UBCO’s graduating engineering students will be judged on their final designs at the year-end event taking place at the KF Centre for Excellence on April 9.
What: Graduating UBCO engineering students showcase year-end projects
Who: Students, faculty, staff, judges, members of the public
When: Wednesday, April 9, from 1 to 5 pm
Where: KF Centre for Excellence, 5800 Lapointe Drive, Kelowna
As final-year UBC Okanagan engineering students prepare for graduation, they will cap off their university experience by showcasing projects designed to make the world a better place.
Nearing the summit of their undergraduate journey, UBC Okanagan School of Engineering students will present projects that have been months in the making at the annual Capstone Showcase and Competition.
Since September, student teams have been collaborating to tackle real-world problems across a wide array of sectors, such as automation and robotics, design, energy systems, infrastructure and structure, and sustainability.
Many students have partnered with local engineering industry leaders or UBC faculty to design innovative solutions to the issues they presented. Others have chosen to champion projects entirely of their own design, making this event a launch pad for their student-led entrepreneurial ideas.
All of these pioneering projects will be on display for guests to discover and enjoy at the KF Centre for Excellence.
“The capstone showcase is the culmination of months of hard work on projects that are designed from the very beginning to have a real-world effect,” adds Dr. Kenneth Chau, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Faculty Co-Lead for Capstone. “Students will be presenting their responses to problems and opportunities we face in the Okanagan, BC and beyond.”
A distinguished panel of judges, including School of Engineering faculty and industry leaders, will then evaluate these projects and the winners will be announced at the event’s grand finale.
Some of the projects to be judged this year include a room occupancy detection system using ultrasound, the development of a wearable hand tremor monitoring device for Parkinson’s disease, recycling gypsum into topsoil amendments, wood homes created with hemp materials and a new, sustainable water system for West Kelowna.
“We are incredibly proud of our student teams for the creativity and skill they have applied to their capstone projects this year,” says Dr. Alon Eisenstein, Assistant Professor of Teaching at the School of Engineering. Dr. Eisenstein is also the Marshall Bauder Chair in Experiential Learning and Leadership for UBCO.
This event takes place Wednesday, April 9 at the KF Centre for Excellence, is open to the public and starts at 1 pm. The day will wrap up with award presentations at about 4:40 pm.
“This event is family friendly,” adds Dr. Eisenstein. “Those with children are invited to join us to enjoy a day of airplanes, history, science and engineering excellence in this unique venue.”
For more information, visit: events.ok.ubc.ca/event/engineering-capstone-project-showcase-competition-3
