CSEF Project Listings: 2019
Environmental Engineering
Senior Division
- S1101 — Honorable Mention
- Trevor J. Amarante, Grade 12
Bioreactors: Promoting Methanogenic Reproduction through the Recirculation of Leachate
Advisor: Mrs. Stephanie Salas
School: Fowler High School, Fowler, Fresno County
- S1102
- Danya S. Balagopal, Grade 9
The Effect of Bio-coagulants on the Adsorption of Waste Oil and the Reduction of Turbidity from Oil-Produced Waters
Advisor: Dr. Sean Wilmot
School: Oakwood School, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County
- S1103
- Francisco C. Catanzaro, Grade 10
Isabella J. Catanzaro, Grade 12
Measuring Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Spectral Reflectance for the Remote Sensing of Agriculture
Advisor: Dr. Tracey Milani
School: Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego, San Diego County
- S1104
- Shreya Chaudhuri, Grade 10
The Effect of Growth Media on Algae's Ability for CO2 Biofixation
Advisor: Ms. Kara Pezzi
School: Quarry Lane School, Dublin, Alameda County
- S1105 — Third Place
- Abida T. Diep, Grade 12
Vittal Thirumalai, Grade 11
Keeping the Ocean Clean: A Novel Self-Sustaining Boat that Uses Vision Tracking to Collect and Sort Trash in the Ocean
Advisor: Mr. George Sousa
School: Valley Christian High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1106
- Jessica S. Fairlie, Grade 11
Vivian S. Feldheim, Grade 11
Sweet Erosion: Analyzing Coastal Erosion Prevention Methods
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca London
School: Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- S1107
- Julianna G. Garcia, Grade 11
Siena M. Lum, Grade 11
Used Coffee Grounds: A New Source of Fuel
Advisor: Mrs. Schatzi Sovich
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
- S1108
- Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri, Grade 9
Na/Ca/K Pollution Scrub: A Domestic Approach to Chemical Carbon Capture
Advisor: Mrs. Jeanette Bowles
School: Roosevelt (Eleanor) High School, Eastvale, Riverside County
- S1109 — Honorable Mention
- Jonghyun Hong, Grade 12
Jad Soucar, Grade 11
Producing a Corrosion Resistant and Environmentally Friendly Concrete by Using the Salt Water Carbonate Buffer System
Advisor: Ms. Orenda Tuason
School: Crescenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, Los Angeles County
- S1110 — First Place
- Shloka V. Janapaty, Grade 11
A Novel, Fast, Low-Cost Approach to Achieve Near 100% LDPE Degradation: Bioremedial Landfill Implementation
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Hughes
School: Presentation High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1111
- Eshani Jha, Grade 10
A Novel and Affordable Water Filtration System for Complete Removal of Heavy Metals
Advisor: Mr. Lester Leung
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1112
- Nicole Krockenberger, Grade 10
Creating a Renewable and Biodegradable Bioplastic from Bambusa multiplex
Advisor: Mrs. Catherine Messenger
School: Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County
- S1113
- Pranav S. Moudgalya, Grade 9
Assessment of Organic Waste Materials in Nitrate Filtration of Southern California Waters
Advisor: Mr. Joseph Huber
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
- S1114
- Aarthi Muthukumar, Grade 11
Interdisciplinary Approach to Deforestation and Lung Disease: Using Photovoltaic Systems to Build Low-Cost Solar Cookers
Advisor: Ms. Megan Sininger
School: Dublin High School, Dublin, Alameda County
- S1115
- Charlotte Park, Grade 11
Conductive Materials Based Reusable Electrostatic Particulate Matter 2.5 Filters
Advisor: Dr. Richard Kaner
School: Whitney (Gretchen) High School, Cerritos, Los Angeles County
- S1116
- Jacqueline Prawira, Grade 9
Ocean.Bioplas: The Plasticity of Marine Exoskeleton-Inspired Materials and their Degradability in the Environment.
Advisor: Ms. Aily Salikin
School: Mountain House High School, Mountain House, San Joaquin County
- S1117 — Second Place
- Melanie E. Quan, Grade 10
Developing Compostable and Water-Soluble Algal Bioplastics by Repurposing Waste Products of Algal Biofuel Production
Advisor: Mrs. Denise Quan
School: Las Lomas High School, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County
- S1119
- Alicia E. Roice, Grade 9
Ashlyn M. Roice, Grade 9
Trash to Treasure: Biofuel from Agricultural Waste by Saccharification and Fermentation Using an Arduino Ethanol Sensor
Advisor: Mrs. Sini Joseph
School: Mountain House High School, Mountain House, San Joaquin County
- S1120
- Brantley R. Ryan, Grade 9
The Effects of Simulated Rain on Varying Types of Erosion Control Methods
Advisor: Mrs. Kristine Jennings
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
- S1121
- Mirabella M. Smith, Grade 11
Desalinating Water Using a Centrifuge and Varying Layers of Filtration
Advisor: Mrs. Julie Beckius
School: Temescal Canyon High School, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County
- S1122 — Honorable Mention
- Nathan A. Smith, Grade 10
Aqua Drone: A Novel Approach to Water Testing. An Autonomous Drone Used to Measure the Quality of Water
Advisor: Miss Nicole Brousseau
School: Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
- S1123
- Ayushi Srivastava, Grade 11
The Milkweed Mesh: Cleaning Up Oil Spills in Aquatic Environments Using an Eco-Friendly Component
Advisor: Mrs. Abigail Noche
School: Logan (James) High School, Union City, San Francisco County
- S1124
- Aditya Tadimeti, Grade 10
The Effects of Different Aquatic Environments on the Rate of Polyethylene Biodegradation by Bacillus subtilis
Advisor: Mr. Jeff Sutton
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
- S1125
- Visala R. Tallavarjula, Grade 12
Desertification Mitigation: To Grow Plants in Sand with Suppression of Percolation Water Loss Using Sequestered Carbon
Advisor: Dr. Fred Barez
School: Wilcox (Adrian C.) High School, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
- S1126 — Fourth Place
- Jiaheng Wang, Grade 12
Contactless Buoyant Solar Desalination/Sterilization
Advisor: Mrs. Julie Munoz
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
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