1998 Category Winners in
Fluid Mechanics/ Aerodynamics/ Thermophysics

First Place: S0999

Huer, Jonathan B. Grade 11, Orange County
An Acoustic Analysis of Spanish Speech: Speech Synthesizer vs. Native vs. Students Speaking Spanish
Advisor: Mr. Michael Nakaue
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine

Second Place: S0906

Herzog, Dale E. Grade 11, Fresno County
Which of the Two Fuel Formulas Create the Greatest Thrust?
Advisor: Mr. Norman Hieger
School: Edison (Thomas) High School, Fresno

Third Place: S0915

Sperling, Joshua D. Grade 10, Orange County
The Attenuation of Traffic Noise by Sound Barriers
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine

Honorable Mention: S0911

Park, Christina S. Grade 12, Contra Costa County
Visual Acoustics: The Quantification of Instrumental Quality by Application of Waveform and Frequency Spectrum Analyses
Advisor: Mr. Dan Shortenhaus
School: Miramonte High School, Orinda