CSSF Category Awards: 2015
Environmental Science

Senior Division

Awards Ceremony photo to come

S1114 — First Place

Yana D. Petri, Grade 12
Modeling CMIP5 Projected Climate Change Impacts on Global Chiropteran Species-Range Shifts under RCP Emission Scenarios
Advisor: Ms. Renee Fallon
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County

S1111 — Second Place

Michael S. McFarland, Grade 11
The Potential Impact of Hyperion Treatment Plant's Chlorinated Effluent and West Basin Brine on Marine Organisms
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

S1115 — Third Place

Elise J. Rio, Grade 11
Study on the Effect of the Environment on Brain Coral Fluorescence: A Tool for Early Coral Diagnosis
Advisor: Ms. Shannon Bunch
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S1105 — Fourth Place

Annette Chang, Grade 10
Daisy W. Chen, Grade 10
A Multimethod Analysis and Spatial Predictive Modeling of Bacterial Dynamics in Newport Bay
Advisor: Dr. Felix Grun, Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County

S1104 — Honorable Mention

Emily A. Chaffin, Grade 11
What's in Your Water? How Urbanization Impacts Water Quality
Advisor: Mr. Jasper Billings
School: Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High Sch, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

S1112 — Honorable Mention

Leo J. McGrath, Grade 9
Best Time to Breathe? Changes in Air Quality Due to Different Factors in an Urban Area
Advisor: Mr. Owen McGrath
School: Newark Memorial High School, Newark, Alameda County