Santa Clara Unified School District

Project Awards 2023

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Cabrillo Middle School Rachel Hager Vanya  Goenka Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Creating a Device to Sense and Sound an Alarm if Rodents Come Through a Pet Door (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Claire Cashel Hinton Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Creating a Device to Sense and Sound an Alarm if Rodents Come Through a Pet Door (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Hasini  Kandula Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards What is the Effect of Algae in Waters Contaminated by Roundup, a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
      Hunar  Kaur Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Creating a Device to Sense and Sound an Alarm if Rodents Come Through a Pet Door (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Ruhi Sameer Kelkar Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards What is the Effect of Algae in Waters Contaminated by Roundup, a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
      Harshika Naga Manapragada Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards What is the Effect of Algae in Waters Contaminated by Roundup, a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide? (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
  Teddy Li Vansh  Bahety 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Carbon Reducing Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade)    
      Vanessa  Dinh Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards The Effect of Lavender and Lemon Juice as Natural Pesticides (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Akhil  Munipalle 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Carbon Reducing Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade)    
      Aahana  Nayak Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards The Effect of Lavender and Lemon Juice as Natural Pesticides (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Arhaan  Swaminath 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Carbon Reducing Transportation (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade)    
      Tristan Jing Ye Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards The Effect of Lavender and Lemon Juice as Natural Pesticides (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Glenn Lillie Adiyat  Ahsan Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Making an Automatically Dispensing Oil Boom to Contain Oil Spilled From Oil Tankers (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Amey  Garg Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What are the effects of adding different materials in mud to alter energy outputs using a microbial fuel generator? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Catherine La Huynh IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) Generating Electricity Using Runoff Rainwater Produced by Gutters (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Connor Wei Lin Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What are the effects of adding different materials in mud to alter energy outputs using a microbial fuel generator? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Nicholas Nam Nguyen Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Making an Automatically Dispensing Oil Boom to Contain Oil Spilled From Oil Tankers (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Yihan  Ran IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) Generating Electricity Using Runoff Rainwater Produced by Gutters (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Rig  Saini Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Making an Automatically Dispensing Oil Boom to Contain Oil Spilled From Oil Tankers (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Avantika  Sawant IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade) Generating Electricity Using Runoff Rainwater Produced by Gutters (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Anaina  Shettin Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Rainwater Collecting Watering System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Sophie  Woo Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Rainwater Collecting Watering System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Matthew  Yang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Rainwater Collecting Watering System (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
  Sarah Rahman Ricky Rex  Alexias Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade Auto-following Backpack Carrier to Help Prevent Back Strain and Injuries (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Dawud  Ayub Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Ripeness of Potatoes (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Hua Celine Cheng Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Storm Drain Separator (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Manasvi Lola Divakaruni 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Earthquake Resistant Houses (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Allysa Johana Domensino Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Designing Houses to Withstand Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Kalliana Haylee Flora Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Designing Houses to Withstand Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Neel Hemanth Gowda Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Ripeness of Potatoes (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Richa Sanvi Madala Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Storm Drain Separator (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Saharsh  Myneni Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade Auto-following Backpack Carrier to Help Prevent Back Strain and Injuries (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Aman Singh Puri Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade Smart Trash Can (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade)    
      Kourosh  Shahid Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade Smart Trash Can (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade)    
      Noah Ohnyu Song Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade Smart Trash Can (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (6th/7th Grade)    
      Aadit  Sood Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 7th Grade Auto-following Backpack Carrier to Help Prevent Back Strain and Injuries (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Mahati Mahesh Srinivasan 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Earthquake Resistant Houses (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Aayush Rajesh Upalekar Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Ripeness of Potatoes (Biological Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category    
      Avni  Vohra Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Designing Houses to Withstand Earthquakes (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
            Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Charlotte Katherine Yang 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Earthquake Resistant Houses (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
      Kiyomi  Yoshimura Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Storm Drain Separator (Physical Science and Engineering) 7
  Michelle Scilingo Sadhana  Arun Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Piezo Power - Creating and Testing the Efficiency of Piezoelectricity from Daily Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade)    
      Azalea Cadence Bieber Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change for Crop Production Optimization on Pea Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Cassien  Delmas Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Bike Bumper: A Novel Machine-Learning Based Bike Safety System to Decrease Bike Accidents on the Road (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Mateo  Espinal Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change for Crop Production Optimization on Pea Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Sofia  Lukac Certificate of Merit and $150, Bessie Stough Awards Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change for Crop Production Optimization on Pea Plant Growth (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Vihaan Chirag Parikh Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Bike Bumper: A Novel Machine-Learning Based Bike Safety System to Decrease Bike Accidents on the Road (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Areha  Shah Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Piezo Power - Creating and Testing the Efficiency of Piezoelectricity from Daily Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade)    
      Eshaan  Sharma Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Bike Bumper: A Novel Machine-Learning Based Bike Safety System to Decrease Bike Accidents on the Road (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Selina  Yum Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Piezo Power - Creating and Testing the Efficiency of Piezoelectricity from Daily Movement (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade)    
Santa Clara High School Tracy McClennan Gauri Kannanoor Elavanmadam $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards Voice Controlled Prosthetic Arm (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Tanisha  Jain $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards Voice Controlled Prosthetic Arm (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Tanvi  Kenkre $100, Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Awards Voice Controlled Prosthetic Arm (Physical Science and Engineering) 10
      Hiranya Nikhil Parekh 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category A Novel Design for a Robotic Electromechanically Controlled Injection Mechanism (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
  Suzanne Miller-Moody Sahana  Anamika 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Telemedicine by Auscultation: Cardiovascular Differential Diagnosis by a Cloud-based Deep Learning Intelligent System (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Sahithi  Cherukuri 1st Award, Biological Science and Engineering Category Telemedicine by Auscultation: Cardiovascular Differential Diagnosis by a Cloud-based Deep Learning Intelligent System (Biological Science and Engineering) 9
      Serena Saumil Gandhi 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category NOSI & ROSI - Novel Odor Sensing & Security Reconnaissance Controller - Responder Robots for Airport Operations (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
      Nandana  Maheskumar 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Weather Agnostic Farming: An Innovative Revenue Generating System to Protect Crops from Extreme Weather (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            $100 and a Certificate of Achievement, Inez M. Lechner Award    
            Apply to get $100 and a Certificate, National Geographic That's Geography-Cultivating Empathy for the Earth Award    
            Certificate of Achievement and letter, Ricoh USA, Inc    
      Gauri  Todur Grand Prize - Best of Championship - Physical Sciences - Qualified to be a Regeneron ISEF Finalist, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - High School Finding Galaxies Beyond: Vision Transformer Based Gravitational Lens Search Model Using Synthetic Data (Physical Science and Engineering) 9
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Sara Silverman Austin  Wu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Hardware Acceleration of Sequential Logic Functions in Vector Processors through the use of a Modified FPGA Architecture (Physical Science and Engineering) 12
            High School Student - Certificate of Achievement, Letter of Congratulations, Medallion and Award Verification Form (to be filled Online to claim $50 gift card), Office of Naval Research -United States Navy/ US Marine Corps    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers    
  Jyothi Sunkara Ryan Pierce Co 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Drone Braiding: A Lightweight Approach to Space Manufacturing (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
      Jeremy Zhou Flint 1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category Drone Braiding: A Lightweight Approach to Space Manufacturing (Physical Science and Engineering) 11
  Alan Tan Ruchi  Alavilli Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Administering Anesthesia Accurately (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Ashika  Sugali Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Administering Anesthesia Accurately (Biological Science and Engineering) 10
      Saamya  Yadav Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category Administering Anesthesia Accurately (Biological Science and Engineering) 10