EnGenius 2021 prize winners

See the EnGenius 2021 prize winners, as judged by industry during Virtual EnGenius 2021.

As part of Virtual EnGenius, the School of Engineering awarded a prize to the best project in eight engineering disciplines based on industry judging.

More than 70 professional engineers judged the project presentations on how well they would perform in a real-world setting. 

The following projects were acknowledged as best capstone project during an online prize ceremony.

Awarded to the best Aerospace Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

Alex Thorbjornsen, Ryan Campbell​ and Aaron Boehm​ 

3D printed continuous fibre reinforced polymer composites​

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Chemical Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

Zoe Materis and Jessica Pascolo​

New catalysts for carbon dioxide splitting

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Civil and Infrastructure Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

Daniel Barca​, Ryan Buttigieg​, Brendan Stewart​, Pranay Parashar​ and Polina Morozova​

Structural health monitoring of a long-span bridge

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Electrical and Biomedical Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

Deborah Kong Tsin Chan​ and Brett Davidson​ 

Evaluation of template materials for NEST3D printing of bone regeneration scaffolds​

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

Pieter Rombauts​

Development of software tools for Mission Control Operations training at RMIT

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Environmental Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

Samuel Switkowski​, Lara Stovell​, Matthew Barham​ and Matthew Fitzpatrick​​ 

Securing safe water supplies in remote communities in Western Australia​

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Manufacturing, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

James Daley​

Designing and optimising solar PV for value – an engineering approach​

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Manufacturing, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

Evangeline Glough Good​, Matteo Donalisio​, Christian Milianti​ and Aditya Mishra​

Simultaneous localization and mapping for driverless formula student racing car

Lara Stovell

Awarded to the best Mechanical and Automotive Engineering project, as judged by industry at Virtual EnGenius 2021.

William Jones​, Dimitri Ioannidis​, Sophia Agnew, ​Michael Ives and Nethmini ​Walliwala Gamage​

Additively manufactured air cooled helmet for radiation – induced alopecia (RIA) prevention

Lara Stovell
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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.