CSSF Category Awards: 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics

Junior Division

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J0806 — First Place

Shyamal Buch, Grade 7
Live Green or Dye Hard: Analysis of Nanocrystal Dye-sensitized Solar Cells using New Low-Cost Robotic D-SCOPE
Advisor: Ms. Stacey Mohler
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County

J0833 — Second Place

Brian J. Vallelunga, Grade 7
Levitation
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Wunder
School: Dana (Richard Henry) Middle School, Hawthorne, Los Angeles County

J0801 — Third Place

Travis S. Adams, Grade 8
Maximizing the Power Output of a Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Module through the Use of Solar Concentrators
Advisor: Mrs. Noreen Williams
School: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County

J0841 — Fourth Place

David A. Zarrin, Grade 7
Designing a Laser Communication Device
Advisor: Mr. Simon Zarrin
School: Redwood Middle School, Saratoga, Santa Clara County

J0804 — Honorable Mention

Ian J. Bennett, Grade 7
Generating Electricity from Wastewater Using a Microbial Fuel Cell
Advisor: Mrs. Whitney Thwaite
School: La Entrada Middle School, Menlo Park, San Mateo County

J0811 — Honorable Mention

Nathan E. Galicia, Grade 8
Determining the Effectiveness of Series vs. Parallel Augmented Design on Rail Gun Performance
Advisor: Mr. David Wagner
School: Tierra Linda Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County

J0816 — Honorable Mention

Jack D.S. Ireland, Grade 8
Poop to Power: Microbial Fuel Cell Uses Chemistry and Microbiology to Ease Environmental Problem and Create Electricity
Advisor: Mrs. Cynthia Vodraska
School: Sequoia Middle School, Newbury Park, Ventura County

J0819 — Honorable Mention

Joel L. Kosmatka, Grade 7
A Self-Propelled Magnetic Levitation System for Launching Airplanes
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County

J0823 — Honorable Mention

Uzair N. Mohammad, Grade 8
Generation Nation: Generating Electricity with Everyday Motion
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Johnston
School: Livermore Valley Charter School, Livermore, Alameda County

J0826 — Honorable Mention

Matthew Roknich, Grade 7
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Gone! How Geometric Shapes Affect Electromagnetic Reflections (Radar)
Advisor: Ms. Mimi Wentz
School: St. Anne School, Laguna Niguel, Orange County

J0834 — Honorable Mention

Ethan A. Van Steenburgh, Grade 6
Magnetic Propulsion
Advisor: Dr. Philip Dolan
School: St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle Schools, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County

J0835 — Honorable Mention

Nishitha Viswanathan, Grade 8
The Fuss over Fuel Cells
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

J0839 — Honorable Mention

Ryan G. Yoo, Grade 7
Can Water Power the World?
Advisor: Mr. Norman Brennan
School: Mirman School for Gifted Children, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County