CSSF Project Listings: 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Senior Division
- S1801 — Fourth Place
- Ryan M. Beam, Grade 9
Testing How Infill Affects the Conductivity of 3D Printed Heat Shields
Advisor: Mr. John Postovit
School: Scotts Valley High School, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County
- S1802
- Ashley J. Cao, Grade 11
Janaki C. Patel, Grade 11
Falling for You: Calculating the Trajectory of a Falling Samara Seed
Advisor: Mr. Sunny Kaura
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
- S1803 — Second Place
- Dominic H. Catanzaro, Grade 12
Quick Aligning Telescopes
Advisor: Mrs. Marjan Rafie
School: Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1804
- Maggie Chang, Grade 10
The Effect of Different Rosin Brands on the Intensity of Sound
Advisor: Ms. Crystal Cooper
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1805
- Jennifer J. Choi, Grade 12
Entangling Time-bin Qubits Using an Optical Switch: Source Alignment and Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Construction
Advisor: Dr. Chee Wei Wong
School: Oxford Academy, Cypress, Orange County
- S1806
- Mariah G. Cox, Grade 10
Comparing the Effectiveness of Natural and Synthetic Insulating Materials
Advisor: Ms. Lorre Stange
School: Laytonville High School, Laytonville, Mendocino County
- S1807 — Third Place
- Gabriel A. Damon, Grade 12
Anita Ilango, Grade 12
Megha Ilango, Grade 12
Kinematics of H-alpha Emitting Stars in Andromeda
Advisor: Dr. Puragra Guhathakurta
School: Cupertino High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- S1808
- Shashank Dholakia, Grade 12
Shishir Dholakia, Grade 12
Searching for Exoplanets: A Novel K2-based Study of the Effects of Open Cluster Characteristics on Exoplanet Abundance
Advisor: Mr. David Iverson
School: Wilcox (Adrian C.) High School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- S1809
- Kelsey C. Ewing, Grade 11
Thermal Effects of the Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Emitted from Cellular Phones on the Human Body
Advisor: Ms. Kendia Herrington
School: Buchanan (Floyd B.) High School, Clovis, Fresno County
- S1810 — First Place
- Rachel Guo, Grade 11
Justin L. Xie, Grade 11
Identification of Type Ia Supernova Explosion Mechanisms in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies
Advisor: Dr. Evan Kirby
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County, Irvington High School, Fremont, Alameda County
- S1811
- Erika Y. Hathaway, Grade 12
A Mathematical Study of the Effects of Magnetic Fields on Cosmic Radiation
Advisor: Dr. Ameesh Pandya
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
- S1812
- Sahil Hegde, Grade 12
Shawn B. Zhang, Grade 11
Using a Novel Methodology to Constrain the Supermassive Black Hole-Galaxy Coevolution and Analyze the Selection Bias
Advisor: Dr. Aldo Rodriguez-Puebla
School: Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, Alameda County, Prospect High School, Saratoga, Santa Clara County
- S1813 — Honorable Mention
- Jonathan (Jack) K.H. Inouye, Grade 10
Improving Solar Panel Efficiency: The Effects of a Liquid Cooling System on Energy Production
Advisor: Mrs. Brenda Royce
School: University High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S1814
- Sean A. Jansky, Grade 10
Chromatic Chaos: Measuring the Velocity and Energy of a Monochromatic Light
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S1815
- Jae Yoon Kim, Grade 12
Saving the World, One Asteroid at a Time: A Comparison of Different Methods of Orbital Determination
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: La Jolla Senior High School, La Jolla, San Diego County
- S1816
- Richard K. Korshkov, Grade 10
Quantum Levitation and Diminishing Electrical Resistance in Unconventional Superconductors
Advisor: Mr. Adam Lane
School: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin, Placer County
- S1817 — Honorable Mention
- Andrew T. Land, Grade 9
Measuring Planck's Constant: Adventures in Watt Balance Land
Advisor: Dr. Jayne Hastedt
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County
- S1818
- David A. Lipman, Grade 11
Algorithmic Search of the Automated Planet Finder Spectra to Identify Extraterrestrial Laser Signals
Advisor: Mr. Anthony Grabowski
School: Kehillah Jewish High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1819
- Emily E. McDermott, Grade 10
Light Absorption: A Project to Dye For
Advisor: Ms. Katy Green
School: Vanden High School, Fairfield, Solano County
- S1821
- Isabel E. O'Malley-Krohn, Grade 11
In Search of Planet 9: Locating through Computer Modeling
Advisor: Mr. MIchael Saccone
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- S1822
- Avi S. Patel, Grade 10
Confirming the Coevolution of Supermassive Black Holes and Dark Matter Halos by Analyzing the Structure of Galaxy Bulges
Advisor: Mrs. Cathy Messenger
School: Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County
- S1823
- Nicholas A. Perez, Grade 9
Using Specific Heat Capacity to Engineer a Thermal Evacuation Suit to Address Heat Transfer Processes
Advisor: Mrs. Julie Beckius
School: Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
- S1824
- Ritu R. Raj, Jr., Grade 12
The Effect of Operating Temperature on the Efficiency of a Solar Cell
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1825
- Raymond D. Ramlow, Grade 12
A Critical Analysis of Four Orbital Determination Methods under Varying Viewing Geometries
Advisor: Mrs. Colleen Lum
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
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