Waterloo engineering students exhibit innovative projects
Media and the public are invited to check out what could be the next great Canadian company
Media and the public are invited to check out what could be the next great Canadian company
By Media RelationsMedia and the public are invited to check out what could be the next great Canadian company.
Senior-year students in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo will showcase projects ranging from a hockey bag that dries itself, a diabetic foot monitor to a low-cost prosthetic hand, as part of the annual Capstone Design symposia, which starts Friday.
Capstone Design is a degree requirement for undergraduate engineering students at Waterloo. During the symposia, students in 11 programs will present more than 150 projects they have spent months designing and building. Held during National Engineering Month, it takes place over five days.
“Capstone Design, the culmination of the Waterloo Engineering undergraduate education, challenges students to push their ideas and apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and on co-op work terms,” said Pearl Sullivan, dean of engineering. “The symposia provide a tremendous opportunity to see first-hand the creative technologies and work of our remarkably talented engineering students as they near graduation.”
On April 2, 15 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 $3,000 in funding. Media are invited to cover the Esch awards.
Other project highlights this year include:
· UV-responsive marker that indicates when to reapply sunscreen
· Combination wheelchair and bed that reduces the need for caregiver assistance
· Technology design to remove arsenic from drinking water in developing countries
· Handheld device that determines your vitamin levels in minutes
· Device that uses virtual reality technology for 3-D home tours
· Personalized trip planner
· Safe, easy-to-use consumer soldering iron
· Automated green-roof system
· Automated tree climber and fungicide sprayer
· Intelligent brewing machine for making beer at home
Symposia dates and times:
Management Engineering
Friday, March 20 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Great Hall, Davis Centre
Nanotechnology Engineering
Friday, March 20 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Great Hall, Davis Centre
Software Engineering
Friday, March 20 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Great Hall, Davis Centre
Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering
Monday, March 23 | 1 to 4:30 p.m. | Great Hall, Davis Centre
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wednesday, March 25 | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Great Hall, Davis Centre
Mechatronics Engineering
Friday, March 27 | 1 to 5 p.m. | Great Hall, Davis Centre
Mechanical Engineering
Tuesday, March 31 | 2 to 6 p.m. | Sedra Student Design Centre, Engineering 5
Chemical Engineering
Tuesday, March 31 | 3 to 5 p.m. | Engineering 6
Norman Esch Capstone Design Awards
Thursday, April 2 | 2 p.m. | Sedra Student Design Centre, Engineering 5
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