Student innovation showcased at three Capstone Days in 2024

Lassonde Capstone Day, C4 Spring Capstone Day and C4 Summer Capstone Day brought together students, faculty, staff, alumni and both industry and community partners for remarkable showcases of undergraduate capstone projects. 

On April 26, 2024, students from Lassonde’s ENG 4000, CIVL 4000, and MECH 2112 courses presented a diverse range of projects, spanning the use of Augmented Reality to transform education to harvesting mechanical energy into electrical power. This event highlighted their innovative contributions. 

Also on April 26 and on June 7, C4 took place, celebrating the ingenuity, creativity, and impact of York University students across all Faculties engaged in projects related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

All three occasions provided students with invaluable opportunities to exhibit their project experiences, compete for awards, and foster the development of essential professional skills crucial for their future careers. 

“Capstone Day is always an amazing event, and this year’s teams really excelled with their outstanding project presentations. It was a true celebration of not only their efforts over the year, but a real culmination of their degree. They always have so much to be proud of on this day!” Franz Newland, Associate Professor, Space Engineering & Co-Founder of C4: The Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom. 

The Lassonde Capstone team extends a special thank you to their project partners, industry advisors and especially to the Capstone Day judges, including Vidushi Jain, Tom Granat, Randa Qashoa, Oliver Xiao, Olga Klushina, Jushwin Mahal, Josh Abraham, Farouk Wahsh. 

C4 extends their sincere appreciation for their project partners, guest industry specialists, award judges and especially their current funders—Honda Canada Foundation, GHD, BHER, Wayble, and YSpace. In addition to funding awards at both Capstone Days, Honda Canada Foundation was also the event sponsor for our Summer Capstone Day event in June. 

See the event photos in our Facebook album.

Left: C4 student presenting their capstone project. Right: Showcase of C4 projects.

Left: Mitch Burnie, Assistant Dean, Students congratulating a Capstone student. Right: A group of award-winning C4 students.

Lassonde Capstone Day Awards

PEO (Professional Engineers Ontario) Award 

• Team 28
• Off-Grid Utilities for Homestead (Household) Energy Usage 
• Awarded to the project that created, developed, and promoted a product/project with the greatest commercial potential. 

Engineering Capstone Prize   

• Team 35
• Smart Toilet Attachment for Non-Invasive Health Monitoring via Urinalysis  
• Awarded to the project with the potential to positively impact human well-being with maximum and immediate benefit. 

B.E.S.T. Technology Impact Award 

• Team 33
• LLM Proxy 
• Awarded to the projects which demonstrate exceptional innovativeness and impact in addressing an important societal issue and the likelihood of the projects being implemented. 

CIVL GEOSolv Innovation & Sustainability Award 

• Team Greenway Design  
• Awarded to the capstone project with the most innovative and sustainable design solutions in the Civil Capstone course. 

C4 Spring and Summer Capstone 2024 Awards 

Congratulations to the following teams who won awards during C4’s Capstone Days: 

1^st Place – Community Impact Award sponsored by GHD 

• Team: BE
• Fostering Food Sovereignty 
• Partner: High Garden 

2^nd Place – Community Impact Award sponsored by GHD 

• Team: AC
• Policy Pal 
• Partner: Engage 

1^st Place – Innovation Award sponsored by YSpace 

• Team: BF 
• Finding Our Way through Sustainable Choices 
• Partner: Weins Auto Group 

1^st Place – Sustainability Award sponsored by Honda Canada Foundation 

• Team: AA 
• Reconstructing Education 
• Partner: Sensorium 

2^nd Place – Sustainability Award sponsored by Honda Canada Foundation 

• Team: BD 
• Saving the Planet 
• Partner: Independent 

1st Place – Innovation Award sponsored by YSpace 

• Team Red 1/5 
• Digital Ambassadors Program 
• Partner: Newmarket Library 

1st Place – Sustainability Award presented by the Honda Canada Foundation 

• Team Blue 3 
• Sustainable Kitchen: Nurturing Chefs of YCDSB 
• Partners: TRCA, Bruce’s Mill 

2nd Place – Sustainability Award presented by the Honda Canada Foundation 

• Team Blue 6 
• EcoRenew Creating Sustainability Art 
• Partners: TRCA, Bruce’s Mill  

The Lassonde Capstone team is currently welcoming project proposals for the 2024/25 academic year. To submit proposals, please use the project proposal portal. For further information on supporting capstone courses, awards, projects, or teams, please contact Claudia Bennett at claudia.bennett@lassonde.yorku.ca. 

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