CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Plant Biology
Senior Division
- S1901
- Amanda G. Arst, Grade 10
Phytoextraction of Zinc and Sodium from Contaminated Soil Using Hyperaccumulator Plants Corn, Broccoli and Kale (Year 2)
Advisor: Mr. Stephen Schaffter
School: Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County
- S1902 — Honorable Mention
- Edward N. Banuelos, Grade 12
Benjamin D. Wright, Grade 12
A Fishy Situation: A Study to Test the Efficiency of Aquaponics Farming Meathods
Advisor: Mr. Mark Grubb
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1903
- Zac Barram, Grade 11
Joyce Wilson, Grade 11
Germination Differences in Lettuce Seed Associated with Modifying Full Spectrum Light with Red, Green, and Blue Filters
Advisor: Ms. Nancy Markson
School: Forest Charter School, Nevada City, Nevada County
- S1904
- Sabrina C. Belen, Grade 11
Brandon S. Snyder, Grade 11
Volcanic Ash: The Beginning or the End? The Study of Volcanic Ash and Its Effects on Plant Germination
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1905
- Alyssa M. Buter, Grade 12
Karina M. Dauven, Grade 12
Plant Protein: Blue Light vs. Sunlight
Advisor: Mrs. Aulikki Flagan
School: Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Los Angeles County
- S1906 — Honorable Mention
- Kevin Y. Chen, Grade 11
Amit Patel, Grade 11
Anfal S. Siddiqui, Grade 11
Contribution of Core Type III Xop Effector Proteins in Bacterial Spot Disease
Advisor: Dr. Mary Beth Mdugett, Dr. Mary Beth Mudgett
School: Irvington High School, Fremont, Alameda County
- S1907
- Kevin Chiv, Grade 11
Andre Poon, Grade 12
Antimicrobial Chemicals in Plant: Identifying the Chemicals that Contribute to Oxalis Pes-caprae's Resistance to E. coli
Advisor: Mr. Stephen Mok, Mr. Thoms Velekei
School: Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County
- S1908
- Jillian A. Drake, Grade 12
Chromosomally Integrated Bacteriophage in Candidatus liberibacter Bacteria & Its Effect on Plant Disease Expression Yr2
Advisor: Dr. Manjunath Keremane
School: Fallbrook Union High School, Fallbrook, San Diego County
- S1909
- Brian S. Elder, Grade 11
The Effects of Hypergravity on the Germination and Development of Brassica rapa
Advisor: Mr. Connor Snow
School: Nea Community Learning Center, Alameda, Alameda County
- S1910
- Ai Enkoji, Grade 11
Mold As a Potential Biological Control for Wisteria
Advisor: Mrs. Rebecca Avants
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S1911
- Brandon T. Fong, Grade 9
J. Austin Raymundo, Grade 9
Which Plant, Organic or Genetically Modified, Is the Most Economical for California Farmers?
Advisor: Mrs. Megan Christensen
School: Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County
- S1912
- Anthony W. Glum, Grade 11
Rene Gonzalez, Grade 11
Daniel I. Ortiz, Grade 10
The Effects of Eucalyptus globulus Trees on Native Plants
Advisor: <none acknowledged>, Mr. Brown, Mr. Donald Brown
School: Watsonville High School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
- S1913 — Honorable Mention
- Shivani Gupta, Grade 9
It's Getting Toxic Here!
Advisor: Mrs. Crystal Neptune
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S1914
- Garron W. Ireton, Grade 9
Can Mesquite Compete? A Study Regarding the Potential of Mesquite Beans as California's Newest Biofuel Stock
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1915 — Honorable Mention
- Weston C. Isheim, Grade 11
Jackson R. McClain, Grade 11
Zachary S. Vavra, Grade 11
The Paradoxical Parasite
Advisor: Mrs. Bethany Dixon
School: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin, Placer County
- S1916
- Brianna L. Magallanes, Grade 11
Glowing Green: The Effects of Acidification on Egeria densa's Chlorophyll B Levels
Advisor: Mrs. Aulikki Flagan
School: Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Los Angeles County
- S1917
- Anna (Missing) Maxwell, Grade
Adela C.C. Weigel, Grade 11
Sudden Oak Death: The Spread and Its Correlation to Abiotic Factors
Advisor: Mr. Michael Loik
School: San Lorenzo Valley High School, Felton, Santa Cruz County
- S1918
- Joseph A. Nora, Grade 10
Effects of ABA on the Inhibition of IAA in Thigmotropic Reactions and Resistance toward Weather on Pisum sativum
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S1920
- Roshini N. Ravi, Grade 9
The Effects of Recycled Water on the Native Plant Species: Festuca arundinacea and Lolium perenne
Advisor: Ms. Julie Finzel
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S1921
- Manisha K. Sajnani, Grade 11
The Mysterious Benefits of Rice Solutions
Advisor: Mrs. Glendy Ramirez-De La Cruz
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S1922 — Second Place
- Ivonnie A. Shih, Grade 12
The Effects of Ethephon, Its Decomposition Products, pH, and Calcium on Berry Cracking in Flame Seedless Grapes
Advisor: Ms. Yan Zhuang
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County
- S1923 — First Place
- Hannah B. Spinner, Grade 11
Do Plants Talk? The Effects of Mycorrhizal Networks on Defense Signaling in Corn
Advisor: Ms. Cathy Messenger
School: Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County
- S1924 — Fourth Place
- Emma M. Sydir, Grade 11
The Effect of Light Exposure on Circumnutation Size
Advisor: Mrs. Anuradha Sarkar
School: Leland High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1925 — Honorable Mention
- Jonathan E. Tynan, Grade 11
Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio in Plants
Advisor: Ms. Ellyn Daugherty
School: San Mateo High School, San Mateo, San Mateo County
- S1926
- Lisa A. Yanuaria, Grade 11
Vitamins as Antioxidants
Advisor: Mrs. Glendy Ramirez-De La Cruz
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S1995
- Brittany R. Salyers, Grade 12
The Effect of Flavonoids on the Growth and Inhibition of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S1996
- Guadalupe Melgarejo, Grade 10
Eucalyptol: A Plant's Worst Nightmare?
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Callaway
School: Hueneme High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S1997 — Third Place
- Aradhana Sinha, Grade 12
Kapil Sinha, Grade 9
Evaluating Peronospora Presence in Salinas Valley & Analyzing DNA Similarity in Downy Mildew Pathogens Affecting Spinach
Advisor: Dr. Steve Klosterman
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S1998
- Shivali P. Gowda, Grade 11
Preeanka K. Mazumder, Grade 11
Difficulties of Farming in Alkaline Soils: Absorption of Iron in Spinach Grown in the Presence of Marble
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1999
- Sabrina L. Houston, Grade 11
Solving Salt Stress: Chemical Genomics with an Agricultural Implication
Advisor: Mrs. Colleen Lum
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
Listings of All Projects and All Students
California State Science Fair
/
2013 Project Listings
/
CalifSF@usc.edu