| Biography |
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| Hi, I'm Anna O'Grady, and I'm a Grade 12 student from Bishops College, Newfoundland. In school I've completed my Physics public course, and this year I'm taking my Chemistry public course. I have an interest in good music and movies, and a strong interest in anything science. My main field of science is astronomy and astrophysics, something that I hope to see myself doing as a career. Last year at the CWSF, I received a Silver Medal, the Canadian Association of Physics Award, and I had the distinct honor of attending the International Summer School for Young Physicists - an experience I will never forget. At the regional science fair this year in Newfoundland, I was the Best in Fair, and I also received an award from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Outside of school, I volunteer at my church every Sunday, and I've been taking piano lessons for twelve years. |
| Anna O'Grady
Unveiling Dark Matter: A Study of Dark Matter and its Effects on Galaxy Clusters
| Challenge: | Discovery | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Eastern Newfoundland | | City: | St. John's, NL | | School: | Bishops College | | Abstract: | For my science project, I studied the various physical properties of a galaxy cluster, and through my observations, I was able to infer the existence of dark matter. In my project I retrieved data from an astronomical database, transformed the observed values into physical data, and finally calculated the kinetic and gravitational energies of the galaxy cluster. |
| Awards | Value | CAP Physics Prize
Senior
Sponsor: Canadian Association of Physicists | $1 000.00 | Excellence Award - Senior
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | $700.00 | Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship
Senior Silver Medallist - $2500 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Dalhousie University, Faculty of Science | $2 500.00 | UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver) | $2 000.00 | University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Ottawa | $2 000.00 | Western University Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $2 000.00 | | Total | $10 200.00 | |
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