Laura is a 4th year Biomedical Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Ottawa, with a strong focus on mechanical design and aerospace applications. Her academic and project experience spans thermal analysis, materials testing, and structural design, with internships at MDA Space as both a Flight Designer and Thermal Analyst. She has been leading the uOttawa team as Superstructure Lead at the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race for the past two years, where she designed and manufactured a carbon-fiber panelled steel frame. She is also Co-President of the uOttawa/UQO delegation for the Québec Engineering Games, where she coordinates competitions, logistics, and team development.

Laura’s current research project explores cold spray coatings hydrophobicity, focusing on the influence of surface morphology and material chemistry. This work has applications across multiple fields, including aerospace, medical technologies, and other surface control industries.

Anjali is an 4th year undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Mechanical Engineering, with an expected graduation in Spring 2026. She gained one year of industry experience in the Aerospace sector, working in the Materials, Process Technology, and Quality Engineering Departments, which sparked her interest in Surface Engineering and Materials Science. For her undergraduate thesis, she is researching micro- and nano-structured copper surfaces, with the goal of gaining valuable hands-on research experience and exposure to diverse materials-related projects. Outside of academics, Anjali serves as the Vice-President of Social Affairs for the Mechanical Engineering Student Society (MESS) and is a dancer with the uOttawa-Carleton South Asian dance team, the Ottawa Cobras

Antoine Flahaut is a student in his final year of a five-year double degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in computing technology. Antoine has worked in many labs in the past, including the Weck Lab at the University of Ottawa, where he contributed to the characterization of laser-machined solid-state LLTO electrolytes. More recently, he worked at Tohoku University in Japan in the Konyo Haptics Lab, which researches the applications of haptic feedback on the teleoperation of robotic manipulators. During his time in Japan, Antoine aided a team of international students in the development of a handheld haptic device that performed cutaneous vibrations and kinesthetic skin stretch to emulate contact forces.

Antoine is developing advanced cold spray coatings with enhanced surface area, mechanical stability, and reaction kinetics. His work focuses on using mechanical alloying and a porous, fin-like deposition structure to achieve these properties through a scalable manufacturing process.