CSSF Project Listings: 2010
Chemistry
Senior Division
- S0501 — First Place
- Xiaoyu (Carrie) Cao, Grade 11
Malleable Polymer-Imprinted Porous Silicon Photonic Crystal Composites
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0502
- Tiffany Chien, Grade 11
Modifying TZD Drug to Improve Function in Body
Advisor: Dr. Dean Tantillo
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0503
- Julia N. Daniel, Grade 10
Protecting Our Water: The Effects of Common Household Chemicals on the Decomposition of Acetaminophen
Advisor: Mr. Jerry Childers
School: Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, Marin County
- S0504
- Reece T. Fenning, Grade 12
Silver Nanoparticles
Advisor: Dr. Yadong Yin
School: Upland High School, Upland, San Bernardino County
- S0505
- Simon He, Grade 10
Synthesis of Boronic Acids
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0506 — Third Place
- Audrey W. Ho, Grade 11
The Structures and Energetics of Non-Classical Fullerenes
Advisor: Mr. Eric Ledgerwood
School: Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
- S0507 — Fourth Place
- Edward J. Kronfli, III, Grade 11
Make Your Sweat Work Harder?
Advisor: Dr. Joel Sercel
School: St. Francis High School, La Canada, Los Angeles County
- S0508
- Samir Malhotra, Grade 10
Correlation of Temperature to Bisphenol-A Release from Polycarbonates
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0509
- Donald S. Mathis, Grade 11
An Investigation of Oxygen Exposure and pH Levels
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0510
- Jaimie M. Mayner, Grade 10
Is Rinsing Your Apple Enough?
Advisor: Mr. Olin Bausback
School: San Marcos Senior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- S0511 — Honorable Mention
- Mark T. Nakata, Grade 9
Walking on Water: A Study of Surface Tension
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0512
- David L. Polyakov, Grade 9
Up in Smoke: The Effects of Additives on the Fire Resistance of Paint
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0513
- Sarine G. Shahmirian, Grade 12
Propargyl Methyl Ethers: Novel Precursors to Cobalt-Complexed Propargyl Cations
Advisor: Dr. Varaz Shahmirian
School: Chaminade College Preparatory, West Hills, Los Angeles County
- S0514
- Harold F. Smith, Grade 9
Environmental Temperature Affects Crystal Formation in Bismuth
Advisor: Mrs. Emily Smith
School: Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County
- S0515 — Second Place
- Rebecca Su, Grade 10
Separation and Analysis of Marine Compounds Using TLC
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- S0516 — Honorable Mention
- H. May Sumi, Grade 11
The Effects of D-Limonene Extracted from Different Citrus Fruits on the Disintegration of Polystyrene Foam
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0517
- Brendon D. Tellliard, Grade 11
Your Metallic Food
Advisor: Mr. Dale Moore
School: Polytechnic High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0518
- Symphony Y. Yu, Grade 12
Rotational Barriers and Protein Backbones
Advisor: Mr. Sunny Kaura
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
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