2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 1 ANIMAL BIOLOGY (JR) J01 Mahmoud Alamad Al Huda Islamic School First Place Autism Listens! J0111 Split group: - Benjamin Hewitt Portola Highly Gifted Second Place Indication of Laterality in Magnet J0101 Bipedal Dinosaurs Using Gait Analysis from Split group: - Dinosaur Trackways Dani Chmait La Canada Preparatory Third Place The Triplet Fingerprint J0103 Study: Comparison of Fingerprint Patterns of Split group: - Identical and Non-Identical Co-Triplets Yolanda Carrion South Gate Middle School Honorable Mention The Effect that Salinity has J0117 on Sea Urchins Split group: - Henry Wilson St. Timothy School Honorable Mention The Thermal Conductivity J0106 of Animal Fibers Split group: - ANIMAL BIOLOGY (SR) S01 Jonnathan Sanchez Sarah Ross Science Fair First Place Galleria Mellonella Immune Jose De Anda (Senior Division) S0107 System Response to An Gissell Camarena Insecticide Split group: - Hongjia (Ashley) Yang Palisades Charter High Second Place Effects of Peptides on S0105 Memory Retainment Split group: - Dustin Hartuv Palos Verdes High School Third Place Movement of Cactus S0103 Wrens (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) Amid Split group: - Various Habitats Michael Liu Palos Verdes High School Honorable Mention Is RNA a Determining S0110 Factor in Memory in Dugesia tigrina Split group: - Jacob Kang Palos Verdes Peninsula Honorable Mention The Effects of Ocean High School S0106 Acidification on the Early Larval Development of Split group: - Haliotis rufescens Felicia Lin Palos Verdes High School Honorable Mention Ocean Acidification and S0104 Neurobiology: How the Aplysia californica Fits In Split group: - Maximo Guerrero Francisco Bravo Medical Honorable Mention The Effects of Different Magnet H.S S0109 Frequency Sounds on C. Elegans Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 2 Andrea Maldonado Lawndale High School Honorable Mention The Effect of Gases on Ernesto Herrera, Jr. S0101 Palamonetes paludosus Growth Split group: - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (JR) J02 Margaret Franke Porter Ranch Community First Place Does a Horse's Shoulder School J0206 Angle Affect its Stride? Split group: - Gerardo Rochin South Gate Middle School Second Place The Effect of Runoff J0202 Substances on the Fertilization of Sea Urchins Split group: - Zoraiz Hashmi Al Huda Islamic School Third Place Ouch! Pull the Kick, Not J0208 the Ligament! Split group: - Sabahat Nabiha Al Huda Islamic School Honorable Mention Help Me Concentrate! J0207 Does Chewing Gum Effect Concentration? Split group: - ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (SR) S02 Erica Whiting Pasadena High School First Place Digestion of Styrofoam by S0201 Mealworms (larvae of Tenebrio molitor): The Split group: - Effect of a Nutritional Boost Lauren Yen Palos Verdes Peninsula Second Place Calcium Content in High School S0206 Neuron Changes with Light Stimulation Split group: - Jonathan Wang Palos Verdes High School Third Place The Effect of Nitrogen and S0204 Phosphorous Point Source Runoff on Anthopleura Split group: - elegantissima BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - NON-HUMAN (JR) J03 David Gao Huntington Middle School First Place Drosophila Melanogaster J0303 Addiction to Sugar Split group: - Alexa Duran South Gate Middle School Second Place Jellies Under Pressure J0301 Split group: - Peter Boldt St. Monica Academy (6th, Third Place The Learning Curves of 7th, 8th) J0310 Mice versus Hamsters Split group: - LeiliRose Mohammadi St. John Fisher School Honorable Mention What Natural Ant Repellent J0308 Is The Most Effective To Keep Ants Out Of Your Split group: - House? 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 3 BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES - HUMAN (JR) J04 Chloe Green Ridgecrest Intermediate First Place The Effect of the Number School J0402 of Tries Players Perceive Themselves as Having in a Split group: - Video Game on the In- Game Success Rate of Middle School Players Mahnur Bharucha Institute of Knowledge Second Place Wonder Pets: Effects Of J0413 Animal-Assisted Therapy On Children With Autism Split group: - Joshua Richland The Rabbi Jacob Third Place Memories Under the Pressman Academy of J0408 Influence Temple Beth Am Split group: - Teva Corwin Larchmont Charter School Honorable Mention Perceiving Professions: An LaFayette Park J0429 Investigation of Gender Stereotypes Split group: - Raya Dajani Al Huda Islamic School Honorable Mention MSG: Myth or Reality J0423 Split group: - Riley Sobel Larchmont Charter School Honorable Mention The Essence of Time LaFayette Park J0424 Split group: - Brooke Charlton American Martyrs School Honorable Mention How Are Our Minds J0401 Distracted By Texting? Split group: - Peter Challita St. Cyril of Jerusalem Honorable Mention Are Kids More Open to School J0420 Illusions Than Adults? Split group: - Rachel Metzger The Rabbi Jacob Honorable Mention A “Stereotypical” Project: A Pressman Academy of J0421 Look into how Stereotypes Temple Beth Am Affect What Voices Young Split group: - Children Trust Rachel Alvarado Arroyo Seco Museum Honorable Mention Gender and Conformity Science Magnet School J0422 Split group: - Samantha Wu San Gabriel Christian Honorable Mention The Stroop Effect School J0425 Split group: - Joshua Fernandez Fleming Middle School Honorable Mention Nearsighted vs Farsighted J0409 Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 4 BEHAVIORAL/SOCIAL SCIENCES (SR) S03 Ruwanthi Ekanayake Palos Verdes Peninsula First Place Effects of Sleep Quality on High School S0305 Virtual Reality Language Learning Split group: - Kendall Amon Marlborough School Second Place The Effects of S0302 Physiological Stress on Pattern Separation Ability Split group: - in Older and Younger Adults Miranda Li Crescenta Valley High Third Place Impact of Patient-Centered School S0304 Approach (PCA) intervention on Women's Split group: - Knowledge of National Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (JR) J05 Suraj Anand Ridgecrest Intermediate First Place Conserved Regions of School J0522 Coagulation Factors III, VIII, and XII’s Percent, Split group: - Location, and Function in Diverse Species Julia Abele St. John Fisher School Second Place How Does the Amount Of J0510 Time Spent Blending The Batter And The Amount Of Split group: - Time Waiting Before Cooking The Batter Impact The Height Of The Pancake? Lukas Jarasunas St. John Fisher School Third Place Drip, Drip, Drip: Which Ice J0513 Cream to Choose on a Hot Day to Avoid a Big Melted Split group: - Mess Sara Dajani Al Huda Islamic School Honorable Mention Bread and Its Clogging J0519 Effect Split group: - Maximilian Arnerich St. Martin of Tours School Honorable Mention Counting Calories J0514 Split group: - Hannah Nenadic St. John Fisher School Honorable Mention I Scream, You Scream, We J0509 All Scream for Lactase: Understanding Lactose Split group: - Intolerance by Investigating the Effects of the Enzyme Lactase on Milk Products BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (SR) S04 Caleb Cheung Youth Science Center (9 First Place In Vitro Osteogenesis -12) S0402 Potential in Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Cells from Split group: - Moringa Oleifera and Boswellia Serrata Extracts 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 5 Onyinyechi Onyeador Palos Verdes High School Second Place Effects on Mouse Growth S0405 of Postnatal Pak2 Gene Deletion in Endothelial Split group: - Cells Therese Arevalo California Academy of Third Place The Effect of Chlorophyll Math & Science S0406 Concentration on Vitamin C Content Split group: - Hemali Patel Francisco Bravo Medical Honorable Mention Does Milk Protein Magnet H.S S0403 Concentration Change During the Four Lactation Split group: - Periods? CHEMISTRY - APPLIED (JR) J06 Nathan Deng Huntington Middle School First Place Drop by Drop: Manipulating J0624 the Surface Tension of Water to Find the Best Split group: - Way of Cleaning Adam Yang South Pasadena Middle Second Place Pee for Power School J0601 Split group: - Mohona Ganguly Chandler School Third Place Measurement of Potassium J0622 in Four Varieties of Rice by Atomic Emission Split group: - Spectroscopy Deven Nicotero Portola Highly Gifted Honorable Mention Examining the Magnet J0613 Effectiveness of Different Antacids on the Split group: - Neutralization of the pH of Simulated Stomach Acid Michael Gureghian St. Gregory's Hovsepian Honorable Mention What is the Effect of Saline School J0621 Water Concentration On the Electrolytic Properties Split group: - of Water? Rafia Siddiq New Dimensions School Honorable Mention Yeast Busters: Stopping J0625 Fungus in its Tracks Split group: - Alexandra Gold Intellectual Virtues Honorable Mention Curds to Casein Nixie Gutierrez Academy J0605 Genevieve Miller Split group: - Enrique Garza El Sereno Magnet Center Honorable Mention Corrosion Factors For Zinc J0614 and Aluminum Split group: - Muhammad Ali Institute of Knowledge Honorable Mention Banana Biofuel J0623 Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 6 CHEMISTRY - GENERAL (JR) J07 Ariana Fotovat St. Martin of Tours School First Place Meltdown J0703 Split group: A Kory Cascadden St. Martin of Tours School Second Place Flash Frozen J0724 Split group: A Livia Nazari John Muir Middle School Third Place How Does the Type of J0728 Orange and Brand of Orange Juice Affect the Split group: A Amount of Vitamin C? Zainab Nessary New Dimensions School Honorable Mention Homemade Cold Pack J0751 Split group: A Peter Hyan IV Our Mother of Good Honorable Mention The Effects of Salt Water Counsel J0738 on Different Types of Metals Split group: A Ashley Robles Fedde International Studies Honorable Mention Will it Melt? Academy J0704 Split group: A Larisa Assadourian St. Gregory's Hovsepian First Place I Love Dairy, but it Hates School J0725 Me: Testing the Glucose Content of Milk and Ice Split group: B Cream Zainab Husain Institute of Knowledge Second Place How to Grow Homemade J0752 Stalactites Split group: B Roaa Shaheen Sierra Madre Middle Third Place What is the Effect of School J0740 Different MgSO4 Concentrations on Split group: B Hydrogen and Oxygen Gas Production? Patrick Baghdasarian John Muir Middle School Honorable Mention Water Separation J0737 Split group: B Lorents Assadourian St. Gregory's Hovsepian Honorable Mention I Ran & Ran. I am Tired, School J0729 Sweating & Thirsty. What Should I Drink? Electrolyte Split group: B Challenge: Orange Juice vs. Sports Drink Ryan Madariaga St. Timothy School Honorable Mention Art Under Fire J0742 Split group: B 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 7 CHEMISTRY (SR) S05 Clarissa Tacto St. Anthony High School First Place The Intermolecular S0508 Attraction of Acetaminophen and Split group: - Aspirin with Plastics James Karroum II St. John Bosco Second Place Inhibiting the Corrosion of S0516 Metals Using Cathodic Protection Split group: - Maya Valeriano California Academy of Third Place Breaking Point: The Math & Science S0526 Relationship Between Strength and Temperature Split group: - Sam LeFevre Crescenta Valley High Honorable Mention Hydrolysis of Water using Brandon Emirkhanian School S0534 Metal Salt Catalysts Hyun Ok (Helen) Choi Split group: - Sevoulig Bastilian Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Honorable Mention CSI: Cell Phone High School S0535 Spectrophotometer Split group: - Michael Gyadukyan Ribet Academy (Sr. Honorable Mention Excursions in Le Division) S0527 Chatelier's Principle Split group: - EARTH/SPACE SCIENCES (JR) J08 William Labrador Chandler School First Place An Inexpensive Radiation J0813 Detector and Its Application to Cosmic Rays Split group: - and Environmental Radiation Felimon Charles Legaspi Incarnation School Second Place Building Better Earthquake J0806 Resistant Structures Split group: - Hudson Billock Flintridge Preparatory Third Place Space Balloon School, Middle School J0807 Split group: - Eliza Jacobs Mayfield Junior School of Honorable Mention Meteorite or the Holy Child Jesus J0804 MeteorWrong? Split group: - Andy Smithwick Sierra Madre Middle Honorable Mention How Can We Use Filters to School J0801 Reduce Light Pollution Split group: - EARTH/SPACE SCIENCES (SR) S06 Ethan Uetrecht Palos Verdes Peninsula First Place Assessing the Practicality High School S0603 of NEO Deflection Strategies Using Split group: - Simulation - Year 2 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 8 Albert Zhai La Canada High School Second Place Building a Web-based S0601 Global Plant Productivity Information System Split group: - (GPPIS) Kaitlyn Arst Daniel Pearl Magnet High Third Place Using Superabsorbent School S0605 Biodegradable Hydrogel to Decrease Water Use and Split group: - Improve Drought Stress Conditions on Agronomic Plants Jessica Bushman The Buckley School Honorable Mention Ultimate Sustainable Emma Chusid S0604 System: Fish and Botany Panna Gattyan Split group: - ECOLOGY (JR) J09 Xavier Csato Mirman School First Place Radiation Investigation: J0918 What's in YOUR Fish Split group: - John Olson St. John Fisher School Second Place A River Runs Through It - J0910 The Effect of Location on Pollution levels in the Split group: - Russian River Marley Rhodes St. Timothy School Third Place Let it Rain: The Effect of J0912 Acid Rain on Calendulas Split group: - Julia Coffey Beverly Vista Elementary Honorable Mention Can Swales Save Our Sienna Wolfe J0911 Drought? Split group: - Jennifer Ledezma South Gate Middle School Honorable Mention The Effects of Different J0908 Types of Algae on the Growth of California Sea Split group: - Hares (Aplysia californica) Camille Paquette St. Timothy School Honorable Mention Solar-Powered Water J0902 Purification Split group: - ECOLOGY (SR) S07 Nicholas Sercel St. Francis High School First Place Investigation of Efficacy of Marc Morreale S0703 CO2 Enhancement for Kratke Hydroponics Split group: - Michael Mcfarland Palos Verdes Peninsula Second Place The Effect of Hyperion High School S0702 Reclamation Plant's 1-Mile Outfall Effluent on Red Split group: - Abalone Larvae Siranush Martirosyan Herbert Hoover High Third Place Identifying Plastic Ingested Lilit Danelyan School S0705 by the Phoebastria Bianca Mirza immutabilis using the Burn Split group: - Test 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 9 Sarah Baker-Wacks Marlborough School Honorable Mention The Impact Dilutions of All- S0704 Natural, and Non-All- Natural, Household Split group: - products, Have on Plants ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS (JR) J10 Katherine Arriola Magnolia Science First Place Preventing Earthquake Danielle Lopez Academy # 6 J1038 Destruction Split group: A Dylan Lee Portola Highly Gifted Second Place How Does the Addition of Magnet J1027 Diagonal Braces Affect the Rigidity of a Wall? Split group: A Jordan Feldman The Rabbi Jacob Third Place Controlling a Robot with Pressman Academy of J1037 Electromyography Temple Beth Am Split group: A Leia Gluckman Beverly Vista Elementary Honorable Mention Saving Lives with Solar Joseph/JJ Gluckman J1042 Cookers Split group: A Chasen Kazahaya Porter Ranch Community Honorable Mention Can Lasers Transmit Jack Saltzman School J1021 Sound? Split group: A Anson Noland Portola Highly Gifted Honorable Mention What is the Most Efficient Magnet J1011 Pitch Angle of a Wind Turbine Airfoil Split group: A Rhonen Harris Science Academy: STEM Honorable Mention Controlling Electronics with School J1051 Your Mind Split group: A Kristof Corbell American Martyrs School Honorable Mention Homemade Hovercraft Jeffrey Johnson J1040 Split group: A Azrin Khan El Sereno Magnet Center Honorable Mention Fighting Fire: Fire J1016 Extinguishing Robot with Sensor Split group: A Sophie Carter Westridge School for Girls First Place Indoor Navigation Using J1058 The Magnetic Field Split group: B Cristofer Lortz Fleming Middle School Second Place Oscillating Water Column J1025 Generator Split group: B Megha Jain Portola Highly Gifted Third Place The Tank Trend: Magnet J1045 Conserving Water Easily Split group: B 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 10 Abby Arnerich St. Martin of Tours School Honorable Mention Filtration Optimization J1001 Split group: B Samuel Mihld Sierra Madre Middle Honorable Mention Robotic Service Dog School J1054 Split group: B Abigail Yuhan Westridge School for Girls Honorable Mention The Strength of Different J1003 Truss Bridges Split group: B Alvin Nguyen San Gabriel Christian Honorable Mention Light the Way Hudson Pearce School J1006 Split group: B Ashley Oki San Gabriel Christian Honorable Mention Flush Out the Cold School J1013 Split group: B ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS (SR) S08 Benjamin Liu Arcadia High School First Place A Lab-On-A-Chip Device S0803 Incorporating Novel Micromixers, Micropumps Split group: - and Microvalves for Disease Diagnostics Annie Benedict Palos Verdes Peninsula Second Place Development Of A High School S0802 Household Powered Desalination Device Split group: - Ryan Barnes Palos Verdes Peninsula Third Place Strength of 3D Printed High School S0817 Interlocking Designs Split group: - Justin Chuang Diamond Bar High School Honorable Mention Artifact Correction for S0807 Depth-Resolved Determination of Split group: - Attenuation Coefficient in Optical Coherence Topography (OCT) Lauren Harris High Tech Los Angeles Honorable Mention Harnessing Environmental S0812 Waste Heat as a Power Source with Thermoelectric Split group: - Generators Rei Landsberger Palos Verdes Peninsula Honorable Mention Design, Modeling, and High School S0816 Testing of a Fluid-Powered Tracker for Solar Panels Split group: - (Year 2) Tomas Meza Stieben Francisco Bravo Medical Honorable Mention Invisible but Beneficial Magnet H.S S0820 Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 11 ENGINEERING RESEARCH (JR) J11 Jeanie Benedict St. John Fisher School First Place Airplanes Use Them, So J1116 Why "Can't" Windmills? The Effect of Winglet Cant Split group: - Angle on the Speed of a Windmill Chloe Brandon Sierra Madre Middle Second Place Bio-Inspired Wind Power: School J1108 Can a Whale Help Us Design Better Wind Split group: - Turbines? Enzo Pardo Ribet Academy (Jr. Third Place Bridges Division) J1113 Split group: - Michael Wilkins Westmark School Honorable Mention The Power of Light Joseph Erickson J1121 Jacob Spellman Split group: - Anderson Sutandinata Ridgecrest Intermediate Honorable Mention How Does the Exterior School J1102 Design of a Dome Affect its Compressive Strength Split group: - Joshua Tomoyasu Sierra Madre Middle Honorable Mention How Does the Position of School J1118 Permanent Magnets Affect Generator Output? Split group: - Nathalie Eid St. Cyril of Jerusalem Honorable Mention How Does Acid Rain Affect School J1123 Building Materials? Split group: - Braden Nucum St. John Fisher School Honorable Mention Which Shape is Stronger J1107 Split group: - Oscar De La Torre Lennox Middle School Honorable Mention Rocket Science J1124 Split group: - ENGINEERING RESEARCH (SR) S09 Shannon Chen Palos Verdes Peninsula First Place Airship Hull Optimization High School S0911 Using Artificial Neural Network and Split group: - Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulations Bhavin Shah Clark Magnet High School Second Place Diffusivity and Solvation of S0902 Alkali & Halogen Ions in Solid and Aqueous Split group: - Electrolytes Mia Bella Pardo Ribet Academy (Sr. Third Place Radioactive Shield Division) S0907 Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 12 David Zheng San Marino High School Honorable Mention Effect of Water Droplet S0904 Advancing Rates on the Wetting of Polymeric Split group: - Surfaces Andrew Karroum St. John Bosco Honorable Mention The Effect of Retaining S0901 Wall Type on Displacement Force Split group: - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (JR) J12 Dylan Shragg Science Academy: STEM First Place Shade Balls: Sphere vs. Michael Maregne School J1209 Tetrahedron Split group: - Madison Dietz St. Martin of Tours School Second Place Make it Rain! - What J1220 Material Works Best in Seeding Clouds? Split group: - Nahla Kattih Institute of Knowledge Third Place Polymers vs Detergents J1227 Split group: - Eugene Reicher Sierra Canyon School Honorable Mention Is the Required LADWP J1211 Lawn Irrigation Schedule the Best to Provide the Split group: - Most Soil Moisture? Milo Woods Mayfield Junior School of Honorable Mention Soil and Spoons the Holy Child Jesus J1225 Split group: - Emily Sarte Our Mother of Good Honorable Mention Going Green to Keep our Counsel J1210 Planet Blue Split group: - Sebastian Cordero Our Mother of Good Honorable Mention Hold the Salt, Please! The Counsel J1232 Effect of Different Energy Sources on an Evaporation Split group: - Desalination System in California Lauren Billnitzer St. John Fisher School Honorable Mention Planting Materials: Which J1219 Best Retains Water? Split group: - Turandot Shayegan Mirman School Honorable Mention The Blaze Barriers Kendall McDermott J1235 Matteo Perez Split group: - Isabel Reynoso El Sereno Magnet Center Honorable Mention Gray Water J1216 Split group: - Mireille Karadanaian Walter Reed Middle School Honorable Mention Turn This Drought Inside J1226 Out! Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 13 Noa Ben-Shabat CHIME Charter School Honorable Mention Eco Plants J1230 Split group: - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (SR) S10 Christopher Isozaki Palos Verdes High School First Place Separating CO2 From the S1004 Atmosphere to Help Minimize Global Warming- Split group: - Year 1 Diana Agdashian Ribet Academy (Sr. Second Place Potable Water Analysis Division) S1008 Split group: - Daniela Semerjian Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Third Place Drill It, Don't Spill It Siran Keosian High School S1007 Aleek Derderian Split group: - Philip Singh The Buckley School Honorable Mention The Ultimate Suitability Jeremiah Fountain S1015 Project Berkley Morgan Split group: - Alan Michel Sarah Ross Science Fair Honorable Mention Plant Growth with (Senior Division) S1001 Insecticides Split group: - Daniel Nazarit Francisco Bravo Medical Honorable Mention Aquaponics: A Path for a Angel Olmos Magnet H.S S1006 Better Future Split group: - Evelyn Chang Agoura High School Honorable Mention Modeling and Regulating S1009 the Elk Population in Yellowstone National Park Split group: - with Updated Data (2004~2015) MATERIALS SCIENCE (JR) J13 Joseph Adams Mayfield Junior School of First Place Can You Hear Me Now? - the Holy Child Jesus J1308 A Project on Acoustic Physics with Household Split group: - Materials Phoebe Kellogg John Muir Middle School Second Place Huff, Puff, and Shake the J1311 House Down Split group: - Kelvin De Leon St. John Fisher School Third Place Shhhhh, Keep It Quiet! J1310 Which Material Best Insulates Sound? Split group: - Corwin Phung San Gabriel Christian Honorable Mention Block Out the UV School J1304 Split group: - Saara Hashim Institute of Knowledge Honorable Mention Surface Coatings vs. J1313 Natural : Which Resists Water Absorption? Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 14 Jacqueline Yang Fleming Middle School Honorable Mention Bundled-Up Oranges That J1307 Tell Time Split group: - MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCES (JR) J14 Maxim Zhulin Portola Highly Gifted First Place Effects of Pipelining on Magnet J1410 CPU speed Split group: - Hunter Bren Mirman School Second Place Fast and Furious Physics J1405 Split group: - Alexandra Christodoulou Huntington Middle School Third Place Medical Informatics and J1402 Pharmacogentics and Prescription Change Split group: - MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCES (SR) S11 Sanath Devalapurkar West High School First Place The Algebra and Geometry S1107 of Quasicategories Split group: - Kevin Pho California Academy of Second Place Digital Fingerprints: Math & Science S1105 Constructing One-Way Hash Functions Split group: - Kevin Liu Palos Verdes High School Third Place Network Security (WPA2- S1104 PSK): Just How Safe is Your Information Over Split group: - Wifi? MICROBIOLOGY (JR) J15 Josue Rodriguez Portola Highly Gifted First Place Are Hand Sanitizers and Magnet J1506 Antimicrobials Effective? Split group: - Juliesen Jaime Arroyo Seco Museum Second Place The Effectiveness of Active Science Magnet School J1507 Ingredients in Hand Sanitizer Split group: - Alexandra Bermudes Portola Highly Gifted Third Place Are There Bioluminescent Magnet J1501 Bacteria (Photorhabdus luminescens) in the Santa Split group: - Monica Mountains? Len Korol The Rabbi Jacob Honorable Mention Germs, Germs Everywhere Pressman Academy of J1509 Temple Beth Am Split group: - MICROBIOLOGY (SR) S12 Elan Filler Palos Verdes High School First Place A Novel Treatment for S1202 Candida glabrata Infection Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 15 Daniela Nieva St. Monica Academy Second Place Sterilization of Black Tea S1201 Using UV Irradiation Split group: - Matthew Lee Palos Verdes High School Third Place The Future of Food: The S1203 Effects of Red Abalone Feces on Spirulina's Split group: - Nutrient Concentration PHARMACOLOGY (JR) J16 Sage Saling Larchmont Charter School First Place Limiting Drug Interactions LaFayette Park J1610 Through An Online Dashboard Tool Split group: - Avery DeVore American Martyrs School Second Place What Essential Oil Will J1602 Exterminate Flies The Fastest? Split group: - Ammar Hasan Al Huda Islamic School Third Place Pill Dissolving J1601 Split group: - Elisha Johnston Youth Science Center 6-8 Honorable Mention Regenerative Medicine in J1604 vitro: Investigating the Effect of Prolotherapy on Split group: - Cell Growth PHARMACOLOGY (SR) S13 Davyd Slesarenko Francisco Bravo Medical First Place Effects of Colas on Magnet H.S S1301 Turbatrix Aceti Split group: - Nikhil Murty Palos Verdes Peninsula Second Place Perinatal Nicotine High School S1305 Exposure's Effects on PKC Isoforms in Male and Split group: - Female Airway Smooth Muscle Cells Gustavo Cervantes Francisco Bravo Medical Third Place The Anthelmintic Effects of Magnet H.S S1303 Moringa Oleifera Against Earthworms Split group: - PHYSICS - AERODYNAMICS/HYDRODYNAMICS (JR) J17 Jonah Henry Millikan Middle School First Place Tabletop Hurricanes: A J1714 Study of Vortex Stability in a Rotating Fluid Split group: - Gil Dominguez-Letelier Ribet Academy (Jr. Second Place Parachutes and Drag Division) J1710 Split group: - Sophia Cotman Mayfield Junior School of Third Place Swim Caps: Do They the Holy Child Jesus J1720 Really Make You Faster? Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 16 Austin Shimek Village Christian Middle Honorable Mention Lift It Up School J1704 Split group: - Noam Elroi Ridgecrest Intermediate Honorable Mention Effect of Different Fin School J1718 Setups on the Resistance that a Surf Board Exerts Split group: - Against Forward Pull Hannah Davy St. Joseph School (Long Honorable Mention Will It Rise? Beach) J1711 Split group: - Cyrus Khaleeli Ridgecrest Intermediate Honorable Mention Effects of Weight School J1706 Positioning on a Sailboats Speed Split group: - Nicholas Andriassian Chamlian Armenian School Honorable Mention At What Angle Does a J1717 Projectile Travel the Furthest? Split group: - PHYSICS - ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM (JR) J18 Nolan Lautrette Millikan Middle School First Place Keep Calm and Shake it J1820 On Split group: - Thomas Maxfield Chandler School Second Place Exploring Magnetic J1831 Levitation Split group: - Jack Tierney St. Monica Academy (6th, Third Place Metal of Honor 7th, 8th) J1812 Split group: - Stanley Wong Huntington Middle School Honorable Mention Solar Panels: Orientations J1828 Split group: - Ryan Zerpa Pacific Hills School (Jr. Honorable Mention Wireless Electricity and the Division) J1822 Tale of Two Tesla Coils Split group: - Steven Conaway St. Monica Academy (6th, Honorable Mention The Comparison of 7th, 8th) J1830 Different Types of Artificial Light on Solar Panel Split group: - Efficiency Stanton Lee Portola Highly Gifted Honorable Mention Magnetic Linear Magnet J1829 Accelerator and The Conservation of Energy Split group: - Adam Lurvey Weizmann Day School Honorable Mention What Materials will Block J1801 Wi-Fi Signals the Best Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 17 Kris Sowattanangkul Science Academy: STEM Honorable Mention Magnetism vs. School J1815 Temperature Split group: - Xavier Marsh Blair Middle School Honorable Mention Do Different Materials Build J1833 up Better Static Electric Charges Split group: - Billy Nutt St. Martin of Tours School Honorable Mention Chill Out and Levitate J1802 Split group: - PHYSICS - GENERAL (JR) J19 Justin An Ridgecrest Intermediate First Place All About That Bass; The School J1934 Effect of Different Frequencies Against Split group: A Isopropyl Alcohol Fires Hannah Kimura Horace Mann Middle Second Place How Fast Does a Tennis Patrick Choe School J1929 Ball Lose Its Bounce? Eric Lee Split group: A Daniel Gushchyan John Muir Middle School Third Place How do the Temperature J1916 and Length of Tube Affect the Speed of the Wind Split group: A Produced? Brooke Bauer Westridge School for Girls Honorable Mention Are Hot-Wheels Full of J1913 Potential? Split group: A Elliot Eaton Mayfield Junior School of Honorable Mention Hops 4 Dayz Aidan King the Holy Child Jesus J1919 Split group: A Nishita Dashpute Royal Oak Middle School Honorable Mention Which Cellular Activity J1942 Emits the Most Radiation? Split group: A Analisa Sack St. John Fisher School Honorable Mention Bad Blood: How Does the J1906 Size of Blood Splatter Correlate to the Distance Split group: A from Which It Fell? Emmie Fitz-Gibbon Walter Reed Middle School Honorable Mention Blood Dropping: How does J1923 the Way you Drop Blood Affect the Outcome? Split group: A Aram Petrosyan Ribet Academy (Jr. Honorable Mention Modulated Frequency Division) J1911 Split group: A Robert Grigorian Porter Ranch Community Honorable Mention Coke and Mentos School J1944 Split group: A 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 18 Xiaoyue (Crystal) Jin Ribet Academy (Jr. First Place Waves Division) J1951 Split group: B Bella Gath St. Joseph School (Long Second Place Camera Obscura Beach) J1912 Split group: B Enzo Banal Walter Reed Middle School Third Place Breaking News: How Does J1924 the Design of a Bridge Affect the Weight it can Split group: B Hold? N'Dea Godwin Westridge School for Girls Honorable Mention Energy Transference: J1940 Kicking a Soccer Ball Split group: B James Pearce St. Joseph School (Long Honorable Mention Tennis Tension Beach) J1931 Split group: B Anica Lee San Gabriel Christian Honorable Mention Light the World with Colors School J1909 Split group: B Julia Osborne St. John Fisher School Honorable Mention Spin to Win: Spinning Into J1933 The Physics of Dance Split group: B Emma Robertson Intellectual Virtues Honorable Mention Saturday Nut Fever Genevieve Toji Academy J1921 Split group: B Andrew Rojas St. Timothy School Honorable Mention The Transfer of Power J1908 Split group: B PHYSICS (SR) S14 Alisa Hathaway Palos Verdes Peninsula First Place A Customized Directional High School S1401 Antenna System to Focus WiFi Signals on Variable Split group: - Locations Mark McDermott St. John Bosco Second Place A Comparison of S1413 Mechanical and Virtual Wind Tunnels Split group: - Evan Vail St. Anthony High School Third Place 'Sounds' Good: Analyzing S1406 Far and Near Field Doppler Frequency Shifts Split group: - Clement Decker St. Monica Academy Honorable Mention Analyzing the Practicality S1404 of an Inexpensive Unbalanced Interferometric Split group: - Experiment 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 19 PLANT BIOLOGY (JR) J20 Otto Rahmel Sierra Canyon School First Place Algae Farm J2040 Split group: A Mona Patterson Sierra Madre Middle Second Place How do Plants React to School J2038 Different Types of Grey Water? Split group: A Daryan Daneshvar St. Martin of Tours School Honorable Mention Color Chromatography of J2020 Autumn Leaves Split group: A Lilly Roth-Shapiro Larchmont Charter School Honorable Mention Cultivating Cacti LaFayette Park J2034 Split group: A Elizabeth Rossi St. Timothy School Honorable Mention Hydroponics J2023 Split group: A Amelie Missig Walter Reed Middle School Honorable Mention Musical Germination J2004 Split group: A Dalia Elrih Larchmont Charter School Second Place The New & Affordable Camryn Clardy LaFayette Park J2018 Alternative! Will Turmeric Treat Powdery Mildew? Split group: B Karly Condon American Martyrs School Third Place Farming With Fish Isabella LeSage J2031 Split group: B Ismael Al-Darsani ICC Community School Honorable Mention Synthetic vs. Natural: Are J2026 Inorganic Fertilizers More Effective Than Organic Split group: B Fertilizers on Green Bean Germination and Growth? PLANT BIOLOGY (SR) S15 Titash Biswas Crescenta Valley High First Place Drowning the California School S1509 Drought: A Novel Approach of Combining Biochar and Split group: - Gypsum to Improve Crop Yield Anthony Castillo St. John Bosco Second Place The Effects of Seed S1501 Priming on the Germination and Seedling Vigor of Aged Split group: - Yemeni Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus) Landrace Seeds Patrick Jackson Don Bosco Technical Third Place Transforming Plants Michael Garcia Institute S1508 Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 20 Austin Nash Palos Verdes High School Honorable Mention The Effect of Storm Drain S1503 Runoff on Giant Kelp Nutrient Availability Split group: - Antony Alvarado California Academy of Honorable Mention Schwarzenegger's Beans: Math & Science S1502 The Steroid Effect of Vitamins on Pinto Bean Split group: - Growth PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (JR) J21 Hafsa Khan Al Huda Islamic School Third Place The Antioxidant Mystery: J2102 The Effect of Antioxidants On Seed Germination Split group: A Nathan Segil Weizmann Day School Honorable Mention How Movement in Leaves J2105 is Controlled Split group: A Ian Kenneally St. Timothy School Honorable Mention The Greenest Greenhouse J2103 Split group: A Savannah House New Los Angeles Charter First Place The Prosperous School J2106 Environments of Plants: Part 2 Split group: B PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (SR) S16 Ezekiel Soto California Academy of Honorable Mention The Effect of Salinity on Math & Science S1601 Rice Growth Split group: - PRODUCT SCIENCE (JR) J22 Logan Dalton Portola Highly Gifted First Place Design and Evaluation of Magnet J2227 an EZ Tie Emergency Temporary Vascular Shunt Split group: - Faatima Zahra Motala Institute of Knowledge Second Place The Effects of a Brain J2216 Training Application on the Cognitive Flexibility of Split group: - Participants who suffer from Diminishing Mental Abilities Itai Koronyo The Rabbi Jacob Third Place Stopping the Clock for Pressman Academy of J2219 Fruits and Veggies Temple Beth Am Split group: - Julia Arem Westmark School Honorable Mention The Secret to Silver J2224 Split group: - Aleksa Jarasunas St. John Fisher School Honorable Mention Protect Those Eyes: J2202 Which Hat to Wear At the Beach On A Sunny Day Split group: - 2016 Los Angeles County Science Fair Category Winners Page 21 Elisa Win Al Huda Islamic School Honorable Mention Zap that Zit J2213 Split group: - Emily Banno Portola Highly Gifted Honorable Mention What Eggs-Actly Is the Magnet J2214 Most Eggs-Cellent Way to Preserve Eggs? Split group: - Abraham Dost Institute of Knowledge Honorable Mention Cool for the Summer J2201 Split group: - Benjamin Volokh Mirman School Honorable Mention Halt the Salt Mason Shurman J2205 Siji Smolev Split group: - Chloe Kim South Pasadena Middle Honorable Mention Beating of My Heart School J2208 Split group: -