CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Environmental Science
Senior Division
- S1101
- Aamna J. Abbasi, Grade 10
Evaluating Black Carbon Concentrations in Urban Aerosols
Advisor: Dr. Claudia Czimczik
School: Beckman (Arnold O.) High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1102 — Honorable Mention
- Arka Bagchi, Grade 9
Rachit Kataria, Grade 10
The Maximization of CO2 Intake through Phytochrome Genetic Overexpression, Chemical Enhancement, and Fungal Alteration
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1103
- Stella L. Chen, Grade 11
Field Study of Carbon Dioxide Concentration Variability in Los Angeles County
Advisor: Mrs. Xu Zhang
School: La Canada High School, La Canada, Los Angeles County
- S1104
- Sydney F. Clark, Grade 11
Tanvi K. Gambhir, Grade 11
Determining Most Effective Root System for Absorbing Nitrates from Soil to Reduce Groundwater Pollution: A Continuation
Advisor: Dr. James McCreight
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S1105
- Olivia R. Cooper, Grade 9
Ocean Acidification: Its Effects on Mussel Shells
Advisor: Mrs. Jacqueline Pealatere
School: Willits High School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S1106 — Third Place
- Stacey S. Dojiri, Grade 11
Kelly Y. Woo, Grade 11
The Response of a Coastal Phytoplankton Community to Hyperion Treatment Plant's Effluent: An Environmental Study
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S1107
- Emily J. Elder, Grade 9
Vermicomposting
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S1108 — Honorable Mention
- Cesar G. Garcia, Grade 11
Impacts of Urban Runoff on Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity
Advisor: Mr. Donald Brown
School: Watsonville High School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
- S1109
- McKenna R. Gibson, Grade 9
Copper Concentration in Stormwater Runoff South of Carmel
Advisor: Mrs. Pamela Durkee
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County
- S1110
- Emily Hernandez, Grade 11
Nutrient Content beneath Native and Non-Native Plants
Advisor: Mr. Donald Brown
School: Watsonville High School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
- S1111 — Second Place
- Raymond P.M. Hurst, Grade 9
Cut It or Keep It? A Study of Carbon Sequestration in Redwood Trees
Advisor: Ms. Lisa White
School: Woodside High School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- S1112
- Zhiqiang Liao, Grade 12
Is Variation of Caribbean Benthic Foraminiferal Shell Size Linked to Water Temperature?
Advisor: Ms. Caitlin Keating-Bitonti
School: Jefferson High School, Daly City, San Mateo County
- S1113
- Shannon K. Louie, Grade 9
Water World: How Does Water Quality Affect Living Organisms in the Arroyo Seco Drainage Basin?
Advisor: Mrs. Megan Christensen
School: Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County
- S1114 — Honorable Mention
- Madison P. Meredith, Grade 10
Ground Water Preservation: Using a Water-Based Microbial Mix as a Nitrate Sequestration Agent in Agriculture
Advisor: Mr. Craig Britton
School: Monache High School, Porterville, Tulare County
- S1115 — Honorable Mention
- Gathenji B. Njoroge, Grade 11
Exploring the Removal of Salt from Local Soils
Advisor: Mrs. Catherine Njoroge
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S1116 — First Place
- Ruchi S. Pandya, Grade 10
Water Purification by Photoactivated Degussa P25 Nanoparticles to Eliminate Chemical and Microbiological Impurities
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1117
- Jazlynn G. Pastor, Grade 11
It's Getting Hot in Here!
Advisor: Mrs. Aulikki Flagan
School: Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Los Angeles County
- S1118
- Anthony D. Sorace, Grade 9
e-ROAD-ed
Advisor: Mr. Elias Steinbuck, PG
School: Willits High School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S1119
- Natalie J. Wu-Woods, Grade 10
Determining the Microbial Diversity in Chaparral Soils Before and After Wildfires through DNA Barcoding
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1120 — Fourth Place
- Brian Zhang, Grade 9
Analyzing a Method to Measure the Health and Stability of the Salt Marsh by Various Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Advisor: Dr. Kiersten Darrow
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S1194
- Corey A. Davis, Grade 11
What Are the Effects of Petroleum Oil on Plant Life?
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S1195
- Nisha S. Rao, Grade 10
An Analysis of Solar Activity vs. Atmospheric CO2 on Earth's Surface Temperature & the Effect of Excess CO2 on Flora
Advisor: Mrs. Angie Olivares
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1196
- Prabhjot K. Grewal, Grade 11
Ocean Catastrophe: An Analysis of the Effects of CO(2) on the Dissolution of CaCO(3) in Marine Organisms
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1197
- Sanjita P. Gowda, Grade 10
Reysha Patel, Grade 10
An Analysis of the Effects of Urban Runoff on Sycamore Canyon Creek
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1198
- Jessica Lemus, Grade 11
Berenise Lopez-Lopez, Grade 11
Is Rubidoux's Water Polluted?
Advisor: Mrs. Heather Gotoski
School: Rubidoux High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1199
- Ilora S. Naik, Grade 10
Bioremediation in the Santa Ana River
Advisor: Mr. Suneal Naik
School: Polytechnic High School, Riverside, Riverside County
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