CSSF Project Listings: 2007
Chemistry
Senior Division
- S0501
- Erik J. Aidukas, Grade 11
Does Electrode Surface Area Affect the Yield of Hydrolysis?
Advisor: Mr. Henry Rollins
School: Westlake High School, Westlake Village, Ventura County
- S0502
- Sabrina M. Angell, Grade 9
Cassandra D. Hutchings, Grade 10
One + One = Boom
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- 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
- S0504
- Jeanette M. Fong, Grade 11
Dissolution Rates of Different Brands of Ibuprofen in Varying pH Solutions
Advisor: Ms. Marta Woods
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0505
- Jacob S. Gilbert, Grade 11
Molar Volume of Pentaamminecobalt(III) Amine Complexes: Effect of Increasing the Number of Carbons on the Amine Ligand
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Zanella
School: Claremont High School, Claremont, Los Angeles County
- S0506
- Zane B. Golas, Grade 9
Electrolysis
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: San Marcos Senior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- S0507
- Christopher M. Hoage, Grade 9
"Ship"wrecked Science II: The Death of Heavy Metal
Advisor: Mrs. Lori Riesbig
School: Norco Senior High School, Norco, Riverside County
- S0508
- David M. Marangoni-Simonsen, Grade 10
Reaction Rates
Advisor: Dr. Armando Galindo
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach, Monterey 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
- S0510
- Aurora L. Ostrom, Grade 10
The Effect of Lacquer on Corrosion Prevention
Advisor: Mrs. Carrie Cope
School: Burroughs (Sherman E.) High School, Ridgecrest, Kern County
- S0511
- Cameron B. Seebach, Grade 11
Kinetics of the Zinc-Copper Voltaic Cell
Advisor: Mr. John-Emmanuel Shirajian
School: Ribet Academy, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 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
- 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
- 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
- S0599
- Neelam K. Grewal, Grade 11
Amanjeet Kaur, Grade 11
Going Organic: Chrysanthemum x morifolium Indicator, an Alternative to Phenolphthalein Titrations
Advisor: Mr. Narquiz Cervantes
School: Silver Creek High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
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