70th Annual Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair March 19 – 21, 2020

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CS314915-A WELCOME

The Science Fair Executive Board and Advisory Committee welcome you to the 70th Annual Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair!

This year, close to 1000 students from public, parochial, and private schools in Los Angeles County are participating in the oldest and largest regional science fair in the western United States.

We celebrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in 36 Junior and Senior Division project categories from Animal Biology to Product Science.

We welcome visitors to tour the exhibits and see the tremendous potential for outstanding future scientific work and accomplishment, as presented by Los Angeles County science students.

MISSION and GOALS

ϒ To provide an opportunity for young people to apply creativity and critical thought to the solution of science, engineering, and mathematics problems beyond the confines of the classroom.

ϒ To publicly recognize the achievements of talented science, mathematics, and engineering students.

ϒ To provide opportunities for scientists, engineers, and business leaders to network with the educational community, both at the teacher and student level, to exchange ideas and discuss career opportunities.

ϒ To promote school-community cooperation in developing the scientific potential and communication skills of tomorrow’s leaders.

Science Fair Executive Board

Nishat Alikhan President

Benjamin Dickow Vice President

Eric Hartung Treasurer

Andrea Corrales Secretary

Emily Hoffman Board Member

Susan Singh Board Member

John Vassiliades Board Member

Maureen Allen Honorary Board Member

Richard Boolootian Honorary Board Member

President's Message: It’s that time of year again, we celebrate the talents of our students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This year, we celebrate our students and their passion and drive to continue to Dig Deep, Discover More. Our theme reflects the true nature of scientists and engineers who continue to question, research, and observe in order to discover more. I salute our students for their unwavering effort to further scientific knowledge and understanding. These students would not be here without the leadership and guidance of their teachers, family members, and all those who supported them in their endeavors as well as the amazing support of our partners. I thank all of you who helped each and every student whose name appears in this program and each organization that made a donation to help support us in our mission of supporting STEM education in Los Angeles County! Thank you all for being a part of our 70th Anniversary as we celebrate the 70th Annual Science and Engineering Fair and I wish all our students the best in their adventures yet to come. Nishat Alikhan, President Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair About the Theme: Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair For the 2020 Fair we asked students from the 2019 Fair to suggest possible themes for the 2020 fair. Once we chose a theme, we then asked participating schools to send in art to be used for the different aspects of the fair.

The Theme was created by Brandon Stahl from Intellectual Virtues Academy In all the subjects we study in school, we strive to gain a thorough understanding of the information. Scientists and engineers are no different. As scientists, we are not satisfied with the easy answers. Instead, we create experiments because we want to discover the answers to unknown questions or investigate new solutions to problems. New inventions are created that ultimately change the world we live in. As we attempt to gain a deeper understanding with our investigations, we often realize our results lead to more questions. I imagine gaining new knowledge and new discoveries as a shovel full of dirt that is being moved. With every shovel full of dirt that I move, my pile of knowledge is getting bigger. However, the hole that I am digging from is also getting larger. That hole represents all of the new questions that now need to be researched. Every time we dig to gain a deeper understanding, we discover more that needs to be learned.

Artwork was created by Audrey Pranasky from Crescenta Valley High School Through my submission, I wanted to convey the many applications of science and engineering as well as highlight the teamwork that goes into them. I felt the best way to explain their potential was with a pinwheel galaxy, because, like space, the possibilities of science are seemingly endless. The idea for the people and the lightbulb came next. I wanted to illustrate the different facets of research and roles people play in production. I chose tools I was familiar with: a microscope, flask, and micropipette. The clasped hands within the lightbulb are meant to further emphasize themes of teamwork. To finish it, I added the symbols within the galaxy to represent the many science and engineering fields. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair Advisory Committee Nishat Alikhan, Shahida Alikhan, Amy Arreola, Alamelu Arunachalam, Bryan Benedict, Devi Bhatti, Paula Borstel, Raul Cantalejo, Celia Castellanos, Alex Chau, Linda Chilton, Meena Chokkalingam, Andrea Corrales, Alexis Crane, Fiona Darsot, Steve Deng, Patrick Denny, Benjamin Dickow, Oscar Espinoza, Doug Foster, Cindy Gainsforth, Dean Gilbert, Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio, Eric Hartung, Emily Hoffman, Joele Hodgeson, Michael Johnston, Sona Juharyan, Lisa Kahler, Kevin Kha, Fred Largent, Abraham Lee, Monica Lee, Anne Maben, Kristy Mar, Eva McGhee, Rossana Mian, Vanessa Morris O’Hearn, Jerilyn Neshek, Jeffrey Scott Nuttall, Susana Oliu, Anthony Quan, Heather Russell-Ramirez, Shyam Saladi, David Schmidt, Tripti Shah, Mello Shorter, Susan Singh, Tonia Symensma-Cohen, John Vassiliades, Alex Waluszko, Mark Wang, Debbie Weilbacher, Tina Weiner, Gary Weitkamp, Margery Weitkamp, Gary Widdison, Nicole Windmon, Roxy Yanko, Jennifer Zhang, Chaoyin Zhou

Science Fair Director Judging Coordinators Special Awards Chairs Nishat Alikhan Emily Hoffman Mark Wang Alamelu Arrunachalam

Scientific Review Teacher Workshop Technology Support Committee Chair Coordinator Patrick Denny (On-site) Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio, PhD Anne Maben Kevin Kha (Registration)

Social Media Coordinator Regeneron ISEF Coordinator Volunteer Coordinator Paula Borstel Alamelu Arrunachalam Meena Chokkalingham

Fair Registrar Interactive Exhibits Coordinator Facilities Chair Oscar Espinoza Jeffrey Scott Nuttall Susan Singh

We Need Your Help! The Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair is a 501 (c) (3) non- profit organization and we must annually raise almost $150,000 in funds to cover LACSEF expenses. The Science Fair, its website and workshops are run completely by unpaid staff who find great satisfaction in donating their time on a volunteer basis. We invite you to join our Advisory Committee to help continue producing the longest running regional science fair in the western United States! SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Peter and Helen Bing For their 29 years of support and generous contribution of over $380,000 in Earthwatch student scholarships

The Los Angeles County Office of Education is an in-kind partner and provides the Science Fair with administrative support and a home for our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

The 70th Annual Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair extends its sincere thanks to SpaceX, Edison International, the Professional Engineers in California Government, and The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women & Girls for their generous contribution and support

The 70th Annual Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Thanks our Generous Contributors

SILVER “Universe” Contributors $10,000 - $19,000 SpaceX 2020 Presenting Sponsor Edison International The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women & Girls Sponsoring The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation School Sponsorship Professional Engineers in California Government BRONZE “Galaxy” Contributors $5,000 - $9,999

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, 2nd District Supervisor Janice Hahn, 4th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, 5th District

Contributors $1,000 - $4,999 Aerospace Corporation Anonymous Belkin Shivani Desai Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, 3rd District Supervisor Hilda Solis, 1st District Friends of the Fair $300 - $999

Michael Johnston Vick Liu The 70th Annual Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Thanks to the following supporters:

Aquarium of the Pacific Carnegie Observatories Center for Inquiry Investigations Group Columbia Memorial Space Center International Bird Rescue Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Museum of Science, Boston – EIE Nonscriptium, LLC Project Scientist Raytheon Asian Pacific Association Southern California Paleontological Society Tree People/Generation Earth Program Two Bit Circus Foundation U Code

& GoFundMe Contributors Thanks to Science enthusiasts from around the country and the world that contributed about $3,060 in support of the LA County Science & Engineering Fair! 2019–2020 Contributions of $50 - $299

Nishat Alikhan Mikel Gordon Fabien Nicaise Jackie Simons Don Tannenbaum Margot Bennett Eric Hartung Stela Oliveira Susan Singh Sarah Tannenbaum Benjamin Dickow Tom Idiaquez Joe Reuter William Stieritz Jennifer Terbush Gisella Friedman Jack Kahler Holly Zax Shuter Philip Tu Tonia Symensma- Gary Segal Mark & Sally Wang Nona Friedman Lisa Kahler Cohen Steve Goldstein Carol Marmor Bradley Silverman Bob Yinger Special Award Contributors Thanks to the following Corporate and Professional Organizations for their generous support of excellence in student research:

American Meteorological Society American Psychological Association American Vacuum Society Association for Women Geoscientists ASM Materials Education Foundation Broadcom MASTERS California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS) The Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation for Women & Girls Department of Defense Earthwatch Institute Greater Los Angeles Teachers of Science Association ICP DAS USA, Inc. Laboratory Products Association The Lemelson Foundation MJH Life Sciences: LCGC North America & Spectroscopy Magazines Mu Alpha Theta NACE International, The Corrosion Society National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) The Nuclear Society Office of Naval Research (U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps) Professional Engineers in California Government Regeneron Science Talent Search Ricoh USA, Incorporated The Scientist Society for In Vitro Biology Society of Petroleum Engineers - Los Angeles South Bay Business Environmental Coalition Southern California Paleontological Society Stockholm Junior Water Prize US Agency for International Development (USAID) United States Air Force US Metric Association UCLA Brain Research Institute Yale Science & Engineering Association SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Student Registration & Project Screening Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 2:00pm – 9:00pm Must have Screening Check-Off Sheet Student Workshop, Tips for Interview Success The Cloud Room – Flr 2 3:00pm – 8:30pm

Registration Closes (Students must arrive by 8:45 pm) Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 9:00pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 Students Arrive Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 by 8:30am Professional attire recommended Stickers required on items bought for judging Doors open at 8:45 AM

Judging & Interviews Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 9:10am – Lunch EVERY STUDENT MUST BE PRESENT Interactive Exhibits Outside the Exhibit Hall 10:00am – 3:00pm Hands-on activities for students, parents, teachers, – Floor 2 and visitors during unscheduled interview times Lunch Times (on your own; Food Trucks/Concession Stand) Dismissal Times (Tentative - subject to change)  11:20  S01, S04, S05, S07, S08, S09, S12, S13 1:40 S04, S05, S09, S11, S13  11:40  J01, J06, J08, J15, S10, S11, S14, S15 2:00 J04, J05, J06, J16, S01, S06, S07, S08, 12:00  J02, J04, J05, J07, J09, J13, J16, J17, S02, S10, S12, S14  S03, S06 2:20 J01, J02, J07, J09, J13, J15, J17, S02, 12:20  J03, J10, J11, J12, J14, J19 S15  12:40  J18, J20, J22 2:40 J03, J08, J10, J11, J12, S03, S11 3:00  J18, J19, J20, J22 Judging & Interviews Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 End of Lunch – EVERY STUDENT MUST BE PRESENT 4:30pm or earlier for entire duration Students Dismissed Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 4:30pm or earlier Determined by judging panel Final Judging Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 4:30pm – 5:30pm NO STUDENTS

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Student & Interactive Exhibits Open to the Public Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 10:00am – 1:30pm Project Removal & Awards Pick-up Exhibit Hall – Floor 2 Exceptions will be made for individuals picking up 2:00  J01, J02, J03, J04, J05, J22 multiple projects. Remember to have badges or pictures of 2:45  J06, J07, J09, J10 faces & badges for project removal. 3:30  J11, J12, J13, J14, J15 4:15  J16, J17, J18, J19, J20 5:00  J08, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S12 5:45  S08, S09, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, S15

Los Angeles County SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR Excellence in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Technology

8504 Firestone Blvd. #247, Downey, CA 90241 www.lascifair.org

Schedule for Saturday, March 21, 2020

Public Day and Interactives will be open for a shorter period of time in to accommodate a staggered Project pick-up schedule. Both Public Day and Interactives will be open from 10:00 am – 1:30 pm on Saturday, March 21.

Project Pick-up will be done by Category. Following is the schedule for each category:

2:00 pm  J01, J02, J03, J04, J05, J22

2:45 pm  J06, J07, J09, J10

3:30 pm  J11, J12, J13, J14, J15

4:15 pm  J16, J17, J18, J19, J20

5:00 pm  J08, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S12

5:45 pm  S08, S09, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, S15

Please note that exceptions will be made for individuals picking up multiple projects. Awards will be distributed during these times as well. Please take a look at your board as you pick-it up for a note regarding which medal you will receive (Recognition, Honorable Mention, Place medal) in addition there will be Special Awards available for pick-up as well.

Established in 1950, the Los Angeles County Science Fair is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.

Get Involved!! Join the Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Advisory Committee

Many minds collaborating always means a more diverse and creative fair for the students we are honoring. Experience an in-depth look at the technical details, quality and presentation styles of truly excellent projects to bring back to your own students. Widen your circle of colleagues from business and industry professionals to informal science educators to college, public and private administrators and teachers. Light dinner, refreshments and great conversations at all meetings.

Partial List of Committees: Meeting Dates & Times

• Volunteers Meetings are generally held one • Facilities Thursday a month from 5:30 - 7:30 pm • Workshops in Pasadena. • Judging • Fundraising There are many tasks that can be • Special Awards completed from the comfort of your • Project Screening home, office, or school at your • Interactive Exhibits convenience. Attendance at monthly • ISEF Affiliation meetings is not mandatory but highly • Science Review Committee encouraged! (Project Pre-Approvals)

The Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair is longest running Fair west of the Mississippi River! To sustain this innovation and continue to provide the Fair for students of LA County, we need to add more members to our committee.

Please consider how you can help! For more information, contact Nishat Alikhan, President [email protected]

Messages from Families and Schools Good Luck to all of you! 😊😊😊😊 Smile and Shine. Enjoy your time here at the Fair.  The LA County Science Fair Committee

Congrats Adam L.- we are so proud of all your hard work! Thanks to Cindy & Zack. Love Shiri, Avi & Maya AJ Pressnall - Your curiosity and hard work shine through. We are so proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad Well done AJ Pressnall! So proud of you! Love, Grandma and Gramms

Crespi Carmelite High School- Congratulations on your accomplishments! CELT PRIDE! Proud STEM teachers Daniel Stefanini: Mom, Dad, Rachel, and all of Saint Monica Academy are proud of you! Great Job! Congrats Grace Petoyan & A&M Hovsepian School students! So proud of you! Love- Mom, Dad & Hopie Congratulations Joe K! You’ve worked so hard and we’re very proud of you. Love, Mom, Dad, and Nicky Congratulations Manav Desai for your Achievements in Science -Love You- From Desai Family Congrats Noah Kupferwasser and all the students from Pressman Academy! The Kupferwasser Family Sebastian, we are all so proud of you! You are capable of more than you know! -Mama, Papa and Noah. Congrats SHELBY VELANDIA on your science fair achievement! We are so proud! Luv- Mom, Emily & Nana Congratulations ST. CYRIL! Ava A, Daniel M, Joseph K, Sawyer B, & Shelby V- We are proud of you! Vale, we are so proud of you. You are the wind beneath the winglet! Congratulations! We love you!  We are so proud of you and blessed to have you, Zalea!  Shine on!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 Mom/Dad Dear Elan, We are extremely proud of all your achievements. Love, Mom, Dad, Oren, Eden and Ariel Good luck Adam & Elan! We are proud of you!  Delphi Faculty

The Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Advisory Committee & Executive Board wants to applaud the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors & our partners for supporting STEM Education in LA County! Thank You!

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Special Awards The following Special Awards will be presented at the Awards Ceremony if their criteria are met.

Organization Name of Award Criteria Prize Certificate of Outstanding Grades 6-12. Project showing excellence in American Achievement for Ability and Certificate & invitation to LA- atmospheric & related oceanic & hydrologic Creativity in an Atmospheric Meteorological Society sciences AMS Annual Banquet Science Exhibit Certificate of Award for Grades 6-12. Best psychology-related project. American Psychological Achievement in Research Behavioral & Social Sciences / Animal Sciences / Biochemistry / Computer Sciences / Certificate Association in Psychological Environmental Sciences / Math / Medicine & Association Health Sciences American Vacuum Excellence in Vacuum or Grades 6-12. Projects related to vacuums, thin Cash Award Society Surface Chemistry films, or surface chemistry. Female students only; Grades 6-12. Projects that increase public awareness of geosciences, Association for Women Student Awards for illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the Certificate Geoscientists Geoscience Excellence geosciences, or promote the sensitivity to the Earth as a global system. ASM Materials Most Outstanding Exhibit in Grades 6-12. Best materials engineering Certificate & Ribbon Education Foundation Materials Science Award project. Certificate + Eligibility to enter Broadcom Broadcom Finalist Grades 6-8. Top 10% of all Junior Projects Broadcom MASTERS competition Grades 7-11. For the project best illustrating California Association Certificate, $100, & CAPS Outstanding Young good scientific methodology in a discipline Eligibility to compete for of Professional represented by members of CAPS, including Scientist Award CAPS Outstanding Young Scientists (CAPS) physics, chemistry, biological & environmental science, toxics & energy resources Scientist Award The Cheryl Saban Self- Top projects by female scholar Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Grades 6-12. Cash Award + Crystal Worth Foundation for with a focus on providing a positive impact to Foundation Scholar Prize Award Women & Girls her community. Grades 6-8. Excellence in STEM, as well as DoD STEM the problem-solving skills and determination to Certificate & $100 Department of Defense Leadership Prize overcome challenges throughout the research project. Grades 9-12. Students must be 15 years old or Earthwatch Institute Earthwatch Grant older by June 1, 2020. Paid Trip Greater Los Angeles Grades 6-12. "I Did It Myself"--An exemplary project completed entirely by a student with no Teachers Science Darrell Smedley Award assistance from parents, teachers, other adults Plaque & $100 Association or peers. Grades 6-12. Best new innovations carefully Southern California Social crafted, researched, built, and experimented to ICP DAS USA, Inc. Cash Award Impact Award help better the environment and quality of life on the planet.

Laboratory Products Certificate of Award for Grades 6-12. Best examples of "The core of Scientific Creativity & sciences lies a problem-solving approach called Certificate & $50 Association Problem Solving the scientific method." Problem-solving, empathy, The Lemelson The Lemelson Early Grades 6-8. entrepreneurial, and environmentally- Certificate & $100 Foundation Inventory Prize responsible invention. MJH Life Sciences: LCGC Most Outstanding Female Grades 9-12. Female students only. Most North America and in Chemistry or Chemical outstanding project in chemistry or chemical Certificate & Gift Card Spectroscopy Magazines Analysis analysis. Mu Alpha Theta Award for the most challenging, original, 9th - 12th Grade Student Only. Most MU Alpha Theta thorough, & creative outstanding project exhibiting in the area of Certificate investigation of a problem mathematics. involving mathematics

NACE International, National Association of Grades 6-12. Best corrosion- or Corrosion Engineers 3rd electrochemistry- related project from any Cash Prize & Corrosion Kit The Corrosion Society Place category . Project that offers greatest National Aeronautics & NASA Earth System Grades 6-12 insight into Earth’s Interconnected Systems and Certificate Space Administration Science Award demonstrates excellence in inquiry.

Organization Name of Award Criteria Prize NOAA's 2014 Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award - for Grades 6-12. Best project related to presenting research that National Oceanic and understanding and predicting changes in demonstrates the Principles & climate, weather, oceans, and coasts. Atmospheric Technical Innovations that offer Letter & Certificate Conserving and managing coastal and marine Administration the greatest potential for an ecosystems. improved understanding of Earth's dynamic processes Grades 6-12. Best project representing a field of nuclear science, nuclear technology, nuclear Nucelar Society Award Nuclear Society medicine, nuclear engineering, radiation, or Cash Award health physics. Office of Naval Grades 6-12. Any project which shows The Office of Naval Research Jr. Certificate & Medal Sr. excellence in science or engineering. No Team Research (U.S. Navy / Naval Science Award Certificate, Medal, & $50 U.S. Marine Corps) Projects! Honorable Mentions Professional Engineers Marylin Jorgenson-Reese Gift Card & Honorable in California Award for Excellence Grades 6-12. Best engineering related projects Mention Medal Government James E. Roberts Award for Cash Awards Excellence Regeneron Science Invitation to Compete in the Grades 9-12. Excellence in Science Invitation to Enter Contest Talent Search Intel Science Talent Search Grades 6-12. For presenting research that Ricoh Sustainable demonstrates the Principles & Technical Ricoh USA, Inc. Development Award 2018 Innovations that offer the greatest potential for Certificate Sustainable Development Outstanding Achievement in Grades 9-12. Achievement in exploring science Certificate, $100, and The Scientist Exploring Life and Inspiring and inspiring innovations for the future Life subscription to The Innovation Science community. Scientist magazine Award for any project that demonstrates a principle of Grades 6-12. Energy, fluid and gas production Society of Petroleum energy, fluid and gas and handling, or other technologies or science production & handling, or other Letter, Certificate, & $100 Engineers – LA Section related to the Petroleum industry. technologies or science related to the Petroleum industry 11th Grade Student Only. Most outstanding Society for In Vitro Society for In Vitro Biology project exhibiting in the areas of plant or animal Certificate Biology Award in vitro (artificial environment) biology or tissue culture. Grades 6-12. Best project related to the South Bay Business South Bay Business SBBEC's mission of promoting sustainable Environmental Coalition Award environmental practices within the realm of Gift Card Environmental Coalition for Innovation in Sustainability business Cash Prize, Certificate, Possibility Southern California Grades 6-12. Best project related to Southern California of Publication in Society's Journal, Paleontological Society Award paleontology or geology, earth science, 1-yr honorary membership to Paleontological Society for Academic Excellence paleobiology, or similar categories society, Tour of La Brea Tar Pits Grades 9-12 only. Outstanding water-related Regional Water Prize Award - research at the high school level which focuses on Stockholm Junior Water Award of Excellence for a relevance in terms of science, the environment, & Certificate + Nomination to Prize Water-Related Science society, creativity of the project, methodology, State SJWP Competition Research Project subject knowledge, practical skills, & report & presentation. Award - for outstanding UCLA Brain Research Grades 6-12. For outstanding projects related projects related to to Neuroscience Gift Card & Certificate Institute Neuroscience U.S. Agency for Grades 6-12. Scientific excellence and using science innovatively to create a potential Science Champion Award International solution to international development Certificate Development (USAID) challenges. The U.S. Airforce Science Grades 9-12. Projects exemplifying STEM- Certificate, Folder, U.S. Air Force Award related research Backpack, Hub, Letter Grades 9-12 only. Any project which involves U.S. Metric Association Award for measures and expresses those measures U.S. Metric Association the best use of SI Units in a consistently and correctly in SI metric units; A Certificate Science Fair Project project in which the measures were integrally important to the research. Yale Science and Grade 11 only. Outstanding Exhibit in Computer Most Outstanding Exhibit Engineering Science, Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry Certificate & Medallion Association

Student The following sheet was used by the judges as they reviewed your project. They were asked to either check off boxes in the rubric, OR give thorough comments at the bottom.

Some judging teams used the numbers to score/rank the projects.

Please use this as a way to better understand the results of your placement in your category.

Topic 4 3 2 1  It has an original, detailed EQ  It has an EQ that  The EQ is the  The EQ does Introduction (I)/ that clearly outlines the outlines the same as not overview Experimental experiment. experiment. published by the experiment.  H (where appropriate) is clearly  H (where appropriate) another source;  H is not related Question (EQ) stated and based on research. is clearly stated. lacks originality. to the EQ; & Hypothesis  The purpose of the investigation,  H is based on student lacks answers a specific question. assumptions, understanding (H) lacks a review of of experiment (H may not be present in research. and expected all projects) results.  Research has been done on the  Research has been  Minimal  Lacks evidence Background scientific process that is being done on the topic of research has of research Research/ manipulated in the experiment. the experiment. been done. related to the  Evidence of a bibliography is  Evidence of a  Student lacks topic of the Exploration present, written in proper format. bibliography is understanding experiment. present. of the  No bibliography experimental is present. topics.  Bibliography may be present.  Detailed ORIGINAL procedure  The procedure is  The procedure  The procedure Procedure/ written to allow an outsider to written to allow an is the same as is very brief and Materials & understand all steps that were outsider to published by does not allow taken in the experiment. (This understand steps that another source; another reader Methods includes explanation of the were taken in the lacks originality. to fully variable, data collected, number experiment. (This understand of trials, disposal methods, if includes explanation what was done necessary, and all tools that of the variable, data during the were used.) collected, and all tools experiment. that were used.)  Appropriate qualitative and/or  Both qualitative and  Only one kind of  Minimal data Data/ Results quantitative data has been quantitative data has data has been has been collected. been collected. collected. collected. *Some projects do  Data is clear and  Multiple trials have  Limited trials  Only one trial not use graphs with understandable. been conducted. have been has been  Sample size and number of  Graphs are present of conducted. completed. data. trials are appropriate for the trials and averages.  Student has a  Graphs are subject.  These graphs include graph of their misleading,  Graphs/data/and tables are key parts of a graph data. they do not appropriately used. and a caption. have equivalent  Data is appropriately labeled. spans, lacking  Grade appropriate data key information. presentation.  Analysis is thorough and grade  Student has drawn  Student has  Student has Conclusions/ appropriate. conclusions based on drawn difficulty Student  Student has drawn conclusions the experiments. conclusions discussing the based on their experiments and  They are able to based on the experiment and Understanding research. discuss the results experiments. results.  Student is able to discuss the and cite the data that  Student is able  Student does results and cite the data that has has been collected. to discuss the not make been collected.  Student has further results and cite connections  The student is able to discuss questions and the data that between results if/when the research and data research ideas. has been and research. match or not. collected.  Student has further questions and research ideas.  Depth of understanding is present.

Interview Tips & Tools

4. Communicate in a natural 7. Allow questions and 1. Think of yourself as belonging manner, not rushed, perhaps just comments to guide the direction to the science community. a bit slower than usual. of your presentation. You are sharing your ideas Give each idea its moment in Pause from time to time to among colleagues the sun. allow for dialogue! 5. Let your opening start with a 2. Find a way to get physically 8. If you don’t know, use the BIG IDEA, then connect it to your comfortable with yourself just moment to think out loud with research topic. before you begin. your colleagues. Place your project into Breathe easily! Show the quality of your context! thinking process!

3. Draw from what you know by 6. Provide a brief overview of 9. Used sparingly, humor, heart– so that it doesn’t sound highlights, like an abstract or a charm, and eye contact may help overly “memorized.” movie trailer. you connect with your Speak from your place of Excite your audience about colleagues. confidence! your project! Stay focused on the science story!

Remember that this is an interview. Look professional!

When interviewed be sure to allow yourself time to get there and to relax! Your interview itself is only about 8 minutes. You will be asked to be at your project early and to stay a few minutes after!  To find your interview time(s) look on the back of the name card at your project location! Who will interview you?  They are scientists in the field, teachers, retired scientists, etc. o They have seen (and maybe read) your Abstract! o They have reviewed your board! o They are prepared with questions! What questions might be asked? Remember that every group/person will have their own favorite questions… here are the most logical ones, and some of my favorites! o Why did you choose this experiment? o What is the significance of this project to your life?  What were your variables?  What were your controls?  How did you make sure to run a fair (controlled experiment?  What were your significant findings? (Results)  What formulas did you use?  Did your results match your research?  How did you use your research? (Did you research?)  Did you have any discrepant events? (Weird results that didn’t fit the trend?)  What further results/experiments might you now be interested in doing? Partners… you BOTH/ALL have to talk!!

NON---DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair is an equal opportunity for all event, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, medical condition, national origin, race and religious creed. Judges and volunteers bear the responsibility to act as guardians and custodians of the students during their volunteering. Their familiarity with the students’ special sensitivities is imperative to the overall Science Fair effort to achieve an equal opportunity for all environments, free of discrimination.

Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Pledge for Parents, Volunteers and the Public

On behalf of teachers, parents and visitors I pledge to be an example for our children by:

ϒ Respecting the rules of the Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair; ϒ Encouraging excellence in experimentation and investigation; ϒ Supporting independence, originality, and creativity in the design and completion of all competitive projects; and ϒ Respecting the authority and decisions of the staff and judges of the Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair.

My actions will promote the spirit of cooperation within and among all participating schools!

Student Code of Conduct

As a participant in the Los Angeles County Science Fair:

ϒ I will compete honestly and with good sportsmanship. ϒ I will act with integrity and treat others with courtesy. ϒ I will respect Fair volunteers, staff, and judges and their decisions

Regulations for Projects The following regulations will help keep the projects uniform and within the laws of the State of California. Fair sponsors want all students to have the best opportunity to compete for the annual awards. During the time that the Fair is open to the general public, the perception of the projects must be positive and precautions must be taken for the security of each project. All projects at the Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair must abide by the following:

0. Present an experimentally based research design exemplifying the science processes or engineering design/inventions. 1. Be carefully prescreened and approved online by the School Site Coordinator. The Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Judges’ Rubric lists the criteria used to evaluate the projects. Online Pre-approval of project proposals is necessary for projects involving tissue/cell lines, human subjects, live vertebrate animals, hazardous materials and/or microbes 2. Clearly distinguished between the work of the student entrant and the work of others. Students who have prepared a project in conjunction with research participation opportunity in industry, a university, hospital or institution other then their school must show only the student’s research in their project display. Students may mention the relationship to the research of others in notebooks only if they clearly specify the assistance received and the role and contributions of others in research related to the project. Most projects being performed at outside institutions will need online preapproval for the 5 categories listed above, including electronic verification by supervising professionals. 3. Be original and distinct. Identical project/data may not be submitted by a school under separate judging divisions. Likewise, the same unmodified project cannot be submitted multiple years. 4. Be within the total quota for each school. Quotas will be announced in advance of the Fair. If additional applications are submitted, schools will be contacted and each school will determine which projects are the official entries. If excess entries are initially overlooked, only a number corresponding to the quota will be judged. Those to be judged will then be selected at the discretion of the Science Fair Committee. 5. Schools need to be electronically enrolled for the fair through the www.lascifair.org website. Schools should avoid enrollment until it is certain that their students’ projects will be completed in time, ready to be registered online and arrive at the Fair. 6. Student and project information will be submitted online by students only in grades 6-12 or with an age equivalent to those in grades 6-12. Team members MUST attend the same school, for oversight by the Site Coordinator. 7. Be registered and setup at the Fair and picked up only within the designated hours. Early entries will not be accepted. Entries will be accepted and project pick up will be permitted only when a member of the Los Angeles County Science Fair Committee is present. 8. Use illustrations or photographs ONLY of microbes, animals and plants for displays. The display of bacterial cultures and live or preserved animals and plants will not be permitted. 9. Remain at the Fair during the day scheduled for judging interviews. The only exception to this rule is for students who must take projects to the International Fair, if their departure day/time overlaps the time that the Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair is open. To ensure security during project removal, the authorized time for pick up will be strictly followed. The Fair is not responsible for projects left after the designated time. 10. Use a title that provides the viewer with a clear concept of the subject and procedure of the research. Present the steps of the scientific methodology used, organized from left to right and top to bottom. Use metric units for all measurements. Have all values on charts and graphs correctly labeled. Present all narrative writing in a legible manner with correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. Carefully review the category descriptions and select the proper one for the project. 11. Fit within the prescribed space limitations – no larger than 76 cm (2.5 ft. deep (front to back), 122 cm (4 ft.) wide (side to side) and 284 cm (6.5 ft.) high (if placed on table) or 274 cm. (9 ft.) high (if placed on floor) Oversized projects will be screened at the door and refused entry. 12. Be able to support their weight and not collapse due to inadequate construction. Any project that does not meet the minimum standards for construction will be removed from the display area and not judged. 13. Display photographs that do not show procedures harmful to the health and wellbeing of animals. (For instance, the performance or results of surgical procedures will not be shown.) Those projects not in compliance will be removed from the display areas and will not be judged. 14. Do not display items you cannot afford to lose. There is a system for bringing in items to show the judges. Have notebooks and other paperwork tethered to the display board. The Fair will not be responsible if these items are missing from projects. 15. A computer may be brought to the display for the judging interview if the student assumes full responsibility for the computer. Computers should not be left at a project if the student is not there to ensure its safekeeping. 16. Give attention to all considerations of safety. Projects that use 120-volt electrical current must have all wires and connections well shielded. Those projects not in compliance will be screened at the door and refused entry. 17. Adhere to all of the rules and regulations of the Fair and all relevant federal, state and local laws. Projects not in compliance will be screened at the door and refused entry. 18. Be submitted with the understanding that decisions of the Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Committee are final.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Junior Division

Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Al-Huda Islamic School Institute of Knowledge Gifted/HA Magnet MS All Souls World Language Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson James A. Foshay Learning Center Catholic School Middle School La Canada Preparatory American Martyrs School Saint John Fisher Private School

Archer School for Girls La Merced Intermediate Saint Joseph Long Beach

Arroyo Seco Museum Lennox Middle School Saint Martin of Tours School Science Magnet Sarah Ross Science Fair Bell Gardens Intermediate Mark Twain Middle School Junior Division

Beth Hillel Day School Montebello Intermediate Sierra Madre Middle School

Beverly Vista Middle School Monterey Highlands Sierra Vista Junior High School

Blair High School Mt. Gleason Middle School South Gate Middle School

St. Gregory A. & M. Brentwood School New Dimensions Hovespian School

Chamlian Armenian School New Horizon School St. Bede The Venerable School

Chandler School New Los Angeles Charter School St. Cyril of Jerusalem School

Delphi Academy – Oak Hills Elementary School St. Monica Academy Junior Division Flintridge Preparatory School – Our Lady of Refuge School St. Timothy School Junior Division Sun Valley Magnet – Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT Portola Highly Gifted Magnet Junior Division Hale Charter Academy Pressman Academy Suva Intermediate School STEAM Magnet The Science Academy Hollenbeck Middle School Ribet Academy (Junior Division) STEM Magnet Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Holy Angels School Walter Reed Middle School Middle School

Huntington Middle School Rosemont Middle School Weizmann Day School

Hutchinson Middle School Rosewood Park School Western Christian School

Incarnation Parish School Royal Oak Middle School

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Senior Division

Applied Technology Center Lawndale High School Arcadia High School Loyola High School Armenian Engineers & Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School Scientists of America Armenian General Benevolent Union – Mayfair High School Vatche & Tamar Manoukian Bell Gardens High School North Hollywood High School Bonita High School Palisades Charter High School Brentwood High School Palos Verdes High School Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Palos Verdes Peninsula High School California Academy of Pathways to Stem Cell Science Mathematics & Science California School of the Arts – PVNet Education & Technology Center San Gabriel Valley Cathedral High School Quartz Hill High School Compton Unified School District Ribet Academy (Senior Division) Crescenta Valley High School Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School Crespi Carmelite High School Saint Anthony High School de Toledo Sarah Ross Science Fair (Senior Division) Delphi Academy – Senior Division STEM Academy of Hollywood Diamond Bar High School Sun Valley Magnet – Senior Division Don Bosco Technical Institute Temple City High School Flintridge Preparatory School The Buckley School Garey High School The Science Academy STEM Magnet Granada Hills Charter High School The Webb Schools in Claremont CA Harvard – Westlake School Vistamar School Huntington Park High School Walnut High School La Canada High School

70th Annual Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair Statistical Summary Table 1. Number of Project Entries 2020 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Cat. No. Category JR SR Total Total Total Total Total Total Total J01, S01 Animal Biology 9 14 27 18 20 30 33 24 20 J02, S02 Animal Physiology 13 6 16 18 20 15 15 12 17 S03 Behavioral / Social Sciences - 21 25 12 9 12 16 12 13 Behavioral Sciences – Non J03 Human 11 - 11 10 13 12 9 11 8 Behavioral / Social Sciences – J04 Human 13 - 18 25 37 29 36 34 33 J05, S04 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 22 13 25 32 41 29 37 29 37 S05 Chemistry - 14 26 25 27 38 25 25 28 J06 Chemistry – Applied 14 - 35 27 32 30 37 31 36 J07 Chemistry – General 32 - 35 35 58 52 57 50 50 J08, S06 Earth / Space Sciences 14 4 22 34 39 19 33 31 29 J09, S07 Ecology 28 10 33 39 33 23 31 32 30 J10, S08 Engineering Applications 41 21 82 70 75 88 76 57 60 J11, S09 Engineering Research 20 13 42 26 44 42 50 30 33 J12, S10 Environmental Management 45 19 55 60 64 54 56 34 56 J13 Materials Science 18 - 28 29 36 18 35 19 31 Mathematics / Computer J14, S11 Sciences 19 18 32 25 19 22 20 18 17 J15, S12 Microbiology 13 10 15 19 30 14 20 56 54 J16, S13 Pharmacology 8 3 17 22 17 16 8 18 11 S14 Physics - 19 11 14 16 32 13 12 19 Physics – Aerodynamics / J17 Hydrodynamics 16 - 26 14 34 21 35 33 25 Physics – Electricity & J18 Magnetism 29 - 30 24 41 33 32 40 38 J19 Physics – General 19 - 34 39 51 52 89 64 54 J20, S15 Plant Biology & Physiology 34 19 55 69 82 69 86 78 79 J22 Product Science 36 - 46 36 40 34 38 42 42

TOTAL 454 204 746 722 878 763 887 642 820

Table 2: Number of Participating Students by District, Gender *2013-2020 District Data by # of Schools

DISTRICT 2020* 2019* 2018* 2017* 2016* 2015* 2014* 2013* Archdiocese 10 13 15 19 19 21 16 Private 24 29 38 33 40 48 37 Public 97 75 94 95 84 49 76 TOTAL 121* 117* 147* 147* 143* 114* 137* BOYS 424 413 460 421 476 433 463 GIRLS 470 465 581 474 554 476 500 TOTAL 894 878 1041 895 1032 909 963

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J01 • Animal Biology - Jr

J0101 Corona, Damien Gr: 8 J0109 Nanny, Alma Gr: 8 Cold and Hot Brine Shrimp Sea Urchins Reproduction Rate in S: South Gate Middle School Different pH D: los angeles unified school district S: South Gate Middle School C: Romero, Ruben D: los angeles unified school district

C: Romero, Ruben

J0102 Cerda, Marissa Gr: 8 Warming Brine S: South Gate Middle School D: los angeles unified school district C: Romero, Ruben

J0103 Ramsay, Zyg Gr: 8 Cao, Boheng Gr: 8 The Butterfly Effect: The correlation between the population of the butterfly Danaus plexippus and California wildfires S: The Science Academy STEM Magnet D: LAUSD C: Lewis, Ryan

J0104 Thompson, Lacey Gr: 8 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Passed Through Fruit Flies To Their Offspring S: Archer School for Girls D: Private C: Neshek, Jerilyn

J0105 Obregon, Eileen Gr: 7 Cigarettes S: Bell Gardens Intermediate D: Montebello Unified School DIstrict C: Arreola, Marisa

J0106 Shahinian, Nanar Gr: 7 The Effect of Temperature on the Eating Habits of Drosophila Melanogaster S: Chamlian Armenian School D: parochial C: Gevorkian, Lida

J0107 Petrossian, Serj Gr: 7 Magnetic Healing? S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT D: Northwest C: Schmidt, David

J0108 Rivas, Abril Gr: 8 Effect of Salinity Level on Isochrysis Galbana Population Growth S: South Gate Middle School D: los angeles unified school district C: Romero, Ruben

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J02 • Animal Physiology - Jr

J0201 Galvez, Elsy Gr: 8 J0209 Rhee, Michelle Gr: 7 Can Children Under 18 Years Old Have Knee Pain: The Study of the Angle that Cancer? What Are The Most Common Puts the Most Amount of Strain on the Types/Symptoms? Knee S: Hollenbeck Middle School S: The Science Academy STEM D: LAUSD Magnet C: Ruiz, Laura D: LAUSD

C: Lewis, Ryan

J0202 Padilla, Delilah Gr: 6 Arreguin, Jabneel Gr: 6 J0210 Mazar, Maayan Gr: 8 The Difference Between Artificial Hearts Under Pressure ... I Can Hardly See and Real Hearts S: Pressman Academy S: Rosewood Park School D: Private D: 323887790 C: Hartung, Eric

C: Rico, Peter

J0211 Kboudi, Caroline Gr: 8 J0203 Garth, Jessica Gr: 6 Newton's Fall How does age and gender affect taste? S: Pressman Academy S: Saint John Fisher D: Private D: Los Angeles Archdiocese C: Hartung, Eric

C: Hoffmann, Jeanine

J0212 Fatima, Amena Gr: 8 J0204 Melika, Marco Gr: 8 Fighting the Flu: How the Immune Mueller, Christian Gr: 8 System Works Parkinson's Disease Treatments On S: New Dimensions Brown Planaria D: Pomona Unified School District S: American Martyrs School C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan

D: Diocese of Los Angeles C: McCorkle, Sarah J0213 Ali, Amaanah Gr: 8

Winning Worms J0205 Smith, Scott Gr: 8 S: Institute of Knowledge Metcalf, Luke Gr: 8 D: Private The Effect of Exercise on the Sleep C: Ahmad, Sadia

Patterns and Weight Loss of Mice S: St. Bede The Venerable School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Fox, Jeffrey

J0206 Bhargava, Shreya Gr: 6 Are Fingerprint Patterns Inherited? S: Blair High School D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Chau, Alex

J0207 Pieronek, Maddy Gr: 8 U'V Got Me Feeling Blue S: American Martyrs School D: Diocese of Los Angeles C: McCorkle, Sarah

J0208 Hafez, Sarah Gr: 8 Keep it Down! The Effect of Noise Pollution on Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate in Adults S: New Dimensions D: Pomona Unified School District C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J03 • Behavioral Science - Non-Human - Jr

J0301 Arce, Andrea Gr: 8 J0310 Aguilar, Diana Gr: 8 Coloring Algae Sea Urchins Reproduction Rate in S: South Gate Middle School Different Temperatures D: los angeles unified school district S: South Gate Middle School C: Romero, Ruben D: los angeles unified school district

C: Romero, Ruben

J0302 Echavarria, Natalia Gr: 8 Bugs and colors J0311 Shpall, Isabella Gr: 8 Diaz Fuchs, Miranda Gr: 8 S: Lennox Middle School D: Lennox Light vs. Heat C: Martin, Salvador S: St. Timothy School

D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Novak, Christy J0303 Jones, Natalia Gr: 8

Salinity Affect On Sea Urchins Reproduction Rate S: South Gate Middle School D: los angeles unified school district C: Romero, Ruben

J0304 Anderson, Sienna Gr: 7 Are Dogs Right or Left Pawed? S: Royal Oak Middle School D: Charter Oak Unified C: Mancilla, Robert

J0305 Golden-Krasner, Eden Gr: 6 Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Do Spiders Have Self-Recognition? S: Weizmann Day School D: private school C: Snyder, Lori

J0306 Figueroa, Helen Gr: 8 Bullying Plants? S: South Gate Middle School D: los angeles unified school district C: Romero, Ruben

J0307 Kelley, Dylan Gr: 6 Which Treat Does My Dog Like Best? S: Saint John Fisher D: Los Angeles Archdiocese C: Hoffmann, Jeanine

J0308 Rojas, Keyra Gr: 8 Can Turtles Learn To Respond To A Stimulus? S: Hollenbeck Middle School D: LAUSD C: Ruiz, Laura

J0309 Viducic, Taylor Gr: 8 Which Treat is Best? S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Gifted/HA Magnet MS D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Aki, Teresa

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J04 • Behavioral/Social Sciences - Human - Jr

J0401 Elbaz, Benjamin Gr: 8 J0409 Humphrey, Katherine Gr: 7 Political Campaigns: Go Negative? Serif or Sans Serif? The Quest for S: Pressman Academy Improved Reading D: Private S: Saint Martin of Tours School C: Hartung, Eric D: Archdioces of LA

C: Cantalejo, Raul

J0402 Isayan, Michael Gr: 7 Homework: Does it Help or Harm? J0410 Lutz, Scar Gr: 8 S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet Chromebooks or Sketchbooks? D: LAUSD Comparing off-task behavior C: Gramajo, Ruth S: Arroyo Seco Museum Science

Magnet J0403 Ohshima, Suzuko Gr: 6 D: Los Angeles Unified C: Griffith, Laura Shootings, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and your Social Status J0411 Alamad, Nadia Gr: 7 S: Walter Reed Middle School Hassan, Jasmine Gr: 8 D: LAUSD C: Sofio, Joyann Sound Sound Go Away! A Study on the

Effect of Decreased Background Noise on the Reaction Time of Special Needs J0404 Guglielmetti, Isabella Gr: 6 Children Suffering from Hyperacusis First Impressions S: Al-Huda Islamic School S: St. Timothy School D: Hawthorne/Private D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Alshanableh, Rula

C: Novak, Christy

J0412 Avila, Emily Gr: 8 J0405 Rubio, Ponciano Gr: 8 Loza, Evelyn Gr: 8 A Look at Generational Logical Music vs. Stress Reasoning S: Lennox Middle School S: Arroyo Seco Museum Science D: Lennox Magnet C: Martin, Salvador D: Los Angeles Unified C: Griffith, Laura J0413 Timour, Nicole Gr: 8

Is Your Mind Playing Tricks On You? J0406 Richland, Ayla Gr: 8 Catchy Memory S: Chamlian Armenian School D: parochial S: Pressman Academy C: Gevorkian, Lida D: Private C: Hartung, Eric

J0407 Mahoney, Evelyn Gr: 8 Alfaro, Andrea Gr: 8 Olmedo, Kimberly Gr: 8 Subliminal Messages in Running S: Mt. Gleason Middle School D: Lausd C: Moss, Craig

J0408 Tizabi, Keren Gr: 7 He or She? S: Pressman Academy D: Private C: Hartung, Eric

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J05 • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Jr

J0501 Baumgartner, Alana Gr: 7 J0509 Mustafa, Layan Gr: 7 J0518 Hafez, Jana Gr: 8 Flour 101: How different flours affect Insulin Enduring Enzymes Iron Rich Foods weight, density, and volume of muffins S: Institute of Knowledge S: New Dimensions S: Saint John Fisher D: Private D: Pomona Unified School District D: Los Angeles Archdiocese C: Ahmad, Sadia C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan

C: Hoffmann, Jeanine

J0510 Santos, Reef Gr: 6 J0519 Gomez, Jared Gr: 7 J0502 Hernandez, Rosalinda Gr: 8 The Edible Bubble: How Spherification Testing the pH Level Food and Energy Is Achieved with Various Liquids S: Lennox Middle School S: New Los Angeles Charter School S: Saint John Fisher D: Lennox D: LAUSD D: Los Angeles Archdiocese C: Martin, Salvador

C: Ramirez, Diana C: Hoffmann, Jeanine

J0520 Sherman, Katlia Gr: 6 J0503 Naranjo, Alina Gr: 6 J0511 Wind, Ella Gr: 6 Three Types of Methods to See Which Milliken, Isabella Gr: 6 Rotting Fruit One will Store Carbon Dioxide The The Brownie Experiment S: Mark Twain Middle School Most Efficiently S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior D: Los Angeles Unified School District S: The Science Academy STEM Division C: Hodgson, Joele Magnet

D: Pomona Unified School District D: LAUSD C: Gardea, Bridget C: Lewis, Ryan J0512 Hubbard, Tess Gr: 8

Testing for GMO J0504 Markarian, Emily Gr: 8 J0521 Inal, Skye Gr: 6 S: Archer School for Girls Glucose Blood Sugar D: Private Comparing the Amount of Vitamin C in S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian C: Neshek, Jerilyn Home-grown Oranges and Store-

School bought Oranges D: NA J0513 Wood, Mark Gr: 8 S: New Horizon School C: Ruiz, Ashley D: Pasadena Unified School District

Iron: How to Get the Most C: Satya, Kavitha

S: American Martyrs School J0505 Marcarian, Anaiis Gr: 7 D: Diocese of Los Angeles J0522 Hajhamid, Zeena Gr: 6 Regular chips V.S. Baked chips C: McCorkle, Sarah

Finding the C in OJ S: Saint Martin of Tours School D: Archdioces of LA J0514 Harrison, Stephanie Gr: 8 S: Institute of Knowledge C: Cantalejo, Raul D: Private

Testing Heat v. Electricity on the C: Ahmad, Sadia Coagulation of Blood J0506 Luo, Ambrose Gr: 7 S: Archer School for Girls Long, Zhou Gr: 7 D: Private Stopping Cancer from Spreading, with C: Neshek, Jerilyn

Information from Genes S: La Canada Preparatory Private J0515 Desai, Manav Gr: 8 School Effects Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids On D: La Canada Unified Neuronal Regeneration C: Miller, Steve

S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet D: LAUSD J0507 Hubbard, Addison Gr: 7 C: Gramajo, Ruth

Decoding DNA: Using gel electrophoresis to separate food dye J0516 Fleischman, Jordan Gr: 7 S: Incarnation Parish School Pretty Please with sugar ON top, but D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles how much is IN what we eat? How C: Anderson , Anna much "hidden sugars" are in our food?

S: Blair High School J0508 Baylor, Brooklin Gr: 7 D: Pasadena Unified School District Soda, Energy,Juice. Comparing C: Chau, Alex

Leftover Abundance of Sugar S: Royal Oak Middle School J0517 Steinbeck, Monica Gr: 7 D: Charter Oak Unified Infusing Plants With Vitamin C C: Mancilla, Robert

S: American Martyrs School D: Diocese of Los Angeles C: McCorkle, Sarah

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J06 • Chemistry - Applied - Jr

J0601 Coleman, Max Gr: 6 J0609 Gelino, Molly Gr: 7 Does A Carbon Water Filter Really Which method of desalination and dirt Work? extraction from an impurity filled water S: Saint Martin of Tours School source works the best? D: Archdioces of LA S: Royal Oak Middle School C: Cantalejo, Raul D: Charter Oak Unified

C: Mancilla, Robert

J0602 Chopiuk, Brooke Gr: 6 Which Brand of Water Bottle Will Keep J0610 Zhao, Olivia Gr: 7 Your Drinks Cold for the Longest What methods of purification are most Amount of Time? effective? S: Saint Martin of Tours School S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT D: Archdioces of LA D: Northwest C: Cantalejo, Raul C: Schmidt, David

J0603 Wu, Nikki Gr: 8 J0611 Petoyan, Grace Gr: 7 Gracia, Andrew Gr: 8 Cold Pack Chemistry: Where Does the Tooth Decay Heat Go? S: Monterey Highlands S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian D: Alhambra Unified School District School C: Sapalicio, Nathaniel D: NA

C: Ruiz, Ashley

J0604 Zheng, William Gr: 8 How does the voltage of the electrical J0612 Hacopians, Nicole Gr: 7 power (battery) affect how much Fire Resistant House hydrogen is produced? S: Chamlian Armenian School S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet D: parochial D: LAUSD C: Gevorkian, Lida

C: Gramajo, Ruth

J0613 Almand, Ava Gr: 7 J0605 Nunes, Zalea Gr: 6 Fueling the Future with Fuel Cells How do the expiration dates of S: St. Cyril of Jeruselem School hyaluronic acid gel fillers affect the D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles/LAUSD fillers in terms of sterility, and response C: Pugliese, Angelica to hyaluronidase? S: Sierra Madre Middle School J0614 Enfiadjian, Rafael Gr: 8 D: Pasadena Unified School District Lungs vs. Aerosols C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi

S: Chamlian Armenian School D: parochial J0606 Juarez, Odette Gr: 8 C: Gevorkian, Lida

Egg Geodes S: Sun Valley Magnet - Junior Division D: LAUSD C: Greene, Stephanie

J0607 Khachaturian, Beatrix Gr: 6 what is the most effective amount of acid to remove gelatin out of hair S: Sierra Madre Middle School D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi

J0608 Kojikian, Aleen Gr: 8 Toxic Metals in Baby Food S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School D: NA C: Ruiz, Ashley

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J07 • Chemistry - General - Jr

J0701 Louie, Mallory Gr: 6 J0709 Gutierrez, Daniela Gr: 8 J0717 Nalbandian, Zoe Gr: 6 Sweet as Sugar How do different amounts of exercise What's Glowing On? S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior affect blood sugar levels S: Incarnation Parish School Division S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles D: Pomona Unified School District Magnet C: Anderson, Anna

C: Gardea, Bridget D: LAUSD

C: Ramirez, Joanne J0718 Gorbacheva, Nicole Gr: 7

J0702 Fehmers, Zephyr Gr: 6 What happens when you mix and acid Unreal Aerogel J0710 Lesnever, Ella Gr: 7 and a base? Moreno, Corinne Gr: 7 S: Mark Twain Middle School S: Beverly Vista Middle School D: Los Angeles Unified School District How do different liquids affect the D: BHUSD C: Hodgson, Joele health of teeth? C: Crane, Alexis

S: Blair High School J0703 Grobeson, Ariel Gr: 6 D: Pasadena Unified School District J0719 Sanchez, Jeremy Gr: 7 C: Chau, Alex

Catching Bubbles Using Known Substances From A Light S: Beth Hillel Day School Spectrum To Identify Unknown J0711 Hargrove, Charlotte Gr: 7 D: n/a Substances C: Priddy, Samantha Water evaporation S: Hollenbeck Middle School

S: Saint John Fisher D: LAUSD D: Los Angeles Archdiocese C: Ruiz, Laura J0704 Rosett, Eliana Gr: 6 C: Hoffmann, Jeanine

The Brown Apple J0720 Mendez, Adam Gr: 8 S: Beth Hillel Day School J0712 Syed, Zayd Gr: 7 D: n/a Carbon Monoxide Detection In A Lung C: Priddy, Samantha Producing Energy from Hydrogen Fuel Model Exposed To Smoke

Cell S: Hollenbeck Middle School J0705 Alfaro, Cecilia Gr: 8 S: New Horizon School D: LAUSD D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Ruiz, Laura Soto, Joselyn Gr: 8 C: Satya, Kavitha

Vitamin C J0721 Tjenalooi, Kayla Gr: 7 S: Lennox Middle School J0713 Carter, Daronte Gr: 8 Got Milk? D: Lennox Cartagena, Adrian Gr: 8 C: Martin, Salvador S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT

Which Freezes Faster, Hot Water or D: Northwest Cold Water? C: Schmidt, David J0706 Franco, Danny, Jr. Gr: 6

Vega III, Jose Gr: 6 S: James A. Foshay Learning Center D: Los Angeles Unified School District J0722 Estrada, Stephanie Gr: 8 What Chemical Combinations can C: Castellanos, Celia What makes the colors in your Skittles? Achieve the Highest Altitude When Launching a Rocket? S: New Los Angeles Charter School J0714 Hovsepian, Hera Gr: 7 S: Our Lady of Refuge School D: LAUSD D: Long Beach Electrolytes For The Win C: Ramirez, Diana

C: Pierce, Katie S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian

School J0723 Garcia, Hannah Gr: 7 J0707 Hayyeh, Serene Gr: 7 D: NA Hernandez, Brissia Gr: 7 C: Ruiz, Ashley Solar Oven Cupcake Craze! S: Lennox Middle School S: Al-Huda Islamic School J0715 Bacigalupi, Leah Gr: 7 D: Hawthorne/Private D: Lennox C: Alshanableh, Rula Water Filtration: Which filter works best C: Martin, Salvador for clean drinking water, Natural or Synthetic? J0708 Vuong, Chloe Gr: 8 J0724 Shamoyan, Michael Gr: 8 S: Blair High School Hovsepian, Vincent Gr: 8 How does the environment affect the D: Pasadena Unified School District pigment in a plant? C: Chau, Alex Analysis of Alum

S: Sierra Madre Middle School S: Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian D: Pasadena Unified School District J0716 Sorto, Roberto Gr: 6 Middle School C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi D: private

Shaking for Suds:Which Type of Water C: Mishler, Jackie Is the Hardest? S: Lennox Middle School D: Lennox C: Martin, Salvador

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J07 • Chemistry - General - Jr

J0725 Pajarillo, Alyssa Gr: 8 Fabric Softeners: The Effects on Flame Retardancy of Fibers S: Sun Valley Magnet - Junior Division D: LAUSD C: Greene, Stephanie

J0726 Ramirez, Christian Gr: 7 The Science of Baking: Do Different Ingredients Impact the Size & Texture of Chocolate Chip Cookies? S: Royal Oak Middle School D: Charter Oak Unified C: Mancilla, Robert

J0727 Friedricks, Maya Gr: 6 Which Slime S: Beth Hillel Day School D: n/a C: Priddy, Samantha

J0728 Murphy, Tim Gr: 7 Sugar Vs. Teeth S: Holy Angels School D: LA Archdiocese C: Kepski, Erica

J0729 Noah, Lucy Gr: 6 Baking Wonders S: Beth Hillel Day School D: n/a C: Priddy, Samantha

J0730 Ho, Lauren Gr: 6 Powder + Water = ? S: Mark Twain Middle School D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Hodgson, Joele

J0731 Kitsis, Rose Gr: 6 Fizzy Wizzy S: Beth Hillel Day School D: n/a C: Priddy, Samantha

J0732 Martin-Mur, Adara Gr: 7 Does Xanthan Gum Contribute to Flammability in Food? S: Blair High School D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Chau, Alex

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J08 • Earth / Space Sciences - Jr

J0801 Martinez, Joseph Gr: 6 J0809 Aguilar, Abraham Gr: 8 Does a Comets Size Affect How Fast It Hernandez, Diego Gr: 8 Melts Best Soil to Support Structures S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior S: Hollenbeck Middle School Division D: LAUSD D: Pomona Unified School District C: Ruiz, Laura

C: Gardea, Bridget

J0810 Huffstutter, Julia Gr: 7 J0802 Sharma, Deepika Gr: 8 Which Surface Materials Can Reduce How do different groundwater levels the Greenhouse Effect? impact building shaking during S: Saint John Fisher earthquakes? D: Los Angeles Archdiocese S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM C: Hoffmann, Jeanine

Magnet D: LAUSD J0811 Mu, Jake Gr: 7 C: Ramirez, Joanne

Discovering Sodium Chloride Levels of Southern California Beaches Through J0803 Johnson, Emily Gr: 6 the Process of Desalination How do you capture the power of heat? S: Royal Oak Middle School S: Blair High School D: Charter Oak Unified D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Mancilla, Robert

C: Chau, Alex

J0812 Hattenbach, Emily Gr: 8 J0804 Gaglio, Luca Gr: 7 Nixon, Gianna Gr: 8 Kapetanovic, Edin Gr: 7 Sunscreen: The Secret Killer The Dangers of UV Light: Are You S: St. Timothy School Protected? D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles S: Incarnation Parish School C: Novak, Christy

D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Anderson , Anna J0813 Hoel, Liam Gr: 8

Aragon, Jose Gr: 8 J0805 Wang, Mark Gr: 7 Fog Tornado How Do I Measure The Size of the S: New Los Angeles Charter School Earth D: LAUSD S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior C: Ramirez, Diana

Division D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gardea, Bridget J0814 Weinstein, Logan Gr: 8

Is the Intensity of Tornadoes Dependent on Climate Change? J0806 Saif, Eshal Gr: 8 S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM Erosion in Motion Magnet S: Institute of Knowledge D: LAUSD D: Private C: Ramirez, Joanne

C: Ahmad, Sadia

J0807 Sisay, Binyam Gr: 6 Understanding Landslides S: Saint Joseph Long Beach D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Eno, Kathleen

J0808 Muradian, Alex Gr: 7 Martian Mission S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School D: NA C: Ruiz, Ashley

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J09 • Ecology - Jr

J0901 Reyes, Daniela Gr: 8 J0908 Chung, Rachel Gr: 7 J0915 Kupferwasser, Noah Gr: 7 Orozco, Zachary Gr: 8 Myers, Addie Gr: 7 The Impact of Temperature, Extreme Water Acidification: How Ocean Appelbaum-Schwartz, Gigi Gr: 7 Weather and Milkweed on the Acidificication Effects Humans and Development of the Monarch Butterfly Wildlife Does Climate Change Make Marigold S: Pressman Academy S: Sierra Vista Junior High School Growth Strange? D: Private D: William S. Hart school district C: Hartung, Eric S: Archer School for Girls C: Honig, Nanthapha D: Private

C: Neshek, Jerilyn J0916 Salman, Alishba Gr: 7

J0902 Wang, Jia Li Gr: 8 Eat Lead and Your Dead McElhenney, Ryan Gr: 8 J0909 Senthilnathan, Aakash Gr: 8 S: Institute of Knowledge Plants are cool: but not with deadly How Does a Wildfire Affect Future Plant D: Private radio waves Growth? C: Ahmad, Sadia

S: Mark Twain Middle School S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM D: Los Angeles Unified School District Magnet J0917 Pillai, Aarush Gr: 6 C: Hodgson, Joele D: LAUSD Particulate Matter C: Ramirez, Joanne

S: Oak Hills Elementary School J0903 Nakamura, Kyra Gr: 8 D: Newhall Should Aquaponics be the Future for J0910 Mclain, Una Gr: 8 C: Symensma-Cohen, Tonia

Agriculture? Public Drinking Water: Comparing Lead S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM Exposure J0918 Diep, Jolie Gr: 7 Magnet S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet Project Misty D: LAUSD D: LAUSD C: Ramirez, Joanne C: Gramajo, Ruth S: All Souls World Language Catholic

School D: LA Archdiocese J0904 Cordara, Ludovico Gr: 7 J0911 Medlock Tucker, Autumn Gr:8 C: Naddaf, Christelle

Nanosilver: A Gigantic Problem? Tsunamis effect on California S: La Canada Preparatory Private J0919 Wang, Claire Gr: 8 School S: Sierra Vista Junior High School Effects of Olivine on Growth of Glass D: La Canada Unified D: William S. Hart school district Anemone (aiptasia) and pH C: Miller, Steve C: Honig, Nanthapha

S: Archer School for Girls D: Private J0905 Quistgaard, Summer Gr: 6 J0912 Itani, Maya Gr: 7 C: Neshek, Jerilyn

From Bad To Worse The Effects of Different Amounts of S: Walter Reed Middle School Phosphate on Elodea dense and J0920 Romero, Edwin Gr: 7 Melanoides tuberculata D: LAUSD Water Sample Testing: Ten Different C: Sofio, Joyann S: New Horizon School Cities in the San Gabriel Valley vs. City

D: Pasadena Unified School District Water Quality Reports J0906 Banuelos, Gilbert Gr: 7 C: Satya, Kavitha

S: Royal Oak Middle School A Comparison Of CO2 From An Intact D: Charter Oak Unified Plant And When Burned J0913 Argueta, Alma Gr: 7 C: Mancilla, Robert

S: Hollenbeck Middle School Seed Germination in Radish Seeds D: LAUSD Given Liquids Other than Water J0921 Espinoza, Michael Gr: 7 C: Ruiz, Laura S: Hollenbeck Middle School Which Soils Can Absorb And Preserve

D: LAUSD Water in Different Conditions? J0907 Gaskell, Morgan Gr: 8 C: Ruiz, Laura

S: Royal Oak Middle School How Can Aquatic Macroinvertebrates D: Charter Oak Unified be Used to Help Determine Water J0914 Khachatourian, David Gr: 7 C: Mancilla, Robert Quality? Stepanians, Daren Gr: 7 S: Sierra Madre Middle School Up in the Air: Measuring Pollution in a J0922 Oeser, William Gr: 6 Weather Balloon D: Pasadena Unified School District A Sunset Full of Colors C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi S: Chamlian Armenian School

S: Mark Twain Middle School D: parochial D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Gevorkian, Lida

C: Hodgson, Joele

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J09 • Ecology - Jr

J0923 Ayuste, Chiara Gr: 7 A Temperature's Effect On Trash S: St. Timothy School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Novak, Christy

J0924 Kruger, Karina Gr: 7 Nejad, Chloe Gr: 7 Will the Dead Sea die? How rising salinity may save the Dead Sea S: Beverly Vista Middle School D: BHUSD C: Crane, Alexis

J0925 Marroquin, Thomas Gr: 8 Chavez, Maximo Gr: 8 Is There An Indicator For Health In Manmade Vs. Natural Water Bodies? S: Hollenbeck Middle School D: LAUSD C: Ruiz, Laura

J0926 Anderson, Annika Gr: 8 Zamora, June Gr: 8 Plants Vs. Polymers S: St. Timothy School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Novak, Christy

J0927 Gallivan, Sophia Gr: 6 Plants Vs. Plastic S: Saint Martin of Tours School D: Archdioces of LA C: Cantalejo, Raul

J0928 Dawabi, Adeeb Gr: 8 Purifying Water With Activated Charcoal Powder S: New Dimensions D: Pomona Unified School District C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J10 • Engineering Applications - Jr

J1001 Varela, Deandra Gr: 7 J1009 Yin, Isabelle Gr: 8 J1017 Smithwick, Jeffrey Gr: 8 Portable Air Blow Dryer Water Bottle Boat How does Tire Pressure affect Rolling S: Royal Oak Middle School S: Mark Twain Middle School Resistance? D: Charter Oak Unified D: Los Angeles Unified School District S: Sierra Madre Middle School C: Mancilla, Robert C: Hodgson, Joele D: Pasadena Unified School District

C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi

J1002 Salonga, Jacie Gr: 6 J1010 Cetina, Katie Gr: 8 Creating a robot that can follow through The blast off J1018 Cortez, Oscar Gr: 8 a maze. S: Montebello Intermediate How does a rocket fly? S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS D: Montebello Unified School District S: Sun Valley Magnet - Junior Division D: LAUSD C: Aragon, Karina D: LAUSD

C: Sarmiento, Wilmer C: Greene, Stephanie

J1011 Kutner, Sasha Gr: 6 J1003 Youssef, Marwan Gr: 6 Shimansky, Lila Gr: 6 J1019 Diaz, Jonathan Gr: 7 Building and Testing How Much Stoff, Eli Gr: 6 Perez, Saul Gr: 7 Electricity an Electric Generating Engineering Building Structures to Garcia, Emanuel Gr: 7 Windmill Produces Adapt to Rising Sea Levels Solar Energy Oven S: New Horizon School S: Pressman Academy S: James A. Foshay Learning Center D: Pasadena Unified School District D: Private D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Satya, Kavitha C: Hartung, Eric C: Castellanos, Celia

J1004 Husaini, Malik Gr: 6 J1012 Matta, Ameyali Gr: 8 J1020 Weldon, Lauren Gr: 8 Building a Handheld Vacuum Cleaner Too Cool Robotic Glove Using a Plastic Bottle S: Bell Gardens Intermediate S: Saint Joseph Long Beach S: New Horizon School D: Montebello Unified School DIstrict D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Arreola, Marisa C: Eno, Kathleen

C: Satya, Kavitha

J1013 Leung, Ayden Gr: 6 J1021 Monev, Peter Gr: 8 J1005 Donoghue, Quinn Gr: 8 Ocean Cleaner Are Hydraulically Amplified Electrostatic Echo Assist Travel Buddy S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS Actuators Better Than Electromagnetic S: Saint Joseph Long Beach D: LAUSD Actuators? D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Sarmiento, Wilmer S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM

C: Eno, Kathleen Magnet

J1014 Kartik, Advait Gr: 8 D: LAUSD J1006 Perez, Rick Gr: 8 C: Ramirez, Joanne

Thermo-Currus Need a Hand? S: Flintridge Preparatory School - Junior J1022 Cornett, Dean Gr: 7 S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior Division Division D: Independent 4 in 1 Plant Sitter D: Pomona Unified School District C: Herman, David S: Saint Joseph Long Beach

C: Gardea, Bridget D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Eno, Kathleen J1015 Chin, Kaiden Gr: 6 J1007 Lang, Shai Gr: 6 Automatic Cutting Board Brunelle, Van Gr: 6 J1023 Yang, Heather Gr: 6 Designing An Ultrasonic Glove For S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS D: LAUSD Charge it Up Visually Impaired People C: Sarmiento, Wilmer S: Walter Reed Middle School S: The Science Academy STEM D: LAUSD Magnet C: Sofio, Joyann J1016 Herath, Sadhana Gr: 8 D: LAUSD C: Lewis, Ryan Hirano, Mae Gr: 8

The Coin Sorting Machine J1024 Lopez, Fernando Gr: 8 Electric Magnetic Train J1008 Slijper, Thom Gr: 7 S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Muir, Luke Gr: 7 Gifted/HA Magnet MS S: Sun Valley Magnet - Junior Division D: LAUSD Creating a Homemade Ion Engine D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Aki, Teresa C: Greene, Stephanie S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet D: LAUSD C: Gramajo, Ruth

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J10 • Engineering Applications - Jr

J1025 Hu, Hengrui Gr: 7 J1034 Dembo, Lilly Gr: 8 A microscope that will change the Oil Spill Solutions world. S: Archer School for Girls S: Chandler School D: Private D: Independent C: Neshek, Jerilyn

C: Newman, J.J.

J1035 Sarmiento, Gavin Gr: 6 J1026 Mejia, Jasper Gr: 6 R.C. Tennis Ball Collector Solar Mini Fridge S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS S: The Science Academy STEM D: LAUSD Magnet C: Sarmiento, Wilmer

D: LAUSD C: Lewis, Ryan J1036 Olschwang, Julian Gr: 8

Talk To The Hand J1027 Motivala, Luca Gr: 7 S: Pressman Academy Fly Me To the Moon D: Private S: St. Timothy School C: Hartung, Eric

D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Novak, Christy J1037 Pa, Diego Gr: 6

Which Weight is Wright? J1028 Alcala, Isabella Gr: 7 S: All Souls World Language Catholic Skate-N-Stop School S: Saint Joseph Long Beach D: LA Archdiocese D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Naddaf, Christelle

C: Eno, Kathleen

J1038 Turalva, Ian Gr: 6 J1029 Park, Erinne Gr: 6 I Will Create A Hovercraft That I Will Be Solar Powered Wireless Charger Able To Maneuver S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS Gifted/HA Magnet MS D: LAUSD D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Sarmiento, Wilmer

C: Aki, Teresa

J1039 Khan, Rabeeah Gr: 7 J1030 Johnson, Erik Gr: 7 Increasing Wi-Fi Signal Strength and Heat Powered Desalination Speed with Homemade Boosters S: Blair High School S: Al-Huda Islamic School D: Pasadena Unified School District D: Hawthorne/Private C: Chau, Alex C: Alshanableh, Rula

J1031 Mandia, Gion Gr: 6 J1040 Valle, Sofie Gr: 8 Ping pong ball shooter Washington, Nylah Gr: 8 S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS Powell, Charlize Gr: 8 D: LAUSD Edible Water Bubbles C: Sarmiento, Wilmer S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Gifted/HA Magnet MS J1032 Renteria, Richard Gr: 7 D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Aki, Teresa The Paper Airplane Launcher

S: Lennox Middle School D: Lennox J1041 Dunlap, Rosabelle Gr: 6 C: Martin, Salvador Did You Stop?

S: Mark Twain Middle School J1033 Qazi, Amaan Gr: 7 D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Hodgson, Joele We Shall Resist: Test three techniques for earthquake resistant design on a structure S: Al-Huda Islamic School D: Hawthorne/Private C: Alshanableh, Rula

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J11 • Engineering Research - Jr

J1101 Austin, Ariel Gr: 8 J1109 Cruz, Emely Gr: 8 J1116 Padilla, Abisai Gr: 7 The best watch band The Hover Craft Homemade vs Store Bought Solar S: Mark Twain Middle School S: Montebello Intermediate Panel D: Los Angeles Unified School District D: Montebello Unified School District S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM C: Hodgson, Joele C: Aragon, Karina Magnet

D: LAUSD C: Ramirez, Joanne J1102 Saehor, Kadie Gr: 6 J1110 Andrianopoulos, Patrick Gr: 7 Bristle Bots Andrianopoulos, John Gr: 7 J1117 Yoon, Alan Gr: 8 S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior Division Research of the amount of blue light Tsunamis v. Seawalls: Comparing D: Pomona Unified School District emitted by different electronic devices Different Seawalls to Find Out Which is C: Gardea, Bridget and settings that can minimize it Most Efficient

S: Sierra Madre Middle School S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet J1103 Smith, Lauren Gr: 6 D: Pasadena Unified School District D: LAUSD C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi C: Gramajo, Ruth Mohnani, Kyla Gr: 6

Operation Build A Bridge And Get Over It J1111 Padilla, Alexa Gr: 8 J1118 Rodriguez-Romero, Dylan Bautista, Delilah Gr: 8 Gr: 6 S: Incarnation Parish School Hybrid vs. Battery Car D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles Hydraulic Press Simulator C: Anderson , Anna S: Rosewood Park School S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior

D: 323887790 Division D: Pomona Unified School District J1104 Kutepov, Yaroslav Gr: 6 C: Rico, Peter

C: Gardea, Bridget

Which Bridge is Stronger? J1112 Cruz, Eddie Gr: 6 S: Beverly Vista Middle School J1119 Nafarrete, Leila Gr: 7 D: BHUSD Gonzalez, Angel Gr: 6 Suspension vs Cable Stayed C: Crane, Alexis Arreola, Andres Gr: 6

Ready, Set, Launch! S: Blair High School D: Pasadena Unified School District J1105 Kamei, Joel Gr: 8 S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior C: Chau, Alex Division Gomez, Presley Gr: 8 The Effects of Temperature, Glass, and D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gardea, Bridget J1120 Rodriguez, Giovanni Gr: 8 Water Droplets on Solar Cell Power Production How Wings Affect a Plane's Flight S: Monterey Highlands J1113 Papazian, Goryune Gr: 8 S: La Merced Intermediate D: Alhambra Unified School District Motorized Sifter D: Montebello Unified C: Sapalicio, Nathaniel C: Chang, Cathy S: Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian

Middle School J1106 Aragon, Erik Gr: 8 D: private Ramirez, Jose Gr: 8 C: Mishler, Jackie

Andon, Nathan Gr: 8 Mag Force 1 J1114 Kabir, Aziz Gr: 8 S: Montebello Intermediate Transportation Through Air Pressure D: Montebello Unified School District S: New Dimensions C: Aragon, Karina D: Pomona Unified School District

C: Alghaswyneh , Sawsan

J1107 Santiago, Yasmin Gr: 6 What Fruit Is More Suitable For A J1115 Udria, Dylan Gr: 7 Battery? Maglev Train: The relationship between S: Mark Twain Middle School model design and velocity D: Los Angeles Unified School District S: Royal Oak Middle School C: Hodgson, Joele D: Charter Oak Unified

C: Mancilla, Robert

J1108 Esparza , Linda Gr: 8 Go Green Drink Clean S: Montebello Intermediate D: Montebello Unified School District C: Aragon, Karina

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J12 • Environmental Management - Jr

J1201 Avalos, Isabell Gr: 8 J1208 Hamid, Aayan Gr: 7 J1216 Abrera, Athena Gr: 7 The affect of sky glow on the What causes climate change? Richardson, Lillian Gr: 7 environment. S: Institute of Knowledge Fire Flighter Drone S: Sierra Vista Junior High School D: Private S: Saint Joseph Long Beach D: William S. Hart school district C: Ahmad, Sadia D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles

C: Honig, Nanthapha C: Eno, Kathleen

J1209 van de Ven, Alayna Gr: 7 J1202 Bindra, Kabir Gr: 8 Wildes, Hattie Gr: 7 J1217 Kasparian, Daron Gr: 7 Piezoelectricity - An Efficient Way To pHysically clean The Fuel of the Future - Recycling Generate Electricity From Wind and S: American Martyrs School Cooking Oils to produce Biodiesel Noise D: Diocese of Los Angeles S: Chamlian Armenian School S: Chandler School C: McCorkle, Sarah D: parochial

D: Independent C: Gevorkian, Lida

C: Newman, J.J. J1210 Alban, Emilio Gr: 7

How does the time, the direction, the J1218 Vartanyan, Ellen Gr: 8 J1203 Ting, Katherine Gr: 6 position, and the weather affect solar Water Filter vs. Boiling Disposable ≠ Degradable panel effiency. S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian S: St. Timothy School S: Blair High School School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles D: Pasadena Unified School District D: NA C: Novak, Christy C: Chau, Alex C: Ruiz, Ashley

J1204 Daez, Kyla Marie Gr: 8 J1211 Hemdan, Kawthar Gr: 7 J1219 Ali, Samiya Gr: 8 Madamba, Danica Gr: 8 Testing Different Barriers to Prevent Water Filter Project Robledo, Kasandra Gr: 8 Soil Erosion S: New Dimensions How Aquatic Plants Affect pH Levels in S: New Horizon School D: Pomona Unified School District Seawater? D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Alghaswyneh , Sawsan

S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson C: Satya, Kavitha

Gifted/HA Magnet MS J1220 Li, Skylar Gr: 8 D: Los Angeles Unified School District J1212 Edler, Zara Gr: 6 Which Fertilizer Results in the Most C: Aki, Teresa

California Dreamin': How the Weather Nitrate-rich Runoff? Affects Solar & Wind Power S: Sierra Madre Middle School J1205 Huang, Natalie Gr: 7 S: St. Timothy School D: Pasadena Unified School District Horton , Francesca Gr: 7 D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi

Stutz, Anya Gr: 7 C: Novak, Christy

Shining a Light on Particulate Matter J1221 Dy Buco, Arwen Gr: 8 S: Archer School for Girls J1213 Thompson, Carys Gr: 8 Burning Gas from Crop Resources D: Private The Effect of Microplastics On Diatoms S: Sierra Vista Junior High School C: Neshek, Jerilyn (Cyclotella and Thalassiosira)

D: William S. Hart school district S: Saint Martin of Tours School C: Honig, Nanthapha

J1206 Haim, Shai Gr: 8 D: Archdioces of LA Biodegradable Agar Agar Bioplastic: A C: Cantalejo, Raul J1222 Alvarez, Maia Gr: 8 Test of Agar Agar to Water Ratios as a A Gassy Situation: BioGas Production Cup J1214 Yang, Elvin Gr: 8 S: Archer School for Girls S: The Science Academy STEM RecyclaBall Magnet D: Private S: Monterey Highlands C: Neshek , Jerilyn D: LAUSD

C: Lewis, Ryan D: Alhambra Unified School District

C: Sapalicio, Nathaniel J1223 Saad, Nour Gr: 6

J1207 Mantong, Audrey Gr: 7 Testing how effective Water lilies, J1215 Witek, Treana Gr: 7 Gentile, Lazuli Gr: 7 Water irises, Watercress, and Water Renewable Energy is our Destiny! lettuce are in preventing algae blooms Bio-Bowl S: American Martyrs School in freshwater ecosystem S: Saint Joseph Long Beach D: Diocese of Los Angeles S: New Horizon School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: McCorkle, Sarah D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Eno, Kathleen C: Satya, Kavitha

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J12 • Environmental Management - Jr

J1224 Woodson, Zachary Gr: 8 J1232 Tatoulian, Vani Gr: 6 J1240 Kodama, Caleb Gr: 6 Separating H2O into Hydrogen and Is School Drinking Fountain Water Can We Harness the Mechanical Oxygen Clean? Energy of Cars to Power our Cities S: Saint Joseph Long Beach S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian S: Sierra Madre Middle School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles School D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Eno, Kathleen D: NA C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi

C: Ruiz, Ashley

J1225 Sarmiento, Aleeyah Gr: 8 J1241 Deng, Christopher Gr: 8 Oliver, Valeria Gr: 8 J1233 Melara, Diego Gr: 7 Purify water naturally for developing Leung, Annie Gr: 8 How to ensure our future of cleaning countries The Making of Paper: Saving One Tree the ocean with inexpensive materials S: Huntington Middle School at a Time S: Sierra Vista Junior High School D: San Marino Unified D: William S. Hart school district C: Faure, Alana S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson C: Honig, Nanthapha Gifted/HA Magnet MS D: Los Angeles Unified School District J1242 Pfaff, Emily Gr: 7 C: Aki, Teresa J1234 Cantrell, Hannah Gr: 8 Grey Water's Effect On Sunflowers Arellano, Elizabeth Gr: 8 S: American Martyrs School J1226 Delson, Jonah Gr: 6 Best Tablets for Water Purification D: Diocese of Los Angeles Elad, Arieh Gr: 6 S: Hutchinson Middle School C: McCorkle, Sarah

Carr, Hannah Gr: 6 D: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School Waste Not Want Not District J1243 Kashif, Javeria Gr: 6 C: Kay, Jamie S: Pressman Academy The War of Paper Fibers D: Private S: Institute of Knowledge C: Hartung, Eric J1235 Dupont, Julie Gr: 6 D: Private Does The Size of Shade Balls Affect C: Ahmad, Sadia J1227 Mortensen, Ander Gr: 7 the Amount of Water Evaporating? Nozan, Izaiah Gr: 7 S: The Science Academy STEM J1244 Ko, San Gr: 6 Magnet Natural or Manmade Erosion Control Electric Water Recycling Sink D: LAUSD S: Our Lady of Refuge School C: Lewis, Ryan S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS D: Long Beach D: LAUSD C: Pierce, Katie C: Sarmiento, Wilmer

J1236 Badal , Kianet Gr: 8

Is the Future Bright with the UV Light? J1228 Reisner, Alexandra Gr: 6 J1245 Alnajjar, Yusuf Gr: 7 S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM Magnetic Plants Cleaner Water Magnet S: Walter Reed Middle School D: LAUSD S: Institute of Knowledge D: LAUSD C: Ramirez, Joanne D: Private C: Sofio, Joyann C: Ahmad, Sadia

J1237 Hamdan, Omar Gr: 8 J1229 Arora, Rehya Gr: 7 Drink This Not That! Can Plants Stop Soil Erosion S: Al-Huda Islamic School S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT D: Hawthorne/Private D: Northwest C: Alshanableh, Rula C: Schmidt, David J1238 Boghossian, Raffi Gr: 7 J1230 Llamas, Roberto Gr: 8 How To Make Nature-Friendly Or Water Purification Biodegradable Plastic? S: South Gate Middle School S: Chamlian Armenian School D: los angeles unified school district D: parochial C: Romero, Ruben C: Gevorkian, Lida

J1231 Martinez, Aalyah Gr: 8 J1239 Pressnall, Addison Gr: 6 Substitute Straws Can we purify water using plants S: South Gate Middle School S: Blair High School D: los angeles unified school district D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Romero, Ruben C: Chau, Alex

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J13 • Materials Science - Jr

J1301 Shofet, Odelia Gr: 8 J1309 Aghayan, Nyree Gr: 8 J1317 Derakhshani, Moniba Gr: 6 Kashani, Leila Gr: 8 Which fabrics make the best insulators Comparing the Amount of Ultraviolet Manavi, Sophia Gr: 8 S: Chamlian Armenian School Absorption Between Cotton, Polyester, Soluble Balloons D: parochial and Polyester/Cotton Fabric C: Gevorkian, Lida S: New Horizon School S: Beverly Vista Middle School D: BHUSD D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Satya, Kavitha C: Crane, Alexis J1310 Laney, Declan Gr: 6

Stuck On You J1318 Arrington, Jack Gr: 7 J1302 Prentice, Phoebe Gr: 8 S: Walter Reed Middle School Which Brand of Plastic Wrap Can Best D: LAUSD BBCOR vs. Wood Prevent Enzymatic Browning in Fruit? C: Sofio, Joyann S: St. Timothy School

S: Sierra Madre Middle School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Novak, Christy D: Pasadena Unified School District J1311 Pacheco, Allison Gr: 8 C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi Chavez Martinez, Jazmine Gr: 8

J1303 Teves, Sebastian Gr: 6 Camacho, Ashley Gr: 8 Boom! Boom! Bop! Cell Phone Electromagnetic Radiation S: St. Timothy School S: James A. Foshay Learning Center D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Novak, Christy C: Castellanos, Celia

J1304 Chau, David Gr: 7 J1312 Perez, Sophie Gr: 8 How Does Temperature Affect Rust in Which Power Source to Use? Metals? S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM Magnet Magnet D: LAUSD D: LAUSD C: Ramirez, Joanne

C: Ramirez, Joanne

J1313 Tierney, Augustine Gr: 7 J1305 Chevalier, Isabel Gr: 6 Light speed machine How does the color of water affect its S: St. Monica Academy temperature? D: Glendale Unified School District S: Blair High School C: Ghandhi, Sorab

D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Chau, Alex J1314 Brockermeyer, Tyler Gr: 7

To see which helmet brand is best to J1306 Kenderian, Aram Gr: 8 keep you safe. Force, Energy and Work Done by S: Saint Martin of Tours School Shape Memory Alloys D: Archdioces of LA S: Ribet Academy (Junior Division) C: Cantalejo, Raul

D: Private School C: Yu, Richard J1315 Ivison, Caleb Gr: 6

Breaking the Brickwork J1307 Khemichian, Lori Gr: 7 S: Walter Reed Middle School The Effect of Glycerin on the Strength D: LAUSD of Bioplastic C: Sofio, Joyann

S: Chamlian Armenian School D: parochial J1316 Nissanoff, Jonas Gr: 8 C: Gevorkian, Lida

May The Force Be With You J1308 Zahid, Maryam Gr: 6 S: Pressman Academy D: Private Elokour, Reeam Gr: 6 C: Hartung, Eric

Smile for Slime! S: Al-Huda Islamic School D: Hawthorne/Private C: Alshanableh, Rula

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J14 • Mathematics & Computer Sciences - Jr

J1401 Rocha, Delilah Gr: 7 J1409 Kulkarni, Dhruv Gr: 6 J1417 Medina, Emily Gr: 6 Adopt A Pet Geometric Model for Easy Learning Calix, Rubi Gr: 6 S: Suva Intermediate School S: Oak Hills Elementary School Pinales, Juan Gr: 6 D: Montebello Unified School District D: Newhall Or, Would you Rather...? C: Torres, Lorraine C: Symensma-Cohen, Tonia S: Suva Intermediate School D: Montebello Unified School District J1402 Yang, Jerry Gr: 6 J1410 Lind, Eric Gr: 8 C: Torres, Lorraine

Cracking and Hacking The Mockulus Project: Making Virtual S: Walter Reed Middle School Reality Low Cost J1418 Andres, Abril Gr: 7 D: LAUSD S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT Calderon, Joshua Gr: 7 C: Sofio, Joyann D: Northwest Train Your Dog Like a Pro

C: Schmidt, David S: Suva Intermediate School

J1403 Sanabria, Lynneth Gr: 6 D: Montebello Unified School District Chinchilla, Kenny Gr: 6 J1411 Wood, Aeneas Gr: 7 C: Torres, Lorraine

Anti-Bullying Neural Network Classification of J.K. S: Suva Intermediate School Rowling's Harry Potter Passages: Effect J1419 Perez, Frank Gr: 8 D: Montebello Unified School District of Activation Function and Input Type Are You Cyber Secure? C: Torres, Lorraine S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM D: LAUSD Magnet C: Gramajo, Ruth J1404 Kopp, Elijah Gr: 6 D: LAUSD

C: Ramirez, Joanne Emotion Commotion J1412 Wong, Michael Gr: 6 S: Oak Hills Elementary School All Net D: Newhall C: Symensma-Cohen, Tonia S: Walter Reed Middle School

D: LAUSD C: Sofio, Joyann J1405 Rocha, Maia Gr: 7

The Effect of Search Depth on the Percentage of Wins in Connect 4 J1413 Liu, Maggie Gr: 6 S: American Martyrs School Heads or Tails? D: Diocese of Los Angeles S: Weizmann Day School C: McCorkle, Sarah D: private school

C: Snyder, Lori

J1406 Urias, Ernesto Gr: 6 Ortiz, Elias Gr: 6 J1414 Rogers, Samantha Gr: 6 Ideas for Apps Vargas, Genesis Gr: 6 Pet Rescue S: Suva Intermediate School D: Montebello Unified School District S: Suva Intermediate School C: Torres, Lorraine D: Montebello Unified School District

C: Torres, Lorraine

J1407 Meka, Hriday Gr: 7 What Is The Best Possible Basketball J1415 cohen, abigail Gr: 6 Team For The Last Five Years and The Spinning Dreidels How Does Budget Tie Into It? S: Weizmann Day School S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT D: private school D: Northwest C: Snyder, Lori

C: Schmidt, David

J1416 Kim, Dohyun Gr: 8 J1408 Laychak, Luke Gr: 8 Galaxy type classification by machine Do Indoor Stadiums Affect Baseball learning. Players Stats? S: Western Christian School S: American Martyrs School D: Claremont D: Diocese of Los Angeles C: Lee, Monica

C: McCorkle, Sarah

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J15 • Microbiology - Jr

J1501 Yanez, Laia Gr: 8 J1509 Ginn, Ryan Gr: 8 Suleymanyan, Annette Gr: 8 Which Plastic is the Most Degradable? Dominguez, Natalie Gr: 8 S: Chandler School Pumpkin Decomposition D: Independent C: Newman, J.J. S: Mt. Gleason Middle School D: Lausd C: Moss, Craig J1510 Kushner, Remy Gr: 7

What Role Does the Flagellum Protein J1502 Lee, Ghino Gr: 8 Flagellin Play in Bacterial Resistance to Kang, Haily Gr: 8 Silver Nanoparticles? The Effect of Oxygen in the Production S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet of Electricity in Microbial Fuel Cells D: LAUSD C: Gramajo, Ruth S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT

D: Northwest C: Schmidt, David J1511 Petlak, Olivia Gr: 7

Just spit on it! Can Bubba's saliva kill J1503 Alvarado, Nicole Gr: 8 bacteria? The Horrors of Hand Drying S: Pressman Academy S: Arroyo Seco Museum Science D: Private C: Hartung, Eric Magnet

D: Los Angeles Unified C: Griffith, Laura J1512 Sathya Narayanan, Shruthi Gr: 8

J1504 Walker, Sabrina Gr: 8 Mission to Mars Wash It! S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet S: Saint Martin of Tours School D: LAUSD C: Gramajo, Ruth D: Archdioces of LA

C: Cantalejo, Raul

J1513 De Leon, Micaela Gr: 7 J1505 Martinez, Sebastian Gr: 7 Which Will Grow More Mold? Incubator Biomining in Space: Can the Bacteria Or Refrigerator Storage Methods? Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans Survive S: Hollenbeck Middle School in Extraterrestrial Planets with High D: LAUSD Atmospheric pressures? C: Ruiz, Laura

S: Royal Oak Middle School D: Charter Oak Unified C: Mancilla, Robert

J1506 Ghasemi, Arman Gr: 7 Impacts of Concentrated Disinfectants on Bacteria S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet D: LAUSD C: Gramajo, Ruth

J1507 Arunachalam, Mahesh Gr: 8 Effects of Chemicals on Aquatic Life S: Rosemont Middle School D: Glendale C: Anderle, Scott

J1508 Norden, Max Gr: 8 Totally Photosynthetic! A study of the effects of pollution on phytoplankton S: The Science Academy STEM Magnet D: LAUSD C: Lewis, Ryan

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J16 • Pharmacology - Jr

J1601 Ramirez, Natalie Gr: 8 J1608 Kudaverdian, Christa Gr: 7 Baez, Juanpablo Gr: 8 Are Stem Cells the Future? The Affects of Children's Medicine On S: La Canada Preparatory Private Activity Of Crickets School S: Hollenbeck Middle School D: La Canada Unified D: LAUSD C: Miller, Steve

C: Ruiz, Laura

J1602 Jeronimo, Natalie Gr: 8 Which Brand Of Ibuprofen Dissolves The Quickest? S: Hollenbeck Middle School D: LAUSD C: Ruiz, Laura

J1603 Safri, Christine Gr: 8 How does the pH Level of our Stomach Acid Affect the Amount of Time Different Pills Dissolve into the Bloodstream? S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT D: Northwest C: Schmidt, David

J1604 Riordan, Matthew Gr: 7 Milk Does A Body Good? S: St. Timothy School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Novak, Christy

J1605 Baghdassarian, Kaitlyn Gr: 7 The Effect of Green Tea on the Heart Rate of Daphnia S: Chamlian Armenian School D: parochial C: Gevorkian, Lida

J1606 Kim, Thomas Gr: 8 Bang, Daniel Gr: 8 Kim, Jonathan Gr: 8 D-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate LC50 - Utilizing Artemia to Research the Limit of Substitution of THC Vaping Oils with Vitamin E S: The Science Academy STEM Magnet D: LAUSD C: Lewis, Ryan

J1607 Mirza, Simra Gr: 8 It's More Than a Weed, It's Sunscreen S: Institute of Knowledge D: Private C: Ahmad, Sadia

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J17 • Physics - Aerodynamics/Hydrodynamics - Jr

J1701 Matthew, Daniel Gr: 7 J1710 Lonstein, Elan Gr: 8 Exploring Air Rockets Vibrations of Rocketry S: St. Cyril of Jeruselem School S: Delphi Academy - Junior Division D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles/LAUSD D: N/A C: Pugliese, Angelica C: Gainsforth, Cindy

J1702 Brotman, Sawyer Gr: 7 J1711 Zhang, Sarah Gr: 7 The Distance a Paper Airplane Flies Pilipski, Aviv Gr: 7 Depending on the Paper Type and Age of wood compared to sound quality Wing Shape S: Beverly Vista Middle School S: St. Cyril of Jeruselem School D: BHUSD D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles/LAUSD C: Crane, Alexis

C: Pugliese, Angelica

J1712 Ramirez , Stephen Gr: 8 J1703 Abdul-Qadeer, Zahid Gr: 8 Bottle Rockets Differentiating Dilatancies S: Weizmann Day School S: New Dimensions D: private school D: Pomona Unified School District C: Snyder, Lori

C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan

J1713 Wu, Claire Gr: 8 J1704 Hasan, Abiya Gr: 7 What's the Hydrodynamics of an Right Flight Object? S: Al-Huda Islamic School S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT D: Hawthorne/Private D: Northwest C: Alshanableh, Rula C: Schmidt, David

J1705 Wood, Jack Gr: 8 J1714 Tenorio, Nicolas Gr: 7 Laminar Flow Mgaluyan, Isaac Gr: 7 S: American Martyrs School Benoit, Gabriel Gr: 7 D: Diocese of Los Angeles Up Up and Away C: McCorkle, Sarah S: Holy Angels School

D: LA Archdiocese J1706 Amerine, Jack Gr: 7 C: Kepski, Erica

Rocket Fin Test S: Holy Angels School J1715 Maalouf, Andrew Gr: 8 D: LA Archdiocese Powerful Windmill C: Kepski, Erica S: Incarnation Parish School

D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles J1707 Dalie, Preston Gr: 7 C: Anderson, Anna

What hand position in the water, pulls the most water in a stroke. J1716 Abdikarim, Menal Gr: 6 S: Chandler School Can Water Float on Water? D: Independent S: Al-Huda Islamic School C: Newman, J.J. D: Hawthorne/Private

C: Alshanableh, Rula

J1708 Foran, Nola Gr: 6 Waterpower? I'm a Big Fan! S: Walter Reed Middle School D: LAUSD C: Sofio, Joyann

J1709 Buranabul, Trisha Gr: 8 Measuring Motion in Tennis Serves S: Monterey Highlands D: Alhambra Unified School District C: Sapalicio, Nathaniel

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J18 • Physics - Electricity & Magnetism - Jr

J1801 von Krogh, Henry Gr: 7 J1809 Simitian, Daron Gr: 8 J1817 Cocolan , Cesar Gr: 7 Opposites Attract Defying Gravity using Lenz's Law Cote', Ashton Gr: 7 S: St. Timothy School S: Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Magnetic Repulsion D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles Middle School S: American Martyrs School C: Novak, Christy D: private D: Diocese of Los Angeles

C: Mishler, Jackie C: McCorkle, Sarah

J1802 Delfin, Marian Gr: 6 All Aboard The Maglev Train! J1810 Kim, Madeline Gr: 6 J1818 Soto, Arianna Gr: 6 S: St. Timothy School Hydroelectric Generated Lightbulb The strength of electromagnets D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior C: Novak, Christy D: LAUSD Division

C: Sarmiento, Wilmer D: Pomona Unified School District

J1803 Sexton, Sophie Gr: 7 C: Gardea, Bridget

Measuring and Comparing J1811 Khazaieli, Yalda Gr: 8 Electromagnetic Fields in Varying Simjee, Lubna Gr: 8 J1819 Baghdassarian, Ella Gr: 8 Locations in Los Angeles Light It Up! The Spectra of Different Light Sources: S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet S: Al-Huda Islamic School Are LEDs Harmful to your health? D: LAUSD D: Hawthorne/Private S: Chamlian Armenian School C: Gramajo, Ruth C: Alshanableh, Rula D: parochial

C: Gevorkian, Lida

J1804 Wetzel, William Gr: 6 J1812 Perez, Betzabe Gr: 6 Can a Banana Produce More Electricity Conducting Light From a Pencil J1820 Perez, Isaac Gr: 7 Than a Potato S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior The Tesla Coil S: Saint John Fisher Division S: Lennox Middle School D: Los Angeles Archdiocese D: Pomona Unified School District D: Lennox C: Hoffmann, Jeanine C: Gardea, Bridget C: Martin, Salvador

J1805 Lim, Yuha Gr: 6 J1813 Reisner, Harrison Gr: 6 J1821 Hernandez, Julian Gr: 8 How Does The Different Type Of Food Dueling Magnets; A New Invention To Comparing the Production of Clean Battery Affect The Length of How Long Prevent Damage To Your Car Energy An Electronic Clock Lasts? S: The Science Academy STEM S: Sun Valley Magnet - Junior Division S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS Magnet D: LAUSD D: LAUSD D: LAUSD C: Greene, Stephanie

C: Sarmiento, Wilmer C: Lewis, Ryan

J1822 Luciano, Myles Gr: 6 J1806 Yeressian, Leanna Gr: 6 J1814 Chavez, Natalie Gr: 8 Maglev Trains: The Real "Polar" The Effect of Temperature on Magnet Ceja-Galvez, Alondra Gr: 8 Express Velocity How Much Glare Does a Light Bulb S: Walter Reed Middle School S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian Produce? D: LAUSD School S: La Merced Intermediate C: Sofio, Joyann

D: NA D: Montebello Unified C: Ruiz, Ashley C: Chang, Cathy J1823 Pearce, William Gr: 6

Why the Attraction? A Study of How J1807 Knepper, Joseph Gr: 7 J1815 Guevara, Santiago Gr: 7 Temperature Affects Magnet Strength Magnetic Fruit The power of Using Wind S: Saint Joseph Long Beach S: St. Cyril of Jeruselem School S: Sierra Vista Junior High School D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles/LAUSD D: William S. Hart school district C: Eno, Kathleen

C: Pugliese, Angelica C: Honig, Nanthapha

J1824 Syed, Yusuf Gr: 7 J1808 Espanola, Lauren Gr: 6 J1816 Antig, Alyssa Gr: 8 Comparing the Amount of EMR given Will fusing two energy sources together Viral Radiation off by Nintendo Switch, 3DS XL, and generate more energy than they S: Incarnation Parish School Playstation 4 at different durations of generate alone? D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles playing S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson C: Anderson, Anna S: New Horizon School Gifted/HA Magnet MS D: Pasadena Unified School District D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Satya, Kavitha

C: Aki, Teresa

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J18 • Physics - Electricity & Magnetism - Jr

J1825 Lawrence, Andrew Gr: 8 Hot vs Cold Magnets S: Saint Martin of Tours School D: Archdioces of LA C: Cantalejo, Raul

J1826 Welte, Hamish Gr: 8 Are We Cooked? S: American Martyrs School D: Diocese of Los Angeles C: McCorkle, Sarah

J1827 Arrizon, Nadia Gr: 6 How well do different materials create static electricity S: Lennox Middle School D: Lennox C: Martin, Salvador

J1828 Demirjian, Zavien Gr: 6 Can We Make Free Electricity? S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School D: NA C: Ruiz, Ashley

J1829 Vogel, Vincent Gr: 7 Can You Power A Radio With A Dirt Battery S: Royal Oak Middle School D: Charter Oak Unified C: Mancilla, Robert

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J19 • Physics - General - Jr

J1901 Goldkorn, Tali Gr: 7 J1910 Aguinaga, Diego Gr: 8 J1918 Aragon, Jose Gr: 8 Heating a pool without using too much Measuring Light Sound Waves energy, using different materials. S: Sun Valley Magnet - Junior Division S: New Los Angeles Charter School S: Beverly Vista Middle School D: LAUSD D: LAUSD D: BHUSD C: Greene, Stephanie C: Ramirez, Diana

C: Crane, Alexis

J1911 Medrano, August Gr: 6 J1919 Nieman, Noah Gr: 6 J1902 Marroquin, Matthew Gr: 8 Angleic Marshmallows How weight impacts speed Aluminum Bat vs Wooden Bat S: Saint John Fisher S: Beverly Vista Middle School S: Sun Valley Magnet - Junior Division D: Los Angeles Archdiocese D: BHUSD D: LAUSD C: Hoffmann, Jeanine C: Crane, Alexis

C: Greene, Stephanie

J1912 Seres, Alexandra Gr: 6 J1903 Do, Jett Gr: 8 Tale Of Two Bows Proving Conservation of Energy S: Oak Hills Elementary School S: Mark Twain Middle School D: Newhall D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Symensma-Cohen, Tonia

C: Hodgson, Joele

J1913 Stefanini, Daniel Gr: 7 J1904 Shenian, Levon Gr: 8 Science of Suction Hello...can you hear me? Sound in S: St. Monica Academy Outer Space D: Glendale Unified School District S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian C: Ghandhi, Sorab

School D: NA J1914 Norden, Angus Gr: 6 C: Ruiz, Ashley

How pressure affects the energy usage of desalination J1905 Magnano, Luca Gr: 8 S: The Science Academy STEM How Cool is Your Color? Magnet S: Saint Martin of Tours School D: LAUSD D: Archdioces of LA C: Lewis, Ryan

C: Cantalejo, Raul

J1915 Velandia, Shelby Gr: 7 J1906 Soliman, Marina Gr: 6 Air Pressure Affects the Distance a The Effect Of Temperature On The Soccer Ball Travels Magnetic Strength S: St. Cyril of Jeruselem School S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles/LAUSD Division C: Pugliese, Angelica

D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gardea, Bridget J1916 Hoffman, Ariel Gr: 8

The Secret Combos of Batting J1907 O'Beirne, Viola Gr: 8 S: Hale Charter Academy STEAM Endless Energy Magnet S: Incarnation Parish School D: LAUSD D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Ramirez, Joanne

C: Anderson, Anna

J1917 Tran, Matthew Gr: 6 J1908 Hronsky , Josie Gr: 6 Which String Tension Creates More Granular Flow Power S: Beth Hillel Day School S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior D: n/a Division C: Priddy, Samantha D: Pomona Unified School District

C: Gardea, Bridget

J1909 Dajani, Hamza Gr: 8 Let Gravity Take Over! S: Al-Huda Islamic School D: Hawthorne/Private C: Alshanableh, Rula

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J20 • Plant Biology & Physiology - Jr

J2001 Vizzie, Jay Gr: 7 J2008 Shin, Sophia Gr: 7 J2016 Huertas, Kimberly Gr: 8 A Burning Problem: Plants, Fire, and Williams, Lucia Gr: 7 Flowers the Future of Vegetation in California Kohn, August Gr: 7 S: Lennox Middle School S: Saint Martin of Tours School The Effects of Ocean Acidification on D: Lennox D: Archdioces of LA Algae C: Martin, Salvador

C: Cantalejo, Raul S: Archer School for Girls D: Private J2017 Kim, Olivia Gr: 6 J2002 Baumle, Adrianna Gr: 6 C: Neshek, Jerilyn The Measurement of the Growth of Baumle, Devin Gr: 6 Mung Beans Supported by Varying Can changing the light source increase J2009 Ibrahim, Khalid Gr: 8 Types of Irrigation photosynthesis? Does Fertilizer Actually Help Plants S: The Science Academy STEM S: Blair High School Grow Magnet D: Pasadena Unified School District S: New Dimensions D: LAUSD C: Chau, Alex C: Lewis, Ryan D: Pomona Unified School District

C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan

J2003 Caldwell, Jacob Gr: 7 J2018 smadi, petra Gr: 8 Does Caffeine have an effect on the J2010 Stepanek, Maggie Gr: 6 How Much DNA Is In An Onion? Growth and Production of Capsicum Defying Gravity S: New Dimensions Annuum S: Walter Reed Middle School D: Pomona Unified School District S: Royal Oak Middle School C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan D: LAUSD D: Charter Oak Unified C: Sofio, Joyann C: Mancilla, Robert J2019 Cheng, Nolan Gr: 7

J2011 Waluszko, Angelina Gr: 8 PharmaKarma J2004 Touloumian, Andre Gr: 8 What is the Effect of Increased UV S: La Canada Preparatory Private How does the species of C3 plants Radiation Exposure on Plant School affect the rate at which they Germination and Growth? D: La Canada Unified photosynthesize? C: Miller, Steve S: Sierra Madre Middle School S: Sierra Madre Middle School D: Pasadena Unified School District D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi J2020 Laezman, Isabel Gr: 7 C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi Hydroponics or soil?

J2012 Oduntan, Oladepo Gr: 6 S: Weizmann Day School J2005 Kharaeva, Aisha Gr: 7 What is the effect of different types of D: private school The Effects of Antioxidants (Vitamin A, soil on the growth of a Cherry Rose C: Snyder, Lori

E, and C) and pH (alkaline, acidic and Nasturtium plant? neutral) on radish seed germination S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson J2021 Mancia, Shelby Gr: 8 S: New Horizon School Gifted/HA Magnet MS Green Onion Project D: Pasadena Unified School District D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Satya, Kavitha C: Aki, Teresa S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson

Gifted/HA Magnet MS D: Los Angeles Unified School District J2006 Jomsky, Ariela Gr: 8 J2013 Villa, Savanna Gr: 6 C: Aki, Teresa

Magnesium's Effect on Aquatic What Is The Best Substitute for Soil in Philodendron Plants Seed Germination? J2022 Kim, Bailee Gr: 6 S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT S: Our Lady of Refuge School Shady Plants D: Northwest D: Long Beach C: Schmidt, David C: Pierce, Katie S: Walter Reed Middle School

D: LAUSD C: Sofio, Joyann J2007 Parker, Kaylani Gr: 7 J2014 salman, usman Gr: 6 What Effects do Phosphates have on Oil in the Soil Aquatic Plants? J2023 Bawany, Sumaiya Gr: 8 S: Institute of Knowledge Can Plants Be Used to Purify the Air of S: Sierra Madre Middle School D: Private D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Ahmad, Sadia Total Volatile Organic Compounds? C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi S: Institute of Knowledge

D: Private J2015 Au, Xian Gr: 6 C: Ahmad, Sadia

What Insulations and Roofings can Pansies Benefit From? S: Our Lady of Refuge School D: Long Beach C: Pierce, Katie

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J20 • Plant Biology & Physiology - Jr

J2024 Flores, Eliza Gr: 8 J2032 Garcia, Michael Gr: 8 Pollution's Effect On The Growth Of Hydroponics vs. Soil Plants S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Gifted/HA Magnet MS Gifted/HA Magnet MS D: Los Angeles Unified School District D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Aki, Teresa

C: Aki, Teresa

J2033 Krikorian, Pateel Gr: 7 J2025 Gutierrez, Mathias Gr: 6 Which Vitamins affect plants? Does Sound Affect Plant Growth? S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian S: Saint John Fisher School D: Los Angeles Archdiocese D: NA C: Hoffmann, Jeanine C: Ruiz, Ashley

J2026 Khan, Sufyan Gr: 7 J2034 Entabi, Rashad Gr: 6 Let's Sprout Out! Comparing Whether Tomato Food, S: Al-Huda Islamic School Compost, or Cow Manure Grows Snap D: Hawthorne/Private Peas the Tallest. C: Alshanableh, Rula S: New Horizon School

D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Satya, Kavitha J2027 Liebrecht, Abby Gr: 7

Comparing the Effects of Fish Waste and Tiger Bloom Plant Fertilizer on Husky Cherry Red Tomatoes S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet D: LAUSD C: Gramajo, Ruth

J2028 Yeghiayan, Lara Gr: 6 Tea Time! S: St Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School D: NA C: Ruiz, Ashley

J2029 Owainat, Mariam Gr: 7 Comparing The Moisture Content of Soil and Growth of Pisum Sativum (Snap Peas) Using an Ancient Watering Method (Olla) to Regular Watering S: New Horizon School D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Satya, Kavitha

J2030 Romero, Theodore Gr: 6 What type of music helps plants grow the most S: Mark Twain Middle School D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Hodgson, Joele

J2031 Chua, Jeanie Gr: 6 Tomatoes vs. The Environment S: Lennox Middle School D: Lennox C: Martin, Salvador

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J22 • Product Science - Jr

J2201 Valencia, Alina Gr: 8 J2209 Martinez, Valerie Gr: 8 J2217 Alva, Sierra Gr: 6 Llanes, Vanessa Gr: 8 Lin, Moon Gr: 8 Do Green Bags Extend the Shelf Life of Sugar Which Candle Size Would Produce Produce? S: Montebello Intermediate Natural Light the Longest? S: Sierra Madre Middle School D: Montebello Unified School District S: Our Lady of Refuge School D: Pasadena Unified School District C: Aragon, Karina D: Long Beach C: Dev Anandhan, Ravi

C: Pierce, Katie

J2202 Goldberg, Ross Gr: 8 J2218 Hossain, Ruqayyah Gr: 8 Get A Grip J2210 Larson, Ava Gr: 7 Uncovering Hidden Sugar In Your S: Pressman Academy How Dirty Are Your Retainers? Foods D: Private S: American Martyrs School S: Institute of Knowledge C: Hartung, Eric D: Diocese of Los Angeles D: Private

C: McCorkle, Sarah C: Ahmad, Sadia

J2203 Lasso, Andy Gr: 6 Which Baseball Bat Can Hit a Ball the J2211 Bae, Chloe Gr: 6 J2219 Po, Gerald Gr: 7 Farthest - Aluminum, Wood, or How Does the Temperature Affect How Ice in Your Favorite Drink Composite? Well Hair Color Dyes Hair? S: Holy Angels School S: Saint John Fisher S: Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson MS D: LA Archdiocese D: Los Angeles Archdiocese D: LAUSD C: Kepski, Erica

C: Hoffmann, Jeanine C: Sarmiento, Wilmer

J2220 Goldschmidt, Leila Gr: 6 J2204 Tarpay, Gabriella Gr: 6 J2212 Gharapetian, Celine Gr: 8 Phuong, Skyla Gr: 6 Naito, Maile Gr: 6 Heat Dissipation Effectiveness of Is It Really Worth the Plastic Straw? How baking soda affects the physical Different Laptop Cooling Mats S: Mark Twain Middle School properties and taste of cookies S: Chamlian Armenian School D: Los Angeles Unified School District S: Brentwood School D: parochial C: Hodgson, Joele

D: Independent C: Gevorkian, Lida

C: Gosine Smith, Rachel J2221 Tento, Stella Gr: 6

J2213 Roy, Debayon Gr: 8 Quire, Samantha Gr: 6 J2205 Abdallah , Hamza Gr: 8 How Effective is Your Air Purifier, and Which laundry detergent works the best How Does It React Under Certain Testing Bottled Water S: Mark Twain Middle School Conditions? S: New Dimensions D: Los Angeles Unified School District D: Pomona Unified School District S: Rosemont Middle School C: Hodgson, Joele

C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan D: Glendale

C: Anderle, Scott J2222 Bondoc, Danica Gr: 6

J2206 Torres, Ariannah Gr: 8 Helmet Protection J2214 Flores, Emily Gr: 7 What candle burns faster colored or S: Saint Joseph Long Beach Eco-friendly watercolors white D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles S: Montebello Intermediate S: Saint Joseph Long Beach C: Eno, Kathleen

D: Montebello Unified School District D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles C: Aragon, Karina C: Eno, Kathleen J2223 Williams, Rheyanah Gr: 8

The Perfect Bounce J2207 Barrett , Connor Gr: 8 J2215 Fasika, Hiwot Gr: 7 Karanja, Angela Gr: 7 S: New Dimensions Do Concussion Guards Really Work? D: Pomona Unified School District S: Saint Joseph Long Beach Porta-Filter C: Alghaswyneh , Sawsan

D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles S: Saint Joseph Long Beach C: Eno, Kathleen D: Archdiocese of Los Angeles J2224 Prudencio, Ashley Gr: 7 C: Eno, Kathleen Delgadillo, Samantha Gr: 7

J2208 Capalad, Chloe Gr: 7 Crazy Sugar!? Romero, AnaLucia Gr: 7 J2216 Rodriguez, Gwen Gr: 8 S: Montebello Intermediate Pops Bleach D: Montebello Unified School District S: Holy Angels School S: Montebello Intermediate C: Aragon, Karina D: LA Archdiocese D: Montebello Unified School District C: Kepski, Erica C: Aragon, Karina

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Junior Division J22 • Product Science - Jr

J2225 Netzah, Elie Gr: 7 J2232 Simonian, Natalie Gr: 8 Skate Shoe Durability: Which Skate What Type of Climate can Protect a Shoe Lasts The Longest House from a Wet Climate S: The Science Academy STEM S: Saint Martin of Tours School Magnet D: Archdioces of LA D: LAUSD C: Cantalejo, Raul

C: Lewis, Ryan

J2233 Arviv, Rehem Gr: 7 J2226 Sathya Narayanan, Saishriya Gr: 8 Unveiling the Standards of Sticky Bumps Surf Wax Comparative Study of Shelf Life and S: Pressman Academy Nutritional Effect of Iron, Non-Stick, and D: Private Earthen Mud Pots C: Hartung, Eric

S: Gaspar de Portola Charter AIAT D: Northwest J2234 Dost, Abira Gr: 6 C: Schmidt, David

Ouch! What a burn! J2227 Kandil, Ahmad Gr: 7 S: Institute of Knowledge D: Private Comparing the Efficiency of 29 Anti- C: Ahmad, Sadia Malware Cybersecurity Programs in Removing 1,054 Malicious Files J2235 Auwal, Radia Gr: 8 S: New Horizon School D: Pasadena Unified School District Testing Water Quality C: Satya, Kavitha S: New Dimensions

D: Pomona Unified School District C: Alghaswyneh, Sawsan J2228 Mardanian, Alice Gr: 8

Studying the Effects of Vitamin C on Iron Absorption J2236 Lee, Hajin Gr: 6 S: Portola Highly Gifted Magnet Could Your Phone Be Bad For Your D: LAUSD Health C: Gramajo, Ruth S: Walter Reed Middle School

D: LAUSD C: Sofio, Joyann J2229 Boynerian, Arek Gr: 7

Is There Bisphenol A (BPA) In Store- Bought Canned Foods? S: Chamlian Armenian School D: parochial C: Gevorkian, Lida

J2230 Hines, Amelia Gr: 8 Brew-tiful Biofuels: Finding the Best Method for Creating an Alternative to Firewood Using Coffee Grounds S: Archer School for Girls D: Private C: Neshek, Jerilyn

J2231 Hernandez, Mia Gr: 6 Sanchez, Lilly Gr: 6 Heat to cake S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Junior Division D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gardea, Bridget

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S01 • Animal Biology - Sr

S0101 Whitmore, Camryn Gr: 9 S0109 Marquez, Julia Gr: 11 Hatching Brine Shrimp eggs in Salt The Impact of Fertilizer on Sea Urchin Water Zygote Developemnt S: Lawndale High School S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium D: Centinela Union District D: City of Los Angeles C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa C: Carrillo, Andres

S0102 Riggs, Adela Gr: 10 S0110 Huezo, Sophia Gr: 9 A Comparison of Bench Tide Pool The Impact of Varying pH Levels on Versus a Rocky Outcrop Tide Pool Purple Sea Urchin Zygote Development

S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium S0103 Peters, Gavin Gr: 11 D: City of Los Angeles C: Carrillo, Andres Improving Captive Management

Strategies for Conservation of Dendrobates auratus S0111 Cruz, Rhanya Gr: 10 S: Palos Verdes High School A preliminary study for bioprinting an D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD octopus heart C: Munoz, Julie S: PVNet Education & Technology

Center S0104 Shivkumar, Tejas Gr: 11 D: Independent C: Foster, Doug Neural Control of Cardiac Relaxation in

Giraffes S: Brentwood High School S0112 Corry, Anne-Sophie Gr: 10 D: Independent A Study of the Grey Fox and Red Fox C: Boccuzzi, Ryan Populations on the Palos Verdes

Peninsula S0105 Alves, Cecilia Gr: 9 S: Palos Verdes High School The Effect of Different Types of D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD C: Munoz, Julie Pesticides on the Death Rate of Bees

S: California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley S0113 Weiss, Malia Gr: 10 D: N/A Wintersteller, Sasha Gr: 10 C: Miller, Courtney Townley , Isabelle Gr: 10

Salty Shrimp: The Effect of Salinity on S0106 Almassian, Nareh Gr: 9 Brine Shrimp Hatch Rate The Effect of Fruit and Color Stimulants S: Flintridge Preparatory School on the reaction of Drosophila D: Independent melanogaster C: Herman, David

S: Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School S0114 Bahny, Jessica Gr: 12 D: private Reprogramming Thresher Shark C: Mishler, Jackie (Alopias vulpinus) Cells into Induced

Pluripotent Stem Cells S0107 Ngo, Ryan Gr: 11 S: Palos Verdes High School Physical Effects of Elevated Dissolved D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD Oxygen Levels on Trout C: Munoz, Julie

S: Crescenta Valley High School D: Glendale Unified School District C: Tuason, Orenda

S0108 Liu, Stanley Gr: 11 A Fully Integrated Microfluidic Device for Blood Plasma Separation and Biomarker Detection S: Arcadia High School D: Arcadia Unified School District C: Tung, John

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S02 • Animal Physiology - Sr

S0201 Higareda , Janet Gr: 11 Rangel, Rosario Gr: 11 Ponce, Annmarie Gr: 11 Jamaica (hibiscus flowers) a popular drink among Latinos an easy source of Betalain to extend the Lifespan of C. Elegans. S: Garey High School D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gamboa, Antonio

S0202 Hyman, Aidan Gr: 11 Tabachnik, Liza Gr: 11 An Optogenetic Study of Neural Response Enhancement Correction using Physarum Polycephalum S: The Buckley School D: Private C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl

S0203 Ly, Hilary Gr: 9 Effect of Glucose in Vegetables on Blood Glucose Levels in Humans S: California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley D: N/A C: Miller, Courtney

S0204 Lee, Junhee Gr: 12 Effect of Water Soluble Fractions of Diesel on Fertilization and Embryonic Development of Pacific Sand Dollars, Dendraster excentricus S: California Academy of Mathematics and Science D: Long Beach Unified School District C: Davis, Crystal

S0205 Moran, Mia Gr: 11 The synergistic activity of Betalain and Trehalose on the reduction of Fat lipid deposits to induce a healthier life S: Garey High School D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gamboa, Antonio

S0206 Han, John Gr: 9 Esfahani, Darius Gr: 9 Is the CCR5 Mutation that confers HIV resistance really Adaptive? S: Diamond Bar High School D: Walnut Valley unified C: Cabase, Nicole

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S03 • Behavioral/Social Sciences - Sr

S0301 Guthrie, Alec Gr: 10 S0309 Tight, Charlotte Gr: 12 S0316 Canchola, Akira Gr: 12 Fairness and Altruism Among High The Effect of Family Groups on Non- Background Noises and Concentration School Students - A Global Study in Verbal Communication in Humans S: Compton Unified School District Behavioral Economics S: Palos Verdes High School D: Compton S: Flintridge Preparatory School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD C: De Lang, Mary

D: Independent C: Munoz, Julie

C: Herman, David S0317 Gutierrez, Mia Gr: 9

S0310 Humphrey, Maeve Gr: 12 The Puzzle of Happiness S0302 Citron, Emily Gr: 12 The Effect of Stress and Meditation on S: Mayfair High School Stress and Brain Damage In Blood Glucose in Students During D: Bellflower Unified School District Adolescents Finals Week C: Adriatico, Annabel

S: The Buckley School S: Palisades Charter High School D: Private D: Palisades Charter High S0318 Mathews, Sofia Gr: 9 C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl C: Lee, Chris

The possible correlation between reading time before sleep and P.S.Q.I S0303 You, Edmond Gr: 10 S0311 Borgsdorf, Diego Gr: 12 score Shapiro, Sarah Gr: 11 An Analysis of the Hiring of Top CEOs S: California School of the Arts - San S: Diamond Bar High School Tran, Sarah Gr: 12 Gabriel Valley D: Walnut Valley unified La Gente de MaÕz: A Story of (De) D: N/A C: Cabase, Nicole Colonization, Food, and C: Miller, Courtney

Transnationalism among Latinx Youth S0304 Wu, Ruby Gr: 10 in Los Angeles S0319 Agahsi, Angelica Gr: 11 Kwon, Elise Gr: 10 S: Granada Hills Charter High School Mehai, Rana Gr: 11 What are the Major Causes of Suicide D: LAUSD. Tahmasian, Lilian Gr: 11 C: Shah, Tripti in Children? The Role of Football in Increasing S: Diamond Bar High School Concussion Risk S0312 Kaki Y, Yasmine Gr: 11 D: Walnut Valley unified S: Crescenta Valley High School C: Cabase, Nicole What is the Effect of Social Media on D: Glendale Unified School District

Teenage Mental Health C: Tuason, Orenda

S0305 Carreon, Laila Gr: 12 S: La Canada High School Music: Causing Mixed Emotion D: La Canada Unified School District S0320 Park, Anika (Hyojin) Gr: 9 C: Cartnal, James S: Compton Unified School District The Reason Why Parents Don't Want D: Compton Their Children to Pursue Art Careers S0313 Sanchez, Jazalyn Gr: 10 C: De Lang, Mary S: California School of the Arts - San

Sanchez, Jezabel Gr: 10 Gabriel Valley S0306 Zhou, Luke Gr: 11 Wakee D: N/A S: Garey High School C: Miller, Courtney Climate Change in the Classroom D: Pomona Unified School District S: Diamond Bar High School C: Gamboa, Antonio S0321 Mathis, Madysen Gr: 9 D: Walnut Valley unified C: Cabase, Nicole Peng, Emily Gr: 9 S0314 Chen, Ellen Gr: 9 Investigating the Correlation Between S0307 Carmona, Michael Gr: 12 A Meta-analysis of the Causes of Art and Engineering Autism Escobar, Kevin Gr: 12 S: Mayfair High School This Color Speaks Your Name! S: Bonita High School D: Bellflower Unified School District D: Bonita Unified C: Adriatico, Annabel

S: Compton Unified School District C: Queen, Nick D: Compton C: De Lang, Mary

S0315 Park, Timmy Gr: 10 Sehgal, Aditya Gr: 10 S0308 Wurtemberg, Maya Gr: 9 Muscle Music Moser, Julian Gr: 9 The Correlation Between Horror- S: La Canada High School D: La Canada Unified School District Related Adjectives in Stephen King's C: Cartnal, James Novels and the Sales of His Novels

S: California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley D: N/A C: Miller, Courtney

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S04 • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Sr

S0401 Maldonado, Evelyn Gr: 11 S0408 Gonzalez, Ana Gr: 12 Alvarado, Leslie Gr: 11 Stop Stressing Out! A study of the Ortiz, Noelia Gr: 11 Epigenetic Aspect on Vertebrates and The Cr@p In Your Frap Invertebrates S: Applied Technology Center S: The Buckley School D: Montebello Unified School District D: Private C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl C: Solorio, Gabriel

S0402 Roh, Jiyoun Gr: 12 S0409 Yan, Jingyu Gr: 10 Quinacrine Induces Lysosomal 3D Structural Investigation of an Anti- Membrane Permeabilization (LMP) and viral Antibody Enhances Sensitivity for TRAIL, an S: La Canada High School Anti-Tumor Agent D: La Canada Unified School District C: Cartnal, James S: Crescenta Valley High School D: Glendale Unified School District C: Tuason, Orenda S0410 Lay, Jordan Gr: 11

Phillips, Artis Gr: 11 S0403 Karlitz, Jackson Gr: 10 Studying the Mechanisms of a A Novel In Vitro Comparative Study on Chaperone Protein the Effects of TNF-a Inhibitors on HLA- S: La Canada High School B27 Cells D: La Canada Unified School District S: Palos Verdes High School C: Cartnal, James

D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD C: Munoz, Julie S0411 Zilberberg , Stella Gr: 11

Protecting The Skin From Within S0404 Maemoto, Abigail Gr: 11 S: The Buckley School Effect of TKS4 Inhibition on D: Private Invadopodia Growth and Activity Rate C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl of Head and Neck Carcinomas S: Palos Verdes High School S0412 Pappas, Paris Gr: 9 D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD Organic vs Inorganic:The Effect of C: Munoz, Julie Various Catalases on the

Decomposition of the Toxin Hydrogen S0405 Hamkins, Jaya Gr: 11 Peroxide Investigation of Adhesion Peptide S: Crespi Carmelite High School Interactions with Hydroxyapatite D: Los Angeles Through Computational Molecular C: Brahim, Sherry

Dynamics S: Crescenta Valley High School S0413 Kasparian, Keghon Gr: 9 D: Glendale Unified School District Is Your Favorite Food Genetically C: Tuason, Orenda Modified?

S: Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian S0406 Wedekind, Katherine Gr: 12 School Correction of MPS IIIA Induced D: private Pluripotent Stem Cells Using CRISPR- C: Mishler, Jackie

Cas9 S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District C: Klose, Melissa Grace

S0407 Feng, Sudi Gr: 11 Tau Phosphorylation by HSV Protein US3 in Alzheimer's Disease S: La Canada High School D: La Canada Unified School District C: Cartnal, James

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S05 • Chemistry - Sr

S0501 Moreno, Ashley Gr: 12 S0508 Gone, Carolina Gr: 10 Herrera, Saul Gr: 12 Quintanilla, Kimberly Gr: 10 Comparing Acidity in Candy and Soft Effect of initial temperature on the size Drinks and geometry of CuSO4*5H2O S: Compton Unified School District S: Sun Valley Magnet - Senior Division D: Compton D: LAUSD C: De Lang, Mary C: Greene, Stephanie

S0502 Velasquez, Kimberly Gr: 10 S0509 Brahim, Jonathan Gr: 12 Bubble Bath Bomb fizz Ravi, Vishal Gr: 12 S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Senior Investigation of Solid State Electrolytes Division for Lithium Ion Batteries D: Pomona Unified School District S: Crespi Carmelite High School C: Gardea, Bridget D: Los Angeles

C: Brahim, Sherry

S0503 Marin, Sabrina Gr: 9 From Bitter to Sweet S0510 Neguse, Lydia Gr: 11 S: Sun Valley Magnet - Senior Division Characterization of Lattice Distortion in SrTiO3 Grown on LSAT Substrate D: LAUSD through Quantitative STEM Analysis C: Greene, Stephanie

S: California Academy of Mathematics and Science S0504 Zhao, Aaron Gr: 11 D: Long Beach Unified School District Pancreatic Cancer Therapy (PCT) C: Davis, Crystal using MOF S: Harvard-Westlake School S0511 Leung, Martin Gr: 10 D: N/A Filtration of Ammonia using Oxidation C: Audesirk, Heather Techniques

S: Temple City High School S0505 Feng, Jimmy Gr: 11 D: Temple City Unified Can dogs eat chocolate? (Extraction C: Hwang, AnnMarie and separation of theobromine from cocoa powder) S0512 Meraz, Miriam Gr: 12 S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA Plop Plop, Fizz Fizz D: n/a C: Windmon, Nicole S: Compton Unified School District

D: Compton C: De Lang, Mary

S0506 Hageman, Jacob Gr: 12 Harrigian, Carter Gr: 12 S0513 Espinoza, Mabel Gr: 10 The Effects of Energy Drinks on Lopez, Jennifer Gr: 10 Lumbriculus variegatus Enthalpy Requirement Of Different S: Palos Verdes High School Distilled Water Sources D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD C: Munoz, Julie S: Sun Valley Magnet - Senior Division

D: LAUSD C: Greene, Stephanie

S0507 Velasco, Kenia Gr: 10 Ambrocio, Athzel Gr: 10 S0514 Arshad, Rushda Gr: 10 Rocha, Christopher Gr: 10 Nguyen , Nguyen Gr: 10 The Effects of Hydrogen-Peroxide on Does the pH of Pepsi Cola changes Human Hair after you open it ? S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Senior S: Sun Valley Magnet - Senior Division Division D: LAUSD D: Pomona Unified School District C: Greene, Stephanie C: Gardea, Bridget

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S06 • Earth / Space Sciences - Sr

S0601 Wang, Jason Gr: 9 Climate Change and "Stuck" Weather Patterns: Longer Rainstorms, Drought, Heat Waves, and Extreme Cold S: Walnut High School D: WVUSD C: Lim, Garrett

S0602 Doty, Amyrah Gr: 11 Classifying Geomagnetic Storms through Total Electron Content Modeling S: Palos Verdes High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD C: Munoz, Julie

S0603 Akbar, Adhila Gr: 11 Chandra, Manasvi Gr: 11 Correlation of Coronal Mass Ejections with the Solar Sunspot Cycle S: Arcadia High School D: Arcadia Unified School District C: Tung, John

S0604 Giang, Hillary Gr: 9 Amount of Salt at Different Beaches S: Lawndale High School D: Centinela Union District C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S07 • Ecology - Sr

S0701 Sivakumar, Ashwin Gr: 10 S0708 Kim, Patrick Gr: 12 Fossil-Augmented Species Distribution Comparing Protected Habitat of Models Reveal the Shifted Baselines of Threatened Species in High Carbon California Avifauna under Climate Stock Concessions and Protected Change Areas in Indonesia S: Flintridge Preparatory School S: North Hollywood High School D: Independent D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Herman, David C: Espinosa, Elise

S0702 Kwon, David Gr: 11 S0709 Hwang, Elyse Gr: 9 Modeling and statistical analysis of the Chee, Hailey Gr: 9 habitat distribution of Macrocystis Air Quality Monitor pyrifera and Sargassum horneri off the S: La Canada High School Palos Verdes Peninsula coastline D: La Canada Unified School District S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School C: Cartnal, James

D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District S0710 Kumar, Aman Gr: 10 C: Klose, Melissa Grace

Silver the Killer: The Green Synthesis and Characterization of Silver S0703 Yang, Crystal Gr: 10 Nanoparticles Which Carbon Sink Reigns Supreme: S: Don Bosco Technical Institute Microalgae, Macroalgae, or Limestone? D: Private S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium C: Dobashi, Charlene

D: City of Los Angeles C: Carrillo, Andres

S0704 Gutierrez, Sofia Gr: 9 The Effect of Pollution on every Species of Turtles in Florida S: California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley D: N/A C: Miller, Courtney

S0705 Martinez, Camilla Gr: 10 Genetic Factors in the Evolution of Ostracod Mating Displays S: North Hollywood High School D: Los Angeles Unified School District C: Espinosa, Elise

S0706 Jeronimo, Denise Gr: 11 Pollution In Pomona S: Garey High School D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gamboa, Antonio

S0707 Li, Sabrina Gr: 11 Effects of Baycrete Texture and Tidal Elevation on Recruitment of Ostrea Lurida and Amphibalanus Amphitrite in San Diego Bay, CA S: Walnut High School D: WVUSD C: Lim, Garrett

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S08 • Engineering Applications - Sr

S0801 Gureghian, Michael Gr: 10 S0809 Greenbaum, Jonah Gr: 9 S0816 Nikolian, Alex Gr: 9 Automating 2D Animation with AI Can drones be used for call slip delivery Makon: oceanographic research device S: Armenian General Benevolent Union- at the CSArts-SGV Campus? S: Armenian General Benevolent Union- Vatche & Tamar Manoukian S: California School of the Arts - San Vatche & Tamar Manoukian D: Pasadena /Private Gabriel Valley D: Pasadena /Private C: Agulian, Lena D: N/A C: Agulian, Lena

C: Miller, Courtney

S0802 Acuna, Victor Gr: 10 S0817 Kubisen, Taylor Gr: 11 S.H.I.N.E. 2.0 S0810 Nercessian, Hovhannes Gr: 10 Benefit of Aircraft Landing Wheels That Spin at Ground Speed at Touchdown S: Marco Antonio Firebaugh High Madanyan, Hambik Gr: 10 School on Tire Longevity D: Lynwood Unified Ghazarian, Christopher Gr: 10 S: California School of the Arts - San C: Sciaroni, Linda Gabriel Valley

FWEC (Floating Water Energy D: N/A Converter) C: Miller, Courtney S0803 Cordero, Anier Gr: 10

School App as a way to reach out to S: Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian students in send out information School S0818 Sandoval, Ariana Gr: 9 D: private S: Garey High School C: Mishler, Jackie Efficient Rain Shelters D: Pomona Unified School District S: Lawndale High School C: Gamboa, Antonio D: Centinela Union District S0811 Orellana, Amber Gr: 11 C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa S0804 Lew, Jennifer Gr: 10 Ramirez, Melany Gr: 11 Rincon, Nayeli Gr: 11 SafeBuild: A Structural Engineering S0819 Sin, HoTin Gr: 10 Program for Designing Safer Utility Vertical Gardens Save Space and Time Sensing Station Poles S: Bell Gardens High School S: Ribet Academy (Senior Division) S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School D: Montebello Unified School District D: Private School C: Jimenez, Patricia D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified C: Yu, Richard

School District C: Klose, Melissa Grace S0812 Pranyoto, Clarice Gr: 11 S0820 Jain, Megha Gr: 12

BinBot: Increasing Environmental Baby SOS: A Raspberry Pi and Arduino S0805 Champion, Katie Gr: 10 Awareness Through a Closed Alarm Sytem to Prevent Infant Semi-autonomous Collision Avoidance Automated Disposal System Abandonment and Heatstroke in System for Electric Wheelchairs S: Flintridge Preparatory School Vehicles S: Vistamar School D: Independent S: Granada Hills Charter High School C: Herman, David D: Independent D: LAUSD. C: Tabata, Shanon C: Shah, Tripti

S0813 Carney, Justin Gr: 12 S0806 Miranda, Carlo Gr: 9 Lightning in a Bottle S0821 Nguyen, Phuong Gr: 9 Fan Blade Differences S: Vistamar School Catapult Volleyball S: Lawndale High School D: Independent S: Lawndale High School C: Tabata, Shanon D: Centinela Union District D: Centinela Union District C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa

S0814 Tan, Katherine Gr: 11 S0807 Le, Kaddie Gr: 9 Quadrupedal Locomotion: Which Leg Sturdiest Bridges Configuration Maximizes Efficiency? S: Lawndale High School S: Temple City High School D: Centinela Union District D: Temple City Unified C: Hwang, AnnMarie C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa

S0808 Bai, Rachel Gr: 10 S0815 Lee, Aaron Gr: 10 Low Cost Sleep Tracking using Arduino Novel Mobile-Device Application for Early Stroke Detection Using Machine S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA Learning D: n/a C: Windmon, Nicole S: Flintridge Preparatory School

D: Independent C: Herman, David

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S09 • Engineering Research - Sr

S0901 Murdock, Owen Gr: 9 S0909 Anand, Akash Gr: 10 Electromagnetism At Its Finest 3D Optimization of Unmanned Aerial S: Lawndale High School Vehicles for 5G Cellular Network D: Centinela Union District Systems in Rural and Urban Areas C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified S0902 Zhou, Yuheng Gr: 10 School District C: Klose, Melissa Grace

Parabolic Antenna S: Ribet Academy (Senior Division) S0910 Bhatti, Maximillian Gr: 11 D: Private School C: Yu, Richard Evaluation of Transient Flow Propulsion

in a Novel Biomimetic MultiMode Aerial- Aquatic ROV S0903 May, Kimberly Gr: 9 S: Temple City High School An Exploration of Piezoelectric D: Temple City Unified Generator Schemes C: Hwang, AnnMarie

S: Temple City High School D: Temple City Unified S0911 Fleming, Sean Gr: 10 C: Hwang, AnnMarie

Crossroads: Safety Proposals for Grade-School Adjacent Roads in Los S0904 Zhang, Yudong (Tim) Gr: 11 Angeles Based on Traffic-Patterns Genetically engineering a novel red Analysis fluorescent biosensor for the imaging of S: Loyola High School deep brain glutamate transmission D: Private S: Flintridge Preparatory School C: Mabra, Evelyn

D: Independent C: Herman, David S0912 Mohl, Kai Gr: 11

Understanding the Utility of Visual, S0905 Weilbacher, Grace Gr: 12 Haptic and Auditory Stimuli for Use in Laminar Flow Wind Tunnel VR and AR Technology Demonstration: How Different Airfoils S: Palos Verdes High School Affect the Production or Disturbance of D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD Laminar Flow C: Munoz, Julie

S: Quartz Hill High School D: Antelope Valley Union High School S0913 Wong, Ethan Gr: 10 District C: Estrada, Tawny Proverse Yaw Characteristics of a

Powered Flying Wing of Novel Design and Manufacture S0906 Liker, Libby Gr: 11 S: Arcadia High School Lenkov, Cameron Gr: 11 D: Arcadia Unified School District Spirulina Filament C: Tung, John

S: de Toledo D: Private C: Hovsepian, Yolanda

S0907 Rasmussen, Vale Gr: 10 Winglets: Gateway to Flight Efficency S: The Buckley School D: Private C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl

S0908 Garg, Aksh Gr: 11 Machine Learning Coupled Trajectory and Communication Design for UAV Facilitated Wireless Networks S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District C: Klose, Melissa Grace

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S10 • Environmental Management - Sr

S1001 Cho, Yeji Gr: 12 S1008 Park, Serah Gr: 10 S1016 Michaelson, Diana Gr: 9 Riboflavin as an Electron Shuttle in The Effect of Microalgae Growth on Oil- Concrete Surface Structure Influence Photosynthetic Microbial Fuel Cells for Degrading Properties of Bacteria on Marine Settlement Azo Dye Reduction (Year 2) S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium D: City of Los Angeles D: City of Los Angeles D: City of Los Angeles C: Carrillo, Andres C: Carrillo, Andres

C: Carrillo, Andres

S1009 Baik, Candace Gr: 10 S1017 Quintanilla, Angel Gr: 9 S1002 Cerone, Jasper Gr: 12 Thermoelectric Generator as a Green Determining the Water Efficiency of Lee, Mason Gr: 12 Energy Alternative Irrigation Methods Pineo-Cavanaugh, Forest Gr: 12 S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School S: Mayfair High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified D: Bellflower Unified School District Methanotrophic Bioremediation for the School District C: Adriatico, Annabel

Degradation of Oceanic Methane C: Klose, Melissa Grace

S: The Buckley School S1018 Petrella, Luka Gr: 10 D: Private S1010 Yang, Jacqueline Gr: 11 Maltose Utensil C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl Which is the Best Nitrate Detoxifier: S: Vistamar School Phytoremediation, Bioremediation, or D: Independent S1003 Scriven, Savannah Gr: 12 Hybrid? C: Tabata, Shanon

Clean Clothes, Contaminated S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Conditions: Fabric as a Source of D: City of Los Angeles S1019 Pack, Caroline Gr: 12 Plastic Microfiber Pollution C: Carrillo, Andres

How Varying Oceanic Nitrate S: Palos Verdes High School Concentrations Affect the Growth of D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD S1011 Grushka, Christopher Gr: 9 Ulva lactuca and Dissolved Oxygen C: Munoz, Julie Using Natural Compost to Increase the Levels

Nutritional Value of Crops S: Palos Verdes High School S1004 Lonstein, Adam Gr: 10 S: California School of the Arts - San D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD How Does Temperature Affect CO2 Gabriel Valley C: Munoz, Julie

Uptake from Plants? D: N/A C: Miller, Courtney S: Delphi Academy - Senior Division D: N/A C: Gainsforth, Cindy S1012 Linares, Nashali Gr: 12

Hurtado, Jenise Gr: 12 S1005 Gutierrez, Diego Gr: 11 What On Earth Nava, Rosa Gr: 11 S: Compton Unified School District Hernandez, Johan Gr: 11 D: Compton Cement Drain for Water Conservation C: De Lang, Mary

S: Bell Gardens High School D: Montebello Unified School District S1013 Novo, Sophia Gr: 9 C: Jimenez, Patricia Effect of household plantae on humans

when completing the same math task S1006 Luchinski, Elizabeth Gr: 12 S: California School of the Arts - San Dorgalli, Tiffany Gr: 12 Gabriel Valley How Distance From Recreation Areas D: N/A C: Miller, Courtney Affects Water's pH

S: Granada Hills Charter High School D: LAUSD. S1014 Ramos, Mirely Gr: 11 C: Shah, Tripti Trash Plus Plants

S: Garey High School S1007 Li, Isabel Gr: 11 D: Pomona Unified School District C: Gamboa, Antonio The Development of a Novel Density- Separation Method of Sands S: Temple City High School S1015 Stark, Brayden Gr: 12 D: Temple City Unified A Systematic Method to Combat C: Hwang, AnnMarie Harmful Algal Blooms

S: The Buckley School D: Private C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S11 • Mathematics & Computer Sciences - Sr

S1101 Park, Junseo Gr: 11 S1108 Fereydooni, Sarina Gr: 10 S1115 Gonzalez, Perla Gr: 11 Automated Acute Lymphoblastic Devchoudhury, Trisha Gr: 10 Silencing Phones Leukemia Detection using Image Agrawal, Yashvi Gr: 10 S: Garey High School Processing and Machine Learning Robotic Hand D: Pomona Unified School District S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA C: Gamboa, Antonio S: Granada Hills Charter High School D: n/a D: LAUSD. C: Windmon, Nicole C: Shah, Tripti S1116 Rong, Tina Gr: 10

Unveiling: Pixels within Digital Images S1102 Zhu, Rachel Gr: 11 S1109 Zhong, Aitong Gr: 11 S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA Coronavirus as a Gaussian Model Automated Investor Sentiment D: n/a S: Ribet Academy (Senior Division) Classification using Financial Social C: Windmon, Nicole

D: Private School Media C: Yu, Richard S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA S1117 Chung, Garbo Gr: 10

D: n/a The Robust and Low-cost Diagnosis of S1103 Anand, Suraj Gr: 12 C: Windmon, Nicole Cataract Based on Deep Residual MedBrain: A Novel Deep Learning Tool Learning for Holistic Patient Data Interpretation S1110 Kozlov, Ellen Gr: 9 S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA and Clinical Event Prediction Early Identification of Cancer D: n/a S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School C: Windmon, Nicole S: The Science Academy STEM D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Magnet High School School District D: Los Angeles Unified School District S1118 Young, Heather Gr: 11 C: Klose, Melissa Grace C: Lewis, Ryan Improving the Quantum Computer Simulator: Optimizing for Noisy S1104 Liu, Jiaju Gr: 12 S1111 Popov, Matvei Gr: 11 Intermediate-Scale Quantum Algorithm Autocorrelation-Based Diffusion Maps Artificial Intelligence Territorial Design for Identifying High-Frequency Surveillance System S: North Hollywood High School Oscillations: A Translational Study in S: Ribet Academy (Senior Division) D: Los Angeles Unified School District Detecting Epileptogenesis C: Espinosa, Elise D: Private School S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School C: Yu, Richard D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District C: Klose, Melissa Grace S1112 Kim, Nathan Gr: 11

Utilizing Machine Learning in Order to S1105 Zhang, Shuwen Gr: 11 Characterize Different Rates of Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Mining Common Structural Features of Fibrosis Aggregating Proteins in Neurodegenerative Diseases S: Granada Hills Charter High School D: LAUSD. S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA C: Shah, Tripti D: n/a C: Windmon, Nicole

S1113 Xie, Angela Gr: 11 S1106 Jiang, Fiona Gr: 10 A Novel Method of Music Generation Based on Three Different Recurrent Realistic FAKE Photos Neural Networks S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA D: n/a D: n/a C: Windmon, Nicole C: Windmon, Nicole

S1107 Wang, Xin (Anna) Gr: 11 S1114 Zheng, Chunyuan Gr: 11 Li, Alina Gr: 12 Automation of Political Bias Detection in Algorithms for Autonomous Robot News using Machine Learning Navigation S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA S: Ribet Academy (Senior Division) D: n/a D: Private School C: Windmon, Nicole C: Yu, Richard

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S12 • Microbiology - Sr

S1201 Lotts, Emma Gr: 11 S1208 Tkach, Rebekah Gr: 9 Frank, Devon Gr: 11 Effect of Plastic on the pH of Bacteria's CRISPR CAS-9 and Histone Ocean Environment Regulation: A Process Working Hand in S: California School of the Arts - San Hand to Destroy Cancer Gabriel Valley S: The Buckley School D: N/A D: Private C: Miller, Courtney

C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl

S1209 ramirez, carla Gr: 10 S1202 Qin, Melissa Gr: 11 Cell Signal and Temperature The Effect of Volumetric Ratios on S: Pathways to Stem Cell Science Genotyping the Sox9 Gene for Type 1 D: none Diabetes C: Fox, Victoria

S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified S1210 Norouzi, Sophia Gr: 11 School District Unraveling Stress: the effects of C: Klose, Melissa Grace

MECP2 on Anxiety Disorders S: The Buckley School S1203 Marquez , Victoria Gr: 9 D: Private The Effect of pH on Rhodomonas C: Gonzalez-Serricchio, Aidyl Population S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium D: City of Los Angeles C: Carrillo, Andres

S1204 Choi, Yeonji Gr: 11 The effect of pH on fucoxanthin concentration of Isochrysis Galbana S: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium D: City of Los Angeles C: Carrillo, Andres

S1205 lopez, hugo Gr: 10 Effective household items on yeast S: Pathways to Stem Cell Science D: none C: Fox, Victoria

S1206 Romero, Derrek Gr: 10 Test of precision medicine S: Pathways to Stem Cell Science D: none C: Fox, Victoria

S1207 Brandt, Nolan Gr: 11 Wiederkehr, Phillipe Gr: 11 Dependency of Exiguobacterium St. Y2 on Larvae Microbiome for Polystyrene Degradation S: Palos Verdes High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula USD C: Munoz, Julie

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S13 • Pharmacology - Sr

S1301 Stiles, Eileen Gr: 12 Developing a Model for Studying the Role of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells Under Arginine Starvation S: Crescenta Valley High School D: Glendale Unified School District C: Tuason, Orenda

S1302 Huang, Amy Gr: 11 Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide SHLP2 as a Therapeutic Potential in Parkinson's Disease S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District C: Klose, Melissa Grace

S1303 Johnston, Elisha Gr: 11 Pharmacodynamics of Dextrose-Based Cartilage Regeneration: A Microscopic Approach S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District C: Klose, Melissa Grace

2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SCIENCE FAIR Senior Division S14 • Physics - Sr

S1401 Mnatzakanian, Alec Gr: 10 S1409 Jung, Ryan Gr: 10 S1416 Shah, Suraj Gr: 11 Which Airfoil Produces the Greatest Ramp/Lift Installation for Wheelchairs 3D Printing in the real world Lift? S: Cathedral High School S: Temple City High School S: Armenian Engineers and Scientists D: LAUSD D: Temple City Unified of America C: Humphreys, Dao C: Hwang, AnnMarie

D: Private C: Juharyan, Sona S1410 Matuszewska, Klara Gr: 11 S1417 Reyes, Samantha Gr: 10

Ye, Jhony Gr: 11 UV Radiation S1402 Sheehan, Jack Gr: 9 Projectile motion and range equation S: Compton Unified School District Paper Airplane Aerodynamics S: Ribet Academy (Senior Division) D: Compton S: California School of the Arts - San D: Private School C: De Lang, Mary

Gabriel Valley C: Yu, Richard

D: N/A S1418 Sutton, Tyler Gr: 9 C: Miller, Courtney S1411 San Mateo, Andre Gr: 11 Balloon Rocket Blast! Montesinos, Jonathan Gr: 11 S1403 Hernandez, Lena Gr: 10 S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Senior Schaffels, Tristan Gr: 11 Division Cans and Sounds The Optimal Configuration of a D: Pomona Unified School District S: Huntington Park High School Magnetic Percussion Rifle C: Gardea, Bridget

D: Los Angeles Unified School District S: Crespi Carmelite High School C: Hernandez, Kearstie D: Los Angeles S1419 Mirza, Sophya Gr: 11

C: Brahim, Sherry Deciphering the Physics Behind

S1404 Zhou, Aimee Gr: 11 Artificially Intelligent Multi-Staged VTVL Wave S1412 Belzberg, Daniel Gr: 11 Rockets with PID Vector Control and S: Ribet Academy (Senior Division) Dheeriya, Kapil Gr: 11 Machine Learning Projectile Analysis D: Private School S: California Academy of Mathematics C: Yu, Richard Kim, Beom Joon (John) Gr: 11 and Science

Feasibility of Using a Spatially Varying D: Long Beach Unified School District C: Davis, Crystal S1405 Pardo, Enzo Gr: 11 Magnetic Field to Ascertain the Muon's

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D: N/A C: Miller, Courtney S1414 Gao, Candy Gr: 12

Shi, Isabella Gr: 11 S1407 Arenas, Bryan Gr: 12 Metal Property: Analysis of Hernandez, Victor Gr: 12 magnetoresistance through Go Far temperature yield S: Compton Unified School District S: The Webb Schools in Claremont CA D: Compton D: n/a C: De Lang, Mary C: Windmon, Nicole

S1408 Murillo, Christopher Gr: 9 S1415 Li, Jasmine Gr: 11 Soccer Kick High Performance Nanocomposite Electrical Conductors for Energy S: Lawndale High School Sustainability D: Centinela Union District C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa S: Harvard-Westlake School

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S1501 Marotian, Michael Gr: 9 S1508 Zerouali, Zakaria Gr: 9 S1515 Cao, Steven Gr: 9 People and Plants, we're more alike Son, Ryan Gr: 11 The Response of Auxins and then we thought The Effects of Changing Precipitation Gibberellins in Plants S: Sun Valley Magnet - Senior Division Levels on the Nitrogen Cycle of S: Temple City High School D: LAUSD Medicago Sativa D: Temple City Unified C: Greene, Stephanie S: California Academy of Mathematics C: Hwang, AnnMarie

and Science S1502 Srivatsav, Amrutha Gr: 10 D: Long Beach Unified School District S1516 Khachatryan, Melanie Gr: 12 C: Davis, Crystal How Can the Ethanol Yield of Lemna Utilizing Silica Powder to Improve and minor Duckweed Be Maximized? Enhance Plant Growth S1509 Trinh, Duyen Gr: 10 S: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School S: Crescenta Valley High School D: Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Cazares, Janet Gr: 10 D: Glendale Unified School District School District Plants' Growth C: Tuason, Orenda

C: Klose, Melissa Grace S: Sarah Ross Science Fair Senior

Division S1517 Chung, Steven Gr: 9 S1503 Pambukhchyan, Eliza Gr: 10 D: Pomona Unified School District Tomato Speed Growth C: Gardea, Bridget Producing Compost From Potato S: Lawndale High School Peelings, Apple Peelings, And Banana D: Centinela Union District Peels For More Phosphorus Absorption S1510 Reyes, Nancy Gr: 12 C: Morris-O'Hearn, Vanessa of the Vigna radiata Plants Beans Grow When Water Flows S: Crescenta Valley High School S: Compton Unified School District S1518 Cao, Sarah Gr: 10 D: Glendale Unified School District D: Compton Invasive vs. Native: Comparison of C: Tuason, Orenda C: De Lang, Mary NaCl and Fe tolerances of L. peploides

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C: De Lang, Mary Roman, Jorge Gr: 11

S1512 Ito, Cameron Gr: 11 Ventura, Eduardo Gr: 12 S1505 Zweiback, Ariela Gr: 12 Effect of Artemia (brine shrimp) waste Plant Xperiment Litwak, Andrea Gr: 11 on the growth rate of Chaetomorpha S: Garey High School Phycocyanin Extraction Through (green macroalgae) for aquaponic D: Pomona Unified School District Sonification gardening C: Gamboa, Antonio

S: de Toledo S: California Academy of Mathematics D: Private and Science C: Hovsepian, Yolanda D: Long Beach Unified School District

C: Davis, Crystal

S1506 Shirikchian, Gary Gr: 9 S1513 Cho, Shua Gr: 11 The Effect of Hydroponics Agriculture Methods on Plants Effect of Bisphenol A on growth rate of Isochrysis galbana S: Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School S: California Academy of Mathematics D: private and Science C: Mishler, Jackie D: Long Beach Unified School District

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S1507 Tan, Kevin Gr: 11 S1514 Victor, Emily Gr: 11 An Evaluation and Optimization of Aeroponic Growing Solutions and Photosynthesis Rates Techniques S: Garey High School S: Temple City High School D: Pomona Unified School District D: Temple City Unified C: Gamboa, Antonio

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C VDI What you need to know about CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 19 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

What is coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? What are severe complications from this virus? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness Some patients have pneumonia in both lungs, multi-organ that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes failure and in some cases death. COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. How can I help protect myself? People can help protect themselves from respiratory illness with Can people in the U.S. get COVID-19? everyday preventive actions. ​ Yes. COVID-19 is spreading from person to person in parts of • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. the United States. Risk of infection with COVID-19 is higher • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with for people who are close contacts of someone known to have unwashed hands. COVID-19, for example healthcare workers, or household • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 members. Other people at higher risk for infection are those seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at who live in or have recently been in an area with ongoing spread least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available. of COVID-19. Learn more about places with ongoing spread at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/ If you are sick, to keep from spreading respiratory illness transmission.html#geographic. to others, you should Have there been cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.? • Stay home when you are sick. • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the Yes. The first case of COVID-19 in the United States was tissue in the trash. reported on January 21, 2020. The current count of cases of • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects COVID-19 in the United States is available on CDC’s webpage at and surfaces. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html. How does COVID-19 spread? What should I do if I recently traveled from an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19? The virus that causes COVID-19 probably emerged from an animal source, but is now spreading from person to person. If you have traveled from an affected area, there may be The virus is thought to spread mainly between people who restrictions on your movements for up to 2 weeks. If you are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) develop symptoms during that period (fever, cough, trouble through respiratory droplets produced when an infected breathing), seek medical advice. Call the office of your health person coughs or sneezes. It also may be possible that a person care provider before you go, and tell them about your travel and can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has your symptoms. They will give you instructions on how to get the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or care without exposing other people to your illness. While sick, possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main avoid contact with people, don’t go out and delay any travel to way the virus spreads. Learn what is known about the spread reduce the possibility of spreading illness to others. of newly emerged coronaviruses at https://www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html. Is there a vaccine? What are the symptoms of COVID-19? There is currently no vaccine to protect against COVID-19. The best way to prevent infection is to take everyday preventive Patients with COVID-19 have had mild to severe respiratory actions, like avoiding close contact with people who are sick and illness with symptoms of washing your hands often. • fever • cough Is there a treatment? • shortness of breath There is no specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19. People with COVID-19 can seek medical care to help relieve symptoms.

For more information: www.cdc.gov/COVID19

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