CSSF Project Listings: 2017
Chemistry
Senior Division
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- S0601
- Anshika Agrawal, Grade 9
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Stuti Agrawal, Grade 11 ![portrait](../pictures/Portrait/images/anon_ss.gif)
The Most Effective Antacid
Advisor: Ms. Gabrielle Camacho
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0602 — Honorable Mention
- Josef Alavi, Grade 12
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Application of Nanostructured Porous Silicon as an Electrical Biosensor for Alzheimer's Screening
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S0603
- Sabrina S. Asefi, Grade 10
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Anne R. Berg, Grade 11 ![portrait](../pictures/Portrait/images/anon_ss.gif)
The Effect of Different Sunscreens (Baby, Kids, Lotion, Spray, and Stick) on the Amount of UV Rays Protected by Your Ski
Advisor: Ms. Kelly Herrman
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0604
- Sakina Bambot, Grade 10
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Study of the Degradation Mechanism of Contact Lenses: Investigation Using TOF-SIMS
Advisor: Mr. Zoher Bambot
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
- S0605
- Sabeeha F. Baqui, Grade 9
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Efficient Water Electrolysis to Fuel Our World
Advisor: Mrs. Maliha Tamkeen
School: Al-Arqam College Preperatory, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S0606
- Jake D. Bringetto, Grade 9
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Improving Photoelectrochemical Decomposition of Water Using Earth Abundant Metal Oxide Catalysts
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S0607
- Connor J. Brock, Grade 11
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Sarah Ann L. Frank, Grade 11 ![portrait](../pictures/Portrait/images/anon_ss.gif)
Photocatalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium Using Titanium Dioxide Catalyst with UV-Irradiation
Advisor: Mr. Gongde Chen
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0608
- Tian Chen, Grade 11
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Frederick Nitta, Grade 10 ![portrait](../pictures/Portrait/images/anon_ss.gif)
Graphene Spintronics: Density Functional Theory Study of Fe, Co, Ni, and Pt Embedded Graphene
Advisor: Dr. Glenn McGee
School: Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
- S0609
- Lianna M. Daug, Grade 10
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Waste Coffee Grounds as Green Inhibitor of Zinc Corrosion in Hydrochloric Acid Solution
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0610
- Lauryn A. Decker, Grade 10
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Capturing CO2
Advisor: Mrs. Dawn Reed
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S0611
- Daniel S. Fishman, Grade 10
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Renewable Energy from the Oceans: Optimizing Hydrogen Electrolysis in the Solar/ Fuel Cell Energy Cycle
Advisor: Ms. Shannon Regli
School: Sage Hill High School, Newport Coast, Orange County
- S0612 — Honorable Mention
- Philippe Hansen Estruch, Grade 11
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Design of Biodegradable Energy Source to Power Wearable Electronics
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0613
- Jorden R. Harber, Grade 12
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The Effect of Temperature on the Equilibrium in the Production of Biodiesel
Advisor: Dr. Rano Sidhu
School: Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S0614
- Charles J. Huang, Grade 10
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Characterization of 2D Molybdenum Disulfide Crystal Growth for Nano-Optics and the Extension of Moore's Law
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0615
- Saehui Hwang, Grade 11
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Effects of Temperature Variation in a Two Pot Synthesis of Polyol Using Benzoic Acid
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0616
- James G. Karroum, II, Grade 12
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes Using Metal Oxides In the Presence of UV Light
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Dolphin
School: St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower, Los Angeles County
- S0617
- Charlotte Y. Kim, Grade 11
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The Fantastic Bioplastic! An Investigation of the Relationship Between Bioplastic Composition and Tensile Strength
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0618
- Vivian Kong, Grade 10
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The Quest to Reducing Petroleum Based Pollution: Bioplastic
Advisor: Mrs. Lindsay Stotts
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
- S0619 — Honorable Mention
- Juwon Lee, Grade 11
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Toward a More Thermally Stable Halogen Gas Encapsulation Technique Using Heavy Water Clathrate Hydrates
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0620
- Regina E. Lee, Grade 12
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Utilization of Triglycerides from Spent Coffee Grounds to Create Methyl Esters through Transesterification
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0621
- Irene G. Li, Grade 11
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Analysis of Novel Carboxymethyl Chitosan/Sodium Alginate Microspheres as a Potential Drug Delivery System
Advisor: Dr. Tiansheng Li
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- S0622
- Aditya Menon, Grade 12
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Engineering Biologically Inspired Enzymatic Analogs: A New Class of Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Nanocatalysts
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Riscoe
School: Cupertino High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S0623
- Camryn L. More, Grade 10
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The Effects of Molecular Weight and Ion Size on the Refractive Properties of Dissolved Solids
Advisor: Dr. Daniel More
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S0624
- Jason B. Morris, Grade 10
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The Effect of Electrolyte Solution and Concentration on the Production of Oxy-Hydrogen
Advisor: Mr. Todd Samet
School: Redwood High School, Larkspur, Marin County
- S0625
- Mihika Nadig, Grade 12
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Andre A. Yin, Grade 11 ![portrait](../pictures/Portrait/images/anon_ss.gif)
Thermolytic Grafting to Stabilize Photonic Crystal Based Porous Silicon Sensors
Advisor: Mrs. Valerie Draper
School: Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, San Diego County, Westview High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0626 — Third Place
- Andrea L. Noronha, Grade 12
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Synthesis of Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanorods
Advisor: Dr. Yadong Yin
School: Redlands Senior High School, Redlands, San Bernardino County
- S0627
- Phoenix T. Rumbaugh, Grade 9
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Finding Material to Coat Clam Shells to Stop and/or Prevent Them from Dissolving in Acidic Liquids
Advisor: Mrs. Anne Rumbaugh
School: Santa Cruz Homeschool, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- S0628
- Richa Singh, Grade 9
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Solving Flint's Lead Detection Problem: A Rapid, Low-Cost Test via a Chromophoric Reaction
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S0629
- Tamika C. Whitenack, Grade 12
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The Effects of Fats on Quick Bread
Advisor: Mr. Robert Fabini
School: El Cerrito Senior High School, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County
- S0630
- Alexander Woodside, Grade 12
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Quenching Low Carbon Steel
Advisor: Mr. Albert Dick
School: Mountain Oaks School, San Andreas, Calaveras County
- S0631 — Second Place
- Michael D. Wu, Grade 11
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A Solar Powered Upconverting Nanoreactor for Highly Efficient Photochemical Synthesis
Advisor: Mr. Nicholas Brighton
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0632 — Fourth Place
- Erika Yang, Grade 11
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Developing a Novel Flexible MoS2 Biosensor to Detect Lower-Concentrated Biomolecules at the Femtomolar Level
Advisor: Dr. Xiaogan Liang
School: Granada High School, Livermore, Alameda County
- S0699 — First Place
- Rohan Mehrotra, Grade 11
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Novel Nanoscale Approach to Combat Disease: Electrically Stimulated Drug Release from Biodegradable PCL Nanofilms
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
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