Schmahl Science Workshop
Project Awards 2010
Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship
| School | Teacher | Student | Award | Title | Gr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmahl Science Workshop | Sarah | Thaler | Paulomi | Bhattacharya | 1st Award, Environmental Sciences Category | An Investigation of the Effect of Crop Residue Removal On Surronding Soil Health: A Genetic Perspective (Environmental Sciences) | 9 |
| Deepika | Bodapati | 1st Award, Engineering Category | Novel Use of Diatoms for Endotoxin Detection (Engineering) | 9 | |||
| Indiviual project:High school-Changing our world by Sybil E Hatch,Gold medal, Certificate,SWE Brochure-What in the world will they think of next?, Society of Women Engineers | |||||||
| Apoorva Rajiv | Dharmadhikari | Honorable Mention, Physics Category | A Comparative Analysis of the Sounds of Various Instruments & the Human Voice (Physics) | 10 | |||
| Kaavya Niveda | Jayram | Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School | Crank 0 Partitions & the Parity of the Partition Function (Computers / Mathematics) | 10 | |||
| 1st Award, Computers / Mathematics Category | |||||||
| Nishanth Pranay | Jayram | 1st Award, Botany Category | A Comparison of Vitamin C in Modern and Older Rose Varieties (Botany) | 6 | |||
| Akila | Kadambi | Grade 11 Individual Project - $200 cash award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards | The Effect of Particulate Titanium Dioxide on DNA (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 11 | |||
| Akshay Pravin | Madhani | Honorable Mention, Behavioral / Social Category | Music's Affect on Heart (Behavioral / Social) | 8 | |||
| Suchita | Nety | Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | Feasibility of Marine Algae as a Biofuel Source (Environmental Sciences) | 9 | |||
| Natalie | Ng | 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | Conductometric Biosensor for the Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 8 | |||
| Certificate of Achievement and VIP visit to NASA-Ames, NASA Ames Research Center | |||||||
| Nisha | Parmeshwar | 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | The Relationship Between the Genetic Material and Transformation Efficiency for Different Strains of E.coli (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 10 | |||
| Honorable Mention: Certificate and Goody Bag, Santa Clara County Biotech Education Partnership (SCCBEP) | |||||||
| Anin | Sayana | 1st Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | Novel Use of T4 Bacteriophage to Substitute for Antibiotics in the Treatment and Prevention of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 6 | |||
| Nikash Deveraj | Shankar | 1st Award, Chemistry Category | Are You Getting Your Antioxidants? (Chemistry) | 7 | |||
| Vishnu | Shankar | 2nd Award, Biochemistry / Microbiology Category | A PCR-based Analysis to Detect Genetically Modified Foods (Biochemistry / Microbiology) | 8 | |||
| Anna Teresa | Thomas | 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 | Alzheimer's Disease and Inflammation: Exploring Genetic and Enzymatic Pathways Involved in Inhibition of Beta Amyloid 1-42 Induced TNF-alpha Production. (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) | 8 | |||
| 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category | |||||||
| Steven M. | Wang | 1st Award, Medicine / Health / Gerontology Category | Genetic Analysis of Male Pattern Baldness (Medicine / Health / Gerontology) | 7 | |||
| $50 Cash Award to student (split if team), certificate(s), letter(s), Al Foster Award | |||||||