CSSF Project Listings: 2009
Earth & Environment
Senior Division
- S0801
- Brandon David Alexander, Grade 11
Hydrogen Generator
Advisor: Mrs. Beck Crosby
School: Calaveras High School, San Andreas, Calaveras County
- S0802
- Anthony F. Alvarez, Grade 10
Wind Power in Ventura: A Future Worth Examining
Advisor: Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S0803
- Jasleen K. Bains, Grade 10
Investigating Arsenic Contamination in Older Cemetery Soils
Advisor: Mr. Nathan Whittington
School: Sanger High School, Sanger, Fresno County
- S0804
- Rachel E. Bickert, Grade 11
Kelli M. Van Wandelen, Grade 11
Kelli and Rachel's Excellent Beach Adventure: Sand, Waves, and Storms
Advisor: Mr. Dave Schwartz
School: San Lorenzo Valley High School, Felton, Santa Cruz County
- S0805 — Fourth Place
- Elizabeth C. Brajevich, Grade 9
Just Ducky? The Harsh Effects of Torrance Runoff on Madrona Marsh
Advisor: Ms. Sarah Hatfield
School: Pilgrim School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0806 — Third Place
- Evelyn Chang, Grade 10
An Investigation of the Potential Impact of Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading on a Populated Urban Setting
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0807 — Honorable Mention
- Cheng (Emily) Cheng, Grade 11
Aakriti Jain, Grade 11
The Effect of Variable Microorganisms and pH on the Efficiency of a Microbial Fuel Cell
Advisor: Mr. David Taylor
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S0808
- Arthur J. Clark, Grade 11
Wave Power
Advisor: Mrs. Beck Crosby
School: Calaveras High School, San Andreas, Calaveras County
- S0809
- Kelsey L. Cole, Grade 10
Emily A. Hornstein, Grade 10
Got Pb?
Advisor: Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S0810
- Emily L. Engle, Grade 11
Quinn D. Rogers, Grade 11
Biomonitoring: Water Quality with the Use of Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Advisor: Mrs. Jane Orbuch
School: San Lorenzo Valley High School, Felton, Santa Cruz County
- S0811 — First Place
- Erica S. Fine, Grade 11
Sonya Sidhu, Grade 11
Gunnar J. Thordarson, Grade 10
The Potential for Vegetable Oil Based Fuels as a Substitute for Diesel
Advisor: Mr. Robert Laity
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- S0812
- Avenlea L. Gamble, Grade 9
July B. Perreault, Grade 9
Acid Rain, Minus the Acid
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S0813
- Geena N. Garabedian, Grade 10
Taylor M. Wright, Grade 10
Aquatic Herbicides: The Effects of Copper Sulfate on Non-Target Organisms and Food Chains
Advisor: Mr. Ray Hurado, Mr. Ray Hurtado
School: Buchanan (Floyd B.) High School, Clovis, Fresno County
- S0814
- Windy L. Graham, Grade 9
Codi L. Hirsch, Grade 9
Photovoltaic Performance: SunEye vs. Pathfinder
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S0815
- Alicia I. Guerra, Grade 11
Supplementary Analysis of the Adjudication of Competence of a Greywater Mechanical Filtration/Reuse Complex
Advisor: Dr. Michelle Mardahl
School: Bonita Vista Senior High School, Chula Vista, San Diego County
- S0816
- Shelby O. Haase, Grade 10
Saumya M. Shah, Grade 10
Riverside, How Clean Are Your Creeks? Field Analysis of the Impact of Urban Runoff on Water Quality of Sycamore Creek
Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0817 — Second Place
- Matthew T. Heydeman, Grade 12
Matthew P. Stanton, Grade 11
Building a Model to Optimize Solar Water Heating Requirements Given a Site's Observed Solar Flux
Advisor: Dr. Pamela Durkee
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County
- S0818
- Jennifer J. Hines, Grade 11
Oily Situation
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0819
- Robert C. Hollar, Grade 10
Maximizing Solar Energy
Advisor: Mr. John Shirajian
School: Ribet Academy, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0820
- Thomas K. Houser, Grade 10
Using the Wasted Heat of a Car with Thermoelectric Modules
Advisor: Mr. Keith Houser
School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Contra Costa County
- S0821
- Annemarie R. Kelleghan, Grade 11
An Investigation of Radioisotopes and E. coli Levels at Santa Monica Beach
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Rizk
School: Notre Dame Academy Girls' High, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- S0822
- Ayan Kusari, Grade 10
An Electrolytic Approach to Ocean Water Restoration
Advisor: Mr. Reginald Penner
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0823
- Lindsey M. Lewis, Grade 12
Kaitlin E. Wright, Grade 12
Wind Breakers: A Study of Wind Barrier Effectiveness
Advisor: Mrs. Debbie Lewis
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S0824
- Patrick G. Maguire, Grade 10
Photodegradation of the Antimicrobial Triclosan in Aqueous Solution
Advisor: Mrs. Victoria Acquistapace
School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Contra Costa County
- S0825
- Brandon D. Miller, Grade 10
An Analysis of the Release of Green House Gasses from Landfills
Advisor: Mrs. Michelle Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S0826
- Sumit Mitra, Grade 11
The Effect of Denitrification on Methanogenesis in Constructed Wetlands
Advisor: Dr. Brian Davis
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0827
- Kemi A. Oyewole, Grade 11
The Role of Soil Minerals in Mitigating the Effects of Acid Rain
Advisor: Ms. Kathleen O'Neill
School: California Academy of Mathematics & Science, Carson, Los Angeles County
- S0828 — Honorable Mention
- Andrew A. Palosaari, Grade 9
Ultrafiltration/Nanofiltration Membrane Water Treatment for Urban Vernal Marshes
Advisor: Mr. Robert Carr
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate, Los Angeles County
- S0829 — Honorable Mention
- Jaclyn M. Parson, Grade 9
Agriculture and CO(2) Emissions: An Approach to Reduce Global Warming
Advisor: Mrs. Shahida Merchant
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S0830
- Paul D. Rendon, Grade 11
Alisa Smith, Grade 9
Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Common Consumer Items
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Smith
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S0831
- Chiara J.E. Ricci-Tam, Grade 11
Eutrophication Control by Chemical Limitation of Usable Phosphorus Sources
Advisor: Mrs. Jeanette Coburn
School: Clovis High School, Clovis, Fresno County
- S0832 — Honorable Mention
- Leonard I. Tampkins, IV, Grade 12
Analysis of Magnesium Oxide Aerogel Air Filtration and Various Ways to Increase Its Efficiency
Advisor: Ms. Robin Pearce
School: Carter (Wilmer Amina) High School, Rialto, San Bernardino County
- S0833
- James D. Warner, Grade 12
Solar without the Sun
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
- S0834 — Honorable Mention
- Hope Xu, Grade 10
The Effect of Different Soil Textures upon the Permeation Rate of Water
Advisor: Dr. Galen Hunsicker
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S0899
- Ken H. Farris, Grade 10
Overpowering Oysters: The Effect of pH on the Bending Moment of Oyster Shells
Advisor: Mr. Jamie Neilson
School: San Marcos Senior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
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