On May 15, 2025, Associate Professor Dr. Yodchanan Wongsawat, Vice President for Research, Mahidol University, presided over the opening ceremony of the Mahidol Engineering Maker Expo 2022 Capstone Project Presentation, an exhibition of engineering projects by 4th-year students for the academic year 2025.

Associate Professor Dr. Thanapat Wanichanon, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, gave a report. The purpose of the event was to promote the exchange of knowledge and research, as well as to make the Faculty of Engineering better known to the public. This year, there were 92 engineering project presentations and 14 pitching presentations on stage. The event, at the Prince Mahidol Hall, Mahidol University, Salaya, was attended by more than 400 people including experts from business establishments, alumni of the Faculty of Engineering, representatives from MOU schools and from other schools, as well as other interested people.

A lecture on the topic of Creating Inspiration for Life Perspectives After Graduation was given by Mr. Sutirapan Sakkawatra, Chief Customer Officer, Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited. A further talk on the topic of From Zero to Hero: From the First Day to the Day of Success was presented by Mr. Panthapol Prasarnrajkit (Ohm Cocktail), an inspirational artist.

The event also gathered outstanding innovative research work from young people, researchers, and makers that was displayed in an exhibition booth, providing them with an opportunity to meet entrepreneurs.

Awards for presentations of capstone projects in the form of pitching on stage are as follows:

Grand Prize, 10,000 baht in prize money, from the Department of Chemical Engineering, CHE08, topic: Development of Plastic Wastes-derived N-functionalized Carbon Nanotubes used as Multifunctional Fluorescent Chemosensors;

Gold Prize, 8,000 baht in prize money, 3 awards:

1. BME01 Diabetic Nephropathy Immunosuppression with Advanced Monocyte Membrane-enhanced Organ-specific Nanoparticles for Dexamethasone Delivery (diamond)

2. CO03 Travel Recommendation using Retrieval-Augmented Generation via Chatbot Interface

3. BME02 Extending Development of Bart Lab Spine Surgical Robot: Surgical Protocol, Design, Control, Navigation and Software

Silver Prize, 6,000 baht in prize money, 3 awards:

1. CHE01 Valorization of cooked rice waste for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural production

2. ME08 Design Splint with Additive Manufacturing.

3. II3 Fermented Malt Beverage Incorporating Germinated Thai Rice and Pineapple Core as Flavor Enhancers

Bronze Award, 4 awards, 4,000 baht in prize money:

1. ME01 Design and Development of Combined Microwave-Hot Air Heating for Processed Meat (Case Study: Isan Sausages)

2. EE05 Techniques for Hand Tremor Frequency Analysis in Early Parkinson’s Disease Screening

3. CE05 Greenovation Co-working space design

4. CE12 "Application for Calculating Optimal Signal Timing Using Webster’s Method to Improve Traffic Efficiency and Reduce Carbon Emissions at Saphan Khwai Intersection"

Honorable Mention Award, 3 awards, 2,000 baht in prize money:

1. Generate Intrusion Network Traffic using Generative Adversarial Network

2. IE02 Design Process and Logistics Management for Patients' Transportation: Case of Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute

3. EE15 Counting Fireflies using Image Processing Technique

Capstone Project Engineering Poster Award Popular Vote Award, 3,000 baht in prize money, 5 awards:

1. EE14 Developing Wireless EIS for Pre-Compliance Test

2. CHE11 Synthesis of Ag2S/WO3-X for dye degradation using silver plating effluent as the silver source

3. CHE13 Microfabricated biomaterials for Organ-on-Chip: PMMA based vascular model

4. CHE16 Development of Atomization Technique for Hybrid Carbon Dots Nanoparticle-Infused Membrane Fabrication in Biomedical Applications

5. BME04 Improved Housing Design For Latent Tuberculosis Device Detection

The Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University thanks the prize fund sponsors:

1. Supalai Public Company Limited

2. Pentinum D Company Limited

3. Mengrai Medical Lab Co., Ltd.

4. Thai Rub Tech Company Limited

5. Sindhara Company Limited

6. Transcosmos (Thailand) Company Limited

7. P & W Essential Company Limited

and our special thanks also to Thai Wah Public Company Limited for supporting the event by donating 6 boxes (432 cups) of Dragon Double Ready instant vermicelli for participants to enjoy at the event.