Bellarmine College Preparatory

Project Awards 2013

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
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