CSEF Project Listings: 2019
Environmental Engineering
Junior Division
- J1101
- Javeria Ahmed, Grade 7
Ynna B. Buriel, Grade 7
Rosie Chen, Grade 7
Greenhouse of the Future: A Low Maintenance, Low Cost, and Space Efficient Greenhouse Alternative
Advisor: Mrs. Sarah Rahman
School: Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- J1102
- Mardi Barnard, Grade 8
Do Soil Types Influence the Movement of Salt in the Soil when Treated with a Soil Wetting Aid?
Advisor: Mrs. Diane Loflin
School: Quail Lake Environmental Charter School, Clovis, Fresno County
- J1103
- Maylene Barnard, Grade 8
Can an Organic Compound like Crude Glycerin Improve the Water Holding Capacity of Soil?
Advisor: Mrs. Diane Loflin
School: Quail Lake Environmental Charter School, Clovis, Fresno County
- J1104
- Romina Blanco-Sarmiento, Grade 7
Miranda R. Gutierrez, Grade 7
Sarah C. Honer, Grade 7
Autonomous Marine Plastic Collection Robot
Advisor: Mrs. Sarah Rahman, Mrs. Veronica Mendoza
School: Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- J1105
- Claire M. Boles, Grade 7
Decomposing Drinking Straws
Advisor: Mrs. Leslie Dixon
School: Capay Joint Union Elementary School, Orland, Glenn County
- J1106
- Charlotte L. Brands, Grade 6
Stella J. Pepper, Grade 6
It All Flows to the Ocean
Advisor: Ms. Kristine Pepper
School: Pacific Union School, Arcata, Humboldt County
- J1107
- Zachary L. Brasher, Grade 6
Terminating Turbidity: Using a Turbidimeter and Flocculant to Reduce Suspended Solids in Local Water to Drinkable Levels
Advisor: Mrs. Cherise Leonard
School: Barton (Clara) Elementary School, Eastvale, Riverside County
- J1108 — Honorable Mention
- Melia P. Crimaldi, Grade 7
Cooling the Urban Heat Island Effect!
Advisor: Ms. Debbie Culley
School: Santa Fe Christian Community School, Solana Beach, San Diego County
- J1109
- Gabriella F. Dow, Grade 6
Using Calcium to Combat Acid Rain
Advisor: Mrs. Renee Keasey
School: Mar Vista Elementary School, Aptos, Santa Cruz County
- J1110 — Fourth Place
- Ryan E. Drake, Grade 8
A New Desalination Method: Comparing Non-Toxic Carboxylic Acid Directional Solvent's Ability to Reduce Salinity Levels
Advisor: Mr. Daniel Bolechowski
School: Rancho Christian School, Temecula, Riverside County
- J1111 — Honorable Mention
- Sarah M.R Fong, Grade 8
H2O Generator
Advisor: Mrs. Kathy Eno
School: St. Joseph Elementary, Long Beach, Los Angeles County
- J1112 — Third Place
- Kian R. Ghasemi, Grade 8
Utilizing Magnetic Fields and Activated Carbon to Develop a Novel Microparticle Filtering System
Advisor: Mrs. Ruth Gramajo
School: Portola (Gaspar de) Highly Gifted Magnet Middle School, Tarzana, Los Angeles County
- J1113
- Ayush Ghosh, Grade 6
Reducing Ocean Acidification Using Aquatic Plants
Advisor: Ms. Lindsay Holt
School: Stratford Middle School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- J1114
- Nicholas D. Gomez, Grade 6
Soundwaves: Goodbye to Noise Pollution
Advisor: Mr. Keith Armbruster
School: Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona, Riverside County
- J1115
- Akshit Gupta, Grade 8
Surface Water Cleaning Ro-Boat
Advisor: Mr. Robert Evans
School: Venado Middle School, Irvine, Orange County
- J1116
- Elaine N. Haddox, Grade 7
MucilaGenius
Advisor: Mr. Jeremiah Kubilos
School: Santa Clara Elementary School, Oxnard, Ventura County
- J1117
- Katherine H. Humphrey, Grade 6
Reduction of Escherichia coli and Chlorine Levels Using a Simple Water Filtration System
Advisor: Mr. Raul Cantalejo
School: St. Martin of Tours School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- J1118
- Jack B. Jensen, Grade 8
Going Undercover to Save a Precious Resource
Advisor: Mr. Michael Matthews
School: Gateway Middle School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J1119 — First Place
- Shant Koutnouyan, Grade 8
Using Bioremediation as a Cost-Effective, Environmentally Safe, Alternative for Disposing Oil: A Commercial Application
Advisor: Mrs. Lida Gevorkian
School: Chamlian (Vahan & Anoush) Armenian School, Glendale, Los Angeles County
- J1120
- Danica L. Kubota, Grade 8
Biodegradable Take-Out Sauce Containers
Advisor: Mr. Brad Bowden
School: Challenger School - Shawnee, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- J1121 — Second Place
- Amelie G. Leviant, Grade 8
Petrochemical Waste Clean-up Using Polymers: A Proof of Concept
Advisor: Mrs. Cathy Grimes
School: Phoenix Ranch School, Simi Valley, Ventura County
- J1122
- Antonio Maldonado, Grade 6
The Effect of Compost Type on Blocking Water Run-Off
Advisor: Mrs. MagdaElena Martin
School: Palm Avenue Elementary School, Wasco, Kern County
- J1123
- Himani Manjunath, Grade 7
Natural Water Purifier: Using Banana Peels to Remove Lead from Water
Advisor: Mr. Lindon Richards
School: Milpitas Christian School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- J1124
- Alexandra Q. Morris, Grade 7
Readily Available Materials Save Environment
Advisor: Mrs. Kassi Robinson
School: Pacific Union School, Arcata, Humboldt County
- J1125
- Rucha S. Mujumdar, Grade 6
Reva C. Sharma, Grade 6
Edible Membranes to Protect the Environment
Advisor: Mrs. Kanchan Bhandare
School: Merryhill School, Milpitas, Santa Clara County
- J1126
- Milan I. Pete, Grade 7
How to Re-purpose Plastic
Advisor: Mrs. Leslie Dixon
School: Capay Joint Union Elementary School, Orland, Glenn County
- J1127
- Landon T. Pretre, Grade 6
The Green Zone: Plants Filtering Our Air
Advisor: Mrs. Jennifer Parker
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- J1128 — Honorable Mention
- Wahida Rahman, Grade 7
Using Waxworms (Galleria mellonella) to Reduce the Amount of Household Wastes in Our Landfills and Oceans
Advisor: Mrs. Kavitha Satya
School: New Horizon School, Pasadena, Los Angeles County
- J1129
- Kabir Sahni, Grade 7
Neel Sharma, Grade 7
Ashar A. Siddiqui, Grade 7
Improving Existing Equipment for Oil Spills in the Ocean
Advisor: Mrs. Sarah Rahman
School: Cabrillo (Juan) Middle School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- J1130
- Cameron J. Steagall, Grade 8
Do Walnut or Almond Hulls Affect Water Retention Rates in Soil?
Advisor: Mrs. Brianne Fidalgo
School: Washington Academic Middle School, Sanger, Fresno County
- J1131
- Sonia Swamy, Grade 7
BioDeDye: An Eco-friendly, Low-cost, Agro-waste Biosorbent for the Reduction of Dye Contaminants in Aqueous Wastes
Advisor: Mrs. Swapna Mayya
School: Challenger School, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
- J1132
- Alyssa I. Torres, Grade 6
Mission Impotable
Advisor: Mr. Robert Nelson
School: Sanger Academy Charter School, Sanger, Fresno County
- J1133
- Preston Wang, Grade 6
The Effect of Adsorption Abilities for Dehydrated Carbon and Activated Carbon Made from Different Food Waste
Advisor: Mrs. Heather Rydzeski
School: Stratford School - Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo, Orange County
- J1134
- Caroline G. Worman, Grade 8
Eco-Friendly Filters: Effects on the Escondido Creek Water Quality
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County
- J1135
- Ruhi Yusuf, Grade 7
Effectiveness of Different Plants as Coagulants to Purify Contaminated Drinking Water
Advisor: Mrs. Vimala Sampath
School: Challenger School, Newark, Alameda County
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