CSSF Category Awards: 2014
Mathematics & Software

Junior Division

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J1406 — First Place

Aaron O. Feldman, Grade 8
Where'd Those Swimmers Go?
Advisor: Mr. Eric Hartung
School: Pressman (Rabbi Jacob) Academy, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

J1420 — Second Place

Michelle C. Xu, Grade 8
A Mathematical Model of Leaf Counting for Carbon Sequestration
Advisor: Mr. Matt Ireland
School: Pioneer Middle School, Tustin, Orange County

J1409 — Third Place

Patrick D. Kao, Grade 8
Creating a Space Flight Simulator Program
Advisor: Ms. Christine Evans
School: La Entrada Middle School, Menlo Park, San Mateo County

J1417 — Fourth Place

Brooke Schwind, Grade 8
Game On: Creating a Worthy Connect Four Opponent with Heuristic Algorithms
Advisor: Mr. Christopher Nestlerode
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

J1418 — Honorable Mention

Patrick I. Wildenhain, Grade 8
Resurrecting the Thylacine to Save the Tasmanian Devil: An Ecological Exploration with an Agent Based Model
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County

J1419 — Honorable Mention

Eric J. Wilson, Grade 8
Balancing Diversity and Fitness while Evolving Neural Networks
Advisor: Ms. Kim Miller
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County