CSSF Category Awards: 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics

Junior Division

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J0906 — First Place

Raghav Ganesh, Grade 6
A Low Cost, Adoptable, User Tested Add-on Device for the White Cane Facilitating Safer Mobility of the Visually Impaired
Advisor: Mrs. Lathasree Subramanyan
School: Miller (Joaquin) Middle School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

J0903 — Second Place

Deveshi Buch, Grade 7
4eyes: An Ultrasonics-based Solution to Collisions Involving Cellphone Distracted Pedestrians
Advisor: Mr. Jonathan Robinette
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County

J0912 — Third Place

Sahar A. Khashayar, Grade 8
Wildfire Early Warning System Using Computer Science: C.S. to the Rescue!
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hobbs
School: Fairmont Private - Edgewood Campus, Santa Ana, Orange County

J0928 — Fourth Place

Utkarsh Tandon, Grade 8
A Wearable Device for Spinal-Lumbus Modeling to Recognize and Correct Posture through Real-Time Flex Sensing Analysis
Advisor: Mr. Jonathan Entous
School: Lawson (Sam H.) Middle School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County

J0916 — Honorable Mention

Ronak K. Mundkur, Grade 8
Surfing on Nano-Magnets
Advisor: Mrs. Anuradha Murthy
School: Stratford Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County

J0919 — Honorable Mention

Adam Z. Noworolski, Grade 8
Stove Alert! A Programmed Safety Device to Aid People with Hearing Loss
Advisor: Mrs. Kimberly Drutz
School: Burlingame Intermediate School, Burlingame, San Mateo County

J0920 — Honorable Mention

Melba H. Nuzen, Grade 8
Can You Hear That Note? A Specialized Hearing Aid for Musicians
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County

J0923 — Honorable Mention

Cade Pretorius, Grade 7
Developing Superpowers by Controlling a Robotic Arm Using EEG Signals
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Santa Rosa Academy, Menifee, Riverside County

J0931 — Honorable Mention

Jeffrey W. Xing, Grade 8
A Study of Levitation Distance and Stability Range in Diamagnetic Levitation
Advisor: Dr. James Li
School: Jeffrey Trail Middle School, Irvine, Orange County

J0934 — Honorable Mention

Shaya Zarkesh, Grade 8
A Novel Approach to Generating Electricity through Walking Shoes
Advisor: Mrs. Kristen Morgensen
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County