A marker that indicates when sunscreen is to be reapplied and innovative propulsion technology for microsatellites captured first and second place in the innovative design category at the 2015 Canadian Engineering Competition. Over 170 students from across the country attended the competition held March 5-8 at Memorial University in St. John's.
The Suncayr team of fourth-year nanotechnology engineering
The fourth-year nanotechnology engineering team of Kristopher Bicanic, Richard Garner, Matthew Mulvale and Adam Svatos took second prize and an additional award of technical excellence for its microfabricated ion thruster design. The design is being included in WATSAT-2, the microsatellite developed by the University of Waterloo Satellite Team for the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge. The winning team in the national challenge will have its satellite launched into orbit.
Both winning projects will be showcased at the nanotechnology engineering Capstone Design symposium taking place March 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Davis Centre.