CSSF Project Listings: 2013
Zoology

Senior Division

S2201

Caroline K. Ba Doe Lwin, Grade 11
Annette Lopez, Grade 11
Effects of Wavelengths on Brine Shrimp Behavior and Adaptations
Advisor: Mrs. Rebecca Avants
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S2202

Edith Chavez, Grade 11
Planarians: Handedness after Regeneration
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin, Placer County

S2203

Rachel E. Choi, Grade 12
Effect of Maternal Wounding on Embryonic Development in Drosophila melanogaster
Advisor: Mr. Jack Fendell
School: Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, Alameda County

S2204

Hunter W. Cleveland, Grade 12
Joshua L. Oakes, Grade 12
Feast or Famine: An Observational Study on the Effects of Varying Food Levels on a Drosophila hydei Colony's Success
Advisor: Mr. Mark Grubb
School: Desert High School, Edwards, Kern County

S2205 — Fourth Place

Christopher D. Fu, Grade 11
Daniel R. Pak, Grade 11
Investigating the Relationship between Body Wall Ossicle Composition and Species in Holothuroidea
Advisor: Mr. Chris Spenner
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S2206

Jaclyn Juarez, Grade 12
Skin Regeneration: Aloe Vera vs. Neosporin (Using Planaria)
Advisor: Mrs. Mercia Dacono
School: Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet HS, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

S2207

Anastasia N. Kuzovkina, Grade 11
Do Cell Phones Affect Living Organisms? An Experiment Using Planaria
Advisor: Mrs. Rebecca Avants
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S2208 — Second Place

Lauren J. Lee, Grade 9
The Effects of Pressure on the Spawning and Hatching Processes of Haliotis rufescens
Advisor: Mr. Peter Starodub
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

S2209 — First Place

Saige J. Manier, Grade 12
Jumping Galls: A Novel Mechanism for Motility
Advisor: Dr. David Deamer
School: Harbor High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

S2210 — Honorable Mention

Robin Park, Grade 12
Discrimination in Ants: Effects of Varying Territorial Distribution on Cohabitation of L. humile and P. imparis
Advisor: Mrs. Michaele Scheerle
School: Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County

S2211 — Third Place

Angela N. Pogson, Grade 10
The Relationship between Anemone Color and the Abundance and Diversity of Their Endosymbionts
Advisor: Dr. Grant Pogson
School: Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

S2212

Cynthia Rodriguez, Grade 10
Get Squirmy
Advisor: Mr. Riccardo Magni
School: Pioneer Valley High School, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County

S2299

Grace S. Gilman, Grade 11
Does Ultrasonic Sound Increase the Activity Level of Insects?
Advisor: Mrs. Jennifer Gilman
School: Country Day School, Moreno Valley, Riverside County