CSSF Category Awards: 2014
Physics & Astronomy

Senior Division

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S1825 — First Place

Connor E. Tom, Grade 11
Time-Resolved Optical Study of the Surface States of the Topological Insulator Bi(2)Se(3)
Advisor: Dr. Harry Tom
School: North (John Wesley) High School, Riverside, Riverside County

S1811 — Second Place

Michelle Guo, Grade 12
Andrew J. Zhang, Grade 11
Stellar Isotopic Abundances in the Milky Way: Insights into the Origin of Carbon and Neutron-Capture Elements
Advisor: Dr. Evan Kirby
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Irvington High School, Fremont, Alameda County

S1823 — Third Place

Julienne Sauer, Grade 9
Quantum Locking: Applications towards Controlled Frictionless Spatial Motion
Advisor: Ms. Katherine Huang
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County

S1807 — Fourth Place

Ezra B. Creighton, Grade 11
Engineering an HHO System to Safely Run a Four Stroke Engine with Water (HHO), Part 3
Advisor: Mr. Michael Bell
School: Monarch Academy, Moreno Valley, Riverside County

S1802 — Honorable Mention

Namrata R. Balasingam, Grade 11
A Kinetic Monte Carlo Study of the Scalability and Variability of the Forming Voltage of Transition Metal Oxide ReRAMs
Advisor: Dr. Dipu Pramanik
School: Mitty (Archbishop) High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1805 — Honorable Mention

Cameron Chaffey, Grade 10
Alien Atmospheres: Searching for Exoplanet Bow Shocks
Advisor: Mr. Dana Hagen
School: Torrance High School, Torrance, Los Angeles County

S1820 — Honorable Mention

Aaron C. Ray, Grade 11
Temperature Dependence of the Indirect and Direct Bandgaps in TlBr from Cathodoluminescence Spectroscopy
Advisor: Dr. Nancy Haegel
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County