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The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Robotics team came within a hair's breadth of successfully completing the Level 1 of the Sample Return Robot Challenge, a part of NASA's Centennial Challenges prize program.

The event, hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute from June 5-7 in Worcester, Mass., drew robotics teams from the United States, Canada and Estonia to compete for a total of $1.5 million in NASA prize money.

Musa Chunge, who will convocate with a BASc inÌýcivil engineering next month, has beenÌýawarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which is one of the most prestigious international scholarships.ÌýÌýÌý

Chunge was one of 51 recipients out of more than 3,500 applicants who were evaluated on criteria such as outstanding intellectual ability, leadership potential, commitment to improving the lives of others, and a good fit between the applicant's qualifications and aspirations and the postgraduate program at Cambridge for which the individual applied.

A team of undergraduate students comprised mainly of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering studentsÌýwon an international microrobotics competition, andÌý did so in less than one second.

The Mobile Microrobotics Challenge took place at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Karlsruhe, Germany. The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ team won the Autonomous Mobility Challenge, where the microrobots must autonomously navigate a track in the shape of a figure eight.

A ‘smart’ walker could become the intelligent solution for elderly and disabled people thanks to the grand prize its inventors won in this year’s LaunchPad $50K competition.

Emily Peat, owner of EcoPlace Organics, took topÌýhonours at the Nicol Entrepreneurial Awards competitionÌýheld in OttawaÌýMarch 27. This is the first time in six years that the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ has taken the top prize at the national competition.

Peat, a current civil engineering undergraduate student andÌýformer University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ BET300 and E Co-op program participant, captured theÌýaward after winning first place in a campus-wide competition held in FebruaryÌýat the Conrad Centre.

Engineering students dominatedÌýtheÌýUniversity of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ men’s curling teamÌýthat earned national goldÌýwith a 7-5 victory over the University of Alberta Golden Bears in Kamloops, B.C.

Skip Jake Walker, a fourth-year electrical engineering student, second Jordan Moreau, a management engineering student, thirdÌýEdward Cyr, a mechanical engineering master's student,Ìýand alternate Nathan Ransom, an undergraduate mechanical engineering student,Ìýand other members of the team, captured top spot in the 2013ÌýMen’s Curling Championship in a rematch of last year's finals.

The 2012 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering Awards dinnerÌýheld onÌýNovember 22 honoured engineering's exceptional students, alumni and a friend of the faculty. More than 2,500 students received awards this year for everything from top marks to extracurricular activities such as leadership, community engagement, and involvement in athletics.

A number of awards were distributed at the event, including:

À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering students had their chance toÌýimpress CanadianÌýbusiness leadersÌýon the October 31 all-student episode of CBC's Dragons' Den.Ìý Hongwei Liu, an electrical and computer engineering student, andÌýDesmond Choi, aÌý University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ arts student, pitched their company MappedIn's smartphone application that helps people navigate through malls.Ìý
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Devon Rizzo, a second-year management engineering student,Ìýcaptured the women's title at the Canadian University/College Championship onÌýJune 1 atÌýthe Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, B.C.ÌýGarrett Rank, aÌýuÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ economics student,Ìýwon theÌýmen'sÌýtitle.Ìý

BothÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵÌýWarriors won in thrilling fashion with RizzoÌýtakingÌýthe title on the third playoff hole while Rank birdied four of his last six holes to win the championship by three strokes.