CSSF Project Listings: 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Senior Division
- S1601
- Nikhil Anand, Grade 11
Gauging Black Hole Behavior: Modeling AdS/CFT Correspondence through a Particle Accelerator
Advisor: Mr. Bruce Kawanami
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S1602
- Mark D. Canning, Grade 10
Underwater Interferometric Seismometer
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1603 — Third Place
- Eric Casavant, Grade 12
Alex Marshall, Grade 12
Measuring the Speed of Gravity using Ocean Tide Models in Conjunction with Solar and Lunar Position Tracks
Advisor: Mr. Jon Stark
School: Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, Santa Clara County
- S1604
- Vianney Cassyleon, Grade 10
Greenhouse Gases
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Callaway
School: Hueneme High School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- S1605
- Gwendolyn Chang, Grade 9
Use of Magnetic Fields to Prevent Earth Impacts by Near Earth Objects
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Bush
School: Rancho Bernardo High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1606 — Honorable Mention
- Bryce W. Cronkite-Ratcliff, Grade 11
The Intermolecular Structure of Water via XRS-based XANES
Advisor: Mr. Tom Woosnam
School: Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, San Mateo County
- S1607 — Fourth Place
- Magnus A. Haw, Grade 12
Are Black Hole Mass Estimates Too Large?
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County
- S1608 — Honorable Mention
- Scott K. Hempy, Grade 10
The Effect of Altitude on the Detection of Cosmic Rays in a Cloud Chamber
Advisor: Dr. Joel Sander
School: San Marcos Senior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- S1609
- Colin P. Kealey, Grade 11
Knot Theory: The Effects of Different String Sizes on the Probability that Complex Knots Will Form
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1610
- Edward J. Kronfli, III, Grade 9
Fight Fire with Sound?
Advisor: Mr. Edward Kronfli
School: St. Francis High School, La Canada, Los Angeles County
- S1611
- Brian S. Lee, Grade 11
Investigation of Mathematical Models of Harmonic Spring Motion
Advisor: Mr. Chris Ostermann
School: Burroughs (Sherman E.) High School, Ridgecrest, Kern County
- S1612
- Max S. Lester, Grade 10
Chill: Bounce Higher: The Effect of Temperature on Elasticity
Advisor: Mr. Jerry Childers
School: Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, Marin County
- S1613
- Benjamin E. Levy, Grade 9
Fridge Magnets: Magnetocaloric Behavior of Gadolinium at Room Temperatures
Advisor: Ms. Carol Stanton
School: College Preparatory School, Oakland, Alameda County
- S1614 — First Place
- Alekzandir J. Morton, Grade 12
Thomas M. Travagli, Grade 12
A Galaxy Ablaze from Afar: Infrared Spectrometry of S5 0716+714 Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, a Second-Year Study
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Adkins
School: Deer Valley High School, Anioch, Contra Costa County
- S1615
- Kathleen P. Pham, Grade 10
Effects of Temperature and Solute Concentration on Index of Refraction
Advisor: Ms. Gwen Corbett
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S1616
- Jessica A. Richeri, Grade 9
Measuring the Speed of Light
Advisor: Mr. Sunny Kaura
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
- S1699 — Second Place
- Nilesh Tripuraneni, Grade 11
Novel Characterizations of the Static and Kinetic Behavior of Liquid Marbles: A Potential Utility in Microfluidics?
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County
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