ED41A:
Bright STaRS: Bright Students Training as Research Scientists Posters


Session ID#: 7259

Session Description:
Several programs in the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere support talented middle and high school students to discover the Earth and Space Sciences through after school and summer programs that provide hands-on research opportunities. Student research topics range from geomorphology to air pollution to paleobiology to shoreline monitoring. This poster session will highlight recent research, presented by the students themselves.  Middle and high school students involved in similar programs elsewhere are encouraged to contact the conveners to submit their projects in advance of the abstract deadline.
Primary Convener:  Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners:  Pranoti M. Asher, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States and Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Chairs:  Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States and Pranoti M. Asher, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Index Terms:

0805 Elementary and secondary education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Identification of Cellulose Breaking Bacteria in Landfill Samples for Organic Waste Management (71426)
Pok Man Chan, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Frederick C. Leung, University of Hong Kong, School of Biological Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
An Investigation of Cellulose Digesting Bacteria in the Camel Feces Microbiome (72615)
Vivienne Man, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Frederick C. Leung, University of Hong Kong, School of Biological Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Process Improvements: Aerobic Food Waste Composting at ISF Academy (78025)
Yiu Kwan Lau, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
The Use of Phytochemicals to Effectively Produce Biofuel from Rhizophora mangle (66620)
Malvika Singhal and Regina Brinker, Granada High School, Science Department, Livermore, CA, United States
From Waste to Watts: The fermentation of animal waste occuring in a digester producing methane gasses as a side product and converted to energy. (60718)
Sean Weiss, Talbert Middle School, Huntington Beach, CA, United States; Edison High School, Huntington Beach, CA, United States
Energy Tracking in Classrooms – A Real Time Experiment with Grade 5 Students (71117)
Hoi Man Lam, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Fai Ho, Global Design Corporation, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Renewable Energy Education for Future Generations (77425)
Rachel Ng, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Dusting the Ocean with Olivine: An Effective Method for Climate Engineering? (61372)
Jorina Sendel, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Installation of a Roof Mounted Photovoltaic System  (77640)
Mike Lam, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Awaruite and Tetrataenite Driven NH3 Synthesis (78932)
Bryant Li, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Kono Lemke, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Global Optimization of FeNi Clusters by Basin Hopping: Insight into Awaruite Cluster Structures with High Hydrogenation Capacity (85631)
Jiayi Chen, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Kono Lemke, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Granite Exfoliation, Cosumnes River Watershed, Somerset, California (62984)
Indigo Quinn Crockett and Myisha Neiss-Cortez, Progressive Education Academy, Somerset, CA, United States
Using Novel Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) with Optimized Sensor Model to Determine How Establishments Will Be Affected in a 7.0 Hayward Earthquake Scenario (76766)
Pujita Munnangi and Punit Munnangi, Washington High School, Fremont, CA, United States
Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Observations of Glaciers, Ice Sheets, Sea Ice and Snow Fields (83195)
Matthias Urs Herzfeld Mayer, Angevine Middle School, Lafayette, CO, United States
Comparison of submarine gully morphologies in passive and active margin settings (85468)
Christopher Jackson, Lauren Shumaker, Sam Johnstone and Stephan A Graham, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Assessing the Groundwater Concentrations and Geographical Distribution of Arsenic in Nepal (80758)
Joanne Ma and Frances Liu, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Reconstructing Oceanographic Conditions From the Holocene to the Last Glacial Maximum in the Bay of Bengal (68679)
Jackson Miller, San Francisco State University, Paleocenography, San Francisco, CA, United States, Petra Dekens, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States, Michael E Weber, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Volkhard Spiess, University of Bremen, Faculty of Geosciences, Bremen, Germany, Christian France-Lanord, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States and IODP Expedition 354
δ18O and Mg/Ca Analysis on Mid-Pleistocene Foraminifera from the Bay of Bengal (71046)
Janice Shiu1, Khrista Michelle Williams1, Petra Dekens2, Volkhard Spiess3, Christian France-Lanord4 and IODP Expedition 354, (1)San Francisco State University, Paleoceanography, San Francisco, CA, United States, (2)San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States, (3)University of Bremen, Faculty of Geosciences, Bremen, Germany, (4)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States
The Effects of Oxygen Concentration on Benthic Foraminiferal Growth and Size (82710)
Brian Ng, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Caitlin Keating-Bitonti, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology, Washington, DC, United States and Jonathan Payne, Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Foraminifera Species Richness, Abundance, and Diversity Research in Bolinas, California (84503)
Natalie Brunwin, Zoey Ingram, Mauricio Mendez and Krystal Sandoval, California Academy of Sciences, Careers in Science, San Francisco, CA, United States
Correlations Between Emerita analoga and Profilicollis spp. as Influenced by Environmetal Factors at Ocean Beach, San Francisco CA (84438)
Spurgeon Wright1, Flor Garza1, Priscilla Zhang1 and Careers in Science, (1)California Academy of Sciences, Careers in Science, San Francisco, CA, United States
Sustainable Seas Student Monitoring Project at the Branson School in Ross, CA (70184)
Alina Rainsford1, Kathy Soave2, Rose Costolo1, Julia Kudler1, Melea Emunah1, Jane Hatfield1 and Jenna Kiyasu2, (1)Branson School, Ross, CA, United States, (2)The Branson School, Ross, CA, United States
CoralWatch Data Analysis at Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park, Hong Kong (76793)
Astin Lau, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Paul Hodgson, Oceanway Cooperation Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Prevalence of Specific Ecologies in Marine Organisms with Relation to Environmental Factors (69805)
Shayna Kothari1, Yaqi Gao1, Noel A. Heim2 and Jonathan Payne3, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Tufts University, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Medford, MA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States
The Effect of Size and Ecology on Extinction Susceptibility (69850)
Connie Huynh1, Allison Yuan1, Noel Heim1 and Jonathan Payne2, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Oxygen no longer plays a major role in Body Size Evolution (69951)
William Sachson1, Hrithik Datta1, Noel A. Heim2 and Jonathan Payne3, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Tufts University, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Medford, MA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Correlation Between Ecospace and Metabolic Rate of Marine Organisms Through Geologic Time (70888)
Alejandro Tenorio1, Cindy Duong1, Noel A. Heim2 and Jonathan Payne3, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Tufts University, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Medford, MA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States
Evaluation of the Solar Water Disinfection Method Using an Ultraviolet Measurement Device (66823)
Holly Leung, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Environmental Assessment of the City of El Cerrito, CA: Creek, Trash and Air Quality Analysis (85043)
Aaron Moore and Abby Ilan, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
A Study of Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Concentrations in Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Railway Stations (76872)
Dustin Grzesik, Marbella Daniel, Afomiya Hailegebreal, Sanat Hegde, Micah Johnson, Emma Lieu, Kim Zhen and Justin Stovall, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
GIS Spatial Analysis of Water Quality at Courtland Creek in Oakland, California (85380)
Laura Perez1, Ebelin Martinez1, Federico Matias1, Elvira Rivera Soto1, Kmahjanay McDonald1, Deisy Garcia1, Itzel Ruiz1 and East Bay Academy for Young Scientists (EBAYS), (1)University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
The Resazurin-Agar Method – a Quick Test to Determine Water Quality (61826)
Jonas Huckfeldt, Bjarne Westphal and Lisa Claußen, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Geophysical Evidence to Link Terrestrial Insect Diversity and Groundwater Availability in Non-Riparian Ecosystems (74738)
Madison Pehringer1, Grace Carr1, Hailey Long1 and Andy Parsekian2, (1)University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States, (2)University of Wyoming, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Laramie, WY, United States
A Foray into Fungal Ecology: Understanding Fungi and Their Functions Across Ecosystems (74317)
Natalie Francis1, Nora C Dunkirk1 and Kabir Peay2, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Department of Biology and Department of Earth System Science, Stanford, United States
A Study Into the Effects of Various Compost-Potting Soil Mixes in An Effort to Heighten Bio-Productivity and Lower Farm Expenses (77297)
Adrienne Zhang1, Claire Valva2, Sonia Mahajan3, Krishna Ammini1, Johnny Ho1 and Darren Lo1, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Stanford, United States, (3)Stanford University, Los Altos Hills, CA, United States
Farmers Extension Program Effects on Yield Gap in North China Plain (75925)
Nicholas Sum and Yi Zhao, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
A Relationship Between Microbial Activity in Soils and Phosphate Levels in Tributaries to Lake Champlain (73678)
Rebekah Larose, Sophie Lee and Thomas Lane, Bellows Free Academy Fairfax, Fairfax, VT, United States
Electron Shuttling Capacity of Solid-Phase Organic Matter in Forest Soils (61694)
Aman Patel, Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States, Qian Zhao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States and Yu Yang, University of Nevada Reno, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Reno, NV, United States
Fourier analysis of Solar atmospheric numerical simulations accelerated with GPUs (CUDA). (86543)
Anant Marur, Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA, United States
Determining Distances for Active Galactic Nuclei using an Optical and Near-Infrared Color-Magnitude Diagram  (66722)
Anika Kumar1, Varoujan Gorjian2, Kristi Lea Richter1 and Lee Pruett1, (1)Notre Dame High School, San Jose, CA, United States, (2)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States
The development of a color-magnitude diagram for active galactic nuclei (AGN): hope for a new standard candle (71303)
Gillian McGinnis1, Stephanie Chung1, Elyse Victoria Gonzales1, Varoujan Gorjian2 and Lee Pruett1, (1)Notre Dame High School, San Jose, CA, United States, (2)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
The Effect of Abiotic Factors on Marine Animal Body Size Evolution (70930)
Xuezhen-Franklin Wang1, Weber Wong1, Noel Heim1 and Jonathan Payne2, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Observing Evolutionary Entropy in Relation to Body Size Over Time (71009)
Sidhant Idgunji1, Hefan Zhang1, Jonathan Payne2 and Noel A. Heim3, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)Tufts University, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Medford, MA, United States
Mass Extinctions’ Selectivity on the Diversity of Marine Modes of Life (67261)
Charin Park1, Juliette Saux1, Noel Heim1 and Jonathan Payne2, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Analyzing the Differences and Preferences of Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Prokaryote Species (69887)
Lauren Nolen1, Kim Duong1, Noel A. Heim2 and Jonathan Payne3, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Tufts University, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Medford, MA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States
The Influence of pH on Prokaryotic Cell Size and Temperature (69990)
Divya Sundararajan1, Fabiola Gutierrez1, Noel A. Heim2 and Jonathan Payne3, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Tufts University, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Medford, MA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States

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