CSSF Project Listings: 2014
Plant Biology

Senior Division

S1901

Viviana Ayala, Grade 9
The Effect of Aspirin on Plants
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: King-Drew Medical Magnet High School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

S1902

Kaylee M. Burdick, Grade 11
Caylie S. Denham, Grade 11
The Effects of Increasing CO(2) Levels on Plant Growth
Advisor: Mr. Justin Betzelberger
School: Village Christian School, Sun Valley, Los Angeles County

S1903 — Third Place

Ray C. Huang, Grade 10
The Recipe for More Food: Increasing the Geographic Range of C3 Plants
Advisor: Mr. Wayne Garabedian
School: Clovis West High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S1904

Anika A. Jain, Grade 9
Anuva Mittal, Grade 9
The Effects of Thyroxine and Insulin on the Growth of Brassica rapa
Advisor: Dr. Gary Blickenstaff
School: Harker (The) School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1905

Maya Jayanth, Grade 9
Resya C. Sastry, Grade 9
Let's Save Water: Maximizing Crop Yield with 50% Less Water through Precision Irrigation Monitoring
Advisor: Dr. Malikarjuna Aradhya
School: Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County, Oak Ridge High School, El Dorado Hills, El Dorado County

S1906

Rachit Kataria, Grade 11
A Novel Approach to the Maximization of CO(2) Intake through I-3-AA, Kinetin Chemical Enhancement, and Mycorrhizal Fungi
Advisor: Mrs. Amanda Alonzo
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S1907 — Fourth Place

Madison P. Meredith, Grade 11
The Effect of Microorganism Additives on Nitrogen Efficiency Related to Plant Growth
Advisor: Ms. Jacqueline Meredith
School: Monache High School, Porterville, Tulare County

S1908

Chau Nguyen, Grade 12
Do Non-Green Plants Still Contain Chlorophyll?
Advisor: Mrs. Courtney Bakan
School: Bethel Baptist School, Santa Ana, Orange County

S1909

Danielle S. Ortiz, Grade 11
Aquaponics
Advisor: Mrs. Andrea Biggs
School: Patriot High School, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County

S1910 — Second Place

Dale J. Risk, III, Grade 10
Water Sources and the Growth of Lolium multiflorum (Annual Ryegrass) Year 3
Advisor: Dr. Robert Carey
School: Shadow Hills High School, Indio, Riverside County

S1911 — First Place

Kapil Sinha, Grade 10
Molecular Characterization of Wild Beet in the Imperial Valley's Commercial Sugar Beet Fields
Advisor: Dr. Kelley Richardson
School: Salinas High School, Salinas, Monterey County

S1912

Christy E. Warden, Grade 11
Fishing for Efficiency: A Study of Symbiotic Relationships
Advisor: Mr. William Schlegel
School: Upland High School, Upland, San Bernardino County

S1997

Augustine G. Chemparathy, Grade 11
Developing Screening Conditions to Identify Fatty Acid Export Mutants in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Advisor: Dr. Xiaobo Li
School: Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County

S1998 — Honorable Mention

Saumya R. Keremane, Grade 11
An Eco-friendly RNA Interference-based Insect Control for Management of Citrus Greening Disease Using a Model System
Advisor: Dr. Richard Lee
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County

S1999

Virginia F. Hsiao, Grade 10
WiFi? Evaluating the Effects of Human Radiofrequency Waves on Raphanus sativus Seeds
Advisor: Ms. Katherine Ward
School: Aragon High School, San Mateo, San Mateo County