CSSF Category Awards: 2009
Microbiology

Senior Division

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S1713 — First Place

Raman V. Nelakanti, Grade 11
Inducing Anaerobic Conditions for Hydrogen Production in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Advisor: Ms. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1799 — Second Place

David K. Tang-Quan, Grade 10
Isolation of Kinase Mutant Genes Governing Stress Response of Candida albicans
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County

S1701 — Third Place

Ronit B. Abramson, Grade 12
Cell Wall Formation from Marine Diatom Protoplasts: Implications for Novel Transformation and Nanotechnology Techniques
Advisor: Ms. Wendy Slijk
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County

S1711 — Fourth Place

Kevin R. Kaufmann, Grade 10
Virus-Based Lithium Ion Batteries
Advisor: Mrs. Constance Boyd-Zeeb
School: Clovis High School, Clovis, Fresno County

S1709 — Honorable Mention

Emily A. Dellinger, Grade 9
Got Clean Water? Studying the E.coli and Coliform Count in Mission Bay and How It Affects Rowers
Advisor: Mr. James Edwards
School: Mt. Everest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County

S1717 — Honorable Mention

Madeline B. Sides, Grade 11
The Effect of Ocean Acidification on the Coccolithophore Species Emiliania huxleyi
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Nelson
School: Davis Senior High School, Davis, Yolo County

S1719 — Honorable Mention

Dorothy L. Silverman, Grade 11
Effects of Calcium and Calcitriol on Plasmodial Shuttle Streaming in P. polycephalum
Advisor: Mrs. Laura Kaufman
School: Flintridge Preparatory School, La Canada Flintridge, Los Angeles County