Our undergraduate researchers have actively participated in the Industrial Liaison Forum, presenting approximately 30 posters and reinforcing our presence in research dissemination events.

This strong participation provided an opportunity to share some of the ongoing research activities with academic staff, industrial collaborators, and visitors. Students from the first to third year discussed their projects with the participants and received valuable feedback from judges and collaborators.

The projects covered a wide range of topics across various engineering and science disciplines, reflecting the diversity and depth of our research activities.

Among all the posters presented, two received Best Poster awards:

"Squashing Bugs, Not Snakes: Co-creating a Python Toolkit to Develop Students' Programming Proficiency" – Muhie Al Haimus (second-year Robotics Engineering), Yash Vaghela (second-year Mechanical Engineering), and Ilanthiraiyan Sivagnanamoorthy (third-year Aerospace Engineering), supervised by Dr. Rehan Shah. This project contributed to developing a toolkit for teaching Python and troubleshooting common programming errors.
"Multiaxial Mechanical Characterization of Elastomeric Scar Removal Sheets" – Prapti Shrestha (third-year MEng Biomedical Engineering), supervised by Dr. Marco Pensalfini. This research enhances the understanding of widely used medical-grade scar removal sheets by quantifying their deformability using advanced mechanical loading and optical analysis methods. The judges praised Prapti's ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and engagingly while recognizing the impact of her work.

Besides being a significant academic prestige, these awards highlight the potential of our undergraduate students in making meaningful contributions to advance research activities.