CSSF Project Listings: 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Junior Division
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- J1601
- Marc G. Akiyama, Grade 8

Mr. Drum Drum Needs a Tune-Up!
Advisor: Mrs. Danielle White
School: Good Shepherd Catholic School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1602
- Casey J. Berg, Grade 7

Fast Fuel: Vegetable Oils as Fuel
Advisor: Dr. Kathryn Pierno
School: Gateway Middle School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J1603
- Pia-Maria Bododea, Grade 8

Surface Tension: The Relationship between Surface Tension and Density of a Liquid
Advisor: Mrs. Christann Giacometti
School: St. Vincent's, Petaluma, Sonoma County
- J1604
- Amy M. Cao, Grade 8

CD Disk Rainbows
Advisor: Dr. Richard Fleck
School: Muirlands Middle School, La Jolla, San Diego County
- J1605 — Fourth Place
- Peter J. Chodas, Grade 8

Do Denser Liquids Always Refract More?
Advisor: Ms. Laura Berger
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- J1606
- Alden D. Deran, Grade 8

Is Human-Generated Carbon Dioxide Escalating the Greenhouse Effect?
Advisor: Mr. Darrell Steely
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J1607
- Emma R. Dohner, Grade 8

Gopher Slumber Party
Advisor: Mr. John Dohner
School: Terman Middle School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
- J1608 — Honorable Mention
- Zoe E. Dubrow, Grade 8

Ice Expansion Generators: A Powerful New Source of Renewable Energy
Advisor: Mr. Robert Dubrow
School: Central Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
- J1609
- Salvador A. Eligio, Grade 7

Lily K. Leighton, Grade 7 
A Bright Future
Advisor: Ms. Anna Kamitses
School: Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School, Boonville, Mendocino County
- J1610
- Jacob D. Elliott, Grade 8

Do Drumline Drummers Risk Hearing Damage?
Advisor: Ms. Danielle Bean
School: La Colina Junior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- J1611
- Kristen R. Ewert, Grade 8

If You Can't Stand the Heat...
Advisor: Ms. Roxanna Nessi
School: Norris Middle School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J1612 — Honorable Mention
- Dylan Freedman, Grade 8

William T. Winick, Grade 8 
Calculating a Projectile's Trajectory
Advisor: Mr. Steve Woodward
School: Carmel Middle School, Carmel, Monterey County
- J1613
- Nitya M. Furtado, Grade 8

Magnetic Magic
Advisor: Mrs. Mary Beth Hodge
School: Pine Valley Middle School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
- J1614
- Nicole D. Gaudenti, Grade 8

How Does the Temperature of a Magnet Affect Its Magnetic Force?
Advisor: Mrs. Kari Bosworth
School: Pinecrest School, Simi Valley, Simi Valley, Ventura County
- J1615
- Nicole E. Hamagami, Grade 7

When Waves Collide
Advisor: Mr. Robert Moody
School: Tustin (Columbus) Middle School, Tustin, Orange County
- J1616
- Andrew P. Ho, Grade 7

Measurement of Gravity by Applying Newton's Laws of Motion to Moving Objects
Advisor: Ms. D Shah
School: Portola (Gaspar de) Middle School, Tarzana, Los Angeles County
- J1617
- James A. Holloway, Grade 7

Albedo
Advisor: Mrs. Jennifer Holloway
School: Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley, Riverside County
- J1618 — First Place
- Michael A. Iorga, Grade 8

Laser Cooling and Trapping of Rubidium-87 Atoms using MOL
Advisor: Mrs. Nicole Mitchell
School: Sycamore Canyon School, Newbury Park, Ventura County
- J1619
- Nicolaus W. Jannasch, Grade 7

The Perfect Solar Oven
Advisor: Mr. Thomas Schmottlach
School: Santa Catalina (Upper and Lower) School, Monterey, Monterey County
- J1620
- Rebecca M. Kandell, Grade 6

Effect of Temperature on Musical Instruments
Advisor: Mr. Tom Ganner
School: Murray Middle School, Ridgecrest, Kern County
- J1621 — Honorable Mention
- Robert I. Karz, Grade 6

The Power of Sound: How Sound Influences Kinetic Energy
Advisor: Mrs. Heidi Schacher
School: Mar Vista Elementary School, Aptos, Santa Cruz County
- J1622
- Kevin M. Kingshill, Grade 8

Temperature Matters: Testing the Velocity of a Marble through Water
Advisor: Mr. Gerald Schwartz
School: Cunha (Manuel F.) Intermediate School, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County
- J1624
- Melanie S. Lent, Grade 7

Whistling Wineglasses: Is Vibration Frequency Linearly Related to Water Volume?
Advisor: Ms. Stephanie Wald
School: Ralston Middle School, Belmont, San Mateo County
- J1625 — Third Place
- Nathan J. Manohar, Grade 7

Quantifying Quality: Violin Sound Analysis
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J1626
- Veronica C. Maynez, Grade 7

Maikor Xiong, Grade 7 
Checking Consumer Labeling for Peanuts by Using Calorimetry
Advisor: Mrs. Alison Gaede, Ms. Alison Gaede
School: Reyburn Intermediate, Clovis, Fresno County
- J1627
- Jessica J. Pilgram, Grade 6

The Monstrosity of Viscosity
Advisor: Mrs. Kathleen Pilgram
School: El Tejon Middle School, Lebec, Kern County
- J1628
- Sean C. Purcell, Grade 7

The Effect of Distance and Angle on Red Eye in Digital Flash Photography
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Glembotski
School: Lewis (Harvey L.) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1629
- Emma R. Sofen, Grade 8

Star Light, Star Bright: Atmospheric Extinction and Its Effects in Astronomy
Advisor: Mrs. Sherri Kilkenny
School: Mission Hill Junior High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J1630
- Isaac S. Sornborger, Grade 6

Liquid Notes
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Petoskey
School: St. Anastasia Elementary School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- J1631 — Second Place
- Filippo Velli, Grade 8

Our Spotty Sun: Sunspots and the Sun's Rotation
Advisor: Mrs. Emily Hoffman
School: South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- J1632
- Thomas W. Witkowski, Grade 8

The Effect of Temperature on the Tuning of a Guitar
Advisor: Mr. Go Ozeni
School: Correia (Steven V.) Junior High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1633
- Annabel J. Yates, Grade 8

Good Vibrations
Advisor: Mrs. Rita Armstrong
School: Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
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