CSSF Project Listings: 2009
Chemistry

Junior Division

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J0501
Nadya B. Al-Sharif, Grade 7 portrait
Color Match: Candy Chromatography
Advisor: Mrs. April Wishek
School: New Horizon School, Pasadena, Los Angeles County
J0502
Suevana Ayala, Grade 8 portrait
The Effect of Peanut Coating on Calorie Content
Advisor: Mrs. Shannon Harris
School: Jefferson (Thomas) Middle School, Wasco, Kern County
J0503
Alexis G. Baldwin, Grade 8 portrait
Color Me Blue!
Advisor: Mrs. Marianna Zimmitti
School: Our Mother of Good Counsel School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
J0504 — Honorable Mention
Danielle M. Behrens, Grade 7 portrait
Which Road Deicer Corrodes Steel the Most?
Advisor: Mrs. Wendy Karnes
School: Stockdale Christian School, Bakersfield, Kern County
J0505
John Berba, Grade 8 portrait
Which Grease Is Good for You?
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Schumacher
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
J0506
Alexander W. Bissell, Grade 6 portrait
Coke Blast
Advisor: Ms. Deborah Woolford
School: Millikan Middle School, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County
J0507 — First Place
Shyamal Buch, Grade 8 portrait
Half-Life! Spectroscopic Study of the Kinetics of Decontamination Reactions using New Programmable Colorimeter
Advisor: Mr. Steve Doe
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County
J0508
Grace K. Cabri, Grade 8 portrait
Starch Production in Fruit Ripening
Advisor: Ms. Stephanie Anderson
School: St. Bernard School, Tracy, San Joaquin County
J0509
Shannon H. Chee, Grade 7 portrait
Time in a Bottle: Will Water in a Plastic Bottle Become Unsafe to Drink over Time?
Advisor: Mrs. Stacey Lerma
School: Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley, Riverside County
J0510
Audrey B. Crom, Grade 8 portrait
Sticky Surfaces: What Affects the Surface Tension of Water the Most?
Advisor: Mrs. Danielle White
School: Good Shepherd Catholic School, San Diego, San Diego County
J0511
Cormac Z. Crowley, Grade 6 portrait
Boiling Hot
Advisor: Mrs. Loretta Eckenrode
School: Garfield Elementary School, Eureka, Humboldt County
J0512
D. Marel Dugan, Grade 8 portrait
Chemically Altering Hair Could Make It Tear
Advisor: Mrs. Kellie Marcarelli
School: Pershing (John J.) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
J0513
Ryan A. Fish, Grade 6 portrait
Freezer Fun, It's Supercool! Investigating the Supercooled State of Water
Advisor: Mr. George Alexandrov
School: Bradley (Elma G.) Elementary School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
J0514
Caroline R. Fontes, Grade 8 portrait
The Effects of Heat on Vitamin C in Tomatoes
Advisor: Mr. Jeffrey Fox
School: St. Bede the Venerable School, La Canada, Los Angeles County
J0515
Benjamin L. Francis, Grade 8 portrait
What's in Your Exhaust?
Advisor: Ms. Kendia Herrington
School: Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Clovis, Fresno County
J0516 — Honorable Mention
Daniel Gay, Grade 8 portrait
Effects of Voltage and Concentration on the Fractal Dimension of Electrodeposited Copper Aggregates
Advisor: Mr. Brad Penkala
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County
J0517
James F. Iannone, III, Grade 8 portrait
Feel the Burn: Energy Content in Food
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Schumacher
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
J0518
Linus E. Kaiser, Grade 6 portrait
Impact of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors on the Rate of Reactions
Advisor: Mr. John Shirajian
School: Ribet Academy, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
J0519 — Fourth Place
Hailey C. Loehde-Woolard, Grade 6 portrait
Biodiesel: Transesterification of Soy and Corn Oils: Green Light for the Future
Advisor: Ms. Sherri Kilkenny
School: Mission Hill Junior High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
J0520
Kylon Dax C. Magat, Grade 8 portrait
How Can Freezing Make Something Warmer?
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Nativity Catholic School, Torrance, Los Angeles County
J0521
Caitlin M. Marshall, Grade 7 portrait
Try 'em All Tylenol
Advisor: Mr. Rod Atchley
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
J0522 — Second Place
Natalie R. Pita, Grade 7 portrait
How Fast Does an Alka-Seltzer Tablet Make Gas?
Advisor: Mrs. Jelica Campos
School: St. Bonaventure Catholic School, Huntington Beach, Orange County
J0523
Julia A. Pokorny, Grade 8 portrait
A Summer Fashion Statement or a Chemical Reaction? What Turns Hair Green in Pool Water?
Advisor: Ms. Robin Nielsen
School: Central Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
J0524
Adam Protter, Grade 8 portrait
Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide: Kinetics, Mechanism, and Applications
Advisor: Mrs. Rita Armstrong
School: Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
J0525
Shalin N. Shah, Grade 8 portrait
Osmosis and Diffusion
Advisor: Ms. Anupa Shah
School: Warren (Earl) Junior High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
J0526
Stephen M. Tang, Grade 7 portrait
Acid vs. Teeth
Advisor: Mrs. Kathleen Arnold
School: West Portal Lutheran Elementary School, San Francisco, San Francisco County
J0527
LeCheng Tong, Grade 6 portrait
Taking Apart Water
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Stockdale Elementary School, Bakersfield, Kern County
J0528
Emily M. Venable, Grade 8 portrait
Hydrogen Production: Nano Metals vs. Bulk Metals
Advisor: Ms. Kimberly McGrath
School: St. Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County
J0529 — Third Place
Stephanie M. Vistnes, Grade 8 portrait
Get More Hydrogen from Your Water
Advisor: Dr. Richard Vistnes
School: Avery Middle School, Avery, Calaveras County


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