CSSF Project Listings: 2008
Environmental Engineering
Senior Division
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- S0901
- Jillian E. Ames, Grade 11

Lauren K. Friend, Grade 11 
Elizabeth E. Reid-Wainscoat, Grade 11 
Is the River Doing Its Job?
Advisor: Ms. Jane Orbuch
School: San Lorenzo Valley High School, Felton, Santa Cruz County
- S0902 — Second Place
- Logan A. Brabham, Grade 11

Erica C.S. Fine, Grade 10 
Michael K. Laity, Grade 11 
The Potential for Vegetable Oil Based Fuels as a Substitute for Diesel
Advisor: Ms. Marta Wood
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0903
- Wilder R. Bunke, Grade 9

Hanbiehn Kim, Grade 9 
Karl D. Marrett, Grade 9 
When Growing Orange Goes Green
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Grulke
School: North (John Wesley) High School, Riverside, Riverside County, Polytechnic High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0904
- Anna A. Chen, Grade 10

Efficacy of Insolation Conversion of Alternative Energy Sources
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0905
- Monica L. Chen, Grade 9

Optimum Sodium Phosphate Concentration for Oil Bioremediation
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S0906
- Timothy D. Chen, Grade 11

The Effectiveness of Water Purification Systems on Decreasing Ion Concentration and the Level of Microorganisms
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0907 — First Place
- Nick K. Davis, Grade 11

The Advantage of Evolutionary Democracy: How Microorganisms Could Save Man's World
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S0908
- Fatema Z. Fakhreddine, Grade 11

Jane Y. Kim, Grade 11 
Joyce Lin, Grade 11 
Urban Eutrophication: A Field Study of Increasing Concentrations of Nitrates
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: Arlington High School, Riverside, Riverside County, King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0909
- Joshua J. Kim, Grade 9

Water Quality Impairment of Upper Newport Bay: What Impact Water Quality at the Santa Ana Delhi Channel?
Advisor: Ms. Cathleen Zeleski
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0910
- Jason Lin, Grade 10

Daniel H. Nguyen, Grade 10 
An Ethanol World Economy? A Comparison of the Financial Viability of Ethanol Production from Grass vs. Woodchips
Advisor: Mr. Bin Yang
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0911 — Fourth Place
- Francesca L. McClintic, Grade 10

Janel M. Raab, Grade 10 
Sarah V. Roberts, Grade 10 
Corn, Cornstalk, Bamboo, or Sugar Cane?
Advisor: Mrs. Kim Lonazo, Mrs. Kim Lozano
School: Santa Clara High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S0912 — Honorable Mention
- Sambavi Ramakrishnan, Grade 11

Alternative Method for Absorption of Oil Spills
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0913
- Madison J. Russell, Grade 9

Determining How Liquid Pollutants Travel through Different Soils
Advisor: Ms. Bobbie Bass
School: Clovis High School, Clovis, Fresno County
- S0914 — Third Place
- Manali S. Sawant, Grade 10

Starch-Based Biodegradable Materials: It's Time to Go Green!
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0915
- Wiley D. Strahan, Grade 11

What's in Your Water?
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0916
- Michael J. Vredenburgh, Grade 10

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Real-Time Surrogate Measures of BOD in the Wastewater of Fruit Processing Plants
Advisor: Mr. Karl Walker
School: Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, San Diego County
- S0917 — Honorable Mention
- Margaret Yoo, Grade 11

Phase IV: The Removal of Fuel Oxygenates: Saving the Future from Yesterday
Advisor: Dr. Louise Sanematsu
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County
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