals: Better Parachutes (Physics) 8
      Benjamin J. Ma 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Scrub-A-Dub-Dub: A Possible Solution for Global Warming (Chemistry) 8
            Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
      Clayton C.W. Moore Honorable Mention, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Are Non-Newtonian Fluids Acceptable Protection Equipment Replacements? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 8
      Darren George Omori Honorable Mention, Physics Category What Is the Effect of the Number of Sheaves in a Block and Tackle on Its Efficiency? (Physics) 8
Castilleja School Jeanne Appelget Sophia  Nguyen $100 American Express Gift Card, Plaque, and Certificate of Achievement, MedImmune Salmonella Carrying shRNA Against Indolamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Induces Neutrophils During Control of Murine Pancreatic Cancer. (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
Challenger - Almaden Pronati Mondal Derek Huy Nguyen 2nd Award, Physics Category What is the Effect of the Size of the Fins on the Stability of a Submarine? (Physics) 8
      Eric Kevin Wang 1st Award, Physics Category The Art of Bouncing Bows x2 (Physics) 8
Challenger - Berryessa Evelyn Santiago Prerita V. Pandya Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category The Effect of Different Types of Waters and Their Temperatures on Copper Corrosion (Chemistry) 6
            2nd Place Award - $75, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter    
Challenger - San Jose Jay Jawahar (Sponsor) Rohin  Prabhakaran 3rd Place Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Diagnosing Breast Cancer using an Artificial Neural Network (Computers / Mathematics) 8
            2nd Award, Computers / Mathematics Category    
  Heather Mackewicz Pratik  Gongloor Honorable Mention, Physics Category Modeling Flow Rate at the Carotid Artery Bifurcation under Variable Conditions (Physics) 8
      Anik  Gupta 1st Award, Behavioral / Social Category To Be or Not To Be a Vegetarian (Behavioral / Social) 6
      Aniket  Kapadia Family and Friends Memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation Color-Teller for the Blind (Engineering) 6
      Asha Aiswaryaa Kar Honorable Mention, Engineering Category FlingTime (Engineering) 6
            Gift Card and Certificate of Achievement, Society of Women Engineers    
      Shashank Vaidehi Mahesh 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Soil Fertility and Electrical Conductivity (Chemistry) 6
      Siddharth Vaidehi Mahesh 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Soil Fertility and Electrical Conductivity (Chemistry) 6
      Avinash  Subramanian Family and Friends Memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation Color-Teller for the Blind (Engineering) 6
      Rohin Kiranapani Tangirala Best Project: $50, Certificate of Achievement, and Voucher for Materials and a Safe Boating Course, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Hulls vs. Drag: The Effect of the Change in the Number of Hulls, Spacing Between the Hulls, and Placement of the Hulls of Various Multihulls on Their Drag (Physics) 6
            Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
      Amanda  Wang Honorable Mention, Engineering Category FlingTime (Engineering) 6
            Gift Card and Certificate of Achievement, Society of Women Engineers    
Challenger - Shawnee Bonnie Basu Kendra Leigh Barker 1st Award, Engineering Category Follow the Light (Engineering) 8
            HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories    
      Yash Ashok Deshmukh 2nd Award, Physics Category The Effect of a Fresnel Lens on the Efficiency of a Solar Cell (Physics) 8
      Mantej Singh Panesar Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Green Passive Cooling of Computer Data Centers (Environmental Sciences) 7
Challenger - Sunnyvale Pratibha Jain (Sponsor) Rishabh  Jain 1st Award, Chemistry Category From Fields to Fuels (Chemistry) 7
  Thuy-Anh Nguyen Ananya  Karthik Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100 Cash, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Mighty Microgreens? The Effect of the Maturity of Plant Greens on Their Nutrient Contents (Chemistry) 6
            1st Award, Chemistry Category    
            1st Place: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, UCSF Center For Systems and Synthetic Biology Award    
            Certificate of Achievement, Medallion, and Letter, United States Public Health Service Award    
      Srivatsav  Pyda Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Compared Effect of Natural and Over-the-Counter Medications on the Prevention of Bacterial Proliferation (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Karthik  Ramachandran 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category An A-peeling Solution! - The Effect of Citrus Oils and d-Limonene on Polystyrene (Environmental Sciences) 7
      Pravin  Ravishanker $1000 to the Top Projects in Bio Science (tie), The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize The Effects of Neuromodulating Agents on Spiking Rates and Patterns of Neuronal Action Potentials in Acheta domestica: An Investigation in Neuropharmacotherapy. (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 8
            Top finalist Middle School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category    
            Plaque and $100 check, and Compete for $1000 Outstanding Young Scientist Award, California Association of Professional Scientists    
      Ruhi  Sayana 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Targeting Postprandial Hyperglycemia: Novel Use of the Anthocyanin Cyanidin and Eugenol to Inhibit alpha-Glucosidase for Type 2 Diabetes (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 6
      Manu Murali Srimat 1st Award, Chemistry Category Fuel Cells: Hot or Cold? (Chemistry) 8
  Roger Terrill (Mentor) Shivam  Singhal 1st Award, Botany Category A Secret Cure: Evaluation of Curcuma Longa's Ability to Desist Hypothyroidism. (Botany) 6
Challenger-Middlefield-Palo Alto Tini Raman Shopnavo  Biswas Honorable Mention, Botany Category What is the Effect of Magnetism on Plant Growth (Botany) 7
      Priyanka Ram Vatturi 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category Saccadic Eye Movement (Behavioral / Social) 8
Delphi Academy-Campbell Nita Kumar Sahil  Katrekar 2nd Award, Chemistry Category How Does Passing an Electric Current Through Water Affect its pH? (Chemistry) 8
Granada Islamic School Shagufta Akhtar Haashir  Alikhan Honorable Mention, Physics Category Building a Raft Powered by Surface Tension (Physics) 7
  Sumizah Qureshi Muzakkir Ali Khan Honorable Mention, Physics Category Stealthy Aircrafts (Physics) 6
      Rizq Yahya Khateeb Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category No Germs for Me! (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
      Mahir Mohammed Malek Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category The Effect of Lead on pH (Chemistry) 8
      Bilal  Malik 1st Award, Chemistry Category Vitamin C in Vegetables (Chemistry) 6
      Farah Noor Masood Certificate of Excellence from National Association of Women Geoscientists, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Greenhouse Effect Under Different Environments (Environmental Sciences) 6
      Nathifa  Nasim 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category From Trash to Gas : Biomass Energy (Environmental Sciences) 6
            Family and Friends Memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation    
      Reshma  Nawaz 2nd Award, Physics Category Fuel Cell Technology: Save Solar Energy Use at Night! (Physics) 8
      Zoha  Qader 1st Award, Physics Category Do We Receive the Highest Intensity of Light When We Are Closest To the Parabolic Reflector Surface? (Physics) 8
Greene Scholars Program Gloria Whitaker-Daniels Toure Erik Oliver $50 Cash, San Jose State University Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Glowing Water (Chemistry) 8
Harker School-Middle Campus Shanthi Adimoolam (Sponsor) Kaushik  Shivakumar 1st Award, Physics Category Effects of Roller Coaster Configurations on the Car's Final Velocity (Physics) 6
  Thomas Artiss Aditya Arya Dhar 2nd Award, Computers / Mathematics Category The effect of compression on audio quality in different genres of music and the optimal trade-off between compression and quality (Computers / Mathematics) 8
      Andrew  Gu 1st Award, Botany Category What is the Effect of Stenospermocarpy in Grapes on their Nutritional Value? (Botany) 8
      Avi S Khemani 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effect of Microwave Denaturation on Proteins Compared to Conventional Cooking Systems (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Jonathan  Liu Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Drought Resistant Corn vs Normal Corn, and the Concentration of BPA in Both (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Manan Ajay Shah 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effect of Microwave Denaturation on Proteins Compared to Conventional Cooking Systems (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
      Arjun Srikanth Subramaniam 2nd Award, Computers / Mathematics Category The effect of compression on audio quality in different genres of music and the optimal trade-off between compression and quality (Computers / Mathematics) 8
      Justin Long Xie Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Drought Resistant Corn vs Normal Corn, and the Concentration of BPA in Both (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 8
  Jay Jawahar (Sponsor) Shasvat Atman Jawahar 3rd Place Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Diagnosing Breast Cancer using an Artificial Neural Network (Computers / Mathematics) 8
            2nd Award, Computers / Mathematics Category    
  Benjamin Morgensen Peter  Wu 2nd Award, Engineering Category Redesigning Desk Lamps to Maximize Light Output While Reducing Glare (Engineering) 8
      David  Zhu 2nd Award, Engineering Category Redesigning Desk Lamps to Maximize Light Output While Reducing Glare (Engineering) 8
  Kristen Morgensen Joyce  Huang 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category The Effects of Increments of Body Visibility on Lie Detection (Behavioral / Social) 8
      Amrita  Singh 2nd Award, Engineering Category A Novel Mechanism for Emulating Male Cricket Wing Stridulation (Engineering) 8
            Certificate of Achievement and Lapel Pin, National Society of Professional Engineers    
      Meilan Eng Steimle 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category The Effects of Increments of Body Visibility on Lie Detection (Behavioral / Social) 8
      Swetha Priya Tummala 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category The Effect of Time on How Long the Afterimage Lasts (Behavioral / Social) 8
  Jason Robertson Meena  Gudapati 1st Award, Behavioral / Social Category Does Heart Rate Affect Memory? (Behavioral / Social) 7
  Daniel Sommer Sandip  Nirmel Family and Friends Memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation Usable Electricity from Buildup of Static Electricity in Car Tires (Engineering) 8
      Venkat Narayanan Sankar Isabelle Stone Award for Best Biological Science Projects - Trip to State Science Fair, Plaque, and $100, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Ecology or Economy: How to Have It Both Ways! A Simulation Based Approach for Managing The Impact of Infrastructure Projects on the Population Viability of Endangered Species. (Environmental Sciences) 8
            1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category    
            2nd Place: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, UCSF Center For Systems and Synthetic Biology Award    
Harker School-Upper Campus Gary Blickenstaff Sriram  Somasundaram 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category A Novel Treatment for Biofilms using Nanocurcumin, Chitosan and nAg, and an Innovative Coating in Preventing Biofilms. (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 10
      Steven Michael Wang 1st Award, Bioinformatics Category Anti-Tumor Immunity: A Novel Hybrid Cellular Automaton for Cancer Vaccines (Bioinformatics) 10
            1st Place: $150 and Certificate of Achievement, UCSF Center For Systems and Synthetic Biology Award    
      Stanley  Xie 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Increasing Lifespan through Inhibition of the HSF-1 Transcription Factor in C. Elegans? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 10
  David Fryauf (Mentor) Ramakrishnan  Menon 2nd Award, Engineering Category Carbon Enhanced Aluminum Oxide Memristor (Engineering) 12
            2nd place student - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter    
  Ralph Kling (Mentor) Michael A. Kling 2nd Award, Engineering Category Magic Pen (Engineering) 11
            Certificate of Achievement and Pewter Medallion Voucher, Yale Science and Engineering Association    
  Vibra Radiya (Mentor) Anika  Radiya-Dixit Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Comparison of Healthy vs. Diabetic Adipose-Derived Stem-Cell-Seeded Hydrogels for Topical Wound Healing (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 12
            Top finalist High School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize    
            1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category    
            $200, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Dr. Paul X. Callahan in memorium - a Top Biological HS project    
            Grade 12 Individual Project - $200 award, DuPont Industrial Biosciences    
  Chris Spenner Rohith Madhira Bhethanabotla 1st Award, Chemistry Category Achiral and polarimetric analysis using alpha-cyclodextrin and beta-cyclodexrin as chiral selectors to separate enantiomers and diastereomers of cypermethrin (Chemistry) 11
      Rishabh Uday Chandra 2nd Award, Physics Category The Effect of Temperature Variation on the Flow Rate of Electromagnetic Pumps (Physics) 9
      Stephanie  Chen Certificate of Achievement, NASA Ames Research Center Using Geometric Albedos and Reflection Spectra to Model the Color of Planets (Earth / Space Sciences) 11
      Mercedes  Chien 2nd Award, Chemistry Category Creating a Potential Biodiesel Additive Using an Ester and Solketal from Crude Glycerol (Chemistry) 11
      Kacey  Fang Certificate of Achievement, NASA Ames Research Center Using Gas Chromatography to Analyze the Toxicity of Former Superfund Sites and Their Effects on Phaseolus vulgaris (Environmental Sciences) 10
      Christopher David Fu 1st Award, Zoology Category What is the Relationship Between Sea Cucumber Body Wall Ossicles and Species Types? (Zoology) 11
      Matthew  Huang Certificate of Achievement, NASA Ames Research Center Using Geometric Albedos and Reflection Spectra to Model the Color of Planets (Earth / Space Sciences) 10
      Rishabh  Jain 2nd Award, Computers / Mathematics Category The Early Detection of Wildfires Through the Utilization of GOES Satellite Imagery, Edge Analysis, and Spectral-Based Hashing. (Computers / Mathematics) 10
            1st Place: Student Membership to AIAA, Certificate of Achievement, and Programmable Robot, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Intelligent Systems Award    
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, United States Army    
      Andrew Cheng Jin Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Breast Cancer Prognosis Through Gene Expression Profiling and Tumor Morphology (Bioinformatics) 10
            1st Award, Bioinformatics Category    
      Cindy Z. Liu Honorable Mention, Computers / Mathematics Category Automated Choroidal Segmentation Method in Human Eye with 1050 nm Optical Coherence Tomography (Computers / Mathematics) 10
      Andrew Jiakang Luo 2nd Award, Earth / Space Sciences Category The Kinematics of Andromeda's Diffuse Ionized Gas Disk (Earth / Space Sciences) 12
      Jonathan QuanXuan Ma 2nd Award, Physics Category The Effect of Temperature Variation on the Flow Rate of Electromagnetic Pumps (Physics) 9
      Neil K Movva 1st Award, Engineering Category A Novel Approach to Pupil Tracking Using IR Reflection (Engineering) 10
            $50 Voucher, Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, United States Army    
            Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems    
      Avinash  Nayak 2nd Award, Physics Category Investigation of Four-Lepton Invariant Mass Spectrum in Proton-Proton Collisions (Physics) 11
      Suchita  Nety 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Assessing a Targeted Heptapeptide as a Molecular Imaging Agent for Colon Cancer Screening (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 12
      Daniel Ryan Pak 1st Award, Zoology Category What is the Relationship Between Sea Cucumber Body Wall Ossicles and Species Types? (Zoology) 11
      Shreyas  Parthasarathy 2nd Award, Physics Category Investigation of Four-Lepton Invariant Mass Spectrum in Proton-Proton Collisions (Physics) 11
      Pranav G. Reddy 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category The Effect on p53 on the Inhibition of the SASP by Rapamycin in Human Fibroblasts (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 10
            Honorable Mention Certificate of Achievement, MedImmune    
      Alison Emiko Rugar 3rd Place Award - $50, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Growth and Characterization of the Thermoelectric Properties of Indium Phosphide Nanowire Networks (Engineering) 12
            3rd place student - $25 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter    
            Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
      Brian  Tuan Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Optimization of Computational Data Analysis in Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics (Computers / Mathematics) 11
      Andrew  Wang Honorable Mention Student Award: $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Association for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Professional Chapter Optimization of Computational Data Analysis in Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics (Computers / Mathematics) 11
Holy Family School Phil Mariant Sahil  Surapaneni Honorable Mention, Engineering Category The Smart Cane (Engineering) 7
Home School -Duckering Narquiz Cervantes Megan Rosemary Duckering Honorable Mention - Framed Certificate of Achievement and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering Plastic Bottle Solvents (Chemistry) 10
Homeschool (Greathouse) Sue Greathouse Laura Lynn Powers 2nd Award, Earth / Space Sciences Category Factors that Affect Glacier Speed (Earth / Space Sciences) 6
            Certificate of Achievement, American Meteorological Society    
            Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
Merryhill Schools -Milpitas Kanchan Bhandare Mark  Shacker 2nd Award, Engineering Category Light Armor (Engineering) 7
  Jeannie Bui Kelli Mieko Tsukmoto 2nd Award, Physics Category Magnets and Temperature (Physics) 6
      Andrew David Wilson 2nd Award, Physics Category Magnets and Temperature (Physics) 6
Milpitas Christian School (6-8) Lindon Richards Allen Khit Cheung 1st Award, Engineering Category Small Tiles for Big Purposes (Engineering) 7
      David Ngoc Hoang 1st Award, Engineering Category Small Tiles for Big Purposes (Engineering) 7
Mountain View Academy Jim Marxmiller Derek Myungil Kim Certificate of Achievement, Ricoh Corporation Trash With Class (Behavioral / Social) 11
Old Orchard School Linh Pham Vivian Ruoh-Yun Chiang 1st Award, Physics Category Pulse Wave Analysis in Simulated Vascular System (Physics) 7
      Christopher Alain Emond 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Does Caffeine Affect Blood Pressure? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 6
      Holly Marie Jackson Honorable Mention, Physics Category Billiard Bots (Physics) 7
            3rd place student - $25 and Certificate of Achievement, American Vacuum Society, Northern CA Chapter    
            HP 35s Scientific Calculator, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories    
      Nicole Olivia Link 2nd Award, Physics Category Hot Rocks (Physics) 8
      Abigail Marie McCarthy 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category Distractions While Driving (Behavioral / Social) 7
      Catherine Miyuki Petersen 2nd Award, Behavioral / Social Category Distractions While Driving (Behavioral / Social) 7
      Vayl Ryan Sorensen 2nd Award, Physics Category Hot Rocks (Physics) 8
      Eva Elise Szoboszlay 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Dissolving Shells: The Effects of Ocean Acidification (Environmental Sciences) 7
  Sabine Schmuck Chloe B. Lechner 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category The Flouride Eggsperiment (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 6
Presentation High School Suzanne Colvin Nepheli Neeta Aji Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category The Art of Note Taking : How Typing vs Transcribing Impacts Recall (Behavioral / Social) 12
            Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems    
      Nicolle A. Iacobacci 1st Award, Zoology Category The Effect of Poisonous Plants on Daphnia (Zoology) 11
      Swetha  Janardhana Rajavel 1st Award, Zoology Category The Effect of Poisonous Plants on Daphnia (Zoology) 12
      Ritika  Pai Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category The Art of Note Taking : How Typing vs Transcribing Impacts Recall (Behavioral / Social) 12
            Special Award: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Varian Medical Systems    
      Shefali  Patel Honorable Mention, Environmental Sciences Category Cyanobacteria as a BioFertilizer:Utilizing the nitrogen-fixation capabilities of Nostoc cyanobacteria to enhance the growth of Brassica pervirdis, Brassica oleracea and Beta vulgaris (Environmental Sciences) 10
      Anna Teresa Thomas 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Evaluating the Prevalence of Noncoding Repeat Expansions in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
  Nicole Odell Soumya  Banna Honorable Mention: Certificate of Achievement, United States Army What Effect Does Inflation, Nominal Interest Rates, Real Interest Rates and GDP Have on International Value of the American Exchange Rate? (Computers / Mathematics) 12
      Sonia  Kapoor 1st place: $100, Certificate of Achievement, Letter, and IFT Information, Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (NCIFT) The Effect of Soda Consumption On Hunger (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 11
      Sanika Vijay Kulkarni Honorable Mention, Earth / Space Sciences Category How do the Velocities and Positions of Different Stars Affect the Rotation Curve of the Andromeda Galaxy (Earth / Space Sciences) 11
  Corina Rahmig Maya  Varma $100 First Prize, Morgan Lewis Algorithms for DNA Sequence Alignment in a Raspberry Pi Cluster (Computers / Mathematics) 9
            HP PAV g7z Laptop Computer with Microsoft Student Office Installed, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories    
Sacred Heart Middle School Rachel Pleis Harry Wightman Lambert Honorable Mention, Physics Category Which Bat Hits Furthest? (Physics) 6
      Ian Michael Sands Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category What is the Best Way to Dry a Baseball in 45 Seconds? (Chemistry) 6
      Jaeger J. Stone Honorable Mention, Physics Category Which Bat Hits Furthest? (Physics) 6
Saint Christopher School Denise Brady Dana Isabel Bagis Honorable Mention, Physics Category Music Maker (Physics) 6
  Arlene Brown Alana Rose De La Torre 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Acid Rain Acid Rain Go Away (Environmental Sciences) 6
      Isabelle Rebecca McKenzie 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Acid Rain Acid Rain Go Away (Environmental Sciences) 6
  Nicholas Guttadauro Grace Louise Bernal 1st Award, Chemistry Category Optimization of pH for Lactase Enzyme Function (Chemistry) 8
      Kyle Six Lim 1st Place Award - $200 to Team, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Certificate of Achievement, and Certificate & Medallion from ASM Educational Foundation, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Material Friction In Our World Today (Physics) 8
      Anne Marie Moultray 2nd Award, Botany Category Allelopathy Apocalypse (Botany) 8
      Matthew Louis Rizzo 1st Place Award - $200 to Team, Popular Science Magazine Subscription, Certificate of Achievement, and Certificate & Medallion from ASM Educational Foundation, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Material Friction In Our World Today (Physics) 8
Saint Francis High School Roberta Chisam Anjini  Karthik Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Biosynthesis of Metal Nanoparticles for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (Physics) 9
            1st Award, Physics Category    
            1st Place - $100, Framed Certificate of Achievement, and Popular Science Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
      Manogna  Vemulapati 1st Award, Bioinformatics Category Identification of CpG Islands in a DNA Sequence using a Hidden Markov Model Trained in MapReduce (Bioinformatics) 9
  Kimberly Day Arpita  Singhal 1st Award, Chemistry Category Herbalism as an Anticancer and Anti-inflamatory Agent: Characterization and Evalution of Bioavailability of Curcumin Particles (Chemistry) 9
            1st Place Award - $500 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, American Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local Section    
  Chihiro Ikezi Leela J. Amladi Honorable Mention, Engineering Category Fail-Proof Pill Reminder System (Engineering) 10
Saint Joseph of Cupertino Elem School Lisa Wicht Katherine Bayron Cervania Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category The Effect of Temperature and Acid Strength of an Aqueous Solution on the Solution's Electric Charge. (Chemistry) 8
Stratford Middle School - San Jose Neha Makhijani Vardhaan Sai Ambati 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category Are Manufactured Nano-Materials (MNMs) an Ecotoxicological Risk? Experiment Conducted Using Three Commonly Manufactured Nano-Materials (MNMs) - Nano Zno, Nano CeO2, Nano-TiO2 and Rhizobia as a Biosensor (Environmental Sciences) 8
            1st Place: $75 and Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
            Gardening Book and $31 class voucher, Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center    
      Mythri  Ambatipudi 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category Diet Induced Thermogenesis!!! Combating Obesity and Postprandial Hyperglycemia With the Thermogenic Effects of Anthocyanins Catechins and Capsaicins (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 7
      Sara Lily Emami 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Does Increasing Levels of Carbon Dioxide in the Air Contribute to Global Warming? (Environmental Sciences) 7
      Tithi  Mandal 1st Award, Physics Category Airfoils and Winglets (Physics) 7
      Anish  Seshadri 1st Award, Engineering Category Automated, Wearable Guidance System for the Visually Impaired (Engineering) 8
            Certificate of Achievement and Lapel Pin, National Society of Professional Engineers    
            Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
      Jeremy Ryan Sharp 2nd Award, Physics Category Accuracy of a Trebuchet (Physics) 6
      Sean  Yang 1st Award, Earth / Space Sciences Category What's the Angle on Solar Cells? (Earth / Space Sciences) 6
  Krista Nguyen Brandon H. Baik Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps What Shape is the Most Stealthy? (Engineering) 6
      Themistocles  Hadjiioannou 1st Award, Physics Category How Does Temperature Affect A Magnet's Strength? (Physics) 7
            Family and Friends Memberships to the Tech Museum, The Tech Museum of Innovation    
  Kevin Seago Arash  Shabany 1st Award, Engineering Category The Effect of a Lens on the Electrical Energy Generated By a Solar Panel (Engineering) 6
Stratford Middle School-Santa Clara Anuradha Murthy Manya  Bali Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Fountain of Youth? Antioxidants: Defense Against Free Radicals? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
      Divya Lekshmi Empranthiri 1st Award, Physics Category Want to Play More Temple Run? The Effect of Temperature on Battery Life (Physics) 7
            Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, and ONR Medallion, United States Navy and Marine Corps    
      Nachiketa  Gargi 2nd Award, Physics Category Super Cool Science (Physics) 7
      Rohan  Koodli 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Sensitivity of Dinoflagellate Bioluminescence to Light Exposure (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 7
      Ronak Kiran Mundkur Honorable Mention, Physics Category Cars Powered by Aqua Fuel: Effect of Electrical Load on the Electrical Efficiency of the PEMFC Cell (Physics) 7
      Anushree Manoj Thekkedath Honorable Mention, Chemistry Category Soak It Up! Effect of Chemical Composition of Liquids on Absorption by Polyacrylates (Chemistry) 7
      Christopher Hafai Yip 1st Award, Physics Category Wind Turbines (Physics) 7
      Adrika Prio Yousuf Honorable Mention, Physics Category Temperature vs. Viscosity (Physics) 7
  Martin Wiedemann Gowri  Anupama 2nd Award, Physics Category Energy Efficient Solar Cells (Physics) 6
            3rd Place: $25 and Certificate of Achievement, Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC)    
      Sameer  Chaparala Honorable Mention, Engineering Category Power of the Sun (Engineering) 6
      Rachel  Chung Honorable Mention, Botany Category Lasting Beauty (Botany) 6
      Ishani Pravin Narwankar 2nd Award, Botany Category Going Green (Botany) 6
      Ashwin  Rammohan 2nd Award, Physics Category Testing and Comparing the Non-ionizing Radiation from Cell Phones for Safety (Physics) 6
            Certificate of Achievement, NASA Ames Research Center    
      Svetlana  Sohoni Certificate of Excellence from National Association of Women Geoscientists, Association for Women Geoscientists, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter How to Prevent Soil Erosion (Environmental Sciences) 6
      Mallika N. Yeleswarapu 2nd Award, Environmental Sciences Category Water's the Matter: The Effect of pH on Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Freshwater Sources (Environmental Sciences) 8
Valley Christian High School Jennifer Gerlach Monica Himaani Bodd 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Bionanotechnology: Manipulation of Photothermal Properties of Gold Nanorod Conjugates of EGFR and VEGFR in Mammary Carcinoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
            1st place: $51 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association    
      Audrey Eunyoung Chang 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Bionanotechnology: Manipulation of Photothermal Properties of Gold Nanorod Conjugates of EGFR and VEGFR in Mammary Carcinoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
            1st place: $51 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association    
      Rachel Lou Eager Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category Cognitive Reasoning and Memory Abilities in Cuttlefish: Relating Environmental Factors to Specific Patterns Using Positive Reinforcement (Sepia bandensis) (Behavioral / Social) 11
      Melissa Louise Hartman Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category Cognitive Reasoning and Memory Abilities in Cuttlefish: Relating Environmental Factors to Specific Patterns Using Positive Reinforcement (Sepia bandensis) (Behavioral / Social) 11
      Karen  Mac 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category Bionanotechnology: Manipulation of Photothermal Properties of Gold Nanorod Conjugates of EGFR and VEGFR in Mammary Carcinoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
            1st place: $51 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association    
      Eyobed Tsehaye Mesfun 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category The Study of the Effects of Electromagnetic Fields With Varying Frequencies on Cancerous and Non-cancerous cell-lines (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 12
      Nicki  Naddaf Top finalist High School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize The Epigenetic Causes of Parkinson's Disease in Relation to PINK 1 (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 12
      Dorothy Karen Ng Top finalist High School projects, The Synopsys Outreach Foundation n+1 Prize The Epigenetic Causes of Parkinson's Disease in Relation to PINK 1 (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 12
      Andrew Dinh Nguyen 2nd place: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association Effects of Graphene on Cell Growth (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
      Sam  Taft 2nd place: $40 and Certificate of Achievement, United States Metric Association Effects of Graphene on Cell Growth (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 11
  Howell Ivy Evan  Borras 2nd Award, Engineering Category Simulation of Passive Attitude Stabilization of a CubeSat to Predetermine Orientations for Imaging Devices (Engineering) 11
            2nd Place: $150 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society    
      Izzat Mitri Halabi HP PAV g7z Laptop Computer with Microsoft Student Office Installed, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories Free Energy (Engineering) 11
      Rahul  Tewari 2nd Award, Engineering Category Simulation of Passive Attitude Stabilization of a CubeSat to Predetermine Orientations for Imaging Devices (Engineering) 9
            2nd Place: $150 and Framed Certificate of Achievement, System Safety Society    
Valley Christian Junior High School Malathi Tuers Priscilla L. Lee 2nd Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category What is the Effect of Off-the-shelf Shampoo and/or Conditioner on Frizzy Hair? (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) 7
Yavneh Day School David Oliver Miles David Bader Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category What is the Effect of Mouthwash on Mouth Bacteria? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
      Jacob Benjamin Kahn-Samuelson Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category What is the Effect of Mouthwash on Mouth Bacteria? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
      Jalen Alexander Milrad Honorable Mention, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category What is the Effect of Mouthwash on Mouth Bacteria? (Biochemistry / Microbiology) 6
      Joshua Eli Rosenheim $50 Cash Award to student, Certificate of Achievement, and Letter, Al Foster Award Physics of the Tablecloth Trick (Physics) 6