EAA’s 2022 Bridge Showcase and Awards Event was held on Saturday, April 30 at the UC Berkeley Bechtel Engineering Center, marking the 22nd celebration of the Student Impact Project with exceptional participation by students, volunteer engineers, teachers and dedicated donors. Participating high school students spent nine weeks developing bridge designs for the replacement of the Galata Bridge for vehicle and pedestrian traffic in Istanbul, Turkey OR for a new multi-function bridge connecting local communities in Sacramento, California. EAA would like to the thank the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UC Berkeley for hosting the 22nd Annual Bridge Showcase & Awards Event.

In-School Program

Over 90 student teams from eight San Francisco, 13 East Bay, and one peninsula high schools participated in EAA’s in-class program. 23 Bay Area firms provided 51 volunteer structural engineers and architects to teach the weekly curriculum.

Event Highlights

A welcome address by UC Berkeley’s Mark Stacey, Department Chair – Civil and Environmental Engineering, kicked off the afternoon program. Senior Vice President of Electric Engineering at PG&E, Joe Bentley, presented information about environmental programs in Bay Area communities. This year, a new category was added to the Awards Event. The Karen Melander Design Award was presented to the bridge that best incorporates cultural, environmental, and/or social considerations in their design and presentation.

Winning Teams

Every student on a winning team received a trophy or medal. The awards and the program were made possible by the generous support of our donors.

Scenario 2: 1st Place, Best in Show
SAC
Sacramento
Carlmont High School

President’s Award
İçindeki Güzellik
Istanbul
SF Hilltop High School
Class 2

Scenario 1: 1st Place
New Galata Bridge 3
Istanbul
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 2

Karen Melander Design Award
Altin Kestane
Istanbul
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High
School 

Nancy Bonneville Communication Award
Jerome Memorial Bridge
Sacramento
Carlmont High School

Peoples Choice Award
The Broadway Bridge
Sacramento
Livermore High School
Class 2

Scenario 1: 2nd Place
New Galata Bridge 1
Istanbul
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 1

Scenario 2: 2nd Place
Tower Bridge
Sacramento
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 3

Scenario 1: 3rd Place
Kutlama Köprüsü
Istanbul
Livermore High School
Class 1

Scenario 2: 3rd Place
Blue Copper Bridge
Sacramento
Oakland School for the Arts
Class 2

Best in Class
Hamsi Bridge
Istanbul
Pinole Valley High School
Class 1

Best in Class
Rachel Carson Bridge
Sacramento
Oakland School for the Arts
Class 1

Best in Class
Turkish Bateman Bridge
Istanbul
Oakland School for the Arts
Class 3

Best in Class
Bridgette
Sacramento
Oakland School for the Arts
Class 4

Best in Class
The Bridgerton Bridge
Sacramento
NEA Community Learning Center
Class 1

Best in Class
The Amogus Bridge
Istanbul
NEA Community Learning Center
Class 2

Best in Class
Silver Bridge
Sacramento
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 2

Best in Class
Jackie Jackie Jackie Jackie Jackie
Istanbul
Alameda Community Learning Center

Best in Class
Farah
Istanbul
Abraham Lincoln High School
Class 4

Best in Class
Dans Eden Kurt
Istanbul
Envision Academy
Class 1

Best in Class
Untitled/Köprü
Istanbul
Envision Academy
Class 2

Best in Class
The Uzan Kemer Bridge
Sacramento
Ida B. Wells 

Best in Class
Mariposa
Istanbul
SF Hilltop High School
Class 1

2022 Judges

A diverse panel of expert architects, artists and engineers provided a broad array of viewpoints this year:

Robert Becker, Presenting Architecture

Matthew DeJong, UC Berkeley

Katy Taylor Ford, Ratcliff

Ken Forward, Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Rupa Garai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Kenneth Klein, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Ray Pugliesi, Degenkolb Engineers

Diana Skylacos, Banana Republic

John Tuttle, Golden State Steel & Stair

Darrick Hom, Estructure

Kelly Lyon Dudek, UC San Francisco

Steve Cetrone, Oliver & Company

We thank each participating Judge for sharing their expertise, time and energy to help evaluate bridges and student presentations.

Congratulations to all of the students who completed EAA’s 10-week enrichment program.

SCHOOLS

ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

Teacher: Jake Stookey

Student Teams: 

BUTTERFLY BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Cristian Elias, Joseph Tejada, Alex Liberona, Nakai Cristerna

INFINITY BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Ngan Nguyen, Andrea Santiago, Kuan Sin Lei

THE CAPITOL BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: James Huang, Pedro Tlaxcala, Preston Fan

NEW GALATA BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Jackson Miller, Diego Cristerna, Carly Hunter

EL PUENTE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Jairo Juarez, Jeffrey Mui, Benjamin Mark, Vasni Gonzalez

BLUET BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Fatimah Abdolcader, Josselin Calderon, Deysi Ajpop, Jessa Ramos

BRACHYURA BRIDGE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Christopher Chavez, Anthony Hernandez-Castro, Marvell Harris

GUZEL KOPRU: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Camila Carreno, Carmela Cauich, Viridiana Garcia

RIVER BRIDGE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Cayla Lo, Daron Chan, Aurora Van Vught, Yifei Peng

SILVER BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Haley YanvShi Qi Li, Lia Roth, Zaihra Mena

SULACO BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Nakai Cristerna, Ollin Mayorga, Anaya Dixon, Alexio Dennis, Brandon Tse, Dylan Antunovich

NEW ISTANBUL BRIDGE: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Damian Cosio, Angela Qi, Makayla Solis, Natalie Soper

NEW GALATA BRIDGE: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Jing Yan Liang, Vanessa He, Mary Bunshoft, Sophie Wall

UNITY BRIDGE: Class 3 – Sacramento, CA: Pablo Bamaca-Cifuente, Gabriel Montes, Jr., Kaleo Chin, Raymond Huang, Steven Powers, Daniel Zaragoza

DUNYA TOPLULUGU BRIDGE: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Vivian Chan, Kiara Pech, Samantha Maung, Wyatt Guardado

ROCK BRIDGE: Class 3 – Sacramento, CA: Maybel (Meiqui) Hu, Jason (Dalong) Gong

STEEL SOLDIERS BRIDGE: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Connor Kwan, Jacky Deng, Tyrell Price, Jr., Noah Valdejueza

TOWER BRIDGE: Class 3 – Sacramento, CA: Ramiro Morales, Craven Woodlee, Conrad Somogyi, Andrew Wong

 

Teacher: Valerie Ziegler

Student Teams: 

KANASAVI: Class 4 – Sacramento, CA: Natalie Chen, Kaeden Chun, Vivian Huang, Samantha U

INCREDIBRIDGE: Class 4 – Sacramento, CA: Ava Antunovich, Laron Zeigler, German Hoang

HACIVAT & KARAGÖZ: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Nicole Fang, Brandy Wu, Cheryl Cheng

FARAH: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Anna Yu, Alyssa Lo, Cindy Huang, Vivien Tam

YENI ISTANBUL: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Evelyn Hernandez, Javier Sarceno, Joshua Grabou

POPPY BRIDGE: Class 4 – Sacramento, CA: Khan Chu, Manuel Arevalo, Dioscoro Hernandez, Imanol Delgadillosoto

MODERN GALATA: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Derek Ma, Sarah Wong, Adrianne Zheng, Sabrina Zheng

SADMENTO: Class 4 – Sacramento, CA: Lin Wong, Jenny Wu, Rin Luong

üst geçit: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Gabriela Gallegos, Antony Arevalo

ALAMEDA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER

Teacher: Daniel Freedman

Student Teams:

ANGLE HEIGHTS BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Parker Shepard, David Velasquez, Derrick Cazatt, Alyssa Smith, Mae Speigal

LONDON BRIDGE BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Sofia Willoughby, Savannah Nyulassie, Graciel Alvarez, Alexander Hayden, Isaac Lu, Ava Amarasingham

GAVLORD SAVIORS: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Thomas Whittock, Fikir Tilahun, Ramsey Wilson, Jason Rittenbach, Loki Lycanserna

JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE JACKIE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Justin Vo, Gabriella Yu, Jackie Champion, Cole Walker, Samuel Yonas

JALK: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Joseph Lemos, Amor Abcumby, Leila Elmouhtaj, Kyle Choy

CARLMONT HIGH SCHOOL

Teacher: Ian Hagmann

Student Teams: 

JEROME MEMORIAL BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Wyatt Binnard, Lianna Lim, Kevin Bachelor, David Su

DeMARCUS JAQUARION III: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Lucas Calenda, Sean Liuli, Eric Chuang

SAC: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Kaitlyn Kwan, Griffin Svec-Burdick, Kevin Soltani, Ethan Mak

FREEDOM ARCH BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Antonio Hengel, Pavlik Gribanovsky, Jackson Gibbs, Ana Hoffman

INTERCONTINENTAL MAXIMUS: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Aldo Aguirre Jr, Claire Stanton, Darren Voong, Toby Tsinker

TRUST BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Brandon Abrari, Mette Gosvig, Joshua Estrada

VICTORIA: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Leo Lin, Stella Escobar, Atharss Prasath

ENVISION ACADEMY

Teacher: Adam Segal

Student Teams: 

CASTLE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Angel Vazquez, Sergio Munos, Ahmed Aljanol, Eric Briseno

CEREBRO: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Aiyanna Muniz, MiAmour Warrick, Xitllalit Gonzalez

NOOO: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Mix Ortiz, Agustin Cuevas, Fernando Luna, Abdul-Malek Alazzani

DWHAP: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Kira Floras, Kiyah Haynes, Michael Holt, Jaydn Cowart

DANS EDEN KURT: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Aidyn May-Robles, Carla Rodriguez, Marcie Guerrero, Sophia Lopez-Garcia

ARCH/SUSPENSION: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Dorien Hughes, Keyla Flota, Ahmed Al-Thabeti, Axel Gomez

UNTITLED: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Salina Noriega, Mia Chino, Shani Jackson, Jerlin Carbajal Beliz

THE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Alan Romero, Lemuel Reyes, Adrien Prieto Romo, Jahmar Traylor, Julissa Pablo Pablo

EL PUENTE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Leo Chavez, Jemar Tello Rodriguez, Sean Morfin

CHEETAH GIRLS: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Jo Smith, Amelia Vela, Laila Joseph, Reyna Coria

GROMIT: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Ngozi Bowman, Cynthia Joseph, Javier Merino, Edgar Navel, Maura Perez-Perez

THE “I” BEAM BRIDGE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Alessandra Garcia Hernandez, Jenny Ojeda, Sola Otti, Melanie Rodriguez, Sandra Medina

IDA B. WELLS HIGH SCHOOL

Teachers: Heidi Languis and David Stephens

Student Teams: 

YASSOUCHI: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Fable Horning, Destiny McGowan, Fharyll Nwagbo

THE UZAN KEMER BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Shakira Nolan, Simon Tam, Alonso Haro-Casco

ZERO: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Laith Alghazaly, Yahiko Blanco

LIVERMORE HIGH SCHOOL

Teacher: Karen Fletcher

Student Teams: 

THE HOG RIDER: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Emily Blair, Alex Stearman, Patrick Flanagan, Wyatt Watson-Bird, Marcus Dicrescenzo

DOUBLE DECKER PECKER: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Dylan Voelker, Riley Batteate

DINOCO BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Jordi Gutierrez

NATURE’S WONDERLAND: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Daulton Justice, Diego Chauca, Ryan Loder, Matthew Brown

KUTLAMA KÖPRÜSÜ: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Karina Reardon, Nat Lewis, Eleanor Yuna Leek

BIG BERTHA: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Chad Johnston, Phoebe Kmetz, Braden Jester, Daniel Walter

GOOFY JUICE BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Javier Garcia, Savannah Battaion

BAYTEC BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Kevin Kovacs, Nicholas Cheng, Aidan Givens, Dennis Daniels, Tyler Lahowe

BROADWAY BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Gabrielle Sands, Augustus LaFortune, Natalia McCoy, Chiara Lowery

THE RIDGE BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Kyler Wallace, Angel Murillo, Jackson Garrett, Isaiah Wood

HOLY BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Casey Reil, Alec Holmes, James Peake

A.S.B.: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Holden Hoffman, Garrett Potap, Siddarth Velnati, Jordan Featherstone

THE COMMUNITY BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Aidan Andre, Hannah Blanchard, Audra Castañeda

The Solano-Patwin Bridge: Class 2 – Sacramento CA: Isaiah Bongiorno, Grace Heskett, Elias Hashimi, Nicholas Ha

NEA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER

Teacher: Heather Dutton

Student Teams: 

THE DULCET BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Jasmin Najera, Leilani Ramirez, Dayanna Palencia, Yaderith Ramos

THE BRIDGERTON BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Hannah Corman-Roberts, Amira Gamble

THE CRISPY BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Lila Nichols, Laura Vuong

THE HELLO: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Ismael Hadwan

BIG KIMCHI BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Aaron Sidlo, Alan Hesse, Sam Kandel

THE METROPOLITAN BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Ryla Fermin

THE JOVANNIAN BRIDGE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Jovanni Maya, Ian Golovlev

THE 50% BRIDGE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Camilo Diaz-Gordon, Aadarsha Kandel, Oliver Chew, Mohamed Awad

THE AMOGUS BRIDGE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Nam Hoang, Jack Normart, Dat Nguyen, Theo Liotsakis

POCHINKI BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Melinda DeLeon, Abbie Guevara, Fatima Diop

THE AA BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Alejandro Jeronimo-Mendez Aung Min

WINTER RUN BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Richard Flores

TRUST ME BRO BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Matteo Ramos

OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

Teacher: Carly Clusserath

Student Teams: 

BULLHEAD BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Margaret Gray, Xavier Thornton, Julius Penny

TRUSS IS A TWO WAY STREET: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Noah Villarreal, Chloe Harteau, Joaquin Cunningham, Katie Walker

DAMLA DIVIDE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Miles Turk, Jiancheng Li, Poinciana Hung-Haas

TRISHA: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Makiah Hiley, Rebecca Rotenberg, Satia Blake

THE BEST BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Lucy Maiocco, Jadyn Polk, Zanette-Manier Hurt

DAVE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Gillian Davis, Jonah Stratton, Rocco Stilphen, Neela Truckle

THE SILVER RIVER BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Fiona Rosales, Exra Chabon, Jack Wittmayer

RACHEL CARSON BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Sarah Boe, Emily Shores, Meilamah Jackson, Kobe Davis

A.U.B.R.E.E.: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Joshua Cash, Aidan MacDaniel

ASENA BRIDGE: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Olivia Kark, Amara Magwood, Jas Johnson

BLUE COPPER BRIDGE: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Cole Kassirer, Phrank Losee-Unger

LAYMACCLEMSHAY: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Lailah Taylor, Clementine Leonard, Maccell Drumgoole, Shayna Silberzweig

H.E.N.: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Nai Trawick, Helen Rivas, Emma Curtin

SUEFRANAIDEN: Class 2 – Sacramento, CA: Suede Sanders, Eden Cesareo-Dense, Francisco Orozco, Nai’a Kramer

SILVER STAYED: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Karly McRae, Julian Luce-Baraceros, Tai-Ge Min, Cameron Edwards

THE GOLDEN JEWEL: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Lina Santos, Rosie Harris, Kias Frazier

HEARTFULL BRIDGEY BRIGADE: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Isaiah Johnson, Nasiya McCoy, Lafi Faletoese-Ma’u, Alycya Turner

THE MARIONETTE: Class 3 – Sacramento, CA: Bryson Saunders-Beckles, Keaton Gandara, Sarah Clemens, Serena Mata

NINE INCH TRUSSES: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Lane Eppenberger, Aiden Lewis, Liam Young-Skeen

ZALPIRO-PORT: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Sophie Shapiro, Joaquin Zuniga-Perlstein, Eliana Halperin, Salmon Eastep-Port

TURKISH BATEMAN BRIDGE: Class 3 – Istanbul, Turkey: Ralph Kasow, Jair Reimann, Valeria Hernandez

KINGS BRIDGE: Class 3 – Sacramento, CA: Nilyn Ellison, Alessandra Mohar, Madison Hung-Haas

SILVER DOOR BRIDGE: Class 4 – Sacramento, CA: Tamara Lucio, Gus Andrien, Felix Silbelus

CLIFFORD: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Robbie Flannery, Kirby Parsons Doherty, Misha Clifford

MAJOR LAKE VIADUCT: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Stinson De Jesus-Tinsman, Jhaperri Fields, Daniel Perez

BRIDGETTE: Class 4 – Sacramento, CA: William Truong, Victoria Pascal, Omar Sanchez, Aisha Yamilka

THE CROSSWALK: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Savannah Martinez, Gina Gavam Jordyn Diew

MACYNA: Class 4 – Sacramento, CA: Diana Duenas, Cydney Devine-Jones, Marra Guerrero

GREG’S CROSSING: Class 4 – Istanbul, Turkey: Hadeon Houk, Daisha Williams, Rex Gaerlan

PINOLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Teacher: Angela Johnson

Student Teams: 

HAMSI BRIDGE:  Class 1 – Istanbul Turkey: Maverick Maramag, Scion Arana, Alex Gonzales, Ronesso Yuzon, Ethan Pho Thai, Nicholas Yu

BRUCE WRIGHT BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Ernest Green, Vincent Ramos, Chauncey Hill, Marcus Dizon, Gian Bolibol

CAMILLA RIVER BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Roel-Alan Farrales, Ricardo DeLaTorre, Suzeth Sosa, Joshua Feliciano, Alyssa Ramos

ARCH IT BACK BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Gage MacLaren, Raymond Longacre, Matteo Ziino, Diego Pineda, Alan Moran, Steve Chavarria

SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY

Teacher: Geoff Hunt

Student Teams: 

MAVI KÖPRÜ: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Alexis Lo, Rell Gentzler, Sam Wai

THE CAM SIRANGA: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Ben Wiggins, Kylie Abrego, Shane Ryan

ALTIN KESTANCE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Faith Pan, Kristina Kwan, Leah Zheng

CONTINENTAL BRIDGE: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Emily Raley, Izzy Guzman, Livy Tangaan, Madi Lee

AVRASYA KAVŞAĞI: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Isaac Partin, Isaac Wang, Sloan Dobson, Zhivan Khaleeli

CAPITOL BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Conor Gard, Keyon Tanksley, Rylan Gutierrez

TSUYOSA BRIDGE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Brandon Holland, Matthew Pak, Michael Bridon

SAN FRANCISCO HILLTOP HIGH SCHOOL

Teachers: Joseph Alter and  Peter Lu

Student Teams: 

MARIPOSA: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Mayerly Alvarez Quich, Esperanza Hernandez Guzman, Karla Ordonez, Miriam Perez Gonzalez, Jacqueline Lopez

KUŞLAR: Class 1 – Istanbul, Turkey: Karla Aguilar, Paola Riccy Alvarez Herrera, Itaty De Leon Lopez, Otilia Mejia

EL PUENTE DE LA SUERTE: Class 1 – Sacramento, CA: Blanca Bamaca Mejia, Kimberly Cortez, Britny Sadloo, Heidy Maradiaga, Sherlyn Garcia, 

HISAR: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Kimberly Esperanza, Blanca Rosales Juarez

İçindeki Güzellik: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Jocelyn Lopez, Samantha Ruiz, Netsanet Tewodros, Cindy Antunez

FANCY: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Denisse Lopez, Kimberlin Soriano, Mishelle Jhoselin Hernandez

YILDIZ: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Alejandra Claudia Cortez, Nancy Hernadez

NEW GALATA: Class 2 – Istanbul, Turkey: Mariah Miller, Jayzanae Ellis, Daishanay Ford, Katrena McFarland

2022 Student Impact Project Event Video