CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Environmental Science

Senior Division

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S1101
Aamna J. Abbasi, Grade 10
Evaluating Black Carbon Concentrations in Urban Aerosols
Advisor: Dr. Claudia Czimczik
School: Beckman (Arnold O.) High School, Irvine, Orange County
S1102 — Honorable Mention
Arka Bagchi, Grade 9
Rachit Kataria, Grade 10
The Maximization of CO2 Intake through Phytochrome Genetic Overexpression, Chemical Enhancement, and Fungal Alteration
Advisor: Mr. Jason Lee
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S1103
Stella L. Chen, Grade 11
Field Study of Carbon Dioxide Concentration Variability in Los Angeles County
Advisor: Mrs. Xu Zhang
School: La Canada High School, La Canada, Los Angeles County
S1104
Sydney F. Clark, Grade 11
Tanvi K. Gambhir, Grade 11
Determining Most Effective Root System for Absorbing Nitrates from Soil to Reduce Groundwater Pollution: A Continuation
Advisor: Dr. James McCreight
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County
S1105
Olivia R. Cooper, Grade 9
Ocean Acidification: Its Effects on Mussel Shells
Advisor: Mrs. Jacqueline Pealatere
School: Willits High School, Willits, Mendocino County
S1106 — Third Place
Stacey S. Dojiri, Grade 11
Kelly Y. Woo, Grade 11
The Response of a Coastal Phytoplankton Community to Hyperion Treatment Plant's Effluent: An Environmental Study
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
S1107
Emily J. Elder, Grade 9
Vermicomposting
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County
S1108 — Honorable Mention
Cesar G. Garcia, Grade 11
Impacts of Urban Runoff on Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity
Advisor: Mr. Donald Brown
School: Watsonville High School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
S1109
McKenna R. Gibson, Grade 9
Copper Concentration in Stormwater Runoff South of Carmel
Advisor: Mrs. Pamela Durkee
School: York School, Monterey, Monterey County
S1110
Emily Hernandez, Grade 11
Nutrient Content beneath Native and Non-Native Plants
Advisor: Mr. Donald Brown
School: Watsonville High School, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
S1111 — Second Place
Raymond P.M. Hurst, Grade 9
Cut It or Keep It? A Study of Carbon Sequestration in Redwood Trees
Advisor: Ms. Lisa White
School: Woodside High School, Woodside, San Mateo County
S1112
Zhiqiang Liao, Grade 12
Is Variation of Caribbean Benthic Foraminiferal Shell Size Linked to Water Temperature?
Advisor: Ms. Caitlin Keating-Bitonti
School: Jefferson High School, Daly City, San Mateo County
S1113
Shannon K. Louie, Grade 9
Water World: How Does Water Quality Affect Living Organisms in the Arroyo Seco Drainage Basin?
Advisor: Mrs. Megan Christensen
School: Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County
S1114 — Honorable Mention
Madison P. Meredith, Grade 10
Ground Water Preservation: Using a Water-Based Microbial Mix as a Nitrate Sequestration Agent in Agriculture
Advisor: Mr. Craig Britton
School: Monache High School, Porterville, Tulare County
S1115 — Honorable Mention
Gathenji B. Njoroge, Grade 11
Exploring the Removal of Salt from Local Soils
Advisor: Mrs. Catherine Njoroge
School: Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
S1116 — First Place
Ruchi S. Pandya, Grade 10
Water Purification by Photoactivated Degussa P25 Nanoparticles to Eliminate Chemical and Microbiological Impurities
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County
S1117
Jazlynn G. Pastor, Grade 11
It's Getting Hot in Here!
Advisor: Mrs. Aulikki Flagan
School: Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Los Angeles County
S1118
Anthony D. Sorace, Grade 9
e-ROAD-ed
Advisor: Mr. Elias Steinbuck, PG
School: Willits High School, Willits, Mendocino County
S1119
Natalie J. Wu-Woods, Grade 10
Determining the Microbial Diversity in Chaparral Soils Before and After Wildfires through DNA Barcoding
Advisor: Mr. Michael Antrim
School: Woodbridge High School, Irvine, Orange County
S1120 — Fourth Place
Brian Zhang, Grade 9
Analyzing a Method to Measure the Health and Stability of the Salt Marsh by Various Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Advisor: Dr. Kiersten Darrow
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County
S1194
Corey A. Davis, Grade 11
What Are the Effects of Petroleum Oil on Plant Life?
Advisor: Dr. Nikki Malhotra
School: Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
S1195
Nisha S. Rao, Grade 10
An Analysis of Solar Activity vs. Atmospheric CO2 on Earth's Surface Temperature & the Effect of Excess CO2 on Flora
Advisor: Mrs. Angie Olivares
School: Northwood High School, Irvine, Orange County
S1196
Prabhjot K. Grewal, Grade 11
Ocean Catastrophe: An Analysis of the Effects of CO(2) on the Dissolution of CaCO(3) in Marine Organisms
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
S1197
Sanjita P. Gowda, Grade 10
Reysha Patel, Grade 10
An Analysis of the Effects of Urban Runoff on Sycamore Canyon Creek
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County
S1198
Jessica Lemus, Grade 11
Berenise Lopez-Lopez, Grade 11
Is Rubidoux's Water Polluted?
Advisor: Mrs. Heather Gotoski
School: Rubidoux High School, Riverside, Riverside County
S1199
Ilora S. Naik, Grade 10
Bioremediation in the Santa Ana River
Advisor: Mr. Suneal Naik
School: Polytechnic High School, Riverside, Riverside County


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