CSSF Project Listings: 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Junior Division
- J0901
- Nathaniel R. Armstrong, Grade 7
Magnetic Linear Accelerator
Advisor: Ms. Patricia Garske
School: Good Shepherd Catholic School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J0902
- Thomas M. Arrizza, Grade 7
High Voltage Discharges: Investigating Effects of Wire Structures
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J0903 — Fourth Place
- William H. Baldwin, Grade 8
The Superconducting MagLev Train
Advisor: Mr. Yogi Sullivan
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- J0904
- Alexander C. Barrett, Grade 8
How Does the Number of Magnets on a Gauss Rifle Affect the Distance Flown by Its Projectiles?
Advisor: Mr. Bud Smith
School: All Saints' Episcopal Day School, Carmel, Monterey County
- J0905
- Tim S. Brown, Grade 8
Frames of Silence
Advisor: Mr. Yogi Sullivan
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- J0906
- Timothy M. Castiglione, Grade 6
Michael J. White, Grade 6
Water with a Zap!
Advisor: Mr. John Hester
School: Almondale Elementary, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J0907
- Jagjot S. Dosanjh, Grade 8
Green Your PC: How Much Power Do the Major Parts of a Computer Consume?
Advisor: Miss Carrie Given
School: Sanger Academy Charter School, Sanger, Fresno County
- J0908
- Lelah M. Ericson, Grade 6
The Human Battery: Reducing the Human Body's Resistance to the Flow of Current
Advisor: Mrs. Linda Florio
School: Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley, Riverside County
- J0909 — First Place
- Julie A. Fukunaga, Grade 7
Weedfinder: An Eco-Friendly Herbicide Sprayer
Advisor: Mr. Michael Fukunaga
School: Elkhorn Middle School, Stockton, San Joaquin County
- J0910
- Brenden J. Geary, Grade 8
H.E.A.R. Ham Radio Emergency Aerial Repeater
Advisor: Mr. Tim Geary
School: Pioneer Junior High School, Upland, San Bernardino County
- J0911
- Jeremy A. Horwich, Grade 6
The Chain Gang
Advisor: Ms. Eileen Hiss
School: Seven Arrows Elementary School, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County
- J0912
- Paul H. Lego, Grade 8
How Do Computers Remember?
Advisor: Mr. Yogi Sullivan
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- J0913
- Jonah F. Li-Paz, Grade 7
Power Shower: Home Hydropower
Advisor: Mr. Jonah Li-Paz
School: Medea Creek Middle School, Oak Park, Ventura County
- J0914
- Taran F. Lynn, Grade 8
Magnetic Strength vs. Voltage
Advisor: Mr. Steve Fry
School: Whale Gulch School, Whitethorn, Mendocino County
- J0915 — Honorable Mention
- Alastair C. Macmillan, Grade 7
The Gauss Cradle: An Experiment on the Application of Magnetic Potential Energy
Advisor: Mrs. Astrid Richelt
School: St. John Fisher, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
- J0916
- Madison E. Mathews, Grade 8
Wind Powered Generators
Advisor: Mr. John Dilworth
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- J0917
- Erik Z.S. Meike, Grade 6
Inductors and Pulse Width Modulation in Boost Converters
Advisor: Mr. Richard Wallace
School: North Star Academy, Redwood City, San Mateo County
- J0918
- David Meyer, Grade 8
What Is the Most Efficient Way to Wirelessly Transmit Electricity?
Advisor: Mrs. Carol Evans
School: Santa Catalina (Upper and Lower) School, Monterey, Monterey County
- J0919
- Lam L. Nguyen, Grade 8
Down to the Wire: A Study of How Various Types of Wire Affect the Alternating Current Produced in a Generator
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hobbs
School: Fairmont Private - Edgewood Campus, Santa Ana, Orange County
- J0920
- Brandon Phan, Grade 8
Magnetic Levitation
Advisor: Mr. Bruce Peterson
School: Rincon Middle School, Escondido, San Diego County
- J0921 — Third Place
- Todd G. Porter, Grade 8
Self-Optimizing Solar Tracking System
Advisor: Mrs. Yvette Cardenas
School: Holy Spirit School, Fremont, Alameda County
- J0922
- Abigail D.S. Shulman, Grade 8
The Journey of Sound
Advisor: Mrs. Emily Hoffman
School: South Pasadena Middle School, South Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- J0923
- Mark J. Slezak, Grade 8
A Bright Idea: Solar Cell Power Using CFL and Incandescent Light Bulbs
Advisor: Mrs. Peggy Greenfield
School: Stockdale Christian School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J0924
- Jordan F. Smith, Grade 7
Max N.L. Wrigley, Grade 7
Exploring Micro-Size Hydro-Electric Generators
Advisor: Ms. Diana Skiles
School: Jacoby Creek Elementary School, Bayside, Humboldt County
- J0925 — Honorable Mention
- Jonathan H. Sussman, Grade 8
Can You Hear Me Now? Terrain Blockage of FM Radio Wave Propagation
Advisor: Mrs. Sarah Rines
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0926 — Second Place
- Maya Varma, Grade 7
Brake Time: A Smart Traffic Alert and Control System for Manually-Driven and Autonomous Vehicles
Advisor: Ms. Carol Nolan
School: Lawson (Sam H.) Middle School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
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