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The California State Science Fair is proud to recognize the following CSSF participants who have been named in the Top 300 of the Broadcom MASTERS Competition. See also the press release announcing the 300 national semifinalists.
| Student | School | City |
|---|---|---|
| Amanullah, Yusuf Z. | Islamic School of San Diego | San Diego |
| Ambati, Adarsh S. | Stratford Middle School | San Jose |
| Ansari, Nadia | Fairmont Private - North Tustin Campus | North Tustin |
| Balasingam, Akhilesh V. | Challenger School | San Jose |
| Bhatti, Max | Oak Avenue Intermediate School | Temple City |
| Butler, Georgia C. | St. Charles School | San Carlos |
| Byrnes, Aidan T. | Rhoades (The) School | Encinitas |
| Cain, Noah M. | Krystal School of Science, Math & Technology | Hesperia |
| Carter, Holly E. | Sierra Madre Middle School | Sierra Madre |
| Catanzaro, Francisco C. | Pacific Beach Middle School | San Diego |
| Champion, Katie P. | American Martyrs School | Manhattan Beach |
| Chiang, Andrew C. | BASIS Independent Silicon Valley | San Jose |
| Chou, Mia H. | La Colina Junior High School | Santa Barbara |
| Dixit, Ruchika S. | Cupertino Middle School | Sunnyvale |
| Eckmann, Peter L. | Maris (Stella) Academy | La Jolla |
| Feng, Daniel | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine |
| Gan, Jessie L. | San Diego Jewish Academy | San Diego |
| Garner, Espen G. | St. Margaret's Episcopal School | San Juan Capistrano |
| Gluckman, Leia | Beverly Vista Middle School | Beverly Hills |
| Gnanasekar, Arti | Sunnyvale Middle School | Sunnyvale |
| Green, Spencer S. | Pegasus Middle School | Huntington Beach |
| Greenwald, Neve G. | La Colina Junior High School | Santa Barbara |
| Hsi, Emily A. | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine |
| Indla, Aditya | Challenger School | Newark |
| Ismail, Ahmad | Granada Islamic School | Santa Clara |
| Joven, Zuriel Erikson V. | Sutter Middle School | Sacramento |
| Kadaba, Samarth (Sam) E. | Los Cerritos Middle School | Thousand Oaks |
| Kang, Herin | Stratford Middle School | San Jose |
| Legaspi, Felimon Charles L., III | Incarnation Parish School | Glendale |
| Lickiss, Emily M. | Mountain Oaks School | San Andreas |
| Lindholm, Elizabeth M.B. | Carmel Middle School | Carmel |
| Liu, Stanley C. | Dana (Richard Henry) Middle School | Arcadia |
| Mandelshtam, Andrei | Vista Verde School | Irvine |
| Mandyam, Atulya D. | Mesa Verde Middle School | San Diego |
| McDowell, Alexander T. | Tierra Linda Middle School | San Carlos |
| Mirza, Sophya | Lennox Middle School | Lennox |
| Moudgalya, Pranav S. | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine |
| Nazareth, Michelle M. | Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High School | Santa Cruz |
| Nerenberg, Marrin G. | Carden School of Fresno | Fresno |
| Noland, Anson F. | Portola (Gaspar de) Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School | Tarzana |
| Orczyk, Alexandra P. | Rhoades (The) School | Encinitas |
| Osborn, Zoe K.S. | Northcoast Preparatory Academy | Arcata |
| Pabari, Raj | Coastal Academy | Oceanside |
| Park, Jian | Fairmont Private Junior High School | Anaheim |
| Patel, Tejal | Kraemer Middle School | Placentia |
| Prawira, Jacqueline | Altamont Elementary School | Mountain House |
| Reilly, Lauren A. | St. Rose of Lima School | Chula Vista |
| Saldanha, Gregory V. | School of the Madeleine | Berkeley |
| Sanyal, Anushka | Cupertino Middle School | Sunnyvale |
| Shi, Emily T. | The Cambridge School | San Diego |
| Shivakumar, Nidhya | Harker (The) School | San Jose |
| Shrivastava, Aryansh | Hopkins (William) Junior High School | Fremont |
| Swamy, Samika | Challenger School | Sunnyvale |
| Tai, LeAnn | Orchard Hills Middle School | Irvine |
| Tang, Alyssa | Canyon View Elementary School | Irvine |
| Tangirala, Pujita S. | Challenger School | San Jose |
| Upson, Linus C. | Woodside Elementary School | Woodside |
| Venkatraman, Anirudh | Challenger School | Sunnyvale |
| Virsik, Kathleen G. | La Entrada Middle School | Menlo Park |
| Viswesh, Annika | Stratford Middle School | Santa Clara |
| Weiss, Ian G. | Talbert (Samuel S.) Middle School | Huntington Beach |
In addition to the 61 students listed above, 5 more California students who qualified from county and regional science fairs were also named as Broadcom MASTERS Semifinalists.
| Co, Jason | Juan Cabrillo Middle School | Santa Clara |
| Gali, Yahvin | California Connections Academy at Ripon | Ripon |
| Gandhi, Saurav | Juan Cabrillo Middle School | Santa Clara |
| Li, Grace | Challenger School - Almaden | San Jose |
| Thambidurai, Tharika | Challenger School - Ardenwood | Newark |
We are also proud to note that California has the greatest number of semifinalists of any state in the country.
Out of the Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS, 30 finalists will be announced on September 20 who will each be given an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to attend the Broadcom MASTERS Finals from October 19 to 25. Finalists will compete for a share of over $100,000 in awards and prizes, including the top $25,000 educational award presented by the Samueli Foundation. Good luck to everyone!
2017 California State Science Fair
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Broadcom MASTERS Semifinalists
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CalifSF@usc.edu