CSSF Category Awards: 2011
Physics & Astronomy

Senior Division

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S1829 — First Place

Weishuang L. Xu, Grade 12
Light Curve and Orbital Analysis of Amor Asteroid 2000NF5
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1804 — Second Place

Carrie (Xiaoyu) Cao, Grade 12
World of [Structural] Color: Novel Photonic Polystyrene Nanostructures for Chemical Sensing
Advisor: Mrs. Julia Newman
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County

S1817 — Third Place

Ellie K. Hara, Grade 12
Effects of Excess Heat Generated by UV Laser Irradiation on the Exposure Process of Photostructure Glass
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County

S1805 — Fourth Place

Abrar Choudhury, Grade 11
Analyzing the Effects of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) on Its Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies (dSphs)
Advisor: Mr. Robert Janke
School: Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1809 — Honorable Mention

Ryan A. Dinubilo, Grade 11
On the Transparency of the Universe and Cosmic Expansion
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S1816 — Honorable Mention

Adam S. Hall, Grade 10
Electrostatic Fields and Arcs
Advisor: Mrs. Sheri Harris
School: Arlington High School, Riverside, Riverside County

S1820 — Honorable Mention

Donald S. Mathis, Grade 12
An Investigation of the Relative Effect of Salinity and Temperature on the Viscosity of Water
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County

S1822 — Honorable Mention

Dylan E. Moore, Grade 11
Finding Harmonics in Plasma
Advisor: Mr. Milt Friedman
School: Anderson (Arthur) Community Learning Center, Alameda, Alameda County

S1828 — Honorable Mention

Kiran N. Vodrahalli, Grade 12
Increasing Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency by Improving Light Absorbance with Near-Zero Reflectance Nano-Textured Surface
Advisor: Dr. Achintya Bhowmik
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County