The winners of the 11th annual Capstone Engineering Design and Competition at the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park have been announced.
The event saw more than 60 graduating students from the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Western University make presentations in one of three categories.
Throughout the event's 11 year history, over 568 students have participated, presenting more than 155 projects. 131 sponsorships with a total value of $130,350 have been presented.
Below is a list of the winners:
Renewable Fuels and Energy First Place: Butanol Production from Sugar Beet Bulp Project Engineers: Mark Pipher, Erica Glatt, Clifford Palmer, Robert Stevens
Second Place: Ethanol Production Using Corn Stover as Feedstock Project Engineers: Mark Spinozzi, Sarah Tea, Greg Smith, Clayton Vanos
Oil and Gas Processes First Place: High Severity Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Project Engineers: Chandler Button, Alex Churchill, Jennifer Edwards, Hilary Stone
Second Place: Diesel Production from Biogas Using Fischer - Tropsch Synthesis Project Engineers: Yara Alazki, Rawan Almusned, Alexandra Burke, Najeeb Fadel
Specialty Chemical Production First Place: Production of Nylon-6 Project Engineers: Andrey Khramtsov, Katie Clarke, Paul Brzozowski, Sasha Van Dinther
Second Place: Production of Ethylene Oxide Project Engineers: Huang Jiaqi, Tu Jiaming, Wu Yuanyi, Wu Yuhang
