Bhattacharya Capstone Design Award

Funded by Dilip and Manjusha Bhattacharya

Eligibility

Student groups enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering’s fourth-year Capstone Design project. The award will go to the Chemical Engineering project that, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates an innovative and practical design solution to a problem, preferably made ready for immediate application, having large potential long-term benefit to society.

Value

Dilip and Manjusha Bhattacharya will provide one award valued at $3,000. The total award funds will be divided equally among the winning team members.

Selection process

  • Final selection will be made by a panel of faculty members of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Chemical Engineering Capstone Coordinator.
  • The award will be announced at the end of the 4B term, after final report grading.  

About the donors

Established by Dilip and Manjusha Bhattacharya, the Bhattacharya Capstone Award in Chemical Engineering was established to foster innovative thinking and recognize the efforts of hard-working and talented Engineering students. Dilip Bhattacharya is a proud À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alumnus. He holds an MASC ’68 and a PhD ’73 from the Department of Chemical Engineering. 

Past Recipients

  • Real-Time Dosimetric Patch for Safer Radiation Therapy (2025)
  • Pads to Purpose: Recycling and Repurposing of Used Menstrual Pads (2024)
  • Radioactive Species Capture Via Bubble Column for Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning (2023)
  • Recycling Multilayer Film via Solvent Extraction (2022)
  • Design of a Novel Wood-Plastic Composite for Food Distribution Applications (2021)
  • Simulations and Feasibility Studies For Boiler Feedwater Management (2020)
  • Optimization and Design of an Automotive Manufacturer’s Energy System Using Power-to-Gas Technology (2019)
  • Purge Water Selection and Process Optimization (2018)
  • Power-to-Gas Implementation for a Petcoke Polygeneration System in Sarnia (2017)
  • ​Ammonia Abatement During Start-up and Shutdown of a Urea Plant for CF Industries (2016)
  • Design of History-Matching and Forecasting Analytical Tool for SAGD (2015)