2022 Results
Below are the award winners of the 2022 STEM Fair.
| Student(s) | Grade | School and District | Project Title | Award(s) | CSSEF | Broadcom MASTERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jill Fulton | 5 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | How Does Weather Affect Mood? | First Place | ||
| Annabelle Han | 5 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
Does fat cause ginger milk curd to form? | Second Place | ||
|
Raquel Gould
Abi Sullivan |
5 |
Arroyo
San Carlos Elementary |
Effect of Light Colors on Plant Growth | First Place | ||
| Zachary Ho | 5 |
John Muir Elementary
San Bruno Park Elementary |
Gene Editing To Create Glowing Bacteria | Honorable Mention | ||
|
Veronika Leonova
Alexia Hudachek |
5 |
North Star Academy
Redwood City Elementary |
Blooming Colors | Honorable Mention | ||
| Naya Sumetanon | 5 |
Fox Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Dried Ice and Different Substances | Second Place | ||
| Seri Sumetanon | 5 |
Fox Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Would You Drink That? Filtering Saltwater | First Place | ||
| Lucas Chuang | 5 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
Wildfire Alarm System | Second Place IEEE Special Award | ||
| Avi Davidovits | 5 |
Mariposa Upper Elementary School
San Carlos Elementary |
How Long Does it Take Computers to ‘Think’? | First Place | ||
|
Gibson Williams
Carter Moore Ben Eisenberg |
5 |
Arroyo
San Carlos Elementary |
Hey Batter Batter! | Second Place | ||
| Patrick Dournaee | 5 |
College Park Elementary
San Mateo-Foster City |
Shock Wave Banger | Second Place | ||
| Vera Hsu | 5 |
Redwood Shores Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Using a Model to Estimate the Speed of a Real Roller Coaster | First Place IEEE Special Award | ||
| Jackelyn Lange | 6 | St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School | Cavies: Canor vs Cacophony | Second Place | ||
| Zoey Ho | 6 |
John Muir Elementary
San Bruno Park Elementary |
Investigating the Stroop Effect | Honorable Mention | ||
| Adeya Hanes | 6 |
Corte Madera
Portola Valley Elementary |
The Physiological Impact of Soft Drinks on Rodents | First Place | Broadcom Elligible | |
|
Siena Sequeira
Sofia Sequeira |
6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary |
Fancy Plants | Second Place | ||
| Caleb Nash | 6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary |
Hummingbird Feeding Frenzy | Honorable Mention | ||
| Lexi Hoogeveen | 6 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Plant Automated Watering System (PAWS) | Second Place | ||
| Alexa Hengehold | 6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary |
Does a Spoonful of Sugar Help the Yeast Rise Out? | Second Place | ||
| Rebecca Goldberg | 6 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | First to Fizzle Out | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Sumire Oketani | 6 | Notre Dame Elementary | Identify the Most Stubborn Stains and Find the Best Stain Removal | Honorable Mention | ||
| Isabella Schrobsdorff | 6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary |
Between Land and Sea | OOS Special Award | ||
| Akira Nakamura | 6 |
Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Elementary |
Mathematically Modeling Planetary Orbits | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Zachary Triantos | 6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary |
PET The Forever Plastic | Honorable Mention | ||
|
Natalie Pulliam
Madeleine Miln Elle Pedrotti |
6 | St. Charles Elementary | Conduction-duction what's your function? | Honorable Mention | ||
| Yuisho Kawane | 6 |
Parkside Intermediate
San Bruno Park Elementary |
Filtering Water for Cheap | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Elisabeth Schor | 6 | The Nueva School | Magical Matches - an invention of hope | Second Place | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Alexander Zwaanstra | 6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary |
Refined Turbine Designs | Second Place | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Audrey Bailey | 6 |
Nesbit Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
This Little Piggie Went To The Bath | Honorable Mention | ||
| Mariella Cusing | 6 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Masked singers | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Phoebe Chen | 6 |
Woodside Elementary
Woodside Elementary |
Which Blanket is the Best | Second Place | ||
| Baron Franklin | 6 |
Fernando Rivera Intermediate
Jefferson Elementary |
Comparing The Impact Of Three Judo Throws (Uchi Mata, Harai ogoshi, and Ogoshi) | Second Place | ||
| Natalia Juno | 6 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Flying Far | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Arya Charati | 6 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Surface Tension | Honorable Mention | ||
| Alden Tang | 6 |
Fernando Rivera Intermediate
Jefferson Elementary |
Weight and Lift | Honorable Mention | ||
| Liam Stemmle | 7 | St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School | Masked Faces | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Armaan Mishra | 7 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Unlocking Inner Stress: Mindfulness in Children | Second Place | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Adam Cheong | 7 | Woodland School | Does the Color of Light Affect Plant Growth? | Honorable Mention | ||
| Yanzi He | 7 | Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton | Food: A World Full of Microbiomes | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
|
Rohan Kommareddy
Aryan Agarwal |
7 |
North Star Academy
Redwood City Elementary |
How Should You Clean Your Hands? | Second Place | ||
| Maxwell Robenalt | 7 | St. Matthew Catholic | Sweet Tooth | Honorable Mention | ||
| Anna Pulendran | 7 | Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton | The Analysis of the Canine Microbiome | Honorable Mention | ||
| Samantha M Nguyen | 7 |
Taylor Middle
Millbrae Elementary |
Which Natural Cleanser Cleans the Most Pores? | Second Place | ||
| Edward Oh | 7 | St. Pius Elementary | Corrosion of Metals in Salt and Tap Water | Honorable Mention | ||
| Ela Viswanathan | 7 | Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton | Enzymatic Browning in Avocado | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
|
Karthik Joshi
Leran Mao |
7 |
Taylor Middle
Millbrae Elementary |
How Clean is YOUR Water? | Honorable Mention | ||
|
Kyle Venook
Aaron Field |
7 |
Taylor Middle
Millbrae Elementary |
The Optimal Ratio: What Ratio of Water to Organic Matter Is Best for the Production of Biogas? | Honorable Mention | ||
| Shreya Chandrasekar | 7 |
Terra Linda Middle School
San Carlos Elementary |
The Rise of the Idli Batter: Forays Into Fermentation | Second Place | ||
| Veronica Howard | 7 | Stanford Online High School | Pesticide Residue On Organic Versus Conventional Produce and the Effect of Simple Washing Techniques | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Allison Mu | 7 | Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton | What Type of Plastic Will Break Down the Quickest? | Second Place | ||
| Jasmine Lee | 7 |
Lipman Middle
Brisbane Elementary |
Red Wiggler Earthworms (Eisenia fetida): Apples or Carrots- Which Will They Consume Faster? | Honorable Mention | ||
|
Lucas Hom
Adam Situ |
7 |
Taylor Middle
Millbrae Elementary |
Homemade Water Wheel | Honorable Mention | ||
|
Belle Tan
Cheryl Lam |
7 |
Taylor Middle
Millbrae Elementary |
Safer Storm Drain System: Designing a More Effective Grate | Honorable Mention | ||
| Neethika Vijay | 7 | Synapse School | Shoe-in: Accessible shoe design | Second Place | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Jasmine Kaur | 7 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Smart Garbage Sorter | First Place OOS Special Award | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Benjamin Mangiafico | 7 |
Terra Linda Middle School
San Carlos Elementary |
Traffic: Unclogged | Honorable Mention | ||
| Violet MacAvoy | 7 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Save Our Forest: Engineering a Cost-Effective, Environmentally Friendly Forest Fire Retardant | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Ava Wong-Foy | 7 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | Which Sunscreen Blocks UV Light The Best? | Second Place | ||
| Ethan Yan | 7 |
Burlingame Intermediate
Burlingame Elementary |
Can “one look” by machine detect acute leukemia? Classic and novel deep learning based diagnostic systems for leukemia | Second Place IEEE Special Award | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Tessa Cuchelkar | 7 |
Terra Linda Middle School
San Carlos Elementary |
How Well Does Your Sunscreen Protect You? | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Victoria Murmann | 7 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Induced Currents | Second Place IEEE Special Award | ||
| Allison Oh | 7 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Surfaces That Fog (With Mystery) | Honorable Mention | ||
| Vesta Kassayan | 7 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
The Doppler Effect | Second Place | ||
| Lucy Collins | 8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
Do You Recall? | Second Place | ||
| Caroline Clack | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
What Does It Take To Get The Time Of Day? | Second Place | ||
| Skylar Tsurudome | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Wondrous Music | Honorable Mention | ||
| Korynna Lau | 8 |
Lipman Middle
Brisbane Elementary |
Legibility in Typography | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Sumire Nakajima | 8 |
Lipman Middle
Brisbane Elementary |
Powerful Pressure | Honorable Mention | ||
| Sierra Hartwig | 8 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | Barred Bacteria: The use of three natural products on combating bacterial growth | Second Place | ||
| Victoria Harding Bradley | 8 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | GREEN EARS - A study of ultrasonic acoustic emissions in response to environmental stressors in plants | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Bridget Semler | 8 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | Is It Dirtier than a Mask? | Honorable Mention | ||
| Aya Naito | 8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
My Dog May Hate Me, But I Counted Bacteria | Honorable Mention | ||
| Caitlin Smith | 8 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
What Method of Ripening Fruits is The Best? | Second Place | ||
| Giselle Cruz | 8 | Nativity Catholic School K-8 | Do Organic Cleaners Disinfect as well as Strong Chemical Cleaners? | Honorable Mention | ||
| Andrew Hide | 8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
How Pure is Public Drinking Fountain Water? | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Raeya Wohlmorantz | 8 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | The Science of Spherification | Second Place | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Suhani Pahuja | 8 |
Sandpiper Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Biofuel development: Yielding ethanol from compost | Second Place OOS Special Award | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Danika Gonzalez Johnston | 8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
Humans Outside of Earth | Honorable Mention | ||
| Juhi Bantwal | 8 | Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School | Hydroponics and Types of Water | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Tyler Droutsas | 8 |
Nesbit Elementary
Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary |
Anti-Tippers: Designing and building a device to prevent chairs from tipping when leaning back. | Second Place IEEE Special Award | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Isaac Chuang | 8 |
La Entrada Middle
Las Lomitas Elementary |
Tornado recognition | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Aidyn Eglington | 8 | Hilldale School | Dirty to Clean: The Effectiveness of Natural Soil FIlters | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Ishaan Gupta | 8 | Hilldale School | Droplet Jail | Honorable Mention | ||
| Nicole Hide | 8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
Which Materials Are The Best Insulators? | Second Place | ||
| Matthew Sun | 8 |
Crocker Middle
Hillsborough City Elementary |
Helpful Reminder Bot | Honorable Mention Lemelson Prize | ||
| Colin Chu | 8 | The Nueva School | Identifying miRNA Biomarkers Differentially Expressed in Liver Cancer Patients | First Place IEEE Special Award | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |
| Jason Yuan | 8 | Crystal Springs Uplands School | Predicting House Prices With Machine Learning | Honorable Mention | ||
| Matthew Coward | 8 | Woodland School | Can Biomimicry Lead to Improvements in Fan Design? | Second Place IEEE Special Award | Broadcom Elligible | |
| Vincent Ng | 8 |
Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
Jefferson Elementary |
Heat & Ice | Honorable Mention | ||
|
Miranda Sarabia
Sydney Sarabia |
8 |
Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate
Cabrillo Unified |
Misconception or Truth: Does the type of bat affect the distance a ball is hit? | Honorable Mention | ||
| Ian Bass | 8 | Hilldale School | Refraction Action | First Place | State Elligible | Broadcom Elligible |