CSSF Category Awards: 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics

Senior Division

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S0912 — First Place

Eesha Khare, Grade 12
Design and Synthesis of Hydrogenated TiO2-Polyaniline Nanorods for Flexible High-Performance Supercapacitors
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0904 — Second Place

Weston D. Braun, Grade 12
FPGA-Based Digital Controller for High Frequency Induction Heating
Advisor: Mr. George Stimson
School: San Dieguito High School Academy, Encinitas, San Diego County

S0903 — Third Place

Arjun V. Balasingam, Grade 11
Design and Optimization of a Novel Flexure-Enhanced Piezoelectric Wind Power Generator for Remote Wireless Sensors
Advisor: Dr. Ping Hsu
School: Mitty (Archbishop) High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0907 — Fourth Place

Andrew M. Chen, Grade 12
Utilizing Novel Graphene Oxide Langmuir-Blodgett Film Catalysts to Enhance the Cost Efficiency of a PEM Fuel Cell
Advisor: Ms. Katherine Huang
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County

S0902 — Honorable Mention

Sarah Y. Bai, Grade 11
Designing a More Ergonomic QWERTY Keyboard Layout by Analyzing Punctuation Frequency
Advisor: Mr. Dean Reese
School: Tracy Joint Union High School, Tracy, San Joaquin County

S0906 — Honorable Mention

Alexander L. Chen, Grade 12
A Foldable Solar Panel with an Improved Hill Climbing MPPT Circuit
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

S0915 — Honorable Mention

Yibei Li, Grade 11
Wanming (Clare) Teng, Grade 11
Electricity Generating Shoe
Advisor: Dr. Phil Wenzel
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach, Monterey County

S0920 — Honorable Mention

Nathaniel G. Varghese, Grade 10
A Robust Human Fall Detection Wireless System
Advisor: Mr. Varghese George
School: Folsom High School, Folsom, Sacramento County

S0997 — Honorable Mention

Neil S. Gandhi, Grade 12
Quentin G.A. Wetherholt, Grade 12
An Optical Method to an Open Platform Multi-touch Computer Interface
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Santa Susana High School, Simi Valley, Ventura County