CSSF Category Awards: 2012
Environmental Science

Senior Division

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S1117 — First Place

Corlin L. Palmer, Grade 11
Charcoal from Palm Waste
Advisor: Mr. Edwin Hedges
School: Point Loma Senior High School, San Diego, San Diego County

S1120 — Second Place

Gopal K. Vashishtha, Grade 9
The Effect of Nano-scale Zinc Oxide on the Filtration Rate of Membrane Biological Reactors in Wastewater Treatment
Advisor: Mr. Tinh Tran
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S1110 — Third Place

Ailis C. Dooner, Grade 9
Endosymbiotic Sustainability: Effects of Ambient Nitrate and Phosphate on Zooxanthellae of Anthopleura elegantissima
Advisor: Mr. Jason Maas-Baldwin
School: Carmel High School, Carmel, Monterey County

S1104 — Fourth Place

Oliver Chen, Grade 10
Method for the Sequestration and Utilization of Atmospheric CO(2)
Advisor: Mr. Timothy Jones
School: Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos, Orange County

S1107 — Honorable Mention

Ari T. Colton, Grade 11
Matan Kaminski, Grade 11
Development of Algae as a Biofilter for Phosphate Reclamation
Advisor: Dr. Jane Willoughby
School: San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, San Diego County

S1108 — Honorable Mention

Robert J. De Gregorio, Grade 12
Bill Nguyen, Grade 12
Assessing Absorption of Pb and Ni through the Phytoremediation of Cucumus sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Brassica alba
Advisor: Dr. Lynn Conrad-Johnson
School: Oak Grove High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1121 — Honorable Mention

Holly J. Zhou, Grade 10
The Effect of Fire on Hydrolytic Enzyme Activity in the Grassland/Shrubland Ecosystem: A Fluorometric Analysis
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County