ED41A
Bright STaRS: Bright Students Training as Research Scientists Posters

Thursday, 17 December 2015: 08:00-12:20
Poster Hall (Moscone South)
Primary Conveners:  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 Liaisons:  Jennifer Saltzman, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
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 Le, Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Kono Lemke, University of Hong Kong, Department of Earth Sciences, 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, Department of Earth Sciences, 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
 
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 Jackson1, Lauren Shumaker1, Sam Johnstone1 and Stephan A Graham2, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Los Altos Hills, 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 S Dekens, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States, Michael E Weber, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Volkhard Spiess, University of Bremen, 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 Williams1, Petra S 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, 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
 
Foraminifera Species Richness, Abundance, and Diversity Research in Bolinas, California (84503)
Natalie Brunwin, 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 Wright, California Academy of Sciences, Careers in Science, San Francisco, CA, United States and Careers in Science
 
Sustainable Seas Student Monitoring Project at the Branson School in Ross, CA (70184)
Alina Rainsford, 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 Kothari, Yaqi Gao, Noel A. Heim and Jonathan Payne, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
The Effect of Size and Ecology on Extinction Susceptibility (69850)
Connie Huynh and Allison Yuan, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
Oxygen no longer plays a major role in Body Size Evolution (69951)
William Sachson and Hrithik Datta, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
Correlation Between Ecospace and Metabolic Rate of Marine Organisms Through Geologic Time (70888)
Alejandro Tenorio, Cindy Duong, Noel A. Heim and Jonathan Payne, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 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, 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, 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 Pehringer, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States
 
A Foray into Fungal Ecology: Understanding Fungi and Their Functions Across Ecosystems (74317)
Natalie Francis and Nora Dunkirk, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 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 Valva1, Sonia Mahajan2, Krishna Ammini1, Johnny Ho1 and Darren Lo1, (1)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Los Altos Hills, CA, United States
 
Farmers Extension Program Effects on Yield Gap in North China Plain (75925)
Nicholas Sum, 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 Patel1, Qian Zhao2 and Yu Yang2, (1)Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States, (2)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 and Kristi Richter1, (1)Notre Dame High School, San Jose, CA, United States, (2)JPL/NASA/Caltech, Pasadena, CA, United States
 
The development of a color-magnitude diagram for active galactic nuclei (AGN): hope for a new standard candle (71303)
Gillian McGinnis, Stephanie Chung and Elyse Gonzales, Notre Dame High School, San Jose, CA, United States
 
The Effect of Abiotic Factors on Marine Animal Body Size Evolution (70930)
Xuezhen-Franklin Wang and Weber Wong, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
Observing Evolutionary Entropy in Relation to Body Size Over Time (71009)
Sidhant Idgunji and Hefan Zhang, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
Mass Extinctions’ Selectivity on the Diversity of Marine Modes of Life (67261)
Charin Park and Juliette Saux, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
Analyzing the Differences and Preferences of Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Prokaryote Species (69887)
Lauren Nolen, Kim Duong, Noel A. Heim and Jonathan Payne, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
The Influence of pH on Prokaryotic Cell Size and Temperature (69990)
Divya Sundararajan, Fabiola Gutierrez, Noel A. Heim and Jonathan Payne, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
 
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