A master’s student in chemical engineering took first place and the $750 top prize in a contest featuring 60-second videos of graduate students explaining their research.
Andrew Stella, whose research involves wearable sensors to protect firefighters, topped a field of 25 competitors at the annual GRADFlix Showcase sponsored by Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs at the University of Waterloo.
Two other grad students at Waterloo Engineering also factored in the final results, with Ben Zhang of electrical and computer engineering taking third and $250 for a video on his work with sensors for autonomous vehicles, and Amy Tai of systems design engineering picking up the $250 Social Impact Award for her video on improved treatment for breast cancer.
Stella also won the $250 People’s Choice Award at the fifth annual event.