2006 Category Winners in
Chemistry

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First Place: S0511

Mascharak, Smita Grade 11, Santa Cruz County
Identification of the Determinants of Antimalarial Drug Action
Advisor: Ms. Alegra Eroy-Reveles
School: Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz

Second Place: S0521

Tripuraneni, Nilesh Grade 9, Fresno County
A Novel Nanocrystalline Chlorophyll-Based Photoelectrochemical Cell:H2 Production via the Light-Driven Redox of Seawater
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno

Third Place: S0513

Nguyen, Anthony T. Grade 12, Orange County
A New Quantum Mechanical Approach in Determining the Octanol Water Partition Coefficients of Organic Aromatic Compounds
Advisor: Dr. Fu-Ming Tao
School: Troy High School, Fullerton

Honorable Mention: S0508

Johnson, Nicholas T. Grade 11, Orange County
The Effects of Temperature and Type of Container on the Concentration of Dissolved Carbon Dioxide in Soda
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine