CSSF Project Listings: 2010
Plant Biology
Senior Division
- S2001
- Mark A. Amash, Grade 10
Can Cotton Replace Soil for Plant Growth?
Advisor: Ms. Gwen Corbett
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S2002
- Claire E. Barnes, Grade 11
Nettie P. Mitchell-Brudnick, Grade 11
Brittany L. Whitehill, Grade 11
Sudden Oak Death
Advisor: Mr. Michael Loik, Mrs. Jane Orbuch
School: San Lorenzo Valley High School, Felton, Santa Cruz County
- S2003
- Dawson J. Bean, Grade 10
Creeping Charlie
Advisor: Mrs. Joanne Jones
School: Monte Vista Christian High School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
- S2004
- Zachary D. Blanks, Grade 9
To Soak or Not To Soak? An Impact Study of Liquids on Basil Seed Germination
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S2005
- Caroline A. Frost, Grade 10
Reducing Pollution through Green Roofs: A Photosynthetic Optimization Study
Advisor: Mr. Paul Sauter
School: Chaminade College Preparatory, West Hills, Los Angeles County
- S2006 — First Place
- Christina E. Gerges, Grade 9
A Newly Discovered Species: A Study of the Basalt Dependency of the Brodiaea santarosae
Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S2007
- Eda M. Graham, Grade 11
Gray Water: Saving Our Wetlands, Our Watershed, and Our World
Advisor: Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S2008
- Brian L. Hie, Grade 10
Vivek G. Vishwanath, Grade 10
Biochar: A Viable Method for Soil Improvement, Water Conservation, and Carbon Sequestration
Advisor: Mr. Robert Dean
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S2009
- Codi L. Hirsch, Grade 10
Natural v. Artificial: Photosynthetic Comparisons on Multiple Plant Species
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S2010
- Chunning (Ningning) Hu, Grade 9
CO(2): A Green Thumb?
Advisor: Mrs. Karen Kelly
School: Clayton Valley High School, Concord, Contra Costa County
- S2011
- Christian Jacobe, Grade 9
Fire: Germination of Chaparral Seeds
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Callaway
School: Hueneme High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S2012 — Honorable Mention
- Calla E. Lipscomb, Grade 11
Growing Pains: A Study of the Effect of Pot Size on Plant Growth
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S2013 — Third Place
- Nicole Midani, Grade 10
An Analysis of Six Plant Species Capacity for Oxygen Production and Ability to Block out UV Radiation
Advisor: Mrs. Reena Fosse
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S2014
- Kelly Ngo, Grade 9
Acid Rain's Effect on Beans
Advisor: Mrs. Christina Schramm
School: Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County
- S2015 — Second Place
- Diane L. Polyakov, Grade 11
Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Plant Development and Fruit Production Year 3: The Next Generation
Advisor: Ms. Judy Fusco
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S2016
- Nikhita H. Poole, Grade 10
Effects of Electrical Stimulation on the Immediate Growth of Bean Plants
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- S2017 — Fourth Place
- Alexander J. Sercel, Grade 11
Study of and New Apparatus for Testing Effect of Environment on the Transpiration Driven Flux of Two Greenhouse Gases
Advisor: Dr. Michael Cannon
School: St. Francis High School, La Canada, Los Angeles County
- S2018
- Sheena W. Song, Grade 12
The Effects of Recycled Water on the Growth and Chemical Composition of Eleocharis palustris
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S2019
- Nicholas Tong, Grade 9
Oxygen Generation from Golden Ribbon in Photosynthesis under Different Colored Lights
Advisor: Mrs. Angelina Sill
School: Trinity Lutheran High School, Canoga Park, Los Angeles County
- S2020
- Megumi H. Tso, Grade 10
Speedy Sprouts
Advisor: Mr. Rick Hewett
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S2021
- Marlene I. Uriostegui, Grade 10
The Effect of Household Chemicals on Swiss Chard Plants
Advisor: Ms. Gwen Corbett
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S2022
- Brooke D. Wenig, Grade 10
The Effect of Temperature on the Sucrose Content of Grapes
Advisor: Mr. Jerry Childers
School: Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, Marin County
- S2023
- Yunhao Zhang, Grade 10
Striving for Surviving
Advisor: Mrs. Joanne Jones
School: Monte Vista Christian High School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
Listings of All Projects and All Students
California State Science Fair
/
2010 Project Listings
/
CalifSF@usc.edu