County, City, School, Name, Title, Category, Grade, Sponsoring Teacher, Place Award, Special Award. Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Laura Huppert Do Livestock Antibiotics Affect Soil Bacteria? A Comparison of Oxytetracycline-Resistance in Organic versus Commercial Cattle Farms ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 11 Ms. Christopherson 1 Grand PrizeUnited States Department of Agriculture Award Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Adrienne Lee The Effect of Suggestion on Human Memory BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 1 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Jacob Andreas The Optimum Aspect Ratio for Compressing Image Files of Text ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 9 Ms. Christopherson 1 IntelGrand Prize Alameda Alameda St. Joseph Elementary School Ariana Braga-Hanover "Parashapes" PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Shimabakuro 1 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Zohara (Zoe) Soval-Levine The Use of Rabbits to Improve the Emotional State of Senior Citizens BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 2 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Christine Kuo The Effect of Colored Light on Plant Growth BIOLOGY 9 Ms. Christopherson 2 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Erin Mamuyac What is the Effect of Soil pH on Radish Stalk Height and Growth? BIOLOGY 9 Ms. Christopherson 2 Alameda Alameda Alameda Community Learning Center Laura Williamson Rising Balloon PHYSICAL SCIENCE 9 Mr. Bentz 2 Alameda Alameda St. Joseph Elementary School Bill Connacher The Little Motor That Could ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 8 Mr. Shimabakuro 2 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Joyce Cho Dissolved Osygen vs. Salinity PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Covey 2 Alameda San Leandro Chinese Christian Schools Jaclyn Leong Cool Crystals PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Ng 2 Alameda Oakland Head-Royce School Nathan Serrano The Towers of Stress: What is the Effect of Timed Tests on the Stress of High School Juniors? BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 11 Mr. Vann 3 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Nicole Friedman Does Emotion Affect Learning? BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 3 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Russell Thompson The Effect of Sorbent Density and Oil Type on Sorbent Efficiency ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 3 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Daniel Fineman Does Temperature Affect Conductivity of Metal PHYSICAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 3 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Alexander Menke What is the Effect of Heat and Cold on Adhesives on Different Substrates? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 3 Alameda Alameda Chipman Middle School Michelle Nguyen What Diaper Brand Absorbs Your Money? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Frechou 3 Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Justin Sedor Can Thermocouples Be Combined To Generate a Larger Amount of Electricity PHYSICAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 3 Alameda Alameda Chipman Middle School David Roffman The Torah Code (Bible Code) Hypothesis, The Null Hypothesis and Alameda Students ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 7 Ms. Frechou 3 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Collier Smith Acid Rain in the East Bay Area ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Berkowitz 3 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Henry McGuire Electromagnetic Efficiency PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Williamson 3 Alameda Oakland Head-Royce School Laura Terry-Green Bug Off Burgers BIOLOGY 11 Mr. Vann 4 Cereal Chemistry Senior Prize Alameda Piedmont Piedmont High School Jonathan Wardlaw Does Heat or Cold Increase the Longevity of a Tennis Ball? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Christopherson 4 Alameda Alameda Chipman Middle School Jonathan Brown Juiciest Apple BIOLOGY 8 Ms. Frechou 4 Alameda Alameda Chipman Middle School Monserrat King Got Milk? BIOLOGY 8 Ms. Frechou 4 Alameda Alameda Chipman Middle School Jeff Ma Germ Invasion BIOLOGY 8 Ms. Frechou 4 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Kelly Reed Bakers Beware -- Cinnamon Can Kill! BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Covey 4 Alameda Alameda Chipman Middle School Nga (Karen) Tang The Magic of pH BIOLOGY 8 Ms. Frechou 4 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Norman Xie Colored Lights & Plants BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Covey 4 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Hannah Ake Which Type of Water Has the Least Algae? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Yarbrough 4 Alameda Alameda St. Philip Neri School Andrew Crowell The Potato Cannon PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Frank 4 ASHRAE Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Fatima Mohammed-Zakir How Effective Are Different Types of Water Filters? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Yarbrough 4 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Andre Starks Which Liquid Has the Highest Viscosity? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Covey 4 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Sharon Tran Which Kind of Shampoo Would Reduce the Surface Tension of Water the Fastest? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Yarbrough 4 Alameda Alameda St. Philip Neri School Hannah Bowman The Chemistry of Natural Dyes BIOLOGY 7 Mr. Frank 4 Alameda San Leandro Chinese Christian Schools Justin Li Caffeine's Effect on Plant Growth BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Ng 4 Alameda Alameda Alameda Community Learning Center Ashleigh Rondon-Davis The Nose Knows BIOLOGY 7 Mr. Bentz 4 Alameda San Leandro Chinese Christian Schools Tracy Chow Sweet or Salty Ice Cube? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Ng 4 Alameda Alameda St. Philip Neri School Matthew Laubach How Much Electricity Can Be Made With a Homemade Micro-hydroelectric Generator? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Frank 4 Alameda San Leandro Chinese Christian Schools Michael Tong Air Pollution: An Enemy of Solar Energy? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Ng 4 Alameda Alameda Will C. Wood Middle School Adam Turtsanyi How To Change the Period Of a Pendulum? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Berkowitz 4 Contra Costa Antioch Deer Valley High School Ashley Hall Mars Global Surveyor Image Analysis PHYSICAL SCIENCE 12 Mr. Adkins 1 USAFGrand Prize Contra Costa El Cerrito El Cerrito High School Jennifer Che Gravity PHYSICAL SCIENCE 11 Mr. Fabini 1 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Brendan Bordelon A Study of Lipitor's Effect on the Muscular System of Mus musculus BIOLOGY 10 Ms. Acquistapace 1 Contra Costa El Cerrito Portola Middle School Nina Budaeva Slow and Steady Wins the Race MATHEMATICS 8 Mr. Wilson 1 Scientific American Award Contra Costa El Cerrito Portola Middle School Claire Dedrick Measuring Human Horsepower PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Wilson 1 Contra Costa Walnut Creek St. Mary's School Mark Ennis They Can Be Taught: The Long-Term Memory of Carassius auratus auratus (Common Goldfish) BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Williams 1 Contra Costa Antioch Deer Valley High School Tri Nguyen Measuring the Microvariability of BL Lac PHYSICAL SCIENCE 12 Mr. Adkins 2 Contra Costa El Cerrito El Cerrito High School Sarah Price Rate of Cooling PHYSICAL SCIENCE 11 Mr. Fabini 2 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Michael Bobich The Efficacy of Detergents Against Various Stains PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Acquistapace 2 Contra Costa Richmond Adams Middle School Amber Franklin Paws and Effect BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Iwawaki 2 Contra Costa Byron Excelsior Middle School Jake Tickner Put the Bust On Rust ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Lee 2 Contra Costa Antioch Deer Valley High School Barry Parker, Jr. Cepheid Variables as Distance Markers PHYSICAL SCIENCE 12 Mr. Adkins 3 American Meteorological Society Award Contra Costa Pinole Pinole Valley High School Thomas Lee Heatware ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 11 Ms. Jesfjeld 3 Contra Costa El Cerrito El Cerrito High School Kathlyn Alford Force Analysis of a Sail Positioned Vertically and Horizontally PHYSICAL SCIENCE 11 Mr. Fabini 3 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Kevin Marr The Divine Proportion: Fact or Fiction? BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Acquistapace 3 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Nicholas Brooks Listerine Is as Effective as Floss PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Acquistapace 3 Contra Costa El Cerrito Portola Middle School Jordan Bishop Measuring Auditory Response to Human Vocal Range in Five Children with Autism BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Wilson 3 Contra Costa Antioch Holy Rosary School Sara Aliotti Protection From UV Rays PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mrs. Dixon 3 Contra Costa Crockett Carquinez Middle School Matthew Grist Does Exercise Affect Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Boys and Girls? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Wynne 3 Contra Costa Crockett Carquinez Middle School Benjamin Martinez Does magnetism affect the speed of alpha particles in a supersaturated environment? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Seavey 3 Contra Costa Richmond Pacific Academy Alissa Chandler Does Gender Affect Your Memory? BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Rosenkrantz 3 Contra Costa Walnut Creek St. Mary's School Thea Nippress Australian and American Teen Girls' Values BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Williams 3 Contra Costa Antioch Holy Rosary School Alexandra Solak Does the Tongue Have Eyes? BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Swanson 3 Contra Costa Pleasant Hill Sequoia Middle School Nick Crane What Effect Does Colored Light Have on the Growth of Radish Plants? BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Moore 3 Contra Costa El Cerrito Portola Middle School Pasha Reshetikhin Shampooing Damaged Hair BIOLOGY 7 Ms. Wehrle 3 Contra Costa El Cerrito Portola Middle School Zoe Tamaki Can Antibiotic Resistance be Transferred to Make One Bacteria Resistant to Multiple Antibiotics BIOLOGY 7 Ms. Wehrle 3 Contra Costa El Cerrito El Cerrito High School Sophie Mayer Electromagnetic Madness PHYSICAL SCIENCE 11 Mr. Fabini 4 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Alexander Davies The Effects of Fire Retardant-Treated Infant Cloth on Maze Performance of Hairless Mus musculus BIOLOGY 10 Ms. Acquistapace 4 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Sean Gordon The Effect of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide on Carassius aurati ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Acquistapace 4 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Jonathan Kara Decomposition of Consumer & Lead Acid Batteries and Their Effect On Human Health & the Environment ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Acquistapace 4 LBNL Contra Costa Richmond Pacific Academy Blake Cushing Common Concoctions vs. Oral Organisms BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Rosenkrantz 4 Contra Costa Byron Excelsior Middle School Alexander Hamstra Water Hyacinth & Worms=Growth BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Lee 4 Contra Costa Richmond Adams Middle School Jennifer Kuang In This Skin BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Iwawaki 4 Contra Costa Richmond Pacific Academy Zachary Foisie Road Rash - Friction and Abrasion Resistance of Select Skateboarding Clothing Material PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Rosenkrantz 4 Contra Costa Antioch Holy Rosary School Katlynn Lawrence May the Force Be With You PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mrs. Dixon 4 USAF Contra Costa Crockett Carquinez Middle School Shelbi Luchini Expiration of Evaporation PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Seavey 4 Contra Costa Richmond Adams Middle School Nickolas Franklin Gender Brain Bender BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Dabel 4 Contra Costa El Cerrito Portola Middle School Rebecca Aptaker To See or Not To See? BIOLOGY 7 Ms. Adams 4 Contra Costa Pleasant Hill Sequoia Middle School Erin Boettcher What Soil Makes Your Plants Grow the Tallest? BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Moore 4 Contra Costa Pleasant Hill Sequoia Middle School Lauren Hasson What Makes a Radish Grow Taller: Coffee, Saltwater, or Water? BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Moore 4 Contra Costa Pleasant Hill Sequoia Middle School Matthew Huberty What Soil Additive Makes Plants Grow the Tallest? BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Moore 4 Contra Costa Pleasant Hill Sequoia Middle School Adrienne Johnson Does Ryegrass Grow Taller with Saltwater, Sugar Water, or Regular Water? BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Moore 4 Contra Costa Pleasant Hill Sequoia Middle School Kyle Roe What Color of Light Would Help Ryegrass Grow the Tallest? BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Moore 4 Contra Costa El Cerrito Portola Middle School Oliver Carrousel Not All Batteries Are Created Equal PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Wehrle 4 Contra Costa Byron Excelsior Middle School Samantha House Heats Not Escapin' This Insulation PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Lee 4 Contra Costa Antioch Holy Rosary School Justin Roman Rust Be Gone PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Swanson 4 Contra Costa El Cerrito Windrush School Carol Tran Ascorbic Acid vs. Heat PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Karraker 4 Contra Costa Concord De La Salle High School Thomas Reynolds Comparative Trajectories of Allium cepa Bulbs when Propelled from a Scale Model of a Medieval Siege Engine PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Acquistapace United States Army Award Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Rachel Quint The Relationship Between Cervical Range of Motion and Headache Severity and Frequency in Women BIOLOGY 11 Ms. Hackworth 1 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Vasco Morais The Effect of Temperature on PEM Hydrogen Fuel Cell Efficiency ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 11 Ms. Skieresz 1 PGEYale Science and Engineering Association Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Carmel Schindelhaim The Effect of Nominal Interest Rates, Real Interest Rates, and Trade Balance on the Value of the U.S. Dollar against Foreign Currencies MATHEMATICS 11 Ms. Hackworth 1 USF Women in Science Award Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Zlatko Minev The Effect ofAlzheimer's Disease on Visual Perception BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Stiffler 1 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Stefanie Lynch Shellfish Pursuits: The Effect of Location on the Population Distribution and Size of the Olympia Oyster, Ostrea conchaphila, in Richardson Bay, California ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Hackworth 1 Water Environment Federation AwardUnited States Geological Society Award Marin Mill Valley Tamalpais High School Gaby Lion The Effects of the Lunar Cycle on Rates of Car Accidents MATHEMATICS 10 Mr. Childers 1 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Courtney McKee The Effect of Pill Type on Disintegration Rate and Process PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Kittay 1 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Kelsey Kerlan Stunted Growth: The effects of gamma rays on Brassica rapa ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 11 Mr. Samet 2 Marin Mill Valley Tamalpais High School Krister Barkovich The effect of Rhizobia bacteria on the growth of well fertilized legumes BIOLOGY 10 Mr. Childers 2 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Danny Diamond The Effect of Voting Procedures on Election Results MATHEMATICS 10 Ms. Hackworth 2 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Max Pollock The Effect of Golf Ball Brand (Core Material) on Shot Distance (Yards) PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Mr. Samet 2 Marin San Anselmo St. Anselm School Lexi Sherer Germination PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Pisciotta 2 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Nora Barr The Effects of Gender on Life Spans in Retirement and Nursing Homes BIOLOGY 11 Ms. Hackworth 3 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Arianna Gard The Effect of Exposure of Cancer-causing Bacteria on the Development of Crown Gall in Prevented and Not Prevented Plants BIOLOGY 11 Ms. Hackworth 3 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Alison Bayley The Effect of Pond Distance to Developed Land on Phosphate, Nitrate, and Dissolved Oxygen Levels ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 11 Ms. Hackworth 3 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Natalie Wong The Effects of Microgravity on the Growth and Health of Brassica rapa BIOLOGY 10 Ms. Hackworth 3 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Ian Leighton The Effect of Material Composites and Layering on Longboard Strength, Weight, and Flexibility ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 10 Ms. Hackworth 3 ASM International Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Andrew Rowlands The Effect of Different Types of Wood on the Distance a Baseball Travels When Hit ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 10 Mr. Stewart 3 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Sonia Von Berg The Effect of Different Building Structures and Earthquake Intensities on Building Stability ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 10 Mr. Samet 3 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Katie Meunier Let Me Breathe: The Effect of Frequency of Cigarette Exposure on the Rate of Plant Respiration and Overall Appearance of Plant Health ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Hackworth 3 ASHRAE Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Kathleen Frasco The Effect of Different Substances on the Prevention of Browning Fruit PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Stiffler 3 American Chemical Society Award Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Tony Silvestri The Effect of Pollution from Oil Refineries on the Oxidation Levels in the Water ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 11 Mr. Samet 4 Marin Mill Valley Tamalpais High School Katie Jewett Who Is Man's Best Friend? The Effects of Canine versus Human Companionship on Your Stress Level BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 10 Mr. Childers 4 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Rebecca Cannon The Effect of Added Emulsifiers and Other Food Additives on the Rate and Amount of Diffusion of Fatty Acids and Glycerol BIOLOGY 10 Ms. Hackworth 4 Marin Mill Valley Tamalpais High School Lucy Litvak The Effect of Hepatitis C Virus Capsid Assembly on Antibody Recognition of the HCV Core Protein BIOLOGY 10 Mr. Childers 4 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Katy Lefkof The Effect of In-home Interference and Distance on Throughput (Data Speeds) with 802.11b Wireless Networking ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 10 Mr. Samet 4 United States Navy Award Marin Mill Valley Tamalpais High School John Flavin The Effect of Global Warming on Plant Growth ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 10 Mr. Childers 4 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Max Binstock The Effects of the Type of Fabric on its Flammability PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Mr. Samet 4 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Lindsay Smith Chlorine in Your Pool, Is It Harming You? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Ms. Hackworth 4 Marin Mill Valley Mount Tamalpais School Laura Venner Does Increasing Electrical Current Through a Copper Conductor Affect the Rate of Corrosion? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Kielich 4 Marin Larkspur Redwood High School Orli Kadoch The Effects of Heat on Bacterial Growth BIOLOGY 10 Ms. Kittay Scientific American Award San Francisco San Francisco West Portal Lutheran School Gabriella Garibaldi The Effect of Exercise on the Weight of Mice BIOLOGY 8 Mrs. Laughlin 2 San Francisco San Francisco St. Charles School Alissa Clynne Viscosity and Volcanoes PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mrs. Trimble 2 San Francisco San Francisco St. Brendan School Jennifer Dowdy Bad to the Bone? The Effects of Soda on Bone Strength BIOLOGY 8 Mrs. Dowdy 3 San Francisco San Francisco Claire Lilienthal School Trisha Macrae The Fewer, the Merrier BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Caceres 3 San Francisco San Francisco St. Monica's School Mary Palazzolo "Rub-A-Dub-Dub! Which Soap Kills Bacteria More Effectively?" BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Mullen 3 San Francisco San Francisco Aptos Middle School Jacob Schreiber The Bird Cafˇ, Part III BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Brody 3 San Francisco San Francisco Lawton Alternate School Natasha Weidner Do Plants Need Sleep? BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Ellingson 3 San Francisco San Francisco St. Brendan School Michael Freise Science Can Be Sweet PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mrs. Dowdy 3 San Francisco San Francisco French American International School Blaine Harper Day After Tomorrow? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Smith 3 San Francisco San Francisco St. Vincent de Paul Andrew Quanci Composite Materials: Which Is Stronger? Fiberglass, Kevlar, or Carbon Fiber? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Newmar 3 San Francisco San Francisco The San Francisco School Camille Smyth Don't Cry... It's Just an Onion! PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Ashenfelter 3 San Francisco San Francisco St. Mary's Chinese Day School Jacqueline Sun Shine On Me PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Ryan 3 San Francisco San Francisco The San Francisco School Eliza White Does Listening to Music Affect Your Concentration? BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Ashenfelter 3 San Francisco San Francisco Star of the Sea School Oliver Fong Bacteria Busters BIOLOGY 7 Mr. Quintillian 3 San Francisco San Francisco St. Brendan School Brandon Whitney Rain Rain Come My Way ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Dowdy 3 San Francisco San Francisco Chinese American International School Rachel Browne How Safe Is Your San Francisco House Foundation? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Sherman 3 USF Women in Science Award San Francisco San Francisco French American International School Turner Caldwell From Aqua Fun to Deadly Depths PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Smith 3 San Francisco San Francisco Cornerstone Academy Timothy Hom Insecticide and Plant Growth BIOLOGY 10 Ms. Hom 4 San Francisco San Francisco Claire Lilienthal School Elizabeth Woo Stereotypical Colors or Gender Related Toys? BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Caceres 4 San Francisco San Francisco Claire Lilienthal School James Selig Bacteria Busters II BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Delwiche 4 San Francisco San Francisco West Portal Lutheran School Bernice Chu Creating a Magnet from a Nail PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mrs. Laughlin 4 San Francisco San Francisco St. Charles School Derrick Cleland Sling Shot PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mrs. Trimble 4 San Francisco San Francisco KZV Armenian School Pateel Eulmessekian The Power of Nothing PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Kostan 4 San Francisco San Francisco St. Finn Barr School Kevin Lam Does the Size of the Balloon Affect the Amount of Static It Has? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Setton 4 San Francisco San Francisco West Portal Lutheran School Joanna Pong Cool It! PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mrs. Laughlin 4 San Francisco San Francisco St. Phillip's School Kai Shintani Give Them a Break BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Tufo 4 San Francisco San Francisco Cornerstone Academy Ting Kwan (Calvin) Lai Do Stock Computer Case Cooling Fans Deliver the Optimum Performance? ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 10 Ms. Hom National Society of Professional EngineeringASHRAE San Francisco San Francisco St. Brendan School Erin Murphy Got Sun? How Green Is Your Garden? BIOLOGY 7 Mrs. Dowdy Kodak San Francisco San Francisco West Portal Lutheran School Brendan Lum How Does the Angle of Incidence Affect Solar Cell Efficiency? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Laughlin PGE San Mateo Atherton Menlo Atherton High School Robbie Eaton The Hiller Flying Platform: Simulating a Pilot's Dream ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 10 Mrs. Caryotakis 1 United States Navy Award San Mateo Belmont Carlmont High School Maia Singhal Ripped Away -- How Does Dredging Affect Rip Currents? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 9 Ms. Doss 1 Association for Women Geoscientists Foundation AwardUnited States Army AwardUnited States Geological Society Award San Mateo Portola Valley Corte Madera School Maya Mathur Exploring the Uncanny Valley BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Brown 1 Grand Prize San Mateo Belmont Ralston Middle School Gary Lent Common Scents About Sowbugs BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Ortolan 1 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Bryce Cronkite-Ratcliff The Burning Mirror of Archimedes: A Weapon of Mast Destruction? ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 8 Mr. Dolyniuk 1 California Association for Professional Scientists Award San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Kody Nerhan Rubberized Asphalt -- A Sound Idea ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Dolyniuk 1 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Lauren Palmer Drool and Saliva: Is a Dog's Mouth Cleaner than a Human's? BIOLOGY 7 Mr. Dolyniuk 1 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Logan Pike The Workings of an Ancient Trebuchet ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 7 Mr. Dolyniuk 1 San Mateo Half Moon Bay Cunha Intermediate School Chris Allen "Cooking Away the Vitamins" BIOLOGY 8 Mr. Kastelic 2 LBNL San Mateo Half Moon Bay Cunha Intermediate School Jade Batstone What Goes Up Must Come Down -- Tracking Airplane Pollution On the Coastside ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Kastelic 2 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Brenna Fitzpatrick First Digit Phenomenon MATHEMATICS 8 Mr. Dolyniuk 2 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Katharine Gifford The Battle of the Sexes Taking It to the Streets BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Dolyniuk 2 San Mateo San Carlos St. Charles School William Juri Can You Make the Grade? BIOLOGY 7 Ms. Trimble 2 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Lindsay McHugh Insulation Value: Straw vs. Modern Insulation Mathods ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 7 Mr. Dolyniuk 2 PGE San Mateo San Carlos St. Charles School Danielle Hollywood Wind City ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Trimble 2 PGE San Mateo Portola Valley Corte Madera School Chloe Lalonde The Effects of Environmental Complexity and Exercise on Learning in Mice BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Brown 3 USF Women in Science Award San Mateo Half Moon Bay Cunha Intermediate School William "Mike" Wright Music to My Ears BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Kastelic 3 San Mateo Half Moon Bay Cunha Intermediate School Paige Farrell Which Truss Do You Trust? ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 8 Mr. Trenter 3 San Mateo Half Moon Bay Cunha Intermediate School Christopher Wilson What Blocks My Signal? ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 8 Mr. Kastelic 3 Scientific American Award San Mateo Redwood City St. Pius School Christine Renschler To See or Not To See, That Is the Question BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Minogue 3 San Mateo Redwood City St. Pius School William Roller Are You Chicken? BIOLOGY 7 Ms. Minogue 3 San Mateo Brisbane Lipman Middle School Dionne Dettmer Sound Location PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Ms. Wussow 3 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Nicholas Manning Go With the Flow PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Dolyniuk 3 San Mateo Belmont Carlmont High School Sonia Singhal The Effects of Global Warming on the Solitary Sea Anemone Anthopleura sola in the Northern California Rocky Intertidal ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 11 Ms. Doss 4 Scientific American AwardUSF Women in Science Award San Mateo Half Moon Bay Cunha Intermediate School Kim Ysabel Anorico Physical Attractiveness BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Kastelic 4 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Mary Poletti The Wimshurst Influence Machine ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 8 Mr. Dolyniuk 4 Scientific American Award San Mateo Pacifica Good Shepherd School Connor Ahlback Parallax -- A New Way to Measure Distances MATHEMATICS 8 Mr. Stump 4 San Mateo San Mateo Borel Middle School Kira Abe Science Takes the Cake! PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Ms. Usher 4 Cereal Chemistry Junior Prize San Mateo Half Moon Bay Cunha Intermediate School Andrew Murray What Is the Best Nozzle Angle for My Airplane? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Kastelic 4 USAF San Mateo Burlingame St. Catherine Of Siena School Christopher D'Elia www.hover.air/ ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 7 Mrs. Esola 4 HooverUSAF San Mateo San Mateo St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School Laura Wright Water! Water! What's in our Water? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Gummerson 4 San Mateo Redwood City Clifford Magnet School Jeffrey Wilfong Attraction Action PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. MacKenzie 4 San Mateo Woodside Woodside Elementary School Ginny Miller "Burn Baby Burn -- A Study of Black Carbon Emissions" ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Dolyniuk LBNL San Mateo South San Francisco All Souls Catholic School Isabella Firpo Survey Says... PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Schwarz American Chemical Society Award San Mateo San Carlos St. Charles School Rachael O'Riordan Waves of Fury PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Trimble Northern California Geological Society Sonoma Rohnert Park Technology High School Blake Hooper Non-fueled Non-gliding Sustained Jet Stream Flight ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 9 Mr. Weaver 2 Sonoma Sonoma St. Francis Solano School Jameson Reeves Sonoma Creek: What Happens On Its Way To the Bay? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 8 Mr. Morton 2 Sonoma Rohnert Park Technology High School Brittany Ponikvar Does the Bounciness of a Golf Ball Influence Its Distance? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 10 Mr. Weaver 3 United States Navy Award Sonoma Sonoma St. Francis Solano School Michael Starr What Causes a Dark Red Sunset? PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mr. Morton 3 Sonoma Rohnert Park Technology High School Jesse Truscott Empirical Analysis of Entropy in Pseudo-random Number Generation Algorithms ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 10 Mr. Immel 4 Sonoma Sonoma St. Francis Solano School Clarke Campion Nutrient Concentrations for Optimal Composting BIOLOGY 7 Mr. Morton 4 Sonoma Guerneville Guerneville Middle School Robert Booth Acid Rain: The Unseen Plague ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Smith 4 Sonoma Petaluma St. Vincent's Elementary School Mary Ramatici Vitamin C PHYSICAL SCIENCE 7 Mrs. Giacometti 4