Capstone Design is the culmination of the undergraduate student experience, creating a blueprint for innovation in engineering design.
Supported by numerous awards, Capstone Design provides Waterloo Engineering students with the unique opportunity to conceptualize and design a project related to their chosen discipline.
A requirement for completion of their degrees, Capstone Design challenges students teams to push their own boundaries, and apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and on co-op work terms. It reinforces the concepts of teamwork, project management, research and development.
Ground-breaking ideas leading to the creation of Athos, BufferBox, Intellijoint HIP, Myo armband and the Pebble smartwatch had their geneses in Capstone Design.
Please check out the 2025 project abstracts and photos from previous events.
Symposium Event Information
| Symposium | Date | Time (GMT -04:00) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | E7 1st & 2nd Floor |
| Civil, Environmental, Geological, and Architectural Engineering | Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | E7 1st & 2nd Floor |
| Chemical Engineering | Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | E7 2nd Floor |
| Nanotechnology Engineering | Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | E7 1st Floor |
| Systems Design Engineering | Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | E7 1st & 2nd Floor |
| Biomedical Engineering | Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | E7 1st & 2nd Floor |
| Mechatronics Engineering | Friday, March 21, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM | E7 1st & 2nd Floor |
| Management Engineering | Monday, March 24, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | E7 2nd Floor |
| Mechanical Engineering | Monday, March 24, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM | E5 Sedra Student Design Centre |
| Software Engineering | Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | E7 2nd Floor |
| i-Capstone | Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM | E7 2nd Floor |