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The California State Science Fair is proud to recognize the following CSSF participants who have been named as semifinalists to the Broadcom MASTERS Competition. See also the press release announcing the 300 national semifinalists and the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS Semifinalist book.
| Student | School | City |
|---|---|---|
| Aggarwal, Dhruv N. | Medea Creek Middle School | Oak Park |
| Ambati, Adarsh S. | Stratford Middle School | San Jose |
| Anand, Suraj K. | Ridgecrest Intermediate School | Rancho Palos Verdes |
| Athreya, Anousha A. | Stratford Middle School | San Jose |
| Balandin, Alec A. | Riverside STEM Academy | Riverside |
| Balasingam, Akhilesh V. | Challenger School | San Jose |
| Boyt, Jensen L. | Rio Bravo-Greeley School | Bakersfield |
| Bren, Hunter | Mirman School for Gifted Children | Los Angeles |
| Carter, Sophie Q. | Westridge School | Pasadena |
| Chen, Cynthia | Harker (The) School | San Jose |
| Csato, Xavier T. | Mirman School for Gifted Children | Los Angeles |
| Deng, Nathan | Huntington Henry E. Middle School | San Marino |
| Fagan, James D. | Alcott Elementary School | Riverside |
| Fung, Athena F. | Kennedy (John F.) Middle School | Cupertino |
| Ganguly, Mohona R. | Chandler School | Pasadena |
| Gao, David S. | Huntington Henry E. Middle School | San Marino |
| Ghatare, Adishree S. | Challenger School - Shawnee | San Jose |
| Gupta, Aarzu | Harker (The) School | San Jose |
| Hsi, Emily A. | Turtle Rock Elementary School | Irvine |
| Infelise, Alexa Q. | Rhoades (The) School | Encinitas |
| Ismail, Ahmad | Granada Islamic School | Santa Clara |
| Kahn, Samuel B. | High Tech Middle | San Diego |
| Kim, Alexis H. | Rancho San Joaquin Middle School | Irvine |
| Labrador, William A. | Chandler School | Pasadena |
| Lamphear, Erin K. | Jacoby Creek Elementary School | Bayside |
| Lortz, Cristofer | Fleming (Alexander) Middle School | Lomita |
| Madhukara, Rachana | Carmel Valley Middle School | San Diego |
| McQuilkin, Ellery | Lee Vining Elementary School | Lee Vining |
| Meinardi, Marta | Vista Verde School | Irvine |
| Nishida, Hiromi K. | Vista Verde School | Irvine |
| Orczyk, Alexandra P. | Rhoades (The) School | Encinitas |
| Ordway, Katrina G. | Rhoades (The) School | Encinitas |
| Palakur, Swethasai | Jeffrey Trail Middle School | Irvine |
| Patwa, Aalok N. | Stratford Middle School | San Jose |
| Pinto, James L. | Bridges Charter School | Thousand Oaks |
| Qin, Albert W. | Churchill (Winston) Middle School | Carmichael |
| Ramachandran, Shreya | Stratford Fremont Middle School | Fremont |
| Shapiro, Gina S. | La Colina Junior High School | Santa Barbara |
| Sharma, Suhina | Ladera Ranch Middle School | Ladera Ranch |
| Shrivastava, Aryansh | Mission Valley Elementary School | Fremont |
| Shukla, Maya S. | Harker (The) School | San Jose |
| Sridhar, Shruti | Challenger School | Sunnyvale |
| Swartz, Mandika N. | Carden School of Fresno | Fresno |
| Szalay, Clara R. | Vista Verde School | Irvine |
| Tangirala, Pujita S. | Challenger School | San Jose |
| White, Natalie C. | Clovis Online School | Clovis |
In addition to the 46 students listed above, 9 more California students who qualified from county and regional science fairs were also named as Broadcom MASTERS Semifinalists.
| Gali, Yahvin | Lammersville Elementary School | Tracy |
| Ganai, Milan | Joaquin Miller Middle School | San Jose |
| Kawazu, Shino | NEA Community Learning Center | Alameda |
| Li, Sean | Diablo Vista Middle School | Danville |
| Pamidimukkala, Sanjita | Windemere Ranch Middle School | San Ramon |
| Raju, Aditi | Diablo Vista Middle School | Danville |
| Ronaghi, Sasha | Fairmont Private School | Santa Ana |
| Sharma, Siddhant | Iron Horse Middle School | San Ramon |
| Zuo, Ethan | Fairmont Private School | Santa Ana |
We are also proud to note that California has the greatest number of semifinalists of any state in the country.
Out of the complete list of 300 national semifinalists, 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 27 to November 2. 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!
2016 California State Science Fair
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Broadcom MASTERS Semifinalists
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CalifSF@usc.edu