Brigette Lau (BASc, CompE, 1999) and Chamath Palihapitiya (BASc, ElectE, 1999) partners of The Social + Capital Partnership in Palo Alto, CA, returned to campus on January 23 to announce two new prizes of $40,000 each for Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
New fund supportsÌýECE Capstone DesignÌý³Ù±ð²¹³¾²õ
With the announcement of the newÌýPalihapitiyaÌýLauÌýECEÌýVenture Creation Fund, twoÌýECEÌýstudent teams will be selected to receiveÌý$40,000 towards their fourth yearÌýCapstone DesignÌý±è°ù´ÇÂá±ð³¦³Ù²õ.ÌýÌýThe ne2015w program integrates the fourth-year mandatory Capstone Design project inÌýElectrical and Computer EngineeringÌý(ECE)Ìýwith curriculum embedded entrepreneurship training. Ìý
The awards include $6,000 per student in support of living expenses, to a maximum of four students, and $16,000 for expenses related to project development.
Capstone Design
Supported by numerous awards,ÌýCapstone Design provides À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering students with the unique opportunity to conceptualize and design a project related to their chosen discipline.Ìý
Ground-breaking ideas leading to the creation of Athos, BufferBox, Intellijoint HIP, Myo armband and the Pebble smartwatch had their genesis in Capstone Design.
About
ChamathÌýPalihapitiya
and
Brigette
Lau
Chamath Palihapitiya (BASc, Electrical Engineering, 1999) and his wife, Brigette Lau (BASc Computer Engineering, 1999) are partners of The Social+Capital Partnership, a venture capital fund based in Palo Alto, CA investing in breakthrough companies in education, healthcare, financial services, mobile and enterprise software.
ChamathÌýwas the longest tenured member of Facebook's executive team and is widely credited for driving its user base to over one billion.Ìý