The next big breakthrough in Canadian technology could be among the engineering student projects on display at the annual Capstone Design symposia running until March 30 at the University of Waterloo.
Final-year engineering students will showcase their range of projects including a performance-enhanced lithium battery for colder climates (Nanotechnology Engineering – March 17) and a proposed design for a green long-haul freight corridor along Highway 401 (Environmental Engineering – March 23).
Around 1,500 students in 14 programs will present more than 300 projects they have spent months designing and building.
“Capstone Design challenges students to advance their innovative ideas and synthesize the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and on co-op work terms,” says Dr. Mary Wells, dean of engineering. “The symposia provide a tremendous opportunity to see first-hand the creative technologies and work of our talented engineering students as they near graduation."
On March 30, 10 qualifying teams will compete for $60,000 in a pitch presentation funded by the Esch Foundation. The winner of the Sedra People's Choice Award will receive an additional $6,000 in funding.
Symposia dates and times:
Electrical
and
Computer
Engineering
Wednesday,
March
15
|
9:30
a.m.
to
4:30
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Management
Engineering
Friday,
March
17
|
10
a.m.
to
2
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Mechanical
Engineering
Friday,
March
17
|
1
to
5
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
&
Engineering
5
Nanotechnology
Engineering
Friday,
March
17
|
1
to
5
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Biomedical
Engineering
Tuesday,
March
21
|
12
to
4
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Systems
Design
Engineering
Tuesday,
March
21
|
12
to
4
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Civil,
Environmental
and
Geological
Engineering
Thursday,
March
23
|
1
to
4:30
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Mechatronics
Engineering
Friday,
March
24
|
1
to
5
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Chemical
Engineering
Monday,
March
27
|
12
to
3:30
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Software
Engineering
Tuesday,
March
28
|
2:30
p.m.
to
5:30
p.m.
|
Engineering
7
Norman
Esch
Capstone
Design
Awards
Thursday,
March
30
|
1:30
p.m.
|
Engineering
7