Fluid Mechanics/ Aerodynamics/ Thermophysics

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S0801 Adcock, Christopher E. Grade 9, Riverside County

How Does Dihedral Modifications Affect Airplane Performance?
Advisor: Mrs. Sara Mills
School: Polytechnic High School, Riverside

S0802 Aguilar, Roy M. Grade 11, San Bernardino County

Which Air Foil has the Most Pressure Drag?
Advisor: Mr. Daniel Morse
School: Bloomington High School, Bloomington

S0803 Alonge, Frank A. Grade 9, Kern County

Aerodynamics
Advisor: Mr. Michael Sernett
School: Monroe (James) Junior High School, Ridgecrest

S0804 Banner, Mark R. Grade 11, Monterey County

Fractal Generation of Cavitation Waves: Phase II
Advisor: Dr. Armando Galindo
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach

S0805 Claus, Justin D. Grade 9, Lake County

Why do Car Bodies Look Different from when my Dad was a Kid?
Advisor: Mr. Miles Turner
School: Kelseyville High School, Kelseyville

S0806 Deaton, Dennis C. Grade 12, Ventura County

Do the Aerodynamics of a Nose Cone Affect the Altitude of a Rocket?
Advisor: Mr. Ray Sepulveda
School: Santa Paula Union High School, Santa Paula

S0807 Ernst, Elizabeth J. Grade 9, Alameda County

Some Like It Hot
Advisor: Ms. Tristan Green
School: Piedmont High School, Piedmont

S0808 Gobrick, Braden S. Grade 9, San Bernardino County

High Velocity
Advisor: Ms. Laurel Nelson
School: Redlands High School Freshman Campus, Redlands

S0809 Hickerson, Kevin P. Grade 12, Los Angeles County

Deuterium Fusion Induced by Sonoluminescence
Advisor: Mr. Kent Miller
School: Claremont High School, Claremont

S0810 Hopkins, R. David Grade 10, Mendocino County

Bridging the Gap
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Willits High School, Willits

S0811 Johnson, Bryan L. Grade 10, San Diego County

Drag Optimization of Perforated Disks Using a Computerized Wind Tunnel
Advisor: Ms. Judith Reith
School: Point Loma High School, San Diego

S0812 Kumar, Santosh A. Grade 10, Orange County

Active Noise Cancellation vs. Passive Noise Control
Advisor: Mrs. Lynn Gable
School: Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana

S0813 Kuo, Kenneth H. Grade 10, Kern County

What is the Lift Differential between Different Types of Wings?
Advisor: Mr. Dwight Morgan
School: Burroughs (Sherman E.) High School, Ridgecrest

S0814 La Cross, David Grade 11, San Luis Obispo County

Transmission Line Theory Revisited
Advisor: Dr. Michael Landino
School: Morro Bay High School, Morro Bay

S0815 Li, Peiyin P. Grade 9, Santa Clara County

Which Instrument has the Best Pitch?
Advisor: Mr. Robert Schilling
School: Murphy (Martin) Middle School, San Jose

S0816 Moore, Kevin E. Grade 9, Riverside County

Which Airfoil Generates the Most Lift?
Advisor: Mr. Jim Sutton
School: Polytechnic High School, Riverside

S0817 Rhoten, George W. Grade 12, Santa Clara County

Sound Reflectivity
Advisor: Mr. Brien Sparling
School: Live Oak High School, Morgan Hill

S0818 Ross, Leslie G. Grade 10, Los Angeles County

Boomerangs: A Quantitative Look into How Angle Measure Affects Flight
Advisor: Mr. Graham Robertson
School: California Academy of Mathematics & Science, Carson

S0819 Rubin, Sarah Grade 10, Orange County

Surface Materials as Mitigation for Community Noise
Advisor: Mr. Michael Nakaue
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine

S0820 Sandrini, Jeff M. Grade 10, Kern County

The Effect of Airfoil on the Lift of an Airplane
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Sarratt
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield

S0821 Weston, Mai L. Grade 11, San Diego County

Experimental Study of Rayleigh-Taylor Instability
Advisor: Mr. J. Tamez
School: San Diego Senior High School, San Diego