CSSF Category Awards: 2007
Chemistry

Senior Division

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S0503 — First Place

Alexandra M. Courtis, Grade 12
Bright, Luminescent Silicon Nanoparticles for Biological Applications
Advisor: Dr. Susan Kauzlarich
School: Davis Senior High School, Davis, Yolo County

S0512 — Second Place

Eric K. Soderstrom, Grade 11
Surface Plasmon Resonance: Using Surface Plasmons to Detect Chemical Changes
Advisor: Mr. Felix Guzman
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County

S0598 — Third Place

Sarah J. Adams, Grade 10
Fields to Fuel: The Transesterification of Vegetable Triglycerides into Fatty Acid Methyl Esters and Glycerin
Advisor: Ms. Gwen Corbett
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County

S0513 — Fourth Place

Anirudh A. Srirangam, Grade 10
Synthesis of a Diketopiperazine: The Key Structure of the Norgeamide
Advisor: Ms. Valerie Atkinson
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County

S0509 — Honorable Mention

Meenakshi T. Mukherjee, Grade 10
Deterioration of Dopamine in Parkinson's Disease: The Effect of Curcumin and Ascorbic Acid on the Stability of Dopamine
Advisor: Mr. Michael Nakaue
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County