CSEF Project Listings: 2018
Chemistry

Senior Division

S0601 — First Place

Hyokyung An, Grade 11
Building a Multilayered Hydrogel Microsphere Crosslinked by Genipin for Controlled Dissolution in Drug Release
Advisor: Ms. Melissa Klose
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

S0602

Sakina Bambot, Grade 11
Understanding the Difference between Working and Dead Pixels on an OLED Display: Investigation Using TOF-SIMS
Advisor: Mrs. Susan Dubrow
School: Carlmont High School, Belmont, San Mateo County

S0603

Taraneh Barjesteh, Grade 12
Photo-induced Degradation of Porous Silicon via a Redox Active Etchant: A Potential Novel Drug Delivery System
Advisor: Mr. Ariel Haas
School: Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, San Diego County

S0604

Robert E. Bilodeau, Grade 10
Comparison of Oxidizers in the Removal of NDMA in the UV Advanced Oxidation Process of Treating Drinking Water
Advisor: Mr. Paul Hunt
School: Villa Park High School, Villa Park, Orange County

S0605

Sarah L. Byrd, Grade 12
The Efficacy of Curcumin on Chelating Alzheimer's-Associated Free Zinc Ions
Advisor: Dr. Rano Sidhu
School: Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard, Ventura County

S0606

Sheridan L. Chavira, Grade 11
Preston J. Holliday, Grade 11
Samuel B. Simons, Grade 11
How Can We Protect Homes from Wildfires?
Advisor: Dr. Rano Sidhu
School: Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard, Ventura County

S0607

Ian S. Chen, Grade 10
The Efficacy of a Silver-Zinc Oxide Nanocomposite under Varying Light Wavelengths in Photocatalytic Degradation
Advisor: Mr. Douglas Mason
School: California High School, San Ramon, Contra Costa County

S0608

Jessica M. Cronin, Grade 12
The Effectiveness of Homemade vs. Professionally Used Density Gradients
Advisor: Ms. Erin Vaccaro
School: Willits Charter School, Willits, Mendocino County

S0609 — Honorable Mention

Allyson M. Ee, Grade 12
Albert H. Tan, Grade 11
Analyzing Electrochemical Effects of Ni Substitutions on Iron Silicate Compounds
Advisor: Ms. Melissa Klose
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

S0610

Nicholas S. Franks, Grade 12
Optimizing of Electrolysis of Water through Variations in Electrolyte Concentration
Advisor: Dr. Rano Sidhu
School: Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard, Ventura County

S0611

Malika D. Gellman, Grade 12
Supriya Lall, Grade 9
Shengtong (Audrey) Li, Grade 11
Self-Sustainable Microbial Fuel Cell Driven High-Efficiency Nickel-Based Water Splitting System
Advisor: Mr. Tianyi Kou
School: Castilleja High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Gunn (Henry M.) High School, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz High School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

S0612

Blake E. Hermann, Grade 12
The Effect of the Molality of Salts on Freezing Points of Water
Advisor: Dr. Ranu Sidhu
School: Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard, Ventura County

S0613

Sahil Y. Jog, Grade 11
Minseo (David) Kim, Grade 10
Ishan T. Modi, Grade 10
Assessing the Electrochemical Performance of Mg(TFSI)2 in Electrolyte Tetraglyme at Different Environmental Conditions
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County

S0614 — Honorable Mention

Ananya Karthik, Grade 11
Developing Phase Change Nanoparticles for Focused Ultrasound Induced Targeted Neuromodulatory Drug Release
Advisor: Dr. Raag Airan
School: St. Francis High School, Mountain View, Santa Clara County

S0615

Juwon Lee, Grade 12
Reflectance Spectroscopy Investigations of Clathrate Hydrates
Advisor: Mr. Tim Smay
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S0616 — Fourth Place

Tanya T. Matthew, Grade 12
Synthesizing Inhibitors of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 to Inhibit Glutamine-Dependent Reductive Carboxylation in Tumors
Advisor: Mr. Darren Dressen
School: Los Altos High School, Los Altos, Santa Clara County

S0617

Rohan Mehrotra, Grade 12
On-Demand Electrically Controlled Drug Release from Resorbable Nanocomposite Films
Advisor: Dr. Richard Zare
School: Lynbrook High School, San Jose, Santa Clara County

S0618 — Honorable Mention

Dang Khoa Nguyen Ngoc, Grade 10
Investigating the Effects of Various Energy Sources on Electrochemical Cells' Potentials
Advisor: Dr. Gian Grant
School: St. Anthony High School, Long Beach, Los Angeles County

S0619 — Third Place

Laura Noronha, Grade 10
TiO2 Hollow Shell around Gold Nanoparticles: A More Efficient Photocatalyst
Advisor: Mr. Rashed Aleisa
School: Redlands Senior High School, Redlands, San Bernardino County

S0620 — Honorable Mention

Sasha L. Ronaghi, Grade 10
Designing a Water Repellent and Breathable Material for Wound Dressings Using Nanotechnology
Advisor: Mr. Michael Chu
School: Sage Hill High School, Newport Coast, Orange County

S0621 — Honorable Mention

Jaskirat S. Sandhu, Grade 11
Lydia E. Xu, Grade 10
Fabrication of Nanoscale PDMS Wrinkles with Controlled Periodicity for Anti-Counterfeit Application
Advisor: Mrs. Michele Hampton
School: King (Martin Luther, Jr.) High School, Riverside, Riverside County

S0622

Samira Sriram, Grade 12
Exploring the Effect of Lanthanum Nitrate, La(NO3)3, with a Pyrrolidinium Ionic Liquid Electrolyte in a Li-S Battery
Advisor: Mr. Darren Dressen
School: Los Altos High School, Los Altos, Santa Clara County

S0623

Hari Subramanian, Grade 10
Effect of Ultrasound Treatment on Tomato Pomace
Advisor: Mr. Matthew Carter
School: Clovis North High School, Fresno, Fresno County

S0624 — Second Place

Michael D. Wu, Grade 12
Harnessing Photon Upconversion in a Microfluidic Reactor for Ultra-Efficient, Solar-Driven Photochemical Synthesis
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Steinhardt
School: University High School, Irvine, Orange County

S0625

Andre A. Yin, Grade 12
A Novel Approach to Increasing the Permeability of Desalination Membranes
Advisor: Mr. Scott Halander
School: Westview High School, San Diego, San Diego County