CSSF Category Awards: 2016
Zoology

Junior Division

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J2216 — First Place

Bella L. Slosberg, Grade 7
Mealworm Madness: Are Mealworms Able to Ingest and Digest Polystyrenes Safely?
Advisor: Mr. Matt Inman
School: Ojai Valley School, Ojai, Ventura County

J2299 — Second Place

Alexandra P. Orczyk, Grade 7
Investigating Impacts of Human Intrusion on Lottia gigantea Populations
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County

J2207 — Third Place

David S. Gao, Grade 7
Drosophila melanogaster Addiction to Sugar
Advisor: Miss Cynthia Wong
School: Huntington Henry E. Middle School, San Marino, Los Angeles County

J2213 — Fourth Place

Joshua Risk, Grade 6
Modeling Stem Cell Growth in a Reclaimed Water Environment Using Girardia tigrina (Planaria Flatworm)
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Desert Ridge Academy, Indio, Riverside County

J2208 — Honorable Mention

Benjamin J. Hewitt, Grade 8
Indications of Laterality in Bipedal Dinosaurs Using Gait Analysis from Dinosaur Trackways
Advisor: Mrs. Darshana Shah
School: Portola (Gaspar de) Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School, Tarzana, Los Angeles County

J2217 — Honorable Mention

Harsha V. Thangavijayan, Grade 8
Can Light Control Heart Rate?
Advisor: Mrs. Stephanie Conklin
School: Fairmont Private Schools - Anaheim Hills, Anaheim Hills, Orange County

J2218 — Honorable Mention

Eva M. Weller, Grade 7
The Effects of Disc Golf on Plethodontidae Salamanders
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Lane
School: Pacific Union School, Arcata, Humboldt County