Post by Loletta Yuen

We are incredibly proud to see UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT talented students complete many dynamic and innovative projects every semester! A huge thank you to our passionate industry partners who continued to support and provide interesting real-world problems for students to learn and experience. Yesterday, we showcased and celebrated another cohort of capstone students’ projects. 👏 Congratulations to the excellent award-winning students (supervisors) and their projects: University of Technology Sydney Alan Chappel Award: Blake Williams (Adrian Bishop)- Generative AI For Drug Discovery And Property Optimisation Aurecon Judges Choice Award: Nathan Zygouras (Kirk Vessalas)- Investigation Into The Design Of Back-Propping And Shoring In The Construction Of Concrete Frame Structures Bechtel Corporation Best Poster: Lance Hutt (Scott Daniel (he/him)) - Healthcare Waste Management For Remote Small Island Communities UTS Rapido Future Innovator Award:  Kayla-anne Jack (Terry Brown)- 3D Printed Ankle-Foot Orthoses: An Investigation Into Mechanical Properties And Design Optimisations John Holland Engineering & IT for Good Award: Ruth Mukheibir (Melita Jazbec)- Nature Regeneration In Australian Infrastructure: A Case Study On The Parramatta Light Rail IEEE Award: Tracy Sharma (Joshua Lee) - Optimising Peace Lily Plant Health: An Investigation Using A Sensor-Based, Self-Monitoring Indoor Plant Care System IPWEA NSW & ACT People’s Choice Award: Quoc Minh Tran (Quang Ha) - RFID-Based Lunchbox Management System Using Queuing Theory Vinculum Advisory Award for Innovative Community-based Design: Salination Salvation Team - Nicholas Bagnall, Joshua Chelashaw, Zoey Goodall, Elliot Kerr, Om Rami & Abigail Tyler)- Low Resource Desalination For Saibai Island: Solar-Driven Interfacial Evaporation Thanks to all sponsors and Judges: Alan Boughey, Anne Conlon GAICD CIPP/E, Charlie Arida, Cindy Li, Paddy Power, Harry Nutting, Joshua Devitt, Lansiya Saymontry, Matt Townson, Neeraj Viswanathan, Peter Geoghegan, Philip Swadling, Shirley Sun & Vanessa Gordon David Elliott William Cox Ken O'Neill 👉 We look forward to hearing more potential projects from you for capstone students and celebrating the next showcase together in 2025!