CSSF Project Listings: 2015
Toxicology
Senior Division
- S2101
- Alissa M. Arroyo, Grade 11
How Toxic Is Your Nail Polish?
Advisor: Dr. Rano Sidhu
School: Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S2102 — Honorable Mention
- Haripriya N. Bellam, Grade 11
Suchitra S. Dara, Grade 7
Sumanth S. Dara, Grade 10
Promoting Sustainable Pest Management with a Beneficial Fungus
Advisor: Dr. Ashraf El-Kereamy, Mrs. Mary Bianchi, Ms. Mary Bianchi
School: Stockdale High School, Bakersfield, Kern County, Warren (Earl) Junior High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S2103
- Alexa Camacho-Sanchez, Grade 11
Lorena Camacho-Sanchez, Grade 10
Are Vegetables Safe to Eat?
Advisor: Ms. Sofia Sandoval
School: Sweetwater Union High School, National City, San Diego County
- S2104 — Honorable Mention
- Talie L. Cloud, Grade 9
The Effects of Momordica charantia on the Reproductive Rate of Drosophila melanogaster
Advisor: Mr. Davin Aalto
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S2105
- Hunter C. Crawford-Shelmadine, Grade 9
Sunscreen: Friend or Foe? The Effect of Coppertone and Reef Safe Biodegradable Sunscreen on Ghost Shrimp
Advisor: Ms. Hunter Crawford-Shelmadine
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
- S2106
- Ivann U. De La Cruz, Grade 9
Return of Cacti's Worst Enemy: Combating Wild Grana Cochineal
Advisor: Mr. Vince Rosse
School: Patriot High School, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County
- S2107
- Lekha Duvvoori, Grade 9
Chemical Detection Applied to Formaldehyde as a Marker for Wider Chemical Contamination
Advisor: Ms. Kim Kiest
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County
- S2108
- Manjot Kaur, Grade 10
Sophia Lau, Grade 10
Effect of Metal Pollutants on Algal Growth under Oceanic Conditions Measured by the Resulting Chlorophyll Concentration
Advisor: Mr. Narquiz Cervantes
School: Silver Creek High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S2109
- Samuel Z. Lang, Grade 12
Camelia sinensis/ Tea Waste Liquid: Potent Alternative Snail/Slug Repellents
Advisor: Dr. Yan Xu
School: Valley Oaks Charter School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S2110 — First Place
- Henry G. Low, Grade 10
Assessing the Mutagenicities of Common Herbicides Using a Novel Reverse Mutation Assay
Advisor: Mrs. Bethany Dixon
School: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin, Placer County
- S2111
- Zachary C. Magidow, Grade 12
Lauren A. Waldman, Grade 12
Oxidative Stress Induced by Various Glutamic Acid Concentrations in Carassius auratus auratus
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S2112
- Zoe Marsh, Grade 10
Maxwell M. Menke, Grade 10
The Effects of Agricultural Runoff on Periphytic Algae
Advisor: Ms. Daisy Sharrock
School: High Tech High, San Diego, San Diego County
- S2113
- Macy Matsukawa, Grade 12
Edward D. Segura, Grade 12
Esmeralda Suarez, Grade 12
The Effect of Ascorbic Acid on Alcohol Exposed Bovine Biological Catalysts
Advisor: Ms. Guadalupe Valero
School: Rialto High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
- S2114
- Eveline S. Mayner, Grade 10
Is Sugar Killing You? The Effects of Sugar and Aspartame on the Longevity of C. elegans
Advisor: Mr. Eveline Mayner
School: San Marcos Senior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- S2115
- Thomas J. McDonald, Grade 12
Sara E. Moss, Grade 12
The Effect of Nicotine on Tau Protein in Artemia salina
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S2116
- Aditi Mittal, Grade 11
Coral Bleaching by Sunscreens: Effect of Sunscreen Chemicals on the Survival of Coral Symbiont Zooxanthellae Algae
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Hughes
School: Presentation High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S2117 — Third Place
- Matthew S. Moser, Grade 11
The Metalloprotease Inhibitor, 1,10-Phenanthroline, as a Lead for Finding Drugs to Kill Brugia pahangi Worms
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S2118 — Fourth Place
- Cassandra E. Overney, Grade 10
Genotoxicity Investigation by Measuring the Effect of Metals on Garlic Bioassays by Observing Chromosomal Aberrations
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S2119
- Eunice Padilla, Grade 11
The Effects of Pseudoephedrine on the Cardiovascular System of the California Blackworms
Advisor: Mrs. Glendy Ramirez-De La Cruz
School: Bravo (Francisco) Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S2120
- Elizabeth M. Salmond, Grade 10
Livin' the Hydra Life: Hydra Regeneration as Affected by Different Chemical Compounds
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S2121 — Honorable Mention
- Alana R. Tessman, Grade 9
Testing the Adhesive and Toxic Properties of Bioremediated Oil
Advisor: Mr. Tom Cormack
School: Kern Valley High School, Lake Isabella, Kern County
- S2122
- Perrin J.G. Turney, Grade 9
Death by Salt: An Experiment to Test the Salinity Tolerance of Microorganisms at the Arcata Marsh
Advisor: Mr. Nic Collart
School: Six Rivers Charter High School, Arcata, Humboldt County
- S2123
- Kayla L. Williams, Grade 9
Smokin' Spiders: An Investigation of Secondhand Smoke on Spider Webs
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S2124 — Second Place
- Gina Y. Yang, Grade 9
Investigating Colony Collapse Disorder: Effects of Agricultural Adjuvant on the Health of Honeybees Apis mellifera L.
Advisor: Ms. Renee Fallon
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
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