Hssef 2020 Project Listings Senior
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PROJECT LISTINGS Senior Research Animal Sciences (ANIM) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 100 Chan, Justin 12 An Investigation on Aposematic Patterns Pearl City High School on Dendrobates auratus Anthony Ferro 101 Juan, Adam 9 Natural Plastic Solution with Mealworms Baldwin High School Amy Ancheta 102 Kimura, Micah 12 What is the Effect of Constant Light Exposure Kalani High School on the Eating Behaviors of Brady Baena Kenneth Okawa / Jamie Tanino (M) Similaris? 103 Kawamura, Jaron / 10 Estrogen Pollution and the Altered Sexual Iolani School Matsuzaki, Tyler Development of Sarotherodon melanotheron Dr. Yvonne Chan and Oreochromis sp. Tilapia 104 Stetz, Victoria 10 Using Invertebrae to Filter out Turbid Water Kalaheo High School in Kaneohe Bay Crystal Stafford 105 Uyema, Kayla 10 Ant Busters Testing Homemade Solutions to Mililani High School Little Fire Ants Dr. Namthip Sitachitta 106 Young, Cadie 11 Determining the Effective Anti-Parasitic Mililani High School SENIOR DIVISION Concentration of Noni Extract Dr. Nel Venzon Jr Behavioral & Social Sciences (BEHA) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 107 Castro, Danielle 9 Hey! You Paying Attention? McKinley High School Randal Choy 108 Cummings, Maya / 12 The Effect Music Has on Reading Kailua High School Carvalho, Kiana Comprehension Sara Anglin 109 Gibson, Jewel 11 Analyzing How Gender Affects Peer Conformity Waipahu High School with Asch Solomon’s Line Test of 1935 Tanya Cobbin 110 Ink, Annabelle 10 Smoke Screen: The Effect of Social Media on Mililani High School Teenage Vaping Dr. Namthip Sitachitta 111 Marcus, Maleah 12 Musicianship and Multilingualism Effects on Kalaheo High School the Brain Crystal Stafford 1 Behavioral & Social Sciences (BEHA) continued Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 112 Pollock, Kalei / 9 How Alpha Waves Affect our Learning Ability Waialua High School Trask, Kaia Sienna Smoot 113 Rader, Hollie 11 Analyzing the Effects of Coping Techniques on Waipahu High School Students' Heart Rate Tanya Cobbin / Rodgie Bucsit (M) 114 Rosabia, Joyce 12 Evaluating How Mediums of Communication Kealakehe High School Affect Perception of Homelessness in Kailua Justin Brown Kona 115 Weiss, Kaitlynn 11 How News Event Priming Affects Bias and Kalaheo High School Memory of Witnessed Events Crystal Stafford Biochemistry (BCHM) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 116 Bucher, Meilin 10 A Sustainable Natural Sunscreen Mililani High School Dr. Nel Venzon Jr SENIOR DIVISION 117 Kai, Madison 12 Adsorption and Desorption Dynamics of a Iolani School Wastewater Contaminant —Ethinylestradiol— Dr. Yvonne Chan / in Soils Henrietta Dulai (M) 118 Clark, Zakary / 10 Debunking Synthetic Urine Kealakehe High School Schiff, Henry Justin Brown Biomedical & Health Sciences (BMED) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 119 Anbe, Kristen / 11 Testing the Effects of Singing on Athletes’ Waipahu High School Valenzuela, Trisha Mae Lung Capacities Tanya Cobbin 120 Bonacorsi, Faith 12 Investigating Urothelial Cell Death in a Novel Kamehameha Schools, Maui Mouse Model of Prenatal Congenital Malia Panglao / Ben Fogelgren (M) Obstructive Nephropathy and Potential Therapeutics 121 Kekumano, Kāʻeo 12 Sea Cucumber Extracts of H. cinerascens and Kamehameha Schools, Kapālama Cuvierian Tubules Decrease HCT-116 Colorectal Dr. Grant Yamashita / Cancer Cell Viability Gail Ishimoto (M) 122 Le, Johnathan 10 PCR of Hypoxia-Regulated Isoforms McKinley High School Cam-tu Trinh / Ralph Shohet (M) 123 Masaki, Kelly 12 Relationships Between Depressive Symptoms, St. Andrew's Priory Anxiety, Impulsivity and E-Cigarette and Jay Hamura / Pallav Pokhrel (M) Cigarette Use Among Young Adults 2 Biomedical & Health Sciences (BMED) continued Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 124 Nguyen, Tracee 11 Different Sodium Iodide Concentration on McKinley High School HAP1 Cells Cam-tu Trinh / Deborah Merritt (M) 125 Okahara-Olsen, Ethan 11 Nanoparticle Formations of Ivermectin for Waiākea High School Possible Use Against Angiostrongylus Whitney Aragaki / Abhijit Date (M) cantonensis 126 Wheeler, Mija 11 Joystick Joyride: Modifying 12v Ride-on Cars Kalani High School for Physically Disabled Children Kenneth Okawa Biomedical Engineering (ENBM) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 127 Balignasay, Charize / 12 Engineering an Exercise Glove to Assist Arthritis Waipahu High School Aceret, Kayle Tessie Lambao 128 Isa, Koryn / 12 Cast Lining to Improve Water Resistance and Moanalua High School Eusebio, Maleah-Rose Quality of Life for Injured Joanna Kobayashi / John Livinstone (M) 129 Ilaga, Royce / 11 Testing an Artificial Pancreas Under Varying Waipahu High School Samonte, Kiana Glucose Concentrations Using Baking Soda Tanya Cobbin / Dwight Bueno (M) and Vinegar 130 Ohta, Trent 11 Integrating A Heart Rate Monitor Into A Waipahu High School Steering Wheel To Prevent Drowsy Driving Tanya Cobbin / Josh Claudio (M) 131 Acosta, Alicia / 12 Designing a 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Waipahu High School Tangonan, Rianne Tessie Lambao SENIOR DIVISION 132 Trujillo, Gabriella / 11 Brace Yourself Kailua High School Nakashima, Ashlyn Sara Anglin 133 Valenzuela, Niza 12 The Inspiro James Campbell High School Mitchell Higashi Cell & Molecular Biology (CELL) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 134 Harada, Mana 9 Targeting Genetic Mutations Using CRISPR Roosevelt High School Cas9 Elizabeth Clemens / Dr. Harry Davis (M) 135 Martinez, Sienna 12 Developing an Improved Photosynthesizer from Kailua High School Local and Foreign Synechococcus elongatus Sara Anglin Strains 136 Tan, Cara 12 Analyzing Genetic Diversity of Iron-Acquiring Iolani School and Iron-Regulating Genes in Nontuberculous Dr. Yvonne Chan / Jennifer Honda (M) Mycobacterial Genomes Isolated from Hawai’i 3 Cell & Molecular Biology (CELL) continued Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 137 Worth, Joshua 11 Investigating the Roles of the Lingo1 Receptor Kamehameha Schools, Maui and its Co-receptor Troy in Wound Healing in Malia Panglao / Ray Saunders (M) Lung Epithelial Cells Chemistry (CHEM) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 138 Broomell, Kaia 10 Quantification of Curcuminoids Curcumin Hilo Intermediate School and Bisdemethoxycurcumin in Red and Carri Wissman / Justin Reinicke (M) Yellow Turmeric Using LC-MS 139 Duldulao, Rona Lei / 10 Anti-Fog Glasses McKinley High School Tuppil, Vanessa Mae Kari Yoo 140 Hoang, Anthony 10 Can Onions Make Bacteria Cry? McKinley High School Cam-tu Trinh 141 Kirkpatrick, Jacqueline / 10 / 11 The Strength of Banana Peel Bioplastics Based Mililani High School Nakao, Cade on the Molarity of Hydrochloric Acid and Dr. Nel Venzon Jr Sodium Hydroxide SENIOR DIVISION 142 Nako, Ila / Dangleman, 10 / 9 Comparison of Microplastic Separation Devices Mililani High School Zoey and their Success Rate Gina Samson Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBIO) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 143 Dang, Tony 11 Detecting Open-Angle Glaucoma Using Deep Iolani School Learning Dr. Yvonne Chan 144 Hankins, Alexandra 12 Suitability of Vibrio for the Pacific Islands Iolani School with Current and Future Climate Dr. Yvonne Chan 145 Lee, Tiana 10 Detection on Rapid ‘Ohi’a Death Baldwin High School Amy Ancheta / Debases Bhattacharya (M) 146 Mo, Cindy / Liang, 9 Utilization of Artificial Intelligence Assisted Roosevelt High School Freddie Brain-Computer Interface to Allow Patients Elizabeth Clemens / Zhouyuan Song (M) with Motor Impairments or Paralysis to Regain a Range of Mobility 147 Swartwood, Brea 12 Utilizing Neural Networking to Find Critical Mililani High School Indicators of Cognitive Impairment Dr. Nel Venzon Jr / Dr. Stenger (M) 4 Earth & Environmental Sciences (EAEV) Proj. # Student Grade Title School/ Teacher 148 Alip, Jasmine / 9 Coral Bleaching in Kona Kealakehe High School Ankrum, Aiden Justin Brown / Gregory Harrs (M) 149 Aniya, Summer / 11 The Durability of Invasive Algae as as Mililani High School Tolentino, Jace-Lynn Alternative to Paper Production Dr. Nel Venzon Jr 150 Aquino, Caid 12 The Effects of Various Soil Compositions in Kailua High School Bioretention Columns at Reducing Runoff Sara Anglin Pollution 151 Berry, Leigh 11 The Effect of Retrofitting Buildings with Mililani High School Hydroponics on Temperature Reduction in John Sandvig Urban Areas 152 Calucag, Kyle 11 Increasing the Photovoltaic Effect Through a Waipahu High School Parabolic design Sherry Tenn 153 Carney, Ashlynn / 10 Assessing the Pouhala Marsh Soil: A Key Step Mililani High School Beeler, Caleb in Soil Bioremediation and Nutrient Dr. Nel Venzon Jr Management 154 Delos Reyes, Jimwell 11 Identifying Degree of Runoff On Mokauea Mililani High School Island Using Gracilaria Salicornia as an Jennifer Kuwahara Indicator 155 Baptista, Camryn / 12 Utilizing Transects To Determine The Waipahu High School Domingo, Keisha / Effectiveness Of Plant Restoration Sherry Tenn Padilla, Jayson 156 Godbole, Gaayatri 11 Tidal Effects of Turbidity and Salinity Levels Waiākea High School at Lili'uokalani Fish Ponds Whitney Aragaki / Tracy Wiegner (M) SENIOR DIVISION 157 Hosten, Nathalie / 10 Surveying Marine Micro-plastics Along the Molokai High School Harden, Skylar Molokai’i Shoreline Emilio Macalalad 158 Holkup, Saige 10 Identifying Mircoplastics in Hawaii’s Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama Ecosystems Dr. Grant Yamashita 159 Kelley, Alana / 10 Analyzing the Presence and Effects of Kalaheo High School Honma, Benjamin Bisphenol A (BPA) in Wild Caught Fish Crystal Stafford 160 Lagundino, Jaedin 10 Eco-Friendly Decomposition of Textile Waste Kauai