CSSF Project Listings: 2014
Chemistry

Senior Division

S0601

Savannah A. Benz, Grade 10
Purifying Water Using the Thermoelectric Effect
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Benz
School: San Marcos Senior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County

S0602 — Third Place

Seung Hye Choi, Grade 10
Electronic Tongue: Tastes of Toxic Metal Ions in Water
Advisor: Mrs. Brenda Royce
School: University High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S0603

Hyelim Chun, Grade 11
Prabhjot K. Grewal, Grade 12
An Analysis of the Effects of Carbon Dioxide on the Dissolution of Calcium Carbonate in Marine Organisms
Advisor: Ms. Kristine Jennings
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County

S0604

Delayna C. Corts, Grade 9
Chemistry of Baking: Can You Make Your Own Baking Powder?
Advisor: Ms. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County

S0605

Sophia A. Federico, Grade 9
Elle N. Froistad, Grade 9
Efficiency of Homemade Desalination Stills
Advisor: Mrs. Kacee Fujinami
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County

S0606 — Honorable Mention

Gino R. Gasbarro, Grade 12
Detoxifying the Atmosphere
Advisor: Dr. Sherryline Jogie-Brahim
School: Crespi Carmelite High School, Encino, Los Angeles County

S0607

Akshay R. Hampapur, Grade 12
Generating TMSOCF3 from TMSCF3: A Synthetic Attempt
Advisor: Dr. Surya Prakash
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S0608

Jemima Hernandez, Grade 12
Can a Homemade Whitening Treatment Whiten Faster than a Top Ranked Whitening Toothpaste?
Advisor: Mrs. Courtney Bakan
School: Bethel Baptist School, Santa Ana, Orange County

S0609 — Honorable Mention

Charley Huang, Grade 12
Jed W. McGuigan, Grade 12
Gold and Palladium Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Nitrite Reduction in Drinking Water and Local Water Sources
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

S0610 — First Place

Michael L. Janner, Grade 12
Magnetic Field Modulation for Assembly and Manipulation of Responsive Nanoscale Optical Systems
Advisor: Dr. Yadong Yin
School: Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands, San Bernardino County

S0611

Yousef A. Joseph, Grade 11
Nicholas J. Mah, Grade 11
Modeling a Blood Glucose Determination Using Surface Conductivity
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S0612 — Second Place

Anjini Karthik, Grade 10
Developing a Novel Method for the Detection of Pathogens on Surfaces Using Cell Imprinted Polymers
Advisor: Ms. Jennifer Thomas
School: St. Francis High School, Mountain View, Santa Clara County

S0613

Ryan D. Kmet, Grade 10
Copper Corrosion Solutions
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hartsock
School: California City High School, California City, Kern County

S0614

Rohith C. Kuditipudi, Grade 11
Separating Mirror Molecules: Computational Evaluation and Novel Framework for HPLC Method Development on CD Columns
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0615 — Honorable Mention

Gha Young Lee, Grade 11
Novel Stable Photonic Crystal Polyester Nanosensor Capable of Quick Visual Detection of Chemicals and Biochemicals
Advisor: Dr. Michael Sailor
School: Torrey Pines High School, Encinitas, San Diego County

S0616

Hope Lee, Grade 10
Optimization of Enzyme (Bromelain) Recovery Using Polymer-Salt Aqueous Two Phase Systems
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County

S0617

Andrew T. Ostrom, Grade 9
Corrosion II: Attack of the Anions
Advisor: Mr. Chris Ostermann
School: Burroughs (Sherman E.) High School, Ridgecrest, Kern County

S0618

Ruchi S. Pandya, Grade 11
The Development of a Electrode Based Biosensor for Cardiac Health Diagnostics
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Koehne
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0619

Anshul A. Ramachandran, Grade 12
Determination of Accurate Molecular Models of Polyatomic Ions in Aqueous Solutions by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Advisor: Ms. Kavita Gupta
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County

S0620 — Fourth Place

Shreya S. Ramayya, Grade 11
Building a Library of Difluoromethyl- and Trifluoromethyl-Artemisinins: Year Two
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

S0621

Amit S. Talreja, Grade 11
Mobile Spectrometer for Environmental and Health Monitoring
Advisor: Dr. John Fuller
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County

S0622

Jade Tso, Grade 11
Developing Spectrophotometric & Colorimetric Field Tests to Measure Beta-Carotene Concentration of Biofortified Cassava
Advisor: Dr. Betty Burri
School: Franklin High School, Elk Grove, Sacramento County

S0623

Nathaniel B. White, Grade 11
In Pursuit of a Major Breakthrough in Cryobiology
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Ackermann
School: Calvary Chapel High School, Santa Ana, Orange County

S0624

Cynthia L. Yin, Grade 12
Nanoscale Catalyst in Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction to Induce Self-Organization of Complex Spatiotemporal Structures
Advisor: Dr. Chih-Ming Ho
School: Westlake High School, Westlake Village, Ventura County