CSSF Project Listings: 2007
Mathematics & Software
Senior Division
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- S1301
- Christopher T. Barnum, Grade 10

Pascal's Triangle and Infinite Dimensions
Advisor: Dr. Bill Kitto
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1302 — First Place
- Arkajit Dey, Grade 12

Tree-Realizability of a Distance Matrix
Advisor: Dr. Wasin So
School: The Harker School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1303
- Scott M. Elder, Grade 11

Pseudorange Fit Algorithm
Advisor: Ms. Kim Cabrerra
School: Chino Hills High School, Chino Hills, San Bernardino County
- S1304 — Third Place
- Dhruv R. Garg, Grade 11

Charles Y. Xue, Grade 11 
PrevCor: An Algorithm Using Amino Acid Properties and Protein Folding Patterns to Simulate the 3-D Folding of Proteins
Advisor: Mr. Bruce Kawanami
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S1305
- Stephen C. Greenfield, Grade 9

Simulation Software of Prey and Predator Species in a Controlled Environment
Advisor: Mr. Sen Osman
School: Magnolia Science Academy, Reseda, Los Angeles County
- S1306
- Ariana G. Haro, Grade 12

The Utilization of Empirical Math Modeling in a Predator-Prey Relationship
Advisor: Mr. Daniel Morse
School: Bloomington High School, Bloomington, San Bernardino County
- S1307 — Second Place
- Gregory A. Hirshman, Grade 12

Differential Cryptanalysis of MD5: Unscrambling the Hash Bit by Bit
Advisor: Mr. John Edman
School: La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, San Diego County
- S1308
- Nicholas Kotsianas, Grade 10

ALife 101: Computer Simulation of Artificial Life Organisms
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S1309
- Brian S. Lee, Grade 10

A Comparison of Numerical Integration Approximations: Midpoint, Trapezoidal, and Simpson's
Advisor: Mrs. Carrie Cope
School: Burroughs (Sherman E.) High School, Ridgecrest, Kern County
- S1310
- George A. Liaw, Grade 11

Bryan W. Lin, Grade 11 
Modeling and Analysis of Human Binocular Perception of Position and Velocity in the Visual Cortex
Advisor: Mr. Ou Ma, Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1311 — Honorable Mention
- David C. Liu, Grade 9

Acoustic Music Similarity Analysis
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1312
- Ishan S. Puri, Grade 9

The Magic of Math: Phi, Pi, and the Fibonacci Sequence
Advisor: Mr. Matt Kracht
School: Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ventura County
- S1313 — Fourth Place
- Hannah B. Sarver, Grade 10

Advance to Go: Monopoly: A Mathematical Model
Advisor: Mr. Robert Tsuchiyama
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
- S1314
- Amandip Singh, Grade 11

Autonomous Rescue Chopper
Advisor: Mrs. Carol Evans
School: Oak Grove High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1315
- George L. Yang, Grade 11

Cracking the Case: Investigating the Fracture Patterns of Glass
Advisor: Mrs. Joni Carlson
School: Chinese Christian School, San Leandro, Alameda County
- S1316 — Honorable Mention
- Noah P. Young, Grade 11

Intelligent Intersections in Various Vehicle Traffic Networks and the Resulting Changes in Network Efficiency
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1317
- Christina Zhu, Grade 12

Investigation of Auditory Nerve Intraneural Implant Designs with Finite-Element Analyses
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
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