We are excited to announce the winners of this year’s National Design Competition! The winning team in each category will receive $750. Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to all the entrants. Details of each project will be posted soon to the Past Winners page.
![Sustainability Award
Project: Fine Cut - Accessible Printing Press
Team: Hosam Rezk, Mohamed Alshehri, Beshr Ibrik, Hazem Elkhaiat
McMaster University](https://csme-ndc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CSME-2023-Sustainability-1024x576.jpg)
![Commercial Readiness Award
Project: Stretch 1.0 - Hobbyist Tensile Testing Machine
Team: Cole Elford, Oliver Kiessling
McMaster University](https://csme-ndc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CSME-2023-Commercial-Readiness-1024x576.jpg)
![Technical Excellence Award
Project: Fulcra - Orthosis for Lower Back Pain
Team: Maria Calderbank, Emilie Davignon, Louis Tan, Roseline Theroux](https://csme-ndc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CSME-2023-Technical-Excellence-1024x576.jpg)
Thank you to the judging team:
- Dr. Grant McSorley (CSME NDC Chair, Assistant Prof, University of Prince Edward Island),
- Dr. Dan Romanyk (CSME Chair of Student Affairs, Assistant Prof, University of Alberta),
- Dr. Aman Usmani FCSME (CSME Chair of Engineering Analysis & Design, Principal Consultant, Kinetrics Inc)
As well as the Université de Sherbrooke for their generous sponsorship
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