CSEF · 2008
Plant Wars
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to discover if oil in Purple Sage leaves is allelopathic and whether it inhibits the germination of the California Poppy or Fennel the most drastically. My objec…
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CSEF · 2008
Pump Up the Volume, Bring Down the Grade? The Effects of Audio Stimulation on Mathematical Test Performance
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals If 40 individuals [indivs.] take 4 similar math tests, each test taken while listening to a louder volume [vol.], then each indiv. will receive the highest % w/ the lowest v…
CSEF · 2008
Real-time Feedback Modules to Enhance User Learning in Surgical Simulation
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of a surgical simulation is to a) Simulate as precisely as possible a real surgical procedure b) Gauge user performance based on a set of metrics c) Augment us…
CSEF · 2008
Robotic Technology in a Hospital Environment
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Question: Can robots be applied in the medical field so that they can deliver blood bags from laboratories to nursing stations within the hospital? Hypothesis: If the curren…
CSEF · 2008
Showering: More Heat with Less Water
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to indentify the key aspects of a showerhead design that transfers the maximum amount of heat to the body using the least amount of water. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2008
Smoking Mold: How Cigarette Smoke Affects Mold Growth on Bread
Microbiology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I examined the effects of cigarette smoke exposure on the rate of mold growth on bread. My objective was to find out whether or not cigarette smoke halts natural growth proc…
CSEF · 2008
SPLASH! The Effect of Size of Blades and Number of Blades on the Voltage Output of Waterwheels
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate to see if the size of blades and number of blades affect the voltage output of a water wheel. Based on my research, the hypothe…
CSEF · 2008
Static Charge Distribution: A Plant Growth Revolution
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effects of different electrostatic field directions on the growth of radishes. Methods/Materials Twelve apparatuses were cre…
CSEF · 2008
The Effects of a Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibitor on Multi-drug Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of a fatty acid synthase inhibitor on multi-drug resistant ovarian cancer cells compared to drug sensitive ovarian cancer cells. Hyp…
CSEF · 2008
The Effects of TMV on Pinto Bean Plants after the Initial Innoculation of a Weaker Strain
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The tobacco mosaic virus is a very common plant virus which infects more than 100 types of herbaceous, dicotyledonous plants including many vegetables, flowers, and weeds. T…
CSEF · 2008
The Mantid Project, Year 7: Male Pheromone Production in Iris oratoria
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to use a y-maze to provide evidence that male Iris oratoria produce pheromones to signal their presence to female Iris oratoria. If all factors that could…
CSEF · 2008
Under the Surface: Priming the Subconscious Brain
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if a person's behavior will change after reading hidden keywords in a scrambled-sentence test. Methods/Materials Using a stopwatch, I secretly t…
CSEF · 2007
Advance to Go: Monopoly: A Mathematical Model
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to find the best property to buy in the game of Monopoly based on its probability of being landed upon, by mathematical calculation and actual game play.…
CSEF · 2007
A Galaxy Ablaze from Afar: Spectral Energy Observations of S5 0716+714
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this projects was to construct a Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) diagram of blazar S5 0716+714 using images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, ground based opt…
CSEF · 2007
An Investigation into the Magnus Effect
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment shows the relationship between the spin of a thrown ball & the movement of that ball off a straight-line path. Methods/Materials A double-wheeled baseball-pi…
CSEF · 2007
Birth of the Battery
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if common household items can be combined to produce and store enough energy to power small electronic devices. Also, to compare the results of the…
CSEF · 2007
Can a Robot Balance on Two Wheels?
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop an algorithm to balance a two wheeled, one axle autonomous robot. Methods/Materials For my project, I used a vex robotics kit and t…
CSEF · 2007
Chocolate Tempering
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals When tempering, what mix of temperatures (recommended-recommended, higher-higher, higher-recommended) creates the highest temper in chocolate? Methods/Materials Clear your w…
CSEF · 2007
Comparison of Two Mantid Species Exhibiting Parthenogenesis: Iris oratoria and Brunneria borealis
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to add the comparison of Brunneria borealis to an ongoing study of Iris oratoria and to test for the presence of pheromones. My hypothesis fo…
CSEF · 2007
Do Denser Liquids Always Refract More?
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Since water refracts more than air, and water is denser than air, it would appear that denser substances generally refract more. Is this always true? My hypothesis is that d…
CSEF · 2007
Do Palm Trees Make Poor Street Trees?
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test which evergreen street tree had the highest carbon and ozone uptake (calculated over a year) for the following three species: California palm, Mugo…
CSEF · 2007
Got Milk? Evaporation Rates of Milk
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Problem: Does fat content effect the evaporation rate of liquid milk? If so, which amount of fat content will evaporate the fastest? Hypothesis Yes, I think fat content will…
CSEF · 2007
Green Eggs, No Ham: A Chicken Genetics Experiment
Zoology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project was a genetic experiment to determine if by crossing two totally different breeds of chicken, a Barred Plymouth Rock cock and a White Aracauna rumpless (no tail…
CSEF · 2007
Heating the Rings: The Thermodynamics of the Rings of Saturn
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The intent of our project was to determine the sources of energy in Saturn#s rings by writing programs to compute and analyze their temperatures. Methods/Materials We wrote…
CSEF · 2007
Helping Pinus ponderosa Fight Dendroctonus brevicomis and Dendroctonus ponderosae
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to explore the best natural ways to deter Dendroctonus brevicomis and Dendroctonus ponderosae from attacking Pinus ponderosa in the San Ber…
CSEF · 2007
Hot & Cramped: The Impact of Global Warming and Habitat Fragmentation on Microbial and Floral Diversity: Year II
Microbiology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This first of two objectives of this study is to analyze the effects of gradual warming on microbial diversity in southern Californian beach, mountain, and urban environment…
CSEF · 2007
How Does the pH Level of a Fruit Affect Its Electric Current When It Is Made into a Voltaic Cell?
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals When a copper wire and a zinc nail are inserted into a fruit, electric current can be measured with a voltammeter flowing between the metals. The goal of my experiment was t…
CSEF · 2007
Indoor Air Pollution: The Pulmonary Effects of Ozone-Generating Air Purifiers
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Although air purifiers are advertised to improve breathing, some air purifiers emit harmful ozone. Approximately 10% of California households own an air purifier that may pr…
CSEF · 2007
Integrated Microfluidic Device for the Development of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Stem cell technology can help pave the way for personalized medicine, but current methodologies prevent from doing so. Human embryonic stem cell cultures are contaminated wi…
CSEF · 2007
Invention of an Autonomous Navigation System: Design, Development, and Systems Integration
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was the development of an autonomous navigation system that does not require human input. To achieve this overall goal, additional objectives i…