Rocket is a competition for Ontario’s graduating industrial designers hosted by ACIDO. Graduates nominated at the top of their class from Carleton University, Humber College, OCAD University, and Sheridan College have the opportunity to pitch their final year thesis projects to a jury of select industry professionals with the top winners announced at the Rocket Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to our 4th-year student Rocket 2024 Nominees and Award Winners!
The School of Industrial Design had 13 nominees (https://acido.info/acido-rocket-2024/).
| Aleeya Consul | Aryaman Harlalka | Julian Saliby |
| Audrey Sabbagh | Charlotte Kennedy | Kole Tromp |
| Melissa Mak | Madeleine Eisert | Mackenzie Vaughan-Graham |
| Nicco Timpano | Olivia Pucci | Ryan Brenneman |
| Zach Rodgers |
The Rocket’s awards are broken down into two areas, 3 awards of excellence and 13 sponsorship awards. Our students took first place for the awards of excellence and won seven of the sponsor awards. Congratulations on amazing projects!
1st Place – Olivia Pucci
Project: Hydrex
Merit and Speciality Awards:
| Design 1st – The Disruptor’s Award Madeleine Eisert Project: gobi |
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| Copernicus – Benefitting the Future Award Aleeya Consul Project: Sashimono |
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| Fedicus – The Agency Award Olivia Pucci Project: Hydrex |
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| Inertia – Design Thinking Award Aryaman Harlalka Project: Nuru |
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| Jeremy Gibson – Feasibility Award Aleeya Consul Project: Sashimono |
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| Cortex – Health and Wellness Award Melissa Mak Project: Stride |
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| Tensen – Manufacturing Readiness Award Zach Rodgers Project: Spark |
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