Hannah Thompson (right) is part of a former Lethbridge College team named as a finalist for the Capstone Project of Year Award. (Photos: ASET)

By Justin Goulet

Former Lethbridge College team named as finalists for Capstone Project of the Year Award

Aug 16, 2023 | 1:31 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – A team of recent Lethbridge College graduates has been nominated as finalists for the Capstone Project of the Year Award.

It’s a provincial honour bestowed annually by the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta, also known as ASET. The association launched the award in 2017.

Hannah Thompson and Tyce Daniells, former students in the Civil Engineering Technology program, have been recognized for their work.

Thompson, who graduated from the college in spring 2023, told Pattison Media, “We were pretty shocked when we found out that we were nominated as finalists.”

“We honestly thought that some of the other projects at Lethbridge College would have been picked over ours, but either way, we are so happy and really excited that ours is nominated.”

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Thompson explained that her and Daniells’ project aimed “to determine if the addition of glass fibers to hot mix asphalt would improve its performance.”

She said, “We believed that the glass fibers would bond with the asphalt and create elastic-like properties. I would kind of imagine it like a spider web and how that sticks to things.”

Thompson added that one of her main priorities when working on the project was hopefully extending the lifespan of roadways.

She remarked, “With the glass fibers in asphalt, it would result in less wear and tear of it.”

Thompson and Daniells’ project is one of nine named as finalists for the 2023 ASET Capstone Project of the Year Award. The winning project will be announced at the end of October.

An asphalt and glass fiber project by Hannah Thompson (left) and Tyce Daniells has earned them a nomination as finalists for ASET’S Capstone of the Year Award. (Photo: ASET)

In a news release, ASET CEO Barry Cavanaugh said, “The former Lethbridge College team’s project may, like asphalt, seem simple on the surface, but it has significant value and depth.”

Cavanaugh added, “Any research that makes more resilient something as fundamental to our daily lives as asphalt is a huge win for everyone, not just the former students who conducted that research.”

Thompson said she is currently working for a local engineering firm in Lethbridge and notes her schooling at Lethbridge College has been instrumental for her career.

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