CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Senior Division
- S0301
- Daelin T. Arney, Grade 10
Pneumatic Prosthetic
Advisor: Mrs. Bethany Dixon
School: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin, Placer County
- S0302 — Fourth Place
- Makayla J. Campbell, Grade 10
Does the Direction of a 3D-Print Matter?
Advisor: Mrs. Laura Kaufman
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- S0303 — Third Place
- Alex L. Chang, Grade 10
Surviving Seismically-Induced Liquefaction: Dynamic Centrifugal Modeling of a Novel Hybrid Floating Foundation System
Advisor: Ms. Katherine Levensailor
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0304
- Jerry Y. Chen, Grade 11
Time-Variant Damping Method to Reduce Vibration Damages to Civil Structures
Advisor: Mr. Patricia Brooks
School: Del Norte High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0305
- Noah B. Close, Grade 9
Magnetic Flow
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0306
- Michael H. Do, Grade 11
Wenhao Liao, Grade 11
Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of Alligator Osteoderms: Applications in Bioceramics
Advisor: Mrs. Cheryl Stock
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0307
- Charles D. Dobbin, Grade 9
Seth B. Platt, Grade 9
Lift: An Observation of Different Shaped Conventional Airfoils Creating Lift
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0308
- Eleanor O. Frost, Grade 10
Producing Electric Power from the Wind
Advisor: Dr. Charbel Farhat
School: Chaminade College Preparatory, West Hills, Los Angeles County
- S0309
- Jasmine J. Gray, Grade 9
Antibubbles: An Easy Effective Way to Make a More Stable Antibubble
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S0310
- Adyota Gupta, Grade 11
SmartVest: Redesigning and Revolutionizing the Bulletproof Vest
Advisor: Mr. Jon Stark
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S0311
- Maximilian A. Halabi, Grade 11
Gregory R. Lum, Grade 11
The Effect of Dye Viscosity on the Power Output of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0312
- V. Maria M. Hanes, Grade 12
Concussion Cushion
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0313 — Second Place
- Ajay Jain, Grade 9
Paras Jain, Grade 11
Rapid Aerial Outdoor and 3D Indoor Mapping by Autonomous Quadrotor UAVs with CV Feature Targeting for Disaster Recovery
Advisor: Mr. Bruce Kawanami
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S0314
- Hee Soo Angela Jang, Grade 9
The Science of Traffic
Advisor: Mr. Stephen Cahill
School: Capistrano Valley High School, Mission Viejo, Orange County
- S0315
- Wei Jing, Grade 12
Steven M. Tan, Grade 12
The Effects of Man-Made Structures on Wind Patterns
Advisor: Mrs. Megan Christensen
School: Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County
- S0316
- Larson T. LeDuc, Grade 10
Slowing the Flow: Saving Society from a Tsunami
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0317
- Yu-chieh Lee, Grade 11
A CFD Study of the Effects of Horizontal Tail Geometrical Properties on Stability Derivatives of a Boeing 787-8 Model
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0318
- Sean T. Luna, Grade 11
Seismic Vibration Control: Finding the Best Strategy for Minimizing Damage to a Structure During an Earthquake
Advisor: Mr. Kenneth Nadeau
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
- S0319
- Kai E. Marshland, Grade 10
The Effect of Disk Number on Tesla Turbine Efficiency
Advisor: Mr. Robert Fabini
School: El Cerrito Senior High School, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County
- S0320
- Dillon M. Patel, Grade 11
Perching a Fixed Delta M-Wing MAV: Year 2
Advisor: Mr. Daniel Nelson
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0321
- Karen V. Pham, Grade 9
Go with the Flow: The Effect of Solute Concentration on Viscosity
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0322
- Tyler J. Regli, Grade 12
LocFan: A More Efficient Way to Power a Jet Engine
Advisor: Mr. Michael Baggot
School: Ferndale High School, Ferndale, Humboldt County
- S0323
- Yevheniya Shevchenko, Grade 11
The Effect of Different Glues on Holding Cuts in Pigskin
Advisor: Mrs. Glendy Ramirez-De La Cruz
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0324
- Ernesto R. Soto, Jr., Grade 12
A Quantitative Analysis of Venturi Effect to Fabricate a Novel Prototype to Maximize Air-Intake on a Naturally Aspirated
Advisor: Mr. Jacob Bagnell
School: Anderson Valley Junior/Senior High School, Boonville, Mendocino County
- S0325
- Jordan W. Wang, Grade 10
The Effect of Airfoil Design and Angle of Attack on Lift
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S0326 — Honorable Mention
- Kaylie A. Ward, Grade 12
CSI: Comprehensive Spatter Investigation
Advisor: Dr. James Vieceli
School: St. Monica Catholic High School, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
- S0327
- Sidney E. Wilcox, Grade 10
Comparing Horizontal and Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in Different Wind Conditions
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S0328
- Lucas G. Wong, Grade 11
The Effect of Bridge Design on the Amount of Weight that can be Sustained
Advisor: Mrs. Millie Hackworth
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S0329 — First Place
- David A. Zarrin, Grade 12
Turbopulse: A Hybrid Pulsating Turbine Jet Engine
Advisor: Ms. Jill McCrystal
School: Saratoga High School, Saratoga, Santa Clara County
- S0398
- Loren J. Newton, Grade 11
A Novel Approach to Capture Wingtip Vortices
Advisor: Mr. Bruce Bartholomew
School: La Sierra High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0399
- Reagan A. Risk, Grade 10
To Surge or Not to Surge: Solutions to Coachella Valley Water Districts Canal System Water Loss (Year 3)
Advisor: Dr. Carey
School: Shadow Hills High School, Indio, Riverside County
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