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Marine biology students learn where science meets politics at Shark Fin Summits
Last month, Kate Schafer’s marine biology students took part in the Shark Fin Summits, in-class events that had students deliberate and come to a consensus on a recent piece of legislation regarding...
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Nine Harker students named scholars in 2017 Science Talent Search
Nine Harker students were among the 300 scholars named today in the 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search (formerly the Intel Science Talent Search). Kai Ang, Angela Kim, Sandip Nirmel, Srivatsav Pyda...
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STEM Buddies organizes first lower school visit
On Feb. 6, several members of Harker WiSTEM (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) headed to the lower school for a first-ever STEM Buddies event at that campus. The upper school...
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Science Bowl team headed to nationals after winning regional competition
On Feb. 11, Harker’s Science Bowl team won the regional competition held at the Stanford Linear Accelerator’s National Accelerator Laboratory. Senior Venkat Sankar and juniors Rajiv Movva, Shaya...
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2017 Research Symposium explores the minds of machines
Update: Here is the playlist of videos of speakers at the Harker Research Symposium. Topics ranged from AI, VR and ML to Rockets! Students who were finalists in various science contests presented...
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Two students receive Second Awards at Intel International Science and...
Two Harker students won awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, held last week in Los Angeles. Junior Amy Jin’s project, titled “Deep Learning-Based Automated Tool Detection...
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2017 Synopsys Championship results
Harker students had another stellar year at the Synopsys Science & Technology Championship, which took place in late March. Two students – junior Amy Jin and recent graduate Manan Shah ’17 – were...
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Four students among top scorers in 2017 Physics Bowl
Harker had a solid showing in the 2017 Physics Bowl, organized by the American Association of Physics Teachers. Rising seniors Swapnil Garg, Jimmy Lin and Neelesh Ramachandran, and rising junior Cindy...
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Grade 7 student named to Top 300 in Broadcom MASTERS competition
Last week, Nidhya Shivakumar, grade 7, was announced as one of the Top 300 students nationwide from the 2,499 middle school students nominated for this year’s Broadcom MASTERS science competition. Her...
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Upper school science teacher embarking on survey with NOAA’s Teacher at Sea...
Upper school science teacher Kate Schafer recently began a two-week scientific survey in the Gulf of Mexico, where she and other scientists are “studying shark and red snapper populations in locations...
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[UPDATED] Senior and junior move on to Siemens Competition regional finals
Harker had 10 semifinalists and has two finalists in the 2017 Siemens Competition! Read all about these amazing students!
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Student video makes top 5 percent in Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Seventh grader Grant Sims’ video submission to the 2017 Breakthrough Junior Challenge was ranked among the top 5 percent in the competition. Sims’ video, a quick and informative look at stem cells, can...
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Grade 7 science students create fidget spinners as a lesson in physics
Last month, Kathy Peng’s grade 7 science students made fidget spinners as a lesson in Newton’s laws of motion. Peng prepared the exercise as a design challenge in which teams of students designed and...
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Grade 5 explores Marin Headlands on annual trip
Last week, fifth graders headed up to the Marin Headlands for the annual class trip, during which they took in the breathtaking views offered by the hilly destination, located just across the Golden...
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Six seniors named to the top 300 in Regeneron Science Talent Search
Six Harker seniors were among the top 300 in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, tying for the most students qualifying from a single school in California.
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Upper school Science Bowl team qualifies for national finals two years in a row
Last weekend, Harker’s upper school National Science Bowl team A – seniors Swapnil Garg, Rajiv Movva, Derek Yen and Shaya Zarkesh, and sophomore Emily Liu, all coached by Gary Blickenstaff – qualified...
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MS Science Bowl teams exceptional at regional event, one team moves on to...
Two teams of Harker students performed admirably at this past weekend’s Middle School Science Bowl regional competition.
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Middle school teams excel in ExploraVision contest, one named regional winner
Middle school scientists were very successful in the 2018 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision contest, in which teams of students created and submitted scientific research...
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Harker community explores the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence at...
The 13th annual Harker Research Symposium, held Saturday at the upper school campus, drew more than 700 people from the Harker community to learn more about “The Artificial Intelligence Revolution” –...
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Harker picks up four grand prizes at 2018 Synopsys Championship
At last month’s Synopsys Science and Technology Championship, Harker juniors Cameron Jones, Krish Kapadia, Anjay Saklecha and Ruhi Sayana were grand prize winners, which earned them a trip to the Intel...
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