The following students received the following awards: Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA) 1st place: Christina Goto and Grace von Scheliha, Plant Assisted Learning: The Effects of Epipremnum Aureum on Student Cognition and Neural Oscillations 2nd place: Michelle Yeh, Davina Lau and Katherine Bo, Familiarity of Music and its Effects on Stress Levels on Students 3rd place: Hanna Karpstein, Investigating the Effectivity of Various Behavioral Addiction Prevention Methods Honorable Mention: Rachel Ray, Amelia Sabin and Brenna Schwartz, The Effect of Personality Types on the Success of Group Work Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED), Bioengineering (ENBM), Translational Medicine (TMED) 1st place: Priyanka Taneja, Anjali Sribalaskandarajah and Prerana Kulkarni, Utilizing Homovanillic Acid and Monoclonal Antibodies as a Novel Diagnostic Method for Schizophrenia and Parkinson's Diagnosis Honorable Mention: Vidha Sudesh, Using an Eye Exam to Detect Parkinson's at an Early Stage Cellular & Molecular Biology (CELL), Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBIO), Microbiology (MCRO) 1st place: Neha Hulkund, The Development of Machine Learning Linear Regression Algorithms for Epileptic Seizure Prediction 2nd place: Vaishnavi Phadnis, Computational Analysis of Neurotrophin Receptor Splice Variant Expression Signatures in Multiple Cancer Types Honorable Mention: Rishi Kavikondala, Rayan Krishnan and Sashwatha Shankar, Computational Analysis of Methanogen Metabolism Processes in Autotrophic Cyanobacteria for Carbon-Neutral Photosynthetic Methane Production Earth and Environmental Sciences (ENEV), Biochemistry (BCHM), Chemistry (Chem) 1st Place: Yogitha Sunkara, Comparative Analysis of Total Mercury Concentration in Salmon Species Using Atomic Fluorescence 2nd Place: Justin Qui, Investigating the Effects of Floating Photovoltaic Systems on the Growth of Freshwater Algae Honorable Mention: Sydney Meade, The Analysis of the Effects of Animal Agricultural Runoff on Water Quality Based on Nitrates, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Total Dissolved Solids and Turbidity Environmental Engineering (ENEV) 2nd place: Silvia Calinov, Water Waves to Light Waves Energy: Chemical (EGCH) and Physical (EGPH) 2nd place: Sandra Militaru and Andrea Dang, Solketal Additive for Aviation Fuel Engineering Mechanics (ENMC) 1st place: Anne Lee and Issac Perrin, Performing Fluid Dynamics Analysis to Develop an Automated Valve to Halt Natural Gas Blowouts Physics and Astronomy (PHYS), Mathematics (Math) 1st place: Rashida Hakim, Particle Simulation of Phase-Dependent Fields Using Geometric Algebra Special Awards: Washington State Science and Engineering (WSSEF) Award: Richard Halbert and Daniel Hoffman, Political Tribalism Inspiring Excellence in Scientific Research and Engineering Awards: Christina Goto and Grace von Scheliha, Plant Assisted Learning: The Effects of Epipremnum Aureum on Student Cognition and Neural Oscillations and Yogitha Sunkara, Comparative Analysis of Total Mercury Concentration in Salmon Species Using Atomic Fluorescence American Psychological Association for Achievement in Research in Psychological Science: Christina Goto and Grace von Scheliha, Plant Assisted Learning: The Effects of Epipremnum Aureum on Student Cognition and Neural Oscillations Association for Women Geoscientists Award, Honorable Mention: Sydney Meade, The Analysis of the Effects of Animal Agricultural Runoff on Water Quality Based on Nitrates, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Total Dissolved Solids and Turbidity People's Choice Award: Katrine Bjorner and Emily Spencer, Mobilizing the TENS Unit Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Sydney Meade, The Analysis of the Effects of Animal Agricultural Runoff on Water Quality Based on Nitrates, pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Total Dissolved Solids and Turbidity Ricoh Americas Corporation Award: Stuart Brown and Eric Fan, Generating Biogas from Waste American Chemical Society (ACS) Prize: Yogitha Sunkara, Comparative Analysis of Total Mercury Concentration in Salmon Species Using Atomic Fluorescence American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Award: Sandra Militaru and Andrea Dang, Solketal Additive for Aviation Fuel Supernova Awards: Sana Fatima, The Combined Effect of Music and Running on Fluid Intelligence and Olivia Blevins and Audrey Tseng, Designing a Cost-Effective and Customizable 3D Printed Tongue, for the Purpose of Gaining Sufficient Unsupported Synthetic Tongue Muscle Articulation for Use in Speech and Swallowing, Comparable to Organic Tongue Muscle Articulation Grand Prize Winner, Best in Fair : Neha Hulkund, The Development of Machine Learning Linear Regression Algorithms for Epileptic Seizure Prediction. The ASB meeting minutes are provided to give STEM students and parents an idea of everything the discussed during ASB meetings. This is Tesla’s first year competing in knowledge bowl and the team in 1st was the overall winner (all divisions) at our regional competition. Congratulations to all of the winners listed below, and to our new State Officer At-Large, Brayden Brackett! The first thing you notice when you step onto Tesla Motors' production floor are the robots. Privacy Policy. Learn more about Tesla STEM High School. A STEM activity is more than just a hands-on project that includes elements of science, technology, engineering, and math. We had 75 students from Tesla STEM participate and once again, our students out-shined our greatest expectations. Actually, it is more than the latest educational trend. Please join me in congratulating the winners! Also thank you to Kate Atvars and Mike Hansen whose help was invaluable. For the first time ever, the Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CSRSEF) was canceled, the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) has been canceled, and the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF) was held remotely via GoToMeeting. “I’m Saketh Dhulipalla … and my favorite scientist is Nigel Crowe. Title: Halting Natural Gas Disasters with the Development of an Automated Safety Valve Through Fluid Dynamic Analysis, Team Members: Sashu Shankar, Rishi Kavikondala, Rayan Krishnan, Anne Lee, Isaac Perrin, Challenge Topic 1: The Itron Food, Energy, and Water Challenge – Behavior Approach – 1stPlace, Team Members: Bryn Allesina-McGrory, Indra Toepke, Yogitha Sunkara, Adriana Rush, Challenge Topic 2: The Boeing Aerospace Challenge – Design Approach – 2nd Place and Best Teamwork Award, Title: Developing Solketal: Reducing Glycerol Waste Through Jet Fuel Additive, Team Members: Andrea Dang, Rashida Hakim, George Cheruvathur, Sandra Militaru, Challenge Topic 3: The Biofuels Challenge – Technology Approach – 1st Place, Title: The Application of the Triazabicyclodecene Catalyst to the Transesterification Process in Biofuels Production, Team Members: Lawrence Atienza, Neha Nagvekar, Fred Qin, Larry Wang, Challenge Topic 3: The Biofuels Challenge – Design Approach – 2nd Place, Title: Application of Optical Fiber Cables Within Algal Photobioreactors for Augmented Productivity and Scalability, Team Members: Abhijith Balijepalli, Tyler Volta, Rusdan Crook, Ryan Koshy. On June 3, 2019, Mr. Christensen and I escorted our APCS A students to Microsoft to compete in the Hunt the Wumpus competition. STEM activities are whole-brain exercises, that kids can use to explore disciplined subjects in a creative and exploratory way. They will have one more test to potentially qualify for the Final, which involves 10 days of instruction and 2 days of testing at a host university and a chance to represent the US at the International Biology Olympiad in Japan. Congratulations to Maxwell Soh, Matthew Lam, Aadi Dalia, and Muhammad Masood, as they competed in the National History Bee and Bowl Competition that strives to promote history education throughout the United States and around the world. Please congratulate all students that participated at CSRSEF if you see them in the halls or in your classroom-there are other students who participated and even though they did not receive a prize, they put forth a tremendous amount of time and effort and some also produced award-winning, innovative research in my opinion. And of course, no judging experience is flawless, and there were some exceptional student projects which did not receive their due accolades, in my opinion. These teams are performing well across all events, with impressive results. Join the STEAM Powered Family newsletter to get regular updates and access to free resources. Join the STEAM Powered Family newsletter to get regular updates and access to free resources. Utilizing Homovanillic Acid and Monoclonal Antibodies as a Novel Diagnostic Method for Schizophrenia and Parkinson's Diagnosis, Rishi Kavikondala, Rayan Krishnan and Sashwatha Shankar. The following students received the following awards: 1st place: Madison Messina and Eden Netz, Assessing the Effects of Posting Publicly on Social Media in Correlation to Anxious Sleep Patterns in Teenagers, 2nd place: Roshni Srikanth, App to Improve the Mental Health of Refugees, 3rd place: Rachel Alwan and Anika Ghelani, A Behavioral and Neurophysiological Analysis of False Memories, Honorable Mention: Marton Teichner, Investigating the Effects of Education on the Impact of Astroturfing, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Microbiology (CELL), 1st place: Mirra Chinta, Synergism or Antagonism between Docetaxel and Finasteride in Prostate Cancer Model, 2nd place: Anusha Srivastava, Assessing the Apoptotic Effect of the Bacteriocin Nisin on Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Viability, 3rd place: Aditi Ekbote and Vidhi Jain, Drug Combinations with Antibiotics and Curcumin to Combat Antibiotic Drug Resistance, 3rd place: Nitisha Gautam Arundhati (Diya) Basu, Genomic Differences Between E-cigarette Vapor and Cigarette Smoke and its Relation to Tumor Growth, Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED), Translational Medicine (TMED), 1st place: Aditi Subramanyam, Identifying TEAD Proteins and Disrupting the YAP1/TEAD Complex to Inhibit Oncogenic YAP1 Fusion Proteins, Honorable Mention: Anirudh Iyer, Analyzing miRNA Expression in Glioblastoma Patients to Identify Candidate Markers, Chemisty; Chemical Energy; Material Sciences (Chem), 3rd place: Mintra Frazzini, Engineering Environmentally Friendly Sunscreen Using Metal Organic Frameworks, Honorable Mention: Saketh Dhulipalla and Yuchen Li, Access to Clean Potable Water Via Fog Harvesting, Software Systems; Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (COMP), Honorable Mention: Sunya Mohammed, Implementing Eye-Tracking Technology for the Advancement of Driver Training, Animal Sciences; Plant Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences (ERTH), 2nd place: Annie Denton, Forecasting the Effects of Climate Change on the Distribution of the Pacific Sideband Snail, 3rd place: Elisabeth Berger, Powering a Solid State Fermenter with Compost Cogeneration To Produce Spores for Use as a Myopesticide, 1st place: Romanpreet Kaur, Menstrual Hygiene Period, 3rd place: Max Reisman, Solar Desalination System Utilizing Salt-Rejecting and Solar Absorber Technology for Quick and Efficient Technology, Honorable Mention: Kishan Baliga, Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Data to Create a Machine Learning Algorithm Capable of Identifying Oil Spills, Physics; Mathematics; Physical Energy; Embedded Systems (Phys), Honorable Mention: Akshay Murthy, Greet Sense: A Facial Recognition and Obstacle Detection Device for the Visually- Impaired and Blind, 2nd place: Tristan Stevens and Maxell Wang, Using a Bi-Layer Geogrid System to Decrease Vertical Stress and Deflection of Pavement Applications, 2nd place: Mathias Foster, Development of a Perpetual Solar-Powered Blimp to Aid Urban Search and Rescue, Inspiring Excellence in Scientific Research: Roshni Srikanth, App to Improve the Mental Health of Refugees, American Psychological Association (APA) Award: Madison Messina and Eden Netz, Assessing the Effects of Posting Publicly on Social Media in Correlation to Anxious Sleep Patterns in Teenagers, Materials Science special category Award: Mintra Frazzini, Engineering Environmentally Friendly Sunscreen Using Metal Organic Frameworks, Excellence in bacteria research-environmental science Award: Anusha Srivastava, Assessing the Apoptotic Effect of the Bacteriocin Nisin on Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Viability, WSSEF Award: Akshay Murthy, Greet Sense: A Facial Recognition and Obstacle Detection Device for the Visually- Impaired and Blind, American Chemical Society (ACS) Prize: Mintra Frazzini, Engineering Environmentally Friendly Sunscreen Using Metal Organic Frameworks, American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics Award: Mathias Foster, Development of a Perpetual Solar-Powered Blimp to Aid Urban Search and Rescue, Supernova Awards: Isha Murali, Exploration into Analyzing the Auditory Cortex in Relation to Attention as Measured by Alpha Waves, Parbeen Sekhon and Rhea Shinde, Setting Minutiae Standards in Forensic Odontology, Kristin Acheson, The Effects of Ascorbic Acid on the Binding of Collagen and Tannins, Tarini Srikanth, Modeling Potential Drug to Drug Interactions Targeted Towards Cardiovascular Systems, Manasvini Calmidi, Determining the Salt Concentration of Irrigation Water for Trichoderma to Confer Salt Tolerant Oryza sativa Plants, Marko Milovanovic and Denis Chelan, Water Purification Via Hand-Powered Pump, Ricoh Sustainable Environmental Science Award: Elisabeth Berger, Powering a Solid State Fermenter with Compost Cogeneration To Produce Spores for Use as a Myopesticide, Office of Naval Science Research Award: Sunya Mohammed, Implementing Eye-Tracking Technology for the Advancement of Driver Training. Initially, he wasn’t much involved in the day-to-day activities of the company (although he did oversee the Roadster’s product design). Students overall have been very gracious and understanding about the tele-judging experience and the majority have reported a positive experience. 7th place Karina Kejriwal, Ameya Madhugiri and Arihant Singh, This competition is an important part of our curriculum because it gives them a taste of the reality of working as a team to design, develop and test a big coding project. Parum Misri – 2nd place They have been working hard on their projects since the Fall and it’s great that they were still able to show off their hard work. About 20% of the people who write the exam are selected for the next level, the National Astronomy Competition (NAC). I am sure you are familiar with the latest buzzword in education - STEM. 4th place Samarjit Kaushik, Aran Punniamoorthy, Shrey Srivastava, Social Media Campaign: Kindergarten Registration begins February 18, 2021, Lake Washington Schools Open Enrollment Is February 1-26, 2021, Lake Washington School District Announces Pathway Forward, Lake Washington School District Budget Earns Meritorious Budget Award for Fourth-Straight Year, Juanita High School Students Vote on New Mascot, Wharton School of Business Global Stock Market Challenge, Science Olympiad: Four 1st Semester Invitationals (UGASO, Camas, SOLVI, UCSO), 2021 American Mathematics Competition (AMC), 2021 USA Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad, Future Business Leaders of America Region Winter Conference, 2020 Wash. State Science & Engineering Fair, 2020 Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference, 2020 Pacific Northwest Regional High School Science Bowl, 2020 ArcGIS Washington State Map Story Contest, 2020 NCWIT Awards for Aspirations in Computing, 2020 Holocaust Center for Humanity Contest, https://wssef.org/2020-wssef-first-place-trophy/, https://teslahs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=d408e68a6b7f4987bdd3186adf1ec0f1, https://holocaustcenterseattle.org/programs-events/writing-art-film-contest, 2019 Pacific Northwest Regional High School Science Bowl, 2019 Wash. State Science & Engineering Fair (WSSEF), 2019 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, 2019 Tech. The events are all online, but club leaders are working to create a friendly, supportive culture like those we have seen in the other major teams in Washington (Bothell, Camas, Raisbeck). Vaishnavi Phadnis, Exon Expression Analysis of an Alternatively Spliced Neurotrophin Receptor in Multiple Cancer Types: Potential Considerations for Targeted Therapy and Precision Medicine. The test is a 75-minute, 30-question multiple choice test. National History Bee and Bowl Competition that strives to promote history education throughout the United States and around the world. Jenai Sheffels 5th place Syed Aamir, Vinayak Ajmera, and Azhan Zaheer, National History Day was held remotely on Saturday May 2. Amrutha Srikanth finished 1st in the Senior Individual Documentary category, with her piece titled, Behind the Screen: The Rise of Women Animators in Walt Disney's Studios. Our scholars conducted themselves maturely and played their matches very well. By winning the Regional, Team 1 qualified for the National Science Bowl finals in Washington, DC, at the end of April. Find latest updates for 2020-21 school year? Materials are easy to find, most activities take an hour or less, and the STEM … There are 15 members on each team and we have nearly four full teams. Public Service Announcement: 3rd Place - Syed Aamir, Vinayak Ajmera and Azhan Zaheer; 5th Place - Varun Wescott and Parum Misri; 6th Place - Isaac Yun, Emily Zhao and Hanara Nam. They recorded presentations, took tests online, mailed projects, Skyped interviews, submitted portfolios into drop boxes. Introduction to Financial Math: 3rd Place - Siddhant Porwal; Introduction to Information Technology: 1st Place - Michael Yu; Organizational Leadership: 3rd Place – Vani Daryani; Parliamentary Procedure: 1st Place - Team of Oleg Ianchenko, An Doan, Nathan Apfel, Spring Chenjp; 2nd Place -  Team of Deveshi Thakur, Emily Zhao, Jessica Singh, Keerthana Pilla, For the first time ever, the Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CSRSEF) was canceled, the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) has been canceled, and the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF) was held remotely via GoToMeeting. The next round is the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME). Please congratulate these students next time you see them. Check out what some of our STEM students did this summer at Cartogram in Seattle! ASB Meeting minutes. The highest honor is Outstanding Delegate, achieved by two STEM Seniors and club officers: Neav Topaz (STEMUN President) and Patrick Mao (STEMUN Technology Officer.) These science, technology, engineering and math activities are fun for kids, adults and the whole family. In addition to the team award, Yuchen Li won a medal for answering the 3rd-most toss-up questions. If you see the following students please congratulate them: Kevin Zhang – Certificate of Distinction (top 5%), Evan Kim – Certificate of Distinction (top 5%), Sebastian Kumar – Certificate of Distinction (top 5%). Congratulations to Ms. Sheffels's AP Language students who entered and won prizes in the Holocaust Center for Humanity contest! Here are our 2017 Technology Student Association (TSA) results in Yakima March 16-18. Tesla's Girl Tech STEM Hangout. Thank you so much to Matt Travis who attended this conference, as he has in years past. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 as an opportunity for members of Congress to recognize and celebrate the artistic talents of their young constituents.