The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Sri Lanka Group has organized a competition to explore the IMechE Young M e m b e r s ’ design skills to fight COVID-19 pandemic. The objective has been to assess the design strengths of the young members to battle the global crisis. The final evaluation was held online on 29th May 2020. The teams from the Department of Mechanical Engineering have secured first, second, and third places of the competition getting certificates and cash awards of Rs. 50,000/-, 30,000/- and 15,000/- respectively. The panel of judges were representatives of engineering higher education, engineering industry, and healthcare sector. The cash award winners were required to use the prize money in making prototypes of their designs.
