CSSF Category Awards: 2012
Microbiology (General)

Junior Division

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J1511 — First Place

Tre' Risk, Grade 8
Waste Not Want Not: Reducing Aquifer Depletion through Increased Recycled Water Consumption
Advisor: Mr. Randy Lethlean
School: Desert Ridge Academy, Indio, Riverside County

J1515 — Second Place

Kapil Sinha, Grade 8
Organic Remedy for Tomato Plants: Effects of Vicia sativa and Rye Secale cereale for Protection from Verticillium dahlia
Advisor: Dr. Steven Klosterman
School: Buena Vista Middle School, Salinas, Monterey County

J1506 — Third Place

Vineet S. Kosaraju, Grade 8
Optimization of Biofuel Production from the Algae Nannochloropsis oculata
Advisor: Dr. Aru Hill
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

J1512 — Fourth Place

Rajiv Sancheti, Grade 8
Portable Milk Purification System
Advisor: Dr. Youssef Ismail
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

J1501 — Honorable Mention

Sarah A. Baxter, Grade 8
Effect of Nearby Trash Cans on Apis mellifera Bacteria Counts
Advisor: Mrs. Andrea Acres
School: Ridgecrest Intermediate School, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County

J1503 — Honorable Mention

Elan E. Filler, Grade 8
What Is the Environmental Source of Cryptococcus gattii?
Advisor: Dr. Deborah Springer
School: Rolling Hills Country Day School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

J1507 — Honorable Mention

Primavera Leal-Martinez, Grade 8
Investigating if Different Soil Types and Ash Additives Are Effective in Removing Bacteria from Polluted Water
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Washington Academic Middle School, Sanger, Fresno County