2015 Santa Cruz County Science & Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony SCCSEF Santa Cruz County Science & Engineering Fair Santa Cruz County Science & Engineering Fair Welcome & Opening Remarks... Michael Watkins, Superintendent Thank You To Our Sponsor: ...And To Our Local Special Awards Partners: Thank You To Our Lead Judges: •Meeting & Reviewing Projects Pre-Fair •Organization of Judging Teams •“Ambassadors” of the Fair •State Poster Review & Mentoring Amity Sandage Molly Deich Karianne Terry John Rible Steven Knapp David Bernick Ken Meshke Miguel Aznar Keith Gudger Kevin Karplus Sarah Hawklyn Alex Edens Jay Friedland California State Science Fair California State Science Fair Participants May 18 & 19 in Los Angeles, CA Hayes Alessio Bernardi Anika Muzzio Emma Compton Ethan Webb Emily Auten Audrey Dykaar Emma Schaefer-Whittall Eva McCormick Julia Stuart Gunner Freedman Owen Stuart Max Dhruv Jaiden Wolfman Dev Jessica Fairlie Alexandria Hanzlik Hawes Kyley Linn Tyler Smith Alan Chen Liam Clark Benjamin Tarr Malena O'Rourke Elias Gilbert Andrew Knapp Will Pramanik Katie O'Rourke Katie Shevlin Maggie Christopher Laurits Donohoe Jack Salika Tia Fairlie Zoe Prambs Jurgen Slade Mikaela Jellinek Abe Alexandra Fischer Rebecca Guerrero Benjamin Kolland Gallagher Natalie Lydon Connor Chaffin Emily Rorty Ruby Parsa Sophie Category Awards Project of Merit Elementary (Grades 4-5) Elem. Division - Projects of Merit Animal Sciences Nico Lehner, Valencia Elementary How Sugar Water Affects honeycomb Production Morgyn Michelson, De Laveaga Elementary Tooth Trouble Behavioral & Social Sciences Jacky Barrientos & Bella Stevens, De Laveaga Elementary Wait, Which person did I see? Elem. Division - Projects of Merit Energy & Transportation Otto Redlien, Westlake Elementary Magnetic Movement Manuel Madrigal & Alfredo Vazquez, Alianza Charter School Solar Hotdog Cooker Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Miguel Lopez, Alex Magdaleno, & Destin Vasqez, Watsonville Charter of the Arts Engineering Sound Medicine & Health Sciences Alisha Furtado & Kianna Lomeli, Radcliff Elem. Blood Pressure in Watsonville Elem. Division - Projects of Merit Microbiology Tyler Marini & Claire Swidan, Westlake Elem. Potty Talk in the Bacteria World Boy vs. Girl Bella Primavera, Twin Lakes School Who Killed Staphylococcus? Physics & Astronomy Cameron Jones & Caeden Ryan, Soquel Elem. Operation Bat Hit Plant Sciences Kyle Dyer, Bay View Elementary When in Drought, Find a New Way to Sprout Project of Merit Junior Division (Grades 6-8) Junior Division - Projects of Merit Animal Sciences Lily Hernandez & Ksenia Medvedeva, Mt. Madonna Le Chicks 2 Faith Mealing & Jonathan Siemsen, Baymonte The Effect of BPS on neurological development C. elegans Behavioral & Social Sciences Jasmine Gates & Audrey Wynn, Mission Hill MS Improving Memory Lane Jessica Fairlie, Mission Hill MS Jobs & Gender Dillon Cambra, Good Shepherd Talking Hands Junior Division - Projects of Merit Computer & Mathematical Sciences Ryan Beam, Scotts Valley MS Rubik’s Revenge Energy & Transportation Henry Madsen, Pacific Collegiate School Ocean Energy Sahil Patel, Gateway School Solar Panel Efficiency Phoenix Rumbaugh, Ocean Alternative Warming up to Electricity, Another look at ThermoElectricity Junior Division - Projects of Merit Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Derek Fester, Bonny Doon Elementary The Engineering of a Homemade Hovercraft Environmental Sciences Cesar Suarez, Green Valley School Does using more, less or the recommended amount of laundry detergent affect the brightness of washcloths? Physics & Astronomy Alina Rubin, Gateway School Protection: The effect common household materials have on blocking microwave radiation Project of Merit Senior Division (Grades 9-12) Senior Division - Projects of Merit Animal Sciences Veronica Vickers & Alicia Magliato, San Lorenzo Valley High School Sea Star Wasting Syndrome: Impacts on the Intertidal Zone 3rd Place Elementary (Grades 4-5) Elem. Division - 3rd Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Carmen Beltramo & Sofia Jimenez, De Laveaga Elem. Scaredy Cat or Scaredy Dog Behavioral & Social Sciences Nicole Amadia, Vine Hill Elementary Egg Doesn’t Matter Chemistry Jacob Wayne, Spring Hill School Yeast Gas Production and Sugar Substitutes Earth & Planetary Science Bennett Cocherell, Soquel Elementary Operation Ocean Floor Elem. Division - 3rd Place Ribbons Energy & Transportation Peyton Pettyjohn, Vine Hill Elementary On Your Mark... Get Set... Go! Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Eli Lev, De Laveaga Elementary Wi-Fi and What Blocks It Environmental Sciences Leila Dagan & Coral Tripp, Boulder Creek Elem. Seashells and Ocean Acidification Medicine & Health Sciences Nol Ortiz, Mar Vista Elementary Fighting Diabetes with Nopal Cactus Elem. Division - 3rd Place Ribbons Microbiology Weston & Jaden Ow, Westlake Elementary What Hand Cleanser Kills the Most Germs? Physics & Astronomy Greta Feague, Spring Hill School Nature's Light Bulb (An Optical Analysis) Plant Sciences Elizabeth Brennan, Brook Knoll Elementary Grass Growing Race 3rd Place Junior Division (Grades 6-8) Junior Division - 3rd Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Emily Auten, Mission Hill MS Mammals Under The Moon Behavioral & Social Sciences Jaiden Wolfman, Gateway School Write It Right Chemistry Danielle Delgadillo, Green Valley School How does 1%, 2%, fat free, and whole milk affect the rise of Biscuits Computer & Mathematical Sciences Will Pramanik, Mount Madonna Oscillators or Momentum indicators with multiple time frames Junior Division - 3rd Place Ribbons Energy & Transportation Gunner McCormick, Gateway School TIE Building a Microbial Fuel Cell Max Freedman, Homeschool KAPOWER Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Ethan Muzzio, Good Shepherd Testing Aerodynamics in a Wind Tunnel Engineering: Materials & BioEngineering Jessica Ruiz, Alianza Charter School The Human Hand Junior Division - 3rd Place Ribbons Environmental Sciences Giovann Fournier & Emily Rodriguez, New Brighton MS Cleaning Water Medicine & Health Sciences Maggie O’Rourke, Holy Cross The Mystery of Moisturizer Physics & Astronomy Daphne Tuncer, Branciforte MS #perfectlighting Plant Sciences Joseph Diaz, Green Valley School How does decreasing the amount of water given to each variety of grass affect the growth? 3rd Place Senior Division (Grades 9-12) Senior Division - 3rd Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Carly Hill & Mira Lion, San Lorenzo Valley HS Sand Crab Ecology at Seabright Beach Computer & Mathematical Sciences Abigail Klotz, Pacific Coast Charter Coral Reefs In Decline: A Mathematical Look into the Future Environmental Sciences/Management Quinn Lydon & Ian Gallagher, San Lorenzo Valley HS Phytoplankton in the Monterey Bay: Harmful or Helpful? 2nd Place Elementary (Grades 4-5) Elem. Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Sae Ackerstein, Allison Imthurn, & Madelyn Young, Bay View Elementary Jimmy Cracked Corn the Birds Don't Care For: Bird Food Preferences Behavioral & Social Sciences Blythe Liljenstolpe, Good Shepherd Does Time Fly? Chemistry Monica Escobar, Neva Lunine, & Iris Trujillo, De Laveaga Elementary Melting Ice with Sand, Sugar, and Salt Elem. Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Earth & Planetary Science Elijah Bellue, Valencia Elementary Tsunami Barriers: Mangrove Tree Barrier vs Manmade Barrier Energy & Transportation Alexandra Baum, Naomy Licht, & Siena Wong Save Your Energy... It's a Food Fight! Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Remy Harp, Mar Vista Elementary Shocking Plants!? Environmental Management Jonah Verinsky, Brook Knoll Elementary Let’s Clean Up Oil! Elem. Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Medicine & Health Sciences Jaden Ruff, San Lorenzo Valley Elementary Pain Management Microbiology Jacob Goodman, Valencia Elementary Clean or Contaminated Physics & Astronomy Ashley Mason, Boulder Creek Elementary Liquid Rocket Propulsion Plant Sciences Audrey Watson, Brook Knoll Elementary What Works Better When Preserving Cut Carnations? 2nd Place Junior Division (Grades 6-8) Junior Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Emma Compton, Pacific Collegiate School Sea Stars: On The Rise? Behavioral & Social Sciences Julia & Owen Stuart, Mission Hill MS Time Perception: One Minute Please... Chemistry Alan Chen, Mission Hill MS Will ice cubes melt faster in fresh water or salt water? Computer & Mathematical Sciences Benjamin Tarr, Gateway School The Development of an Advanced Computer File Compressor Junior Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Energy & Transportation Dev Dhruv, Scotts Valley MS Microbial Fuel Cells Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Katie Shevlin, Pacific Collegiate School Automatic Solar Powered Dog Food Dispenser Engineering: Materials & BioEngineering Tyler Hawes, Scotts Valley MS Twinkie Resist Environmental Management Liam Smith, Holy Cross Crazy Composting Junior Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Medicine & Health Sciences Katie Knapp, Good Shepherd Can You See Me NOW? Microbiology Alyssa Gehlmann, Holy Cross DNA Separation Process Physics & Astronomy Hannah Grishaw-Jones, Mission Hill MS Microwaves VS. Gas Stoves Plant Sciences Luke Jensen, Gateway School Right Back At Ya 2nd Place Senior Division (Grades 9-12) Senior Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Zoe Fairlie, Santa Cruz HS Mountain Lions and Pumas and Cougars, Oh My Computer & Mathematical Sciences Alexandra Fischer, Pacific Collegiate School The Wormhole Model of the Internet Earth & Planetary Science Joy Furman, Ocean Grove How to Identify Minerals and How to Classify Rocks Senior Division - 2nd Place Ribbons Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Rebecca Guerrero, Ceiba College Prep Air Slicer Environmental Management Anamaria Arias-Ixta, Watsonville HS What influences people's water conservation efforts in Watsonville, CA? Microbiology Cassandra Ackemann, Ava Badger, & Annika Bauerle, San Lorenzo Valley HS What's the Stink in Shingle Mill Creek? 1st Place Elementary (Grades 4-5) Elem. Division - 1st Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Sophia Stone, Westlake Elementary Are Bugs Attracted To A Specific Color Of Light? Behavioral & Social Sciences Zakary Prochaska & Leon Tanguay, Westlake Elem. Biased or Not: Do You Know What You Thought? Chemistry Taliana Claussen-Sadeh, De Laveaga Elem. Fizzy Fruit Fun Computer & Mathematical Sciences Leo Tuncer, Gault Elementary Prime Numbers Elem. Division - 1st Place Ribbons Earth & Planetary Science Maxwell Gross, San Lorenzo Valley Elem. Water Velocity and Alluvial Fans / Deltas Energy & Transportation Nathan Lin, De Laveaga Elementary Steam Powered Generator Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Zoe Foster, Soquel Elementary Solar Powered Pasteurizer Engineering: Materials & BioEngineering Marco Evans, Bonny Doon Elementary Making Bronze at Home and the Properties of Bronze Elem. Division - 1st Place Ribbons Environmental Management Elle Walters, Vine Hill Elementary Keeping Cool, Green Roofs Do The Job Medicine & Health Sciences Ian Robb, Bay View Elementary How Football Causes Brain Injury Microbiology Jonah Goodman & Miles Jacobsen, Westlake Elem. Yeast VS. Peppers: Friend or Foe Physics & Astronomy Eva Diop & Simone Evenson, Westlake Elem. Getting A Gorgeous Glow Plant Sciences Julia Georgi, Brook Knoll Elementary What Kinds of Plankton Live Near Santa Cruz? 1st Place Junior Division (Grades 6-8) Junior Division - 1st Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Alessio Bernardi, Pacific Collegiate School Homing behavior in Monkeyface Prickleback Behavioral & Social Sciences Emma Schaefer-Whittall, Scotts Valley MS Is The Science Fair... Fair? Chemistry Kyley Linn, Holy Cross Stovetop Madness Computer & Mathematical Sciences Elias Gilbert, Mission Hill MS Watch The Curve Earth & Planetary Science Audrey Webb, Pacific Collegiate School Thermal Microcosm Junior Division - 1st Place Ribbons Energy & Transportation Eva Dykaar, Pacific Collegiate School A New Angle in Roof Design Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Anika Hayes, Pacific Collegiate School Building a 3D Printing Pen Engineering: Materials & BioEngineering Alexandria Hanzlik, Green Valley School Does 100% Wool, Rayon, or Polyester shrink more than 100% Cotton? Environmental Management Malena Clark, Gateway School The Effects of Salinity and Age on the Rate of Carbon Sequestration in Wetlands Junior Division - 1st Place Ribbons Medicine & Health Sciences Andrew O’Rourke, Holy Cross ADHD versus Non-ADHD Reaction Times Microbiology Christopher Laurits, Gateway School Comparing the Amount of Bacteria in Raw and Pasteurized Milk Physics & Astronomy Jack Donohoe, Holy Cross A Cheaters Curve: The Science Behind the Spitball Plant Sciences Tia Salika, Pacific Collegiate School The Affects of Salt Intrusion on Plant Growth 1st Place Senior Division (Grades 9-12) Senior Division - 1st Place Ribbons Animal Sciences Jurgen Prambs & Mikaela Slade, San Lorenzo Valley HS Terrestrial Salamanders of the San Lorenzo Valley Computer & Mathematical Sciences Abe Jellinek, Alternative Family Education Lingua: Programming for the Uninitiated Earth & Planetary Science Natalie Gallagher & Connor Lydon, SLVHS Secrets of San Lorenzo Valley's Atmosphere Part 3 Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Benjamin Kolland, Alternative Family Education Separation Anxiety: A Plan for Safer Model Rocket Deployment Senior Division - 1st Place Ribbons Environmental Sciences Emily Chaffin, Georgiana Bruce Kirby Prep What's In Your Water? - How Urbanization Impacts Water Quality Microbiology Ruby Rorty, Santa Cruz HS Risky Business: Modeling Risk-Taking Behavior Using P. polycephalum Plant Sciences Sophie Parsa, Santa Cruz HS From Many to One- the Fight for Survival Special Awards John Paul Henderson & Enzo Maldonado, Good Shepherd School Electric Cars Jordan Amadia, Vine Hill Elementary How Much Power? Otto Redlien, Westlake Elementary Magnetic Movement Emily Auten, Mission Hill MS Mammals Under The Moon Jonah Verinsky, Brook Knoll Elementary Let’s Clean Up Oil! Diana Quintero & Fabiola Torres, Ann Soldo Elem. What will clean oil spills better? Malena Clark, Gateway School The Effects of Salinity and Age on the Rate of Carbon Sequestration in Wetlands Hailey McKinney & Ruby Hammer, Boulder Creek Elem. How’s The Water? Kaleb Arroyo & David Rabago, Watsonville Charter of the Arts Save The Salmon Morgan Ohana, Gateway School The Effects of a Jetty on the Location of Sand Crabs Emma Compton, Pacific Collegiate School Sea Stars: On the Rise? Shai Voskoboynik, Valencia Elementary The Meltdown Bennett Cocherell, Soquel Elementary Operation Ocean Floor Kaleb Arroyo & David Rabago, Watsonville Charter for the Arts Save the Salmon Anamaria Arias-Ixta, Watsonville High School What influences people's water conservation efforts in Watsonville, California? Abe Jellinek, Alternative Family Education Lingua: Programming for the Uninitiated Anika Hayes, Pacific Collegiate School Building A 3D Printing Pen Leo Tuncer, Gault Elementary School Prime Numbers Rebecca Guerrero, Ceiba College Prep Air Slicer Alexandra Fischer, Pacific Collegiate School The Wormhole Model of the Internet Benjamin Kolland, Alternative Family Education Separation Anxiety: A Plan for Safer Model Rocket Deployment Anika Hayes, Pacific Collegiate School Building A 3D Printing Pen Adam Friedman, Rio Del Mar Elementary Hearing Changes with Age Alina Rubin, Gateway School Protection: The effect common household materials have on blocking microwave radiation Nathan Lin, De Laveaga Elementary Steam Powered Generator Adrian Jacobs, Bonny Doon Elementary Determining Which Rocket-Candy Propellant Preparation Method Results in the Greatest Thrust Maxwell Gross, San Lorenzo Valley Elem. Water Velocity and Alluvial Fans / Deltas Nika Gladkov, Scotts Valley MS The Viking Sunstone Joy Furman, Ocean Grove Charter School How to Identify Minerals & How to Classify Rocks Nol Ortiz, Mar Vista Elementary Fighting Diabetes with Nopal Cactus Reyna Riegos & Monica Velasquez, Pajaro MS Pollution Anamaria Arias-Ixta, Watsonville High School What influences people's water conservation efforts in Watsonville, California? ISEF-Affiliated Special Awards Association for Women Geoscientists National Oceanic Atmospheric Association Office of Naval Research ASM Materials Education Foundation Genius Olympiad Stockholm Junior Water Prize US Metric Association ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions American Meteorological Society American Psychological Association Mu Alpha Theta Intel Excellence in Computer Science Ricoh America Yale Science & Engineering Association US Public Health Services US Air Force Intel Science Talent Search National Assoc. of Biology Teachers Emily Auten, Mission Hill MS Mammals Under The Moon Jack Donohoe, Holy Cross A Cheaters Curve: The Science Behind the Spitball Alexandra Fischer, Pacific Collegiate School The Wormhole Model of the Internet Sahil Patel, Gateway School Solar Panel Efficiency Emma Schaefer-Whittall, Scotts Valley MS Is the Science Fair... Fair? Rebecca Guerrero, Ceiba College Prep Air Slicer Marco Evans, Bonny Doon Elementary Making Bronze at Home and the Properties of Bronze Katie Shevlin, Pacific Collegiate School Automatic Solar Powered Dog Food Dispenser Benjamin Kolland, Alternative Family Education Separation Anxiety: A Plan for Safer Model Rocket Deployment Leo Tuncer, Gault Elementary Prime Numbers Leila Dagan & Coral Tripp, Boulder Creek Elem. Seashells and Ocean Acidification Ian Robb, Bay View Elementary How Football Causes Brain Injury Jaden Ruff, San Lorenzo Valley Elementary Pain Management Andrew O’Rourke, Holy Cross ADHD versus Non-ADHD Reaction Times Katie Knapp, Good Shepherd School Can You See Me NOW? Tia Salika, Pacific Collegiate School The Affects of Salt Intrusion on Plant Growth Quinn Lydon & Ian Gallagher (SLV High School) Phytoplankton in the Monterey Bay: Harmful or Helpful? Sophie Parsa, Santa Cruz High School From Many to One- the Fight for Survival Other ISEF-Affiliated Special Awards American Meteorological Society Natalie Gallagher & Connor Lydon, SLVHS Secrets of San Lorenzo Valley's Atmosphere Part 3 Audrey Webb, Pacific Collegiate School Thermal Microcosm Association of Women Geoscientists Audrey Webb, Pacific Collegiate School Thermal Microcosm National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. (NOAA) Eva Dykaar, Pacific Collegiate School A New Angle in Roof Design Stockholm Junior Water Prize Alicia Magliato & Veronica Vickers, SLVHS Sea Star Wasting Syndrome: Impacts on the Intertidal Zone Emily Chaffin, Georgiana Bruce Kirby What's In Your Water? - How Urbanization Impacts Water Quality U.S. Public Health Service Ian Robb, Bay View Elementary How Football Causes Brain Injury American Psychological Association Julia & Owen Stuart, Mission Hill MS Time Perception: One Minute Please... ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Zoe Fairlie, Santa Cruz HS Mountain Lions and Pumas and Cougars, Oh My Sophie Parsa, Santa Cruz HS From Many to One- the Fight for Survival ASM Materials Education Foundation Phoenix Rumbaugh, Ocean Alternative Warming up to Electricity, Another look at ThermoElectricity Yale Science & Engineering Association Emily Chaffin, Georgiana Bruce Kirby What's In Your Water? - How Urbanization Impacts Water Quality Mu Alpha Theta Alexandra Fischer, Pacific Collegiate School The Wormhole Model of the Internet U.S. Metric Association Peyton Pettyjohn, Vine Hill Elementary On Your Mark... Get Set... Go! Ricoh America Abigail Klotz, Pacific Collegiate School Coral Reefs In Decline: A Mathematical Look into the Future Genius Olympiad Jurgen Prambs & Mikaela Slade, SLVHS Terrestrial Salamanders of the San Lorenzo Valley Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award Abe Jellinek, Alternative Family Education Lingua: Programming for the Uninitiated Overall Awards (Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12) 1st Overall Winner (Grades 4-5) - $250 Sophia Stone Westlake Elementary Are Bugs Attracted To a Specific Color of Light Runner Up (Grades 4-5)- $125 Ian Robb Bayview Elementary How Football Causes Brain Injury Overall Winners (Grades 6-8) - $375 each Anika Hayes Pacific Collegiate School Is the Science Fair...Fair? TIE Emma Schaefer-Whittall Scotts Valley MS Building A 3D Printing Pen BROADCOM MASTERS (6-8 Grade Students) BROADCOM MASTERS Alessio Bernardi Emma Schaefer-Whittall Kyley Linn Elias Gilbert Audrey Webb Eva Dykaar Anika Hayes Alexandria Hanzlik Malena Clark Andrew O'Rourke Christopher Laurits Jack Donohoe Tia Salika International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 11-15, 2015 1st Overall Winners & ISEF Finalists Natalie Gallagher & Connor Lydon ($1,000) San Lorenzo Valley HS Secrets of San Lorenzo Valley's Atmosphere Part 3 Runner Up (Grades 9-12) Ruby Rorty ($500) Santa Cruz High School Risky Business: Modeling Risk-Taking Behavior Using P. polycephalum Thank you for supporting the future of Science & Engineering Education in Santa Cruz County! See You in ... 2016
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