CSSF Category Awards: 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences

Senior Division

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S0716 — First Place

Samuel C. Spevack, Grade 11
Seismic and Petrographic Analyses of the Victoria Island Structure (Phase II)
Advisor: Mrs. Gretchen Taylor
School: Grossmont Middle College High School, El Cajon, San Diego County

S0703 — Second Place

Tierney R. Burke, Grade 12
Shear Wave Velocity Determined by Refraction Microtremor Surveys in the Oxnard Plain to Assess Earthquake Risk
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Usher
School: La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

S0705 — Third Place

Samuel J. Coleman, Grade 12
Rethinking the Origins of Aplite Dikes within the Half Dome Granodiorite Using Initial Strontium and Lead Ratios
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Troy High School, Fullerton, Orange County

S0715 — Fourth Place

Christopher A. Souvey, Grade 10
Micah Wylde, Grade 11
Heating the Rings: The Thermodynamics of the Rings of Saturn
Advisor: Ms. Lise Whitfield
School: Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High Sch, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

S0701 — Honorable Mention

Hassan Ahmed, Grade 11
Permanent Uplift of the Mentawai Islands and the Megathrust Earthquake Cycle
Advisor: Mr. Richard Briggs
School: Alhambra High School, Alhambra, Los Angeles County

S0712 — Honorable Mention

Christopher Lopez, Grade 11
How Does Water Quality from Sub-watersheds Affect the Compton Creek Environment?
Advisor: Ms. Deanna Kuper
School: King-Drew Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County