CSEF Project Listings: 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Junior Division
- J0301
- Lyra Alers, Grade 7
Reuse of Plastic Waste in Concrete Bricks
Advisor: Mr. Glenn Alers
School: Scotts Valley Middle School, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County
- J0302
- Vivienne K. Barrett, Grade 8
Hydraulic Powered Robotic Cardboard Arm
Advisor: Ms. Kristen Barrett
School: Pacific Collegiate School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J0303
- Ayaan S. Bhatkar, Jr., Grade 8
Minimizing Earthquake Damage for Buildings
Advisor: Ms. Najwan Naserelddin
School: Islamic School of San Diego, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0304
- Heidi C. Bishop, Grade 7
Shake It Up: The Effect of Temperature on Building Materials During an Earthquake
Advisor: Mrs. Kathy Blakemore
School: Elsinore Middle School, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
- J0305 — Second Place
- Marcus A. Catanzaro, Grade 7
Rock and Roll Derailment: Reducing Harmonic Oscillation in Trains
Advisor: Mr. Pat Hollis
School: Pacific Beach Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0306
- Justin T. Chen, Grade 6
The Portable Comfort Zone
Advisor: Ms. Joele Hodgson
School: Mark Twain Middle School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- J0307
- Catherine M. Demegillo, Grade 8
Comparing Grip Materials to a Cylinder Using a Hydraulic Arm
Advisor: Mr. Tommy Mendibles
School: Wangenheim Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J0308
- Christian M. Felts, Grade 8
Determining Factors that Increase Speed in Pinewood Derby Cars
Advisor: Mr. Bret Mueller
School: Mother Lode Christian School, Tuolumne, Tuolumne County
- J0309
- Nicholas J. Frutos, Grade 6
Rocking the Boat
Advisor: Mr. Oscar Garcia
School: Panama Elementary School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J0310
- Jack W. Garza, Grade 8
The Effect of Weight on Flywheel Performance
Advisor: Mrs. Marilyn Garza
School: Santa Barbara Junior High School, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- J0311 — Honorable Mention
- Alexander C. Gianola Cook, Grade 8
William D. Hand, Grade 8
Measuring Optical Disc Storage Capacity
Advisor: Ms. Emily Scavarda
School: All Saints' Episcopal Day School, Carmel, Monterey County
- J0312
- Aadit Golwala, Grade 7
Offshore Floating Wind Turbines: Reducing Complexity and Cost by Turning the Entire Structure into the Wind
Advisor: Mrs. Heather Mackewicz
School: Stratford Middle School, Sunnyvale Raynor, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
- J0313 — Honorable Mention
- Jake P. Grigorian, Grade 8
Which Robotic Apparatus Toggles a Flag the Most Efficiently?
Advisor: Mrs. Lida Gevorkian
School: Chamlian (Vahan & Anoush) Armenian School, Glendale, Los Angeles County
- J0314
- Abhinav Harikrishna, Grade 7
Tanish Swarnapuri, Grade 7
Need a Hand? Arduino-based Prosthetic Hand
Advisor: Mrs. Kanchan Bhandare
School: Merryhill School, Milpitas, Santa Clara County
- J0315 — Fourth Place
- Parker J. Harris, Grade 8
Protective Barrier for Classrooms
Advisor: Mrs. Bridget Biernacki
School: Coastal Academy, Oceanside, San Diego County
- J0316 — Honorable Mention
- Ishan Z. Juluri, Grade 6
The Effect of Tuned Mass Dampers on Oscillating Buildings
Advisor: Dr. Youseff Ismail
School: Stratford Middle School, Milpitas, Santa Clara County
- J0317
- Samantha N. Kilmer, Grade 7
Shake It Off
Advisor: Mrs. Caren Gastello
School: Spring Grove School, Hollister, San Benito County
- J0318
- Talha Mala, Grade 8
Follow That Sun! How Does the Output of a Solar Tracker Vary from the Output of a Solar Panel?
Advisor: Mrs. Selena Khan
School: Islamic Center of Claremont Community School, Pomona, Los Angeles County
- J0319
- Lakshmi Menon, Grade 8
Developing a Multimodal Robotic Scoop
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J0320
- Nadine Paula T. Ngo, Grade 7
Aasees K. Sandhu, Grade 7
The Smart Socket
Advisor: Mr. Nelson Hori, Mrs. Sarah Rahman
School: Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- J0321
- Alexander T. Nguyen, Grade 8
Exoskeleton Actuation
Advisor: Ms. Eileen Resnick
School: Murphy (Martin) Middle School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- J0322
- Alex V. Nikolian, Grade 8
R.O.E.D. (Robotic Ocean Exploring Device)
Advisor: Mr. Josue Hernandez
School: St. Gregory (A&M) Hovsepian School, Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- J0323 — First Place
- Quinn K. Olson, Grade 6
Shock Absorption: Can You Feel It?
Advisor: Dr. Robert Dubrow
School: Central Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
- J0324
- Joseph R. Pelz, Grade 8
The Effect of Suspension on Jumping a Mountain Bike
Advisor: Ms. Joellen Pelz
School: Gateway Middle School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J0325
- Nicholas S. Saldavia, Grade 6
Fallen Arches: The Surprising Strength of Eggshells
Advisor: Mrs. Tammy Arghavani
School: Holy Cross School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J0326 — Third Place
- Brianna H. Vu, Grade 8
The Textile Strength of Homemade Bioplastic
Advisor: Mr. John Briner
School: Fairmont Private Junior High School, Anaheim, Orange County
- J0327 — Honorable Mention
- Bryce Wong, Grade 8
Give Your Back a Break: Improving Backpacks through Biomechanics
Advisor: Ms. Megan Margeson
School: St. John Fisher, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
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