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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
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