Harker School-Middle Campus

Project Awards 2023

Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship

School Teacher Student Award Title Gr
Harker School-Middle Campus Tina Kim Anika Ghosh Basu 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter The Effects of Wallet Materials on Radio-Frequency Identification (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Anish  Kosaraju Castro Family Award for Best Physical Science Projects - Qualified for State Science Fair, Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Assn - Board of Directors Awards - Middle School Using Machine Learning to Detect Validity of Login Attempts to Prevent Account Takeovers (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Ethan  Liang Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category Developing Machine Learning Models for Glaucoma Detection through Retinal Image Processing (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Letter to apply for $100 and Certificate, The Lemelson Early Inventor Prize    
      Venice  Parnell Most Promising Young Scientist, $200 and Certificate (Middle School GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" The Future of Clothing: Turning Waste into Vegan Leather (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade)    
      Claire  Tian Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade What is the effect of using matted hair on oil spills? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Claire Fang Xu Most Promising Young Scientist, $200 and Certificate (Middle School GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist" The Future of Clothing: Turning Waste into Vegan Leather (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
            Honorable Mention - Certificate of Achievement, SAMPE - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering    
            IEEE Electro-Technology $25 Amazon gift card and a certificate, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (8th Grade)    
      Evan Matthew Yuan 3rd Place Award - $50 and Certificate of Achievement, ASM International, A Society for Materials, Santa Clara Valley Chapter The Effects of Wallet Materials on Radio-Frequency Identification (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Elizabeth  Zhang Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade What is the effect of using matted hair on oil spills? (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
  Benjamin Morgensen Siddhartha Patel Daswani Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award Fire Spread Prediction (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            Most Promising Young Scientist, $200 and Certificate (Middle School GR 6-8), SPV Market Research "Most Promising Young Scientist"    
            Nominated to compete envelope to apply for Thermo Fisher JIC, Thermo Fisher JIC - 8th Grade    
            1st Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category    
      Heather  Wang Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of different frequencies of noise pollution on the level of mate attraction of Gryllodes sigillatus? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Ellie  Zhou Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the effect of different frequencies of noise pollution on the level of mate attraction of Gryllodes sigillatus? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
  Kristen Morgensen Nikhil Rafik Bawa Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award A Novel Method of Detection for Pulmonary Embolisms Using Machine Learning Technology (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Nicole  Dean $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards Edible Utensils: The Step above Silverware! (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Rohan  Goyal Honorable Mention Certificate + a signed book + breakfast with Bob Zeidman, Zeidman Award A Novel Method of Detection for Pulmonary Embolisms Using Machine Learning Technology (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Brandon Sun Labio 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category PathFinder: A Smart Retrieval Robot for Optimal Sports Training Efficiency (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Raeanne  Li Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The effect of landscaping groundcovers on the growth of different drought-tolerant plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Place $150, Valley Water Awards-MS    
      Iona  Liu Honorable Mention, Physical Science and Engineering Category The effect of landscaping groundcovers on the growth of different drought-tolerant plants (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
            1st Place $150, Valley Water Awards-MS    
      Aanya  Sharma $50 and Certificate of Achievement, Kerry Veenstra Awards Edible Utensils: The Step above Silverware! (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Cynthia Xinyao Wang $100 Middle School Plant Science, California Botanical Society Alternative Sources of Nitrogen for Use in Chemical Fertilizers. (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Nathan Tyler Yee 2nd Award, Physical Science and Engineering Category PathFinder: A Smart Retrieval Robot for Optimal Sports Training Efficiency (Physical Science and Engineering) 8
      Caroline  Zhou Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category What is the impact of agricultural fertilizers on the health of daphnia populations? (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Elaine  Zou $100 Middle School Plant Science, California Botanical Society Alternative Sources of Nitrogen for Use in Chemical Fertilizers. (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
  Rajasree Swaminathan Anya  Bharti Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category SFDIPS - Smart Fall Detection and Injury Prevention System (Biological Science and Engineering) 8
      Nicki  Yazdi Honorable Mention, Biological Science and Engineering Category SFDIPS - Smart Fall Detection and Injury Prevention System (Biological Science and Engineering) 8