CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics

Senior Division

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S0901
Brent A. Avery, Grade 9
Electromagnetism
Advisor: Ms. Cheryl Bayley
School: Eastlake High School, Chula Vista, San Diego County
S0902 — Honorable Mention
Sarah Y. Bai, Grade 11
Designing a More Ergonomic QWERTY Keyboard Layout by Analyzing Punctuation Frequency
Advisor: Mr. Dean Reese
School: Tracy Joint Union High School, Tracy, San Joaquin County
S0903 — Third Place
Arjun V. Balasingam, Grade 11
Design and Optimization of a Novel Flexure-Enhanced Piezoelectric Wind Power Generator for Remote Wireless Sensors
Advisor: Dr. Ping Hsu
School: Mitty (Archbishop) High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0904 — Second Place
Weston D. Braun, Grade 12
FPGA-Based Digital Controller for High Frequency Induction Heating
Advisor: Mr. George Stimson
School: San Dieguito High School Academy, Encinitas, San Diego County
S0905
Bryan E. Carbaugh, Grade 10
A Virtual Thunderstorm: Experimenting with a Kelvin Electrostatic Generator
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
S0906 — Honorable Mention
Alexander L. Chen, Grade 12
A Foldable Solar Panel with an Improved Hill Climbing MPPT Circuit
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
S0907 — Fourth Place
Andrew M. Chen, Grade 12
Utilizing Novel Graphene Oxide Langmuir-Blodgett Film Catalysts to Enhance the Cost Efficiency of a PEM Fuel Cell
Advisor: Ms. Katherine Huang
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County
S0908
Caelan (Missing) Creekmur, Grade
Gaelan Skye, Grade 10
Attraction/Repulsion of a Tesla Coil
Advisor: Ms. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County
S0909
Julie A. Fukunaga, Grade 9
Building a Non-Contact Soil Sensor Using Electromagnetic Induction
Advisor: Mr. Michael Fukunaga
School: Tokay High School, Lodi, San Joaquin County
S0910
Yootak Jin, Grade 9
Kevin Wang, Grade 9
Fractal Antennas: Fractal Geometry and Wireless Networks
Advisor: Mr. Doug Miller
School: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0911
Maitreyee R. Joshi, Grade 11
TouchProsthetics: Bringing Tactile Sensations to Upper-Extremity Prosthetics Using Haptic Devices
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0912 — First Place
Eesha Khare, Grade 12
Design and Synthesis of Hydrogenated TiO2-Polyaniline Nanorods for Flexible High-Performance Supercapacitors
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S0913
B.J. Kim, Grade 10
The Effect of Control Mechanisms on the Stability of an Electronically Reproduced Meissner Effect Levitation System
Advisor: Mr. Kevin Kasper
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0914
Timothy R. Le, Grade 11
Roger Do You Copy? The Design of a Wireless Emergency Communications System (WECS)
Advisor: Mr. Bruce Buenaventura
School: Sierra Canyon High School, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County
S0915 — Honorable Mention
Yibei Li, Grade 11
Wanming (Clare) Teng, Grade 11
Electricity Generating Shoe
Advisor: Dr. Phil Wenzel
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach, Monterey County
S0916
Jonah S. Mau, Grade 10
Dirty Energy
Advisor: Mr. Riccardo Magni
School: Pioneer Valley High School, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County
S0917
Isfar S. Munir, Grade 11
The Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Path Taken by an Electric Arc Generated by a Tesla Coil
Advisor: Dr. Randy Harris
School: Tracy Joint Union High School, Tracy, San Joaquin County
S0918
Mihir S. Sirdesai, Grade 11
Sustainable Household Appliance: Magnetic Induction Clothes Dryer
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0919
Amit S. Talreja, Grade 10
3D Volumetric Projection Using a Microprocessor Controlled LED Array
Advisor: Mrs. Priya Talreja
School: Folsom High School, Folsom, Sacramento County
S0920 — Honorable Mention
Nathaniel G. Varghese, Grade 10
A Robust Human Fall Detection Wireless System
Advisor: Mr. Varghese George
School: Folsom High School, Folsom, Sacramento County
S0921
Haotian Xu, Grade 12
EEG Cortical Signal Acquisition System for Automatic Artifact Removal, Evaluation, and Monitoring of Cochlear Implants
Advisor: Mr. David Knight
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0922
Daniel S. Yang, Grade 10
A New Radio Propagation Model at 2.4 GHz for Wireless Medical Body Sensors in Outdoor Environment
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
S0923
Mike Zhao, Grade 11
A Novel Method of Lens Velocity Detection in the Vibrating Linear Motor
Advisor: Dr. Phil Wenzel
School: Stevenson (Robert Louis) High School, Pebble Beach, Monterey County
S0997 — Honorable Mention
Neil S. Gandhi, Grade 12
Quentin G.A. Wetherholt, Grade 12
An Optical Method to an Open Platform Multi-touch Computer Interface
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Santa Susana High School, Simi Valley, Ventura County
S0998
Dylan T. McNamara, Grade 11
Speeding Up the Superhighway
Advisor: Ms. Karen Reynosa
School: Ventura High School, Ventura, Ventura County
S0999
Paul A. Dennig, Jr., Grade 9
ZigBee-based Indoor Positioning System with Intelligent Assistive Technology for Alzheimer's Patients
Advisor: Ms. Carol Evans
School: Los Altos High School, Los Altos, Santa Clara County


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