Teams with members from the nanotechnology engineering undergraduate program claimed one of the four $5,000 prizes on the line today at the latest on-campus pitch competition for students with business ideas.
Scope
was among
nine
finalists
out
to
impress
a
panel
of
judges
in
three
minutes
as
the Concept $5K
Finals
–
formerly
the
Velocity
Fund
Finals
–
were
staged
at
the
Student
Life
Centre.
Scope members (left to right) Zhenle Cao, Ishan Mishra, Alisha Bhanji, Holden Beggs and Fernando Pena pose with their ceremonial cheque.
Scope (Fernando Pena, Zhenle Cao, Ishan Mishra, Holden Beggs and Alisha Bhanji, all fourth-year nanotechnology engineering students) is building lenses with electronically tunable optical power for use in cellphone cameras.
The pitch contest was established in 2011 and is held on campus each term.
Congratulations students!