CSEF Project Listings: 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Junior Division
- J1001 — Honorable Mention
- Daniel Y. Alivov, Grade 7
Diana Y. Alivov, Grade 7
Bluetooth Controlled, GPS Guided Robotic Car
Advisor: Ms. Yahya Alivov
School: Scotts Valley Middle School, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County
- J1002 — Fourth Place
- Ayat A. Alwazir, Grade 8
Health Band
Advisor: Ms. Najwan Naserelddin
School: Bright Horizon Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1003
- Solaiman A. Alwazir, Grade 8
Disaster Drone
Advisor: Ms. Najwan Naserelddin
School: Bright Horizon Academy, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1004
- Rishabh V. Ambavankar, Grade 7
Laser Communication
Advisor: Mr. Vijay Ambavanekar
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County
- J1005
- Noah I. Barlahan, Grade 7
Ryan P. Co, Grade 7
Jeremy Z. Flint, Grade 7
Making Hydropower More Environmentally Friendly
Advisor: Mrs. Sarah Rahman
School: Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- J1006
- Harjaisal S. Brar, Grade 7
A Novel Approach to Detecting Fires
Advisor: Mr. Andrew Rathe
School: St. John's Lutheran School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J1007 — Third Place
- Noah M. Cain, Grade 8
Making Air Quality Monitoring More Accessible and Affordable through IOT Devices
Advisor: Mrs. Maura McClellan
School: Ranchero Middle School, Hesperia, San Bernardino County
- J1008 — First Place
- Basim A. Cheema-Sabir, Grade 7
Katherine C. Robertson, Grade 7
Michael L. Shen, Grade 7
A Cost-Effective Prosthetic Hand for Transradial Amputees
Advisor: Mrs. Sandra Lee
School: Beacon Park School, Irvine, Orange County
- J1009
- Joseph S. Dadlez, Grade 8
Engineering an Independent Robotic Sidewalk Weed Killer
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Miller (Frank A.) Middle School, Riverside, Riverside County
- J1010
- Hrishikesh S. Deshpande, Grade 8
Adarsh Krishnamurthy, Grade 8
Sachit Murthy, Grade 8
FiresNearYou: Detecting Wildfires Using Smoke Sensors
Advisor: Mrs. Rasika Deshpande
School: Sutter Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County
- J1011
- Alexander F. Diaz-Cruz, Grade 7
Mylah H. Punla, Grade 7
Sensored White Cane
Advisor: Mrs. Virginia Price
School: University Preparatory, Victorville, San Bernardino County
- J1012 — Honorable Mention
- Ron A. Freeman, Grade 8
ZeroAQI: An Affordable, Portable, Open-Source Air Particulate Matter Sensor
Advisor: Mrs. Christine Evans
School: La Entrada Middle School, Menlo Park, San Mateo County
- J1013
- Sindhu Gokaraju, Grade 7
Sneha Gokaraju, Grade 7
The Dangers of Technology: How Much Radiation Do Household Devices Emit?
Advisor: Mr. Alex Hofsteen
School: International School of Monterey, Seaside, Monterey County
- J1014
- Sandul A. Henry, Grade 8
Which Type of Capacitor Charges the Fastest?
Advisor: Mrs. Ruth Gramajo
School: Portola (Gaspar de) Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School, Tarzana, Los Angeles County
- J1015
- Braedyn D. Hutchison, Grade 8
Powered Infrastructure: Reducing Electric Vehicle Range Limitation and Charging Downtime via Resonant Inductive Coupling
Advisor: Ms. Jenny Lam
School: Sierra Vista Middle School, Irvine, Orange County
- J1016
- Neel Jagdish, Grade 6
Siddharth A. Phatak, Grade 6
Blue Light Exposed
Advisor: Mrs. Kanchan Bhandare
School: Merryhill School, Milpitas, Santa Clara County
- J1017
- Jade L. L'Heureux, Grade 6
Infinity Rover
Advisor: Ms. Shalyn Alton
School: Eagle Peak Middle School, Redwood Valley, Mendocino County
- J1018
- Nicholas J. Lee, Grade 6
Stop, Slow, Go!
Advisor: Ms. Joyann Sofio
School: Reed (Walter) Middle School, North Hollywood, Los Angeles County
- J1019 — Second Place
- Julia B. MacAvoy, Grade 6
Miniature Wireless Charging: The Future of Charging Hearing Aids
Advisor: Mr. Brittan Bounds
School: Crocker (William H.) Middle School, Hillsborough, San Mateo County
- J1020
- Affan Mala, Grade 8
LiFi, A Bright Idea: Using Sound Output to Analyze the Effect of Distance on Data Transmission through Light Waves
Advisor: Mrs. Selena Khan
School: Islamic Center of Claremont Community School, Pomona, Los Angeles County
- J1021
- Colin J. Manfredo, Grade 8
Can a Low Head Hydroelectric Turbine Be Placed in Weirs to Create a Substantial Amount of Electricity?
Advisor: Mrs. Heather Bridger
School: Quail Lake Environmental Charter School, Clovis, Fresno County
- J1022 — Honorable Mention
- Jessica L. McWilliams, Grade 8
Crash Avoidance System
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Schumacher
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1023
- Abhiram S. Mogali, Grade 8
IOT Based Fast Wildfire Detection System
Advisor: Mrs. Dina Nelson
School: Sutter Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County
- J1024
- Kirolls M. Moussa, Grade 6
Wifi Signals
Advisor: Mrs. Lisa Lorch
School: Western Center Academy, Hemet, Riverside County
- J1025
- Drew M. Peterson, Grade 8
The Road Safe: A Box to Lock Up Your Phone while Driving
Advisor: Mrs. Bridget Biernacki
School: Coastal Academy, Oceanside, San Diego County
- J1026
- Adhip Raghunathan, Grade 7
Novel Electrochromic System to Regulate Internal Lighting
Advisor: Mrs. Swapna Mayya
School: Challenger School, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
- J1027
- Agam S. Randhawa, Grade 6
A Cheap Adjustable Distance Sensing Electric Cane to Help the Blind
Advisor: Mrs. Katheryn Leishman
School: Alderwood Basics Plus Elementary School, Irvine, Orange County
- J1028
- Kaushik Salem, Grade 8
A Target Acquisition System for Landing Auto-Pilot Aircrafts in Constrained Spaces Using Modified Hough Transform
Advisor: Mr. Singur Salem
School: Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- J1029
- William Shen, Grade 8
Most Effective Coilgun
Advisor: Dr. Likun Shen
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School, Goleta, Santa Barbara County
- J1030 — Honorable Mention
- Daniel Siegel, Grade 8
Surround3: The Design and Construction of a Sensor-Enhanced Probing Cane to Help the Visually Impaired
Advisor: Ms. Shelly Bethke
School: Jordan (David Starr) Middle School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
- J1031
- Agastya Sridharan, Grade 7
A 3D Autostereoscopic Quasi-Static Volumetric Display
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Schumacher
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1032
- Nathan Hai Tran, Grade 8
Robotics Preserving Our Natural Environment through Recyclable Objects
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Wright
School: Washington Academic Middle School, Sanger, Fresno County
- J1033
- Anirudh Venkatraman, Grade 8
Tremor Monitor: Detecting Signs of Parkinson's Disease Using Piezoelectricity
Advisor: Mrs. Swapna Mayya
School: Challenger School, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
- J1034
- Paulina Xu, Grade 7
A New Way of Travel
Advisor: Mr. Jerry Xu
School: Challenger School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
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