About Me

My name is Samitha Vasu and I am a third year Civil Engineering Student at McMaster University. So far, I have completed a 3 month internship at NuCon Engineering and an 8 month coop at IKO Industries Ltd. Click below to learn more about me!

Project Work

  • Prosthetic Finger and Thumb

    While working in a group of 4, we were able to successfully create a prosthetic finger and thumb using simple gear mechanisms!

  • Writing Device

    While working in a group of 4 we were able to create a writing device through adhering to client and financial constraints!

  • AutoCAD Design League

    My team and I participated in McMaster's AutoCAD Designathon; a hackathon using AutoCAD. We recreated the game 'Russian Roulette', instead, using alcohol and a watergun!

  • HackWestern 9

    My partner and I participated in a weekend long hackathon at Western University. We created a tool that searches and filters through medical articles to pull out scales that helps anyone in the science field with research!

Lab Work

Throughout the course of my degree, I have participated in many labs. Here is a few of the labs that I have participated in and their applications to the community!

To learn more about the lab work conducted, feel free to click the button to learn more.