| Biography |
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| My name is Twesh and I am a Grade 12 student at Bear Creek Secondary School in Barrie. This is my second time attending CWSF and I am looking forward to the experience. I am interested in math and science and I plan to go to university in a STEM field. I am a Student Trustee for the Simcoe County District School Board and President of my Student Council. I enjoy playing music and I am a percussionist in three school bands. I also play piano outside of school. My favourite sports are cross-country and basketball. I have a keen interest in mathematics and I have written numerous math contests. I am a member of my school’s math club and I tutor in the Math Help Room. While doing my project, I learned many interesting things about the field I was studying. My advice to anyone doing a science fair project is to find a topic that really interests you and to try and combine different fields, as some of the most interesting discoveries happen at the intersection of two different disciplines. |
| Twesh Upadhyaya
Polarization-Selective Mirror based on a Silicon Nitride Photonic Crystal Slab
| Challenge: | Innovation | | Category: | Senior | | Region: | Simcoe County | | City: | Barrie, ON | | School: | Bear Creek S.S. | | Abstract: | This project aims to design a polarization-selective photonic crystal membrane in silicon nitride. Finite-difference time domain modeling software, Lumerical, is used to simulate the optical device and optimize parameters. Such a crystal has applications as a component of an all-optical, single-photon transistor. Additionally, photonic crystals are porous and offer a thinner alternative to dielectric stacks. |
| Awards | Value | CAP Physics Prize
Senior
Sponsor: Canadian Association of Physicists | $1 000.00 | Excellence Award - Senior
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | 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 New Brunswick Canada-Wide Science Fair Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2500 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of New Brunswick | $2 500.00 | 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 | $12 000.00 | |
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