Monday, March 19, 2012
Sasanka Nagavalli of mechatronics engineering has been chosen by the University of Waterloo as Waterloo Engineering's top co-op student of the year. The university will honour Nagavalli and students representing the five other faculties during a ceremony to be held at the William M. Tatham Centre on March 22 as part of National Co-op Week. Nagavalli's passion for space robotics fuelled a successful work term with Neptec Design Group, a company that develops advanced spaceflight sensors and rovers for space agencies around the world. Over the course of the term, he earned the trust and respect of his colleagues, giving him the opportunity to introduce several new technologies to the development processes at Neptec.