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California Institute of Technology

2022 Women's Water Polo

7 Riley Tam

  • Height 5-2
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown North Vancouver, B.C.
  • High School Collingwood School
  • Position UTL
  • Major Astrophysics

Biography

Research and STEM Activities:

Conducting research with the Bruce Murray Lab for Planetary Visualization and the Ehlmann Group on Martian mid-latitude glaciation... Currently working alongside Caltech research scientist, Dr. James Dickson, Harvard professor, Dr. Robin Wordsworth, and Harvard graduate student, Mark Baum, on a NASA-funded project; their research aims to complete a global high-resolution map of glacial units on Mars and calculate constraints on the long-term evolution of the Martian climate.

Before Caltech:

Academics: University of British Columbia Schulich Scholarship Leader for Sciences... London Drugs Ltd. Post-Secondary Bursary Recipient... College Board National AP Scholar with Distinction... University of Southern California Trustee Scholar.

Athletics: BCSSA Provincials: Gold medal in synchronized swimming (team and duet) and water polo; silver medal in diving; bronze medal in swimming and synchronized swimming (figures)... BC Volleyball provincial silver and bronze medal recipient... Volleyball Canada national silver medal recipient.

Personal:

Daughter of Sylvia Lau... Older sister to Regan and Reese... Plays the trombone in Caltech's wind orchestra.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021First-Year

  • 7

    2022Sophomore

    UTL
    5'2"
    7