Waterloo Engineering students described as going above and beyond with their research and entrepreneurship were presented with a special award created for them during this year’s Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC).
Fourth-year mechanical engineering students Jag Dhillon, Saad Haq, Tony Lee and Lucas Tang’s entry into this year’s CEC innovative design category was so impressive that the competition’s organizing committee and judges presented them with the inaugural research and entrepreneurship award.
The students, known as Team Nashwaak at the competition, developed technology incorporated into glasses that not only relieves sleeping disorders but also associated emotional issues, both of which are problems many people have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and annually throughout Canadian winters.
Jean Boudreau, president of Engineers Canada, said the Waterloo team displayed outstanding excellence and went above and beyond in terms of their research and entrepreneurship.
“Their project has stirred a new conversation, which would make an addition to CEC moving forward to provide a new platform for projects of this nature to be displayed,” she said when presenting the students with the new CEC award. Read the full story.