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The first place team from the Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering and Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering category won with their design of an alternative restraint method for wheelchairs on rail transit vehicles.
The first place team from the Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering and Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering category won with their design of an alternative restraint method for wheelchairs on rail transit vehicles.

More than 350 fourth-year Engineering students at Ontario Tech University recently put their creativity and problem-solving skills on display at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science’s (FEAS) Engineering Capstone Systems Design Exhibition and Competition.

The annual event represents an important milestone in the academic journey of graduating Engineering students, who spend eight months working on their ‘capstone’ projects: large-scale assignments that challenge them to apply everything they have learned throughout their academic studies. This year, more than 70 student teams presented the results of their projects, demonstrating the technical expertise, teamwork and innovative thinking that went into solving real-world, industry-driven design challenges. Fifteen industry professionals evaluated the projects based on criteria such as feasibility, impact and professionalism.

This year’s exhibition was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Society of United Professionals (lead sponsor), and the Professional Engineers of Ontario – Lake Ontario Chapter (supporting sponsor).

Awards were presented to the top three teams from each of the following departments:

  • Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering (AME) and Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME)
  • Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering (ECSE)
  • Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering (ENE)

AME/MME Awards

First place: Alternative Restraint Method for Wheelchairs on Rail Transit Vehicles

  • Genesis Almanza
  • Rodrigo Figueroa
  • Tristan Harmer
  • Nathan Jones
  • Jordan Mihalache
  • Faculty Advisors: Dr. Aaron Yurkewich and Dr. Scott Nokleby

Second place: Inter-City Bus Project

  • Hunter Bishop
  • Ashton Campbell
  • Colton Ho
  • Ernest Ooi
  • Thomas Sullivan
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Martin Agelin-Chaab

Third place: Nuclear Radiation Shielding Test Apparatus

  • David Ali
  • Daniel Ferreira
  • Alan George
  • Cole Lucyk
  • Ganeshkaran Nadeson
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Meaghan Charest-Finn

ECSE Awards

First place: Design and Development of a Blind Person Assistant

  • Emily Lai
  • Andy Lau
  • Natasha Naorem
  • Jeremy Tubongbanua
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Khalid Hafeez

Second place: Design and Development of a Power Supply for Telecom Applications

  • Lucas Chan
  • Isaac Ogunmola
  • Suffian Riaz
  • Isabel Smith
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mohamed Youssef

Third place: Design and Development of Municipal By-Law Enforcement as a Service

  • Suryateja Gorthi
  • Kramptj KC
  • Akshat Kapoor
  • Tazrian Tarfee
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anwar Abdalbari

ENE Awards

First place: Design of an eVinci Microreactor Waste Processing Facility

  • Evan Thompson-Cory
  • Sandya Kodunad
  • Rochelle Bartilet
  • Chance Reiter
  • Marc Miville
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Glenn Harvel

Second place: Design of a Small Test Loop for Liquid Metals

  • Vanessa Greene
  • Thomas Lupenette
  • Marcel Drabick
  • Richard De Groot
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Matthew Kaye

Third place: Mechanical Manipulator for Subcritical Assembly

  • Eli Svetanic
  • Jarud Rahman
  • Norah Almaghrbi
  • Faculty Advisor: Dr. Eleodor Nichita

Thank you to the judges who took the time out of their day to evaluate the capstone projects. The judge panel included Professional Engineers and alumni.

AME/MME judges:

  • Ted Maulucci, President, SmartONE Solutions
  • Derrick Chow, Senior Hardware Developer - Virtual RF Simulations, General Motors (GM) Canada
  • Judy Afana, Design Engineer, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) 
  • Brian Riess, Superintendent, Production, Cameco Fuel Manufacturing
  • Matthew Dlugosz, Manufacturing Engineering Team Lead, BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. 
  • Nick Colonna, Senior CAE Engineer, Advanced Technology and Safety Performance Integration, GM Canada

ECSE judges:

  • Falguni Shah, Director, Customer Connections and Key Account Services, Toronto Hydro 
  • Dan Mepham, Engineering Group Manager, Vision and Visibility Software, GM Canada
  • Harsh Singh, Manager Design engineering, Plant Computer Systems, OPG 
  • Ralph Chatoor, Executive Vice-President, Society of United Professionals 
  • Chris Effinger, Senior Team Lead, Alithya
  • Reza Rashidi Far, Principal AI Scientist, LeddarTech
  • Khodr Chehade, Technical Engineer, Computers and Control Design Department, OPG

ENE judges:

  • Madiha Hussain, Engineering Manager, OPG 
  • Daniel Hoornweg, Associate Professor and Director of Partnerships and Industry Training, FEAS
  • Lloyd Bailey, Senior Technical Engineer, OPG