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Grand Prize Student Awards 

Grand Prize - Trip to Intel ISEF 

East Side Union High School District Affiliation 

Sponsored by City of San Jose 

Councilmember Forrest Williams 

Kenny Sharma, Oak Grove High School 

Joanna Estrada, Oak Grove High School 

Stephen Hop, Oak Grove High School 

Craig Imazumi, Oak Grove High School 

An Ho, Piedmont Hills High School 


Physical Sciences Affiliation 

Sponsored by Intel Foundation 

Erica Janoff, Leigh High School 

Rigel Smiroldo, Leigh High School 

Samantha Tran, Presentation High School 

Kristina Tubera, Presentation High School 


Biological Sciences Affiliation 

Sponsored by Agilent Technologies 

Arundathi Gururajan, Leigh High School 

Jon Gelber, Los Gatos High School 

Jason Stein, Los Gatos High School 

Michael Lin, Saratoga High School 

Best Technical Paper 

Jennifer Rabedeau, Leigh High School 

Arundathi Gururajan, Leigh High School 

Grand Prize Alternate - Trip to State Science Fair 


Joyce Kwan, Oak Grove High School 

Thoa Nguyen, Oak Grove High School 

Cindy Vu, Oak Grove High School 



Todd Karin, Los Gatos High School 

Kristin Barker, Presentation High School 

Kayla Ladd, Presentation High School 



Nicole Sousa, Schmahl Science Workshop 

Ann Nguyen, Wilcox High School 

Annie Tat, Wilcox High School 

Grand Prize 2 nd Alternate 


Konstantin Batygin, 

Santa Teresa High School 



Asher Williams, Monta Vista High School 



Sally Stanton, Los Gatos High School 

Student Awards 

Bellarmine Preparatory School 

Durstenfeld, Matthew; "The Effect of Launch Angle 

on Projectile Dynamics" (111-821-9) Dr. 

Rosenkilde 

— First Place in Category 

— Certificate of Achievement and VIP Tour 

of NASA, NASA Ames Research Center 

Evergreen Valley High School 

Law, Steven; "Skyscrapers: Structural Design" (091- 

A50-12) Ms. Teninty 

— Second Place in Category 

— 2nd Place Award - $50 Cash, American 

Society of Civil Engineers 

Perry, Maxwell; "Nonexotic Rocket" (091-811-3) Ms. 

Teninty 


— Padfolio, Electronic Rolodex, Certificate 

of Achievement, and a Medallion, United 

States Air Force 

Greene Scholars Program 

Daniels, Krystina; "Protein Sequences and Tree of 

Life" (101-640-12) Ms. Watkins 


Sulaiman, Amie; "How Effective is an Antacid" (091- 

730-5) Mr. Proby 

— Honorable Mention - $25 Cash and 

Certificate of Achievement, Walter C. 

Benzing Science Award

Gunn High School 

Ho, Isaac; "Temperature's Effect on the Collision Rate 

Factor" (111-741-9) Ms. Moser 


Lay, Chris; "The Effect of Acid Rain on Bacteria in 

Creek Water" (112-230-13) Ms. Moser 


Sun, Amy; "The Effect of Acid Rain on Bacteria in 



Tsuzuki, Yuki; "The Effect of Acid Rain on Bacteria in 



Harker School 

Segal, Aleksandr; "A Computer Simulated Study of the 

Effects of Mate Selection on Population 

Stability in Genetic Algorithms" (111-B10-4) 

Matthews 


Sepetov, Anton; "Solving the Mysteries of Solubility" 

(091-750-10) Matthews 

— Honorable Mention in Category 

— Honorable Mention Award - Magazine 

Subscription and a Certificate of 

Achievement, ASM International, A Society 

For Materials 

Swamy, Vijay; "Calaveras Fault Trend vs. Radon 

Concentration Values" (099-P20-11) 

Matthews 

— First Place Technical Paper 

Homestead High School 

Radin, Max; "Graphical Analysis of the Riemann Zeta 

Function" (119-P62-1) Headley 


Independence High School 

Chau, Nancy; "Is It Pink or Green" (092-710-10) Ms. 

Vickrey 


Diep, Amy; "Is It Pink or Green" (092-710-10) Ms. 

Vickrey 


Eugenio, King Patrick; "Toothpick Towers" (092-A10- 

12) Dirksen 

— Certificate of Achievement, American 


Farinas, Roger Jr.; "Toothpick Towers" (092-A10-12) 

Dirksen 



Gamab, Tiffany; "The Mildew in Your Food" (092- 

610-5) Dirksen 


Kosarussavadi, Saritha; "Do Leaf Extracts Have 

Allelopathic Effects on Radish and Mung 

Bean Seeds" (092-110-6) Ms. Vickrey 


Le, Jim; "Allelopathic Effects in Germinating Seeds: 

Seed Wars" (091-140-10) Ms. Vickrey 



Madrid (Jensen), Desiray; "The Mildew in Your Food" 

(092-610-5) Dirksen 


Mamuyac, Renaisa; "Is It Pink or Green" (092-710- 

10) Ms. Vickrey 


Paul, Jonathan; "Do Leaf Extracts Have Allelopathic 

Effects on Radish and Mung Bean Seeds" 

(092-110-6) Ms. Vickrey 


Tang, Jessica; "Do Leaf Extracts Have Allelopathic 

Effects on Radish and Mung Bean Seeds" 

(092-110-6) Ms. Vickrey 


Kehillah Jewish High School 

Halper, Rachel; "Invention of Device to Detect 

Pollutants from Second Hand Smoke" (101- 

770-5) Ms. Stacey 

— Honorable Mention Award - Magazine 

Subscription and a Certificate of 

Achievement, ASM International, A Society 

For Materials 

Stern, Aviel; "Investigation Into Safe Indicators" (102- 

740-1) Ms. Stacey 


Sugarman, Annalora; "Investigation Into Safe 

Indicators" (102-740-1) Ms. Stacey 


Leigh High School 

Adams, Jack; "The Differences in Velocities, 

Trajectories, and Accuracy of a Paintball Gun 

When a Paintball is Fired" (119-P80-10) Ms. 

Lyon 

— Honorable Mention for Technical Paper 

Ahmadian, Alisa; "How the Addition of Other Liquids, 

Heat, and Cold Affects the Viscosity of a 

Liquid" (111-760-3) Ms. Lyon 

— Honorable Mention in Category

Ahmadian, Alisa; "How the Addition of Other Liquids, 

Heat and Cold Affect the Viscosity of 

Liquids" (119-P90-6) Ms. Lyon 


Baker, Kim; "O Bluetiful Sky" (099-P12-11) Mr. 

Smith 


Bella, Christiane; "The Effect of Sand Filters on Nonparticulate 

Matter" (099-P91-7) Mr. Smith 


Brooks, Ethan; "A Unique Alternate Source of Energy" 

(099-P21-9) Mr. Smith 


Bryant, Eric; "Fighting an Uphill Battle: What Bicycle 

Gear Ratios are Most Efficient for Climbing 

Hills" (121-861-13) Mr. Smith 


— Certificate of Achievement, United States 

Army 

Bryant, Eric; "Fighting an Uphill Battle: What Bicycle 

Gear Ratios are Most Efficient for Climbing 

Hills" (129-P81-2) Mr. Smith 


Cheng, Michelle; "Physical Vapor Deposition of Thin 

Film Metals" (111-860-8) Mr. Smith 

— First Place Award - $100 each to student 

and school, American Vacuum Society-- 

Northern CA Chapter 

Cheng, Michelle; "Physical Vapor Deposition of Thin 

Film Metals" (119-P81-8) Mr. Smith 


Danopoulos, Soula; "How the Brewster Angle and the 

Orientation of a Polarizer Affect the Intensity 

of Refracted Light" (129-P71-6) Mr. Smith 


Decker, Doug; "Linear Homopolar Motor Rail Gun" 

(129-P12-2) Mr. Smith 


Dielman, Michael; "How Variation in Voltage Affect 

the Strength and Size of the Magnetic Fields 

Produced by Electromagnets" (111-840-3) 

Mr. Smith 


Dielman, Michael; "How Variation in Voltage Affect 

the Strength and Size of the Magnetic Fields 

Produced by Electromagnets" (119-P51-7) 

Mr. Smith 


Dineson, Brian; "Earthquake Slip Project" (099-P81- 

11) Mr. Smith 


Downs, Mike; "AC Generators and Factors Affecting 

Output" (099-P41-1) Mr. Smith 

— Second Place Technical Paper 

Eshel, Tanya; "The Muddy Monster" (091-960-3) Mr. 

Smith 


— 3rd Place Award - $25 Cash, American 


Eshel, Tanya; "The Muddy Monster" (099-P61-6) Mr. 

Smith 


Fung, Roland; "Mirages: The Effect of Temperature 

Gradients on Angles of Refraction" (121-840- 

10) Mr. Smith 


— Army Polo Shirt and Certificate of 

Achievement, United States Army 

Fung, Roland; "Mirages: The Effect of Temperature 

Gradients on Angles of Refraction" (129-P40- 

7) Mr. Smith 


Guldiken, Erin; "The Effect of Soap-Based Ingredients 

on the Durability of Bubbles" (111-750-7) 

Ms. Lyon 


Guldiken, Erin; "The Effect of Soap-Based Ingredients 

on the Durability of Bubbles" (119-P30-4) 

Ms. Lyon 


Guo, Tami; "How Do Different Types of Antacids 

Change the pH Levels in Soil Affected by 

Acid Rain" (119-P31-2) Ms. Lyon 


Gururajan, Arundathi; "The Effects of a CRD-DHHC 

Protein on Vacuole Morphology in 

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae" (111-610-5) Mr. 

Smith 


— $100 Cash and Certificate of Merit, Kristi 

Lin Chrispell Forbes Memorial Award 

— $50 Cash Scholarship, Armed Forces 

Communication and Electronics Association 

(AFCEA), Silicon Valley Chapter 

— Grand Prize - Best of Championship - 

Biological Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, 

SCVSEFA Board of Directors 

— One Year Subscription to Scientific 

American, Scientific American 

Gururajan, Arundathi; "The Effects of a CRD-DHHC 

Protein on Vacuole Morphology in 

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae" (119-L20-4) Mr. 

Smith 


— Best Technical Paper, SCVSEFA Board of 

Directors 

Hawes, Justin; "Chemical Luminescence" (119-P60-5) 

Ms. Lyon 

— Honorable Mention for Technical Paper

Hecht, Jonathan; "The Effect of Salinity on the Index 

of Refraction" (091-860-11) Mr. Smith 


Hecht, Jonathan; "The Effect of Salinity on the Index 

of Refraction" (099-P31-5) Mr. Smith 


Hironaga, Reid; "What is the Relationship Between the 

Rotational Velocity and Alternating Current 

Voltage in the Hand-powered Flashlight" 

(111-890-9) Mr. Smith 


Hurko, Andrew; "What Type of Wood and Floor Plan 

Should Be Used to Construct Houses to Be 

Least Flammable" (119-P10-12) Ms. Lyon 


Iranitalab, Sepideh; "Designing Baby Call" (111-A50- 

9) Mr. Smith 

— 2nd Place Award - $50 Cash, System 

Safety Society 

Janoff, Erica; "An Experimental Determination of the 

Correction Factor of Rayleigh's Criterion" 

(121-831-12) Mr. Smith 


— Best Illustration of a Physical or Chemical 

Effect and Certificate of Merit, IEEE 


Army 


Physical Sciences - Trip to Intel ISEF, 


Janoff, Erica; "An Experimental Determination of the 

Correction Factor of Rayleigh's Criterion" 

(129-P51-1) Mr. Smith 


Kassovic, Laura; "Building a Circuit Based on 

Mathematics" (129-P41-5) Mr. Smith 


Kassovic, Paul; "Dual Electronic Dices on a Solderless 

Breadboard" (119-P61-3) Mr. Smith 


Kim, Andrew; "The Foreseen Collision" (111-850-12) 

Mr. Smith 


Kim, Andrew; "The Foreseen Collision" (119-P71-12) 

Mr. Smith 


Kwan, Michael; "How Does the Angle Between the 

Ground and the Bottom of a Soccer cleat 

Affect the Distance Traveled by the Ball" 

(119-P91-4) Mr. Smith 


McNerney, Caitlyn; "The Effect of Water Run-off on 

Different Mountain Compositions" (099-P51- 

10) Mr. Smith 


Milova, Maria; "Let's Say 'Stop' to Fires and Save Our 

Future" (091-A10-2) Mr. Smith 

— 3rd Place Award - $100 Cash, RAE 

Systems 

— 3rd Place Award - $25 Cash, Product 

Safety Engineering Society 

— 3rd Place Award - $25 Cash, System 


Molaie, Donna; "What Effects fo Various Surface 

Areas and Textures Have on Friction" (129- 

P90-13) Mr. Smith 


Mouseghy, Milad; "The Issues of the Almighty Corked 

Bat" (119-P32-13) Ms. Lyon 


Onorato, Michael; "The Affect of Air Pressure, 

Temperature, and Size on a Basketball, 

Determining How Well it Bounces" (119- 

P50-9) Ms. Lyon 


Preseren, Erik; "Which Acid Will Prevent the 

Browning of an Apple" (111-770-12) Ms. 

Lyon 


Rabedeau, Jennifer; "Soil Lead Contamination from 

Lead Inclusion in Common Products (Such as 

Paint)" (111-710-10) Ms. Lyon 





Rabedeau, Jennifer; "Soil Lead Contamination from 

Lead Inclusion in Common Products (such as 

paint)" (119-P11-10) Ms. Lyon 


— Best Technical Paper, SCVSEFA Board of 

Directors 

Reed, Daniel; "Battery Power" (099-P60-8) Mr. Smith 


Riley, Scott; "Shades of Sound" (121-B30-3) Mr. 

Smith 





— Certificate Award for Best Project, 

International Society for Optical Engineering 

Riley, Scott; "Shades of Sound" (129-P11-4) Mr. 

Smith 


Saedi, Kia; "Porosity vs. Particle Size" (091-220-10) 

Mr. Smith 


Society of Civil Engineers

Shahbaz, Michael; "Biological Reduction of Metals" 

(111-730-2) Ms. Lyon 

— 2nd Place Award - $200, American 

Chemical Society, Santa Clara Valley Local 

Section 

Shimamoto, Allison; "Head Position and Swimming 

Speed" (121-820-5) Mr. Smith 


Army 

Smiroldo, Rigel; "Electromagnetic Precursors" (111- 

910-7) Mr. Smith 


— $50 Cash Award for Best Interdisciplinary 

Project and Certificate of Merit, IEEE 






Smiroldo, Rigel; "Electromagnetic Precursors" (119- 



Solin, Aaron; "What Can a Simple, Homemade DC 

Electric Motor Teach Us About the 

Underlying Principles Behind More Complex 

DC Electric Motors" (129-P21-13) Mr. 

Smith 


Strother, Anne; "Eco and Econ Friendly: The Benefits 

of Nylon 6" (109-P60-11) Ms. Lyon 


Taylor, Ben; "Will Putting Cork or Rubber Inside a Bat 

Effect the Distance the Bat Hits a Baseball" 

(099-P80-13) Mr. Smith 


Thacker, Shan; "Make a Quake" (099-P90-9) Mr. 

Smith 


Thorkelsson, Kari; "Using Density to Find 

Composition" (111-731-13) Ms. Lyon 


Thorkelsson, Kari; "Determining Ratio of Substances 

Within an Object" (119-P42-9) Ms. Lyon 


Turney, Thomas; "The Force of Friction versus 

Velocity" (099-P70-4) Mr. Smith 


Vidovich, Gregory; "Electricity and Water" (111-720- 

6) Ms. Lyon 


Vidovich, Gregory; "Electricity and Water" (119-P40- 

13) Ms. Lyon 


Volden, Paige; "The Effect of a Vehicle's Center of 

Gravity on its Tendency to Roll Over During 

High Speed Turns" (121-890-3) Mr. Smith 


Volden, Paige; "The Effect of a Vehicle's Center of 

Gravity on its Tendency to Roll Over Durinig 

High Speed Turns" (129-P80-4) Mr. Smith 


Vu, John; "In an Endothermic Reaction, Does 

Temperature Affect the Reaction" (109-P70- 

7) Ms. Lyon 


Whitney, Heather; "Vrooooommmmmm! The Doppler 

Shift and a Car Horn: The Ability to See and 

Hear the Results" (129-P91-11) Mr. Smith 


Williams, Chris; "Instrumental Sound Quality" (129- 



Williams, Morgan; "How Does Wind Speed Affect 

Rate of Burning" (091-850-2) Mr. Smith 

— Honorable Mention Certificate, Product 

Safety Engineering Society 

Williams, Morgan; "How Does Wind Speed Affect 

Rate of Burning" (099-P11-13) Mr. Smith 


Wong, Kenny; "Temperature's Effect on Photovoltaic 

Cells" (119-P12-8) Mr. Smith 


Youngworth, David; "What Is the Speed of Light and 

Can It Be Slowed Down" (101-810-8) Ms. 

Lyon 

— $50 Gift Certificate and Certificate of 

Achievement, United States Navy and Marine 

Corps 

Youngworth, David; "What is the Speed of Light and 

Can it Be Slowed Down" (109-P50-2) Ms. 

Lyon 


Los Gatos High School 

Gaspar, Don; "M.N.R. Maze Navigating Robot" (101- 

A10-5) Wendell 

— $100 Cash to student, Trimble Navigation 

Ltd. 

— Family Memberships to the Tech Museum, 

Tech Museum of Innovation 

Gelber, Jon; "The Effect of Distance from Source on 

the Concentration and Toxicity of 

Atmospheric Chlorine Above Hot Tubs" 

(102-210-1) Wendell 




SCVSEFA Board of Directors

Karin, Todd; "Calcium Oxalate as a Protector of 

Marble" (101-760-9) Wendell 


— 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Magazine 

Subscription, and a Pocket Magnifying Glass, 

ASM International, A Society For Materials 

— 3rd Place Award - $100, American 


Section 

— Grand Prize Alternate - Physical Sciences - 

Trip to State Science Fair, SCVSEFA Board 

of Directors 

Kling, Joshua; "A.R.C. Automated Robotic Cleanup. 

It Will be a Robot that Cleans Up Simulated 

Radioactive Waste." (111-A20-8) Wendell 

— 3rd Place Award - $25 Cash, System 


— Certificate of Achievement and Pewter 

Medallion, Yale Science and Engineering 

Association 

Manning, Chadwick; "The Absorbance of Light by 

Anthocyanins in Various Species of Plant" 

(091-120-5) Wendell 


Perrotti, Alyssa; "The Effects of Bicarbonate Ion 

Concentrations on the Thickness of Snail 

Exoskeletons" (121-230-10) Wendell 


— 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, California 

Water Environment Association 

Richards, Sam; "Effects of Musical Complexity on 

Problem-Solving Abilities in Teens" (111- 

410-8) Wendell 



Army 

Silberstein, Brandon; "Measuring the Magnus Effect" 

(121-A60-12) Burns 


— 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash and 


Benzing Science Award 


Army 

Stanton, Sally; "Affects of Salicylic Acid on the 

Ability of Phaseolus vulgaris to Resist Salt 

Water Stress" (121-150-10) Wendell 


— $100 Cash Award, Schonert Award for the 

Best Project in Environmental Science or 

Marine Biology 




— Grade 12 Individual Project - $500 cash, 

Genencor Biotechnology Awards 

— Grand Prize 2nd Alternate - Biological 

Sciences, SCVSEFA Board of Directors 



Stein, Jason; "The Effect of Distance from Source on 

the Concentration and Toxicity of 

Atmospheric Chlorine Above Hot Tubs" 

(102-210-1) Wendell 





Lynbrook High School 

Gallagher, Patrick; "Design and Implementation of 

Simplified Object Recognition Algorithms in 

Image Processing" (101-B40-11) Peck 


Kottapalli, Anjaney; "The Mystery of Wings" (091- 

A30-7) Day 


— Certificate of Merit and Magazine 

subscription, National Society of Professional 

Engineers 

Milpitas Christian School 

Johnson, Brandon; "Charging Consumer Batteries in a 

Cheaper or more Effective Way" (092-A20-8) 

Mr. Richards 


Orellana, David; "Charging Consumer Batteries in a 

Cheaper or more Effective Way" (092-A20-8) 

Mr. Richards 


Monta Vista High School 

Brophy, Sasha; "Wireless OMEGA Phones" (122-A20- 

12) Mr. Kawanami 



Army

Tani, Francesco; "Wireless OMEGA Phones" (122- 

A20-12) Mr. Kawanami 



Army 

Williams, Asher; "Emergicast - Wireless Short Range 

Communications for Emergency Vehicles" 

(121-A50-3) Mr. Kawanami 


— $50 Cash Award for Best 

Electrotechnology Project and Certificate of 

Merit, IEEE 

— 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, System 



Army 

— Grand Prize 2nd Alternate - Physical 

Sciences, SCVSEFA Board of Directors 

Mountain View Academy 

Chavez, Julie; "Traffic Stirs Particles in the Air" (111- 

270-13) Mr. Marxmiller 



Mostrales, Uly; "Which Area on Campus Has the Most 

Airborne Particles" (111-660-11) Mr. 

Marxmiller 

— 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, American 

Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air 

Conditioning Engineers 

Nguyen, Andrew; "CPU Multiplier or FSB Speed for 

Greatest Performance on a PC" (111-B40-5) 

Mr. Marxmiller 


— $200 Cash Award plus a Certificate and a 

Memento, Intel Excellence in Computer 

Science Award 

Starr, Sarah; "Sand Crabs and Population: Is There a 

Relation" (111-260-4) Mr. Marxmiller 


Murphy Middle School 

Wisneski, Andrew; "Rotation of Polarized Light in 

Karo Syrup" (091-740-1) Ms. Francis 


Notre Dame High School 

Chen, Katherine; "Affect of Detergent Strength on 

Efficiency of DNA Extraction from Onion 

Cells" (102-620-4) Mrs. Evashenk 


Lazarakis, Sarah; "The Emotional Significance of 

Color" (102-410-11) Mrs. Evashenk 


Mark, Jasmine; "What Happens to Muons as Solar 

Activity Varies" (091-821-12) Mrs. 

Evashenk 





Norona, Amanda; "The Emotional Significance of 

Color" (102-410-11) Mrs. Evashenk 


Pai, Melody; "Affect of Detergent Strength on 




Pai, Stephanie; "Affect of Detergent Strength on 




Patten, Megan; "The Emotional Significance of Color" 

(102-410-11) Mrs. Evashenk 


Oak Grove High School 

Brewer, Matthew; "Operation: Hovercraft" (102-A20- 

11) Mrs. Evans 


Clarke, Amy; "Target Sugar to Prevent Obesity" (101- 

510-6) Mrs. Evans 

— Certificate of Achievement, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services 

Daly, Terik; "The Effect of Shape on an Unreinforced 

Masonry (Grade D) Building's Structural 

Integrity in Earthquakes" (099-P30-7) Mrs. 

Evans 


Eisenberg, Melissa; "Sticky Situation" (112-740-8) 

Mrs. Evans 




— Honorable Mention, SAMPE - Society for 

the Advancement of Material and Process 

Engineering 

Emami, Kevan; "Operation: Hovercraft" (102-A20- 

11) Mrs. Evans 

— Second Place in Category

Estrada, Joanna; "Thermoelectrics" (112-810-12) Mrs. 

Evans 


— 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, Magazine 



— Grand Prize - Best of East Side Union 

High School District - Trip to Intel ISEF, 


Hop, Stephen; "Thermoelectrics" (112-810-12) Mrs. 

Evans 








Huynh, Ann; "Decay Time of Piano Keys" (121-812-5) 

Mrs. Evans 


Imazumi, Craig; "Thermoelectrics" (112-810-12) Mrs. 

Evans 








Jo, Haesue; "The Investigation and Experimentation on 

the Sensory Modalities in the Protozoan 

Paramecium Caudatum" (101-210-4) Mrs. 

Evans 


Kwan, Joyce; "Multiple Insect Repelling Tomato- 

Hisurtum" (102-110-9) Mrs. Evans 


— Grand Prize Alternate - East Side Union 

High School District - Trip to State Science 

Fair, SCVSEFA Board of Directors 

Lam, Daniel; "Jelly Enzymes" (112-670-4) Mrs. Evans 



Ltd. 

— 2nd Place Award - $25 Cash, United States 

Metric Association 

Le, Christie; "Jelly Enzymes" (112-670-4) Mrs. Evans 



Ltd. 



Lee, Mickey; "Tracking Contamination Using 

Caffeine" (112-770-9) Mrs. Evans 


— 1st Place High School - $300 Cash, RAE 

Systems 



Section 

Lyter, Samantha; "Sticky Situation" (112-740-8) Mrs. 

Evans 






Engineering 

Nguyen, Duc; "S.I.L.I.C.A." (101-730-8) Mrs. Evans 

— 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash and 

Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for 


Engineering 

Nguyen, Khoi; "A.S.A.P. Solution To Pollution" (122- 




Meteorological Society 


Army 

Nguyen, Quan; "Operation: Hovercraft" (102-A20-11) 

Mrs. Evans 


Nguyen, Thoa; "Multiple Insect Repelling Tomato- 

Hisurtum" (102-110-9) Mrs. Evans 





Nguyen, Tram T.; "Cooking Up a Carcinogen" (101- 



Pham, Arianna; "The Effect of Toxic Chemicals and 

Corrosion on PEX and Copper Pipes" (101- 


— 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, Magazine 



— Book and Certificate, Promethium Chapter 

of Iota Sigma Pi 

Sandhu, Jatinder; "The Essence of Fluorescence" (121- 





Section

Sharma, Kenny; "Digital Data Piracy Protection" (121- 

B10-11) Mrs. Evans 





Sharma, Kenny; "Digital Data Piracy Protection" (129- 

P20-2) Mrs. Evans 


Tran, Kelvin; "A.S.A.P. Solution To Pollution" (122- 




Meteorological Society 


Army 

Tran, Maverick; "Tracking Contamination Using 




Systems 



Section 

Truong, Danny; "Tracking Contamination Using 




Systems 



Section 

Vo, Andy; "Jelly Enzymes" (112-670-4) Mrs. Evans 



Ltd. 



Vu, Cindy; "The Effect of Triclosan on Artemia" (121- 



— 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, California 





Piedmont Hills High School 

Bates, Sydney; "CSI: Can Stride Length Be Used to 

Help Identify a Suspect" (102-820-1) Mrs. 

Abbott 


Gomes, Beth; "The Robotic Fish" (102-A10-2) Mrs. 

Abbott 



Gonzalez, Christine; "CSI: Can Stride Length Be 

Used to Help Identify a Suspect" (102-820- 

1) Mrs. Abbott 


Ho, An; "The Ghost Effect on Viruses" (111-620-1) 

Mrs. Abbott 


— Grade 11 Individual Project - $500 cash 

award, Genencor Biotechnology Awards 






Lam, Thanh; "Extracts For Medicine" (122-640-10) 

Mrs. Abbott 


Layton, Meredith; "The Robotic Fish" (102-A10-2) 

Mrs. Abbott 



Ly, Thanh; "Extracts For Medicine" (122-640-10) Mrs. 

Abbott 


Patel, Sefali; "Extracts For Medicine" (122-640-10) 

Mrs. Abbott 


Presentation High School 

Agbayani, Kristina; "Reducing the Effects of 

Alleopathy with Compost" (112-221-2) Dr. 

Howe 


Barker, Kristin; "Simulation of Terrestrial Impact 

Craters" (112-910-4) Dr. Howe 


— 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Plaque and 

CRC Handbook, Walter C. Benzing Science 

Award 

— 1st Place Award - $35 Cash, United States 



Army 



of Directors

Brown, Kate Marie; "The Cardboard Bicycle: Testing 

the Limits of a Composite Material" (101- 

A20-1) Dr. Howe 


— $45 Cash award and a certificate of 

achievement, Society of Women Engineers 



Corps 

— 1st Place Award - $100 Cash and 

Magazine Subscription, SAMPE - Society for 


Engineering 



Brown, Kate Marie; "The Cardboard Bicycle: Testing 

the Limits of a Composite Material" (109- 

P80-3) Dr. Howe 


Careccia, Lauren; "Surmounting Apple Browning" 

(091-130-1) Dr. Howe 


Chiappe, Christina; "Strength of Wooden Beams: A 

Civil Engineering Application" (121-A20-2) 

Dr. Howe 

— 1st Place Award - $75 Cash, American 


— 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash and Magazine 

Subscription, SAMPE - Society for the 

Advancement of Material and Process 

Engineering 

Choudhary, Swati; "Snack n' Drive" (101-A30-10) Dr. 

Howe 





Corps 

Cook, Shanna; "Lean and Mean Packaging" (101-A40- 

6) Dr. Howe 




Engineering 

De La Fuente, Krisha; "Extreme Engineering: 

Pyramid City Design" (122-A30-8) Dr. Howe 




Foley, Katherine; "Does Moss Grow on the North Side 

of a Tree" (102-220-10) Dr. Howe 


— Certificate and Kodak Digital One Time 

Use Camera, Eastman Kodak Company 

Howell, Ashley; "An Extension of Thales Theorem" 

(121-B20-7) Dr. Howe 


— Honorable Mention - $25 Cash and 


Benzing Science Award 

Howell, Kaitlyn; "Does Moss Grow on the North Side 

of a Tree" (102-220-10) Dr. Howe 


— Certificate and Kodak Digital One Time 

Use Camera, Eastman Kodak Company 

Ladd, Kayla; "Simulation of Terrestrial Impact 

Craters" (112-910-4) Dr. Howe 


— 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, Plaque and 

CRC Handbook, Walter C. Benzing Science 

Award 

— 1st Place Award - $35 Cash, United States 



Army 



of Directors 

Leung, Tiffany; "Reducing the Effects of Alleopathy 

with Compost" (112-221-2) Dr. Howe 


Pham, Cathleen; "Extreme Engineering: Pyramid City 

Design" (122-A30-8) Dr. Howe 




Raman, Daya; "Experimental Study of Ultraviolet 

(UV) Radiation on Simulated Skin" (091-510- 

3) Dr. Howe 


— $100 cash award Grades 9-12, Fair 

Manager's Graphic Design Award 



Shah, Roshni; "Improving the Efficiency of a Bicycle" 

(111-A30-4) Dr. Howe 



— 1st Place Award - Bronze Medallion, 

Army Polo Shirt, and a Certificate of 


— Medallion and Certificate of Merit, 

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library 

Association

Tran, Samantha; "The Physical Chemistry of the Ice 

Spikes Phenomena" (112-731-10) Dr. Howe 


— 1st Place Award - $500, American 


Section 




Army 




Tubera, Kristina; "The Physical Chemistry of the Ice 

Spikes Phenomena" (112-731-10) Dr. Howe 


— 1st Place Award - $500, American 


Section 




Army 




Santa Teresa High School 

Bae, Sean; "Solar Powered Airplane" (122-A10-3) 

Mrs. Dimas 




Batygin, Konstantin; "Nonlinear Oscillations in 

Mechanical Systems" (121-870-11) Mrs. 

Dimas 




— Grand Prize 2nd Alternate - East Side 

Union High School District, SCVSEFA 

Board of Directors 

Deichsel, Martin; "Solar Powered Airplane" (122-A10- 

3) Mrs. Dimas 




Owen, Jennifer; "Polarization and Stress Analysis of 

Airplane Windows" (122-810-6) Mrs. Dimas 




Tan, Stephanie; "Polarization and Stress Analysis of 

Airplane Windows" (122-810-6) Mrs. Dimas 




Wong, Thomas; "Maximum Bottle Rocket Thrust" 

(121-860-2) Mrs. Dimas 




Corps 

Saratoga High School 

Lin, Christina; "Molecular Imaging & Therapy for 

Melanoma" (122-660-2) Mr. Kucer 





— Second Place Award--$150, RAE Systems 

Lin, Michael; "Context-Dependent Binding by the 

MYC Oncoprotein : The Cellular Basis for 

Sustainable Tumor Regression" (121-630-4) 

Mr. Kucer 


— $100 Cash and Certificate of Achievement, 

Association of Women in Science/Society for 

In Vitro Biology 




— 2nd Place Award - $75 Cash, American 

Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 

Northern California Branch 

— Army Polo Shirt and Certificate of 



Association for Clinical Chemistry 




Nagpal, Ishan; "Mercury Levels in Seafood" (092-220- 

7) Mr. Kucer 


Teng, Conway; "Molecular Imaging & Therapy for 

Melanoma" (122-660-2) Mr. Kucer 





— Second Place Award--$150, RAE Systems 

Ullal, Tarini; "Mercury Levels in Seafood" (092-220- 

7) Mr. Kucer 

— Second Place in Category

Schmahl Science Workshop 

Hage, Rita; "Inhibition of E.Coli and S.Aureus by 

Licorice Extract" (101-620-7) Ms. Lowe- 

Schmahl 


Sousa, Nicole; "Commensal E.Coli Biotyping and 

Molecular Epidemiology" (111-650-2) Ms. 

Lowe-Schmahl 


— 3rd Place Award - $50 Cash, American 

Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 

Northern California Branch 


Army 

— Grand Prize Alternate - Biological 

Sciences - Trip to State Science Fair, 


— Microbiology Book, American Society of 

Microbiology 

— Plaque and a $100 Savings Bond, 

California Association of Professional 

Scientists 

Tran, Theodora; "Can This Green Tea Chase Away the 

Blues" (101-630-3) Ms. Lowe-Schmahl 


Silver Creek High School 

Banh, Kelly; "The pH Sensitivty Range of Prokaryotic 

Cells" (112-610-2) Mr. Okuda 


Do, Hanh; "Phytoremediation of Arsenic Using the 

Brake Fern" (112-220-4) Mr. Okuda 




— Grade 11 or 12 team - $500 cash, 


Guttal, Rahul; "How Does the Current Input of the 

Ruby Laser Affect Its Output" (112-840-13) 

Ms. Verna 


Khan, Tashin; "How Much More Efficient Does a 

Hybrid Car Work" (121-880-7) Mr. Okuda 




Lau, Daniel; "Analysis for Aluminum in Damaged 

Soda Cans" (121-710-4) Mr. Okuda 


Army 

Le, Angela; "The Effects of Temperature on Tissue 

Cloning African Violets" (121-110-13) Mr. 

Okuda 


Le, Angela; "The Effects of Temperature on Tissue 

Cloning African Violets" (129-L30-7) Mr. 

Okuda 


Le, Christopher; "Hydroponics vs. Soil Growing" 

(112-140-4) Ms. Verna 


Le, Ryan; "Time Expression of pGLO Gene" (122- 

620-5) Mr. Okuda 



Ng, Jessica; "Phytoremediation of Arsenic Using the 

Brake Fern" (112-220-4) Mr. Okuda 




— Grade 11 or 12 team - $500 cash, 


Nguyen, Joey; "The pH Sensitivty Range of 

Prokaryotic Cells" (112-610-2) Mr. Okuda 


Nguyen, Van; "Hydroponics vs. Soil Growing" (112- 

140-4) Ms. Verna 


Ojha, Munish; "Effects of Acetone on a Breathalyzer" 

(112-741-6) Mr. Okuda 




Thai, David; "Bioactive Compounds in Marine 

Bacteria" (121-510-7) Mr. Okuda 


Thai, David; "Bioactive Compounds in Marine 

Bacteria" (129-L20-11) Mr. Okuda 


Tien, Pamela; "The Effects of the Annealing 

Temperature on PCR Methods" (121-610-12) 

Mr. Okuda 





— 1st Place Award - $50 Cash and a 

Certificate of Excellence, American 


Tien, Pamela; "The Effects of the Annealing 

Temperature on PCR Methods" (129-L10-2) 

Mr. Okuda 


Tran, Anthony; "Effects of Acetone on a Breathalyzer" 

(112-741-6) Mr. Okuda 



Association for Clinical Chemistry

Truong, Diane; "Coexisting With Nature" (111-220-7) 

Ms. Verna 


— 1st Place Award - $100 Cash, California 




— Certificate of Achievement, Water 

Environment Federation's Water Prize 

Vuu, Jason; "How Does the Current Input of the Ruby 

Laser Affect Its Output" (112-840-13) Ms. 

Verna 


Vuu, Kim; "The Effects of Different Cycling 

Parameters in PCR Amplification Methods" 

(109-L10-1) Mr. Okuda 


Wang, Peter; "Time Expression of pGLO Gene" (122- 

620-5) Mr. Okuda 



Wilcox High School 

Nguyen, Ann; "Weeds Go Bye Bye" (102-230-6) Mr. 

Dowling 







Tat, Annie; "Weeds Go Bye Bye" (102-230-6) Mr. 

Dowling 







Tran, Stanford; "Effect of Free-Running Conditions of 

Constant Light on the Respiration Rate of 

Drosophila Melanogaster" (111-310-3) Mr. 

Dowling 

— First Place in Category

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