CSSF Project Listings: 2012
Environmental Science
Senior Division
- S1101
- Aamna J. Abbasi, Grade 9
Let's Get Drastic with Plastic... Again! Year II
Advisor: Dr. Claudia Czimczik
School: Beckman (Arnold O.) High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1102
- Carina Aguirre, Grade 12
The Art and Science of Composting
Advisor: Mrs. Aulikki Flagan
School: Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Los Angeles County
- S1103
- Amanda G. Arst, Grade 9
Remediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil Using Polypropylene Glycol to Restore Plant Growth
Advisor: Mrs. Serap Saglam
School: Magnolia Science Academy 2, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County
- S1104 — Fourth Place
- Oliver Chen, Grade 10
Method for the Sequestration and Utilization of Atmospheric CO(2)
Advisor: Mr. Timothy Jones
School: Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos, Orange County
- S1105
- Christina Y. Cho, Grade 11
Fresh Water Galore: Greywater Recycling II
Advisor: Mr. Sunny Kaura
School: Centennial High School, Corona, Riverside County
- S1106
- Sydney F. Clark, Grade 10
Evaluation of Nitrogen and Phosphate Runoff from Residential Areas
Advisor: Mr. Tyler Gerould
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
- S1107 — Honorable Mention
- Ari T. Colton, Grade 11
Matan Kaminski, Grade 11
Development of Algae as a Biofilter for Phosphate Reclamation
Advisor: Dr. Jane Willoughby
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1108 — Honorable Mention
- Robert J. De Gregorio, Grade 12
Bill Nguyen, Grade 12
Assessing Absorption of Pb and Ni through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica alba
Advisor: Dr. Lynn Conrad-Johnson
School: Oak Grove High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1109
- Kayane K. Dingilian, Grade 12
The Manipulation of Soil Type and Height in Soil-Aquifer Treatment to Remove Nitrate and Hypochlorite from Wastewater
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1110 — Third Place
- Ailis C. Dooner, Grade 9
Endosymbiotic Sustainability: Effects of Ambient Nitrate and Phosphate on Zooxanthellae of Anthopleura elegantissima
Advisor: Mr. Jason Maas-Baldwin
School: Carmel High School, Carmel, Monterey County
- S1111
- Yousef A. Joseph, Grade 9
Nicholas J. Mah, Grade 9
The Effect of Air Pollution on the Rate of Photosynthesis
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County
- S1112
- Aishvarya V. Korde, Grade 11
Analysis of the Effects of Bioremediation Using Glycerin and Acetate on Perchlorate Contaminated Water
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1113
- Nesha A. Larkin, Grade 12
Map It Out: Pursuit of the Desert Tortoise
Advisor: Mr. Mark Grubb
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County
- S1114
- Owen J. Lincoln, Grade 10
Are the Wetlands Working? The Effect the Goleta Wetlands Have on the Bacteria Levels in the Goleta Slough
Advisor: Ms. Penny Owens
School: San Marcos Senior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- S1115
- Raquel Mendoza Cabral, Grade 12
The Heat Is On: The Potential Effects of Predicted Rising Oceanic Temperatures
Advisor: Mr. Alexander Rivera
School: Ramona High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1116
- Madison P. Meredith, Grade 9
An Assessment of the Environmental Health of the Water Quality of Success Lake in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains
Advisor: Mr. Grant Wagner
School: Monache High School, Porterville, Tulare County
- S1117 — First Place
- Corlin L. Palmer, Grade 11
Charcoal from Palm Waste
Advisor: Mr. Edwin Hedges
School: Point Loma Senior High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1118
- Saiyeesh Rathish, Grade 11
eHarvesTree: An Energy Harvesting Robotic Tree with Analysis
Advisor: Dr. Rathish Jayabharathi
School: Vista del Lago High School, Folsom, Sacramento County
- S1119
- Nathaniel B. Tweed, Grade 9
Oily Polymers
Advisor: Mrs. Ruth Scherger
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- S1120 — Second Place
- Gopal K. Vashishtha, Grade 9
The Effect of Nano-scale Zinc Oxide on the Filtration Rate of Membrane Biological Reactors in Wastewater Treatment
Advisor: Mr. Tinh Tran
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1121 — Honorable Mention
- Holly J. Zhou, Grade 10
The Effect of Fire on Hydrolytic Enzyme Activity in the Grassland/Shrubland Ecosystem: A Fluorometric Analysis
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
- S1199
- Gabriel J. Guerra, Grade 12
Dude, There's Still a Garden on Your Roof! A Second Year Study on Rooftop Gardens and Their Effects
Advisor: Mrs. Diana Herrington
School: Clovis High School, Clovis, Fresno County
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