Student Design Expo and Awards Ceremony to be held virtually

The University of Prince Edward Island will hold its sustainable design engineering expo and awards virtually this year.

The annual Student Design Expo and Awards Ceremony will take place today.

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) at the university will feature student projects in a video presentation made by each of the student teams.

“This event provides our students with the opportunity to showcase their design skills, to network with our design clinic partners and to be recognized for their hard work as aspiring engineers,” said Wayne Peters, interim dean of the FSDE.

These projects are the results of a collaboration between FSDE students and an industry or community partner.

Students were tasked with designing and creating solutions to their partners’ unique challenges.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank our many design clinic partners for joining us in providing a range of real-world engineering challenges for our students,” said Peters.

The expo begins at 1p.m., and viewings will continue into the afternoon.

The awards ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. Those interested can join virtually at upei.ca/virtualexpo.