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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 2024 project abstracts and photos from previous events.

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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 12:00 PM - 4:00 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 10:00 AM - 3:00 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

Events

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Electrical and Computer Engineering Symposium

Come join us for our Electrical and Computer Engineering symposium where teams of talented students showcase their innovative projects. Witness the potential and creativity of our future engineers, as they demonstrate their hard work, problem-solving skills, and technical expertise.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Civil, Environmental, Geological, and Architectural Engineering Symposium

Come join us for our Civil, Environmental, Geological, and Architectural Engineering symposium where teams of talented students showcase their innovative projects. Witness the potential and creativity of our future engineers, as they demonstrate their hard work, problem-solving skills, and technical expertise.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Chemical Engineering Symposium

Come join us for our Chemical Engineering symposium where teams of talented students showcase their innovative projects. Witness the potential and creativity of our future engineers, as they demonstrate their hard work, problem-solving skills, and technical expertise.