Hello lovely people, and happy finals! Just kidding, nobody is happy right now. Except for EvapoGATOR because we’re very proud of our SLDR presentation! This week, the team presented our solution to completely redesign and build a new vacuum evaporator… Read More
Week of PR SLDR
Happy December, friends! EvapoGATOR hopes everyone had a fun, relaxing time with their families and friends during Thanksgiving! We did not post last week because of the holiday, but we were still getting a lot done. For example, we finished… Read More
Prototype Inspection Week
Hello everyone, I’m happy to report that we successfully made it through Prototype Inspection Day (PID)! For PID, we showcased the progress of our vacuum evaporation project with a rough prototype of 3D-printed parts and CAD models. We labeled these… Read More
Pre-PID (Hurricane Week, part 2)
Hello! Welcome back to our EvapoGATOR blog! I must preface this post with the fact that we had a short week here at UF again. Classes were canceled on Thursday 11/10 for Hurricane Nicole and Friday 11/11 for Veteran’s Day.… Read More
Preliminary Prototyping
Hello lovely people! This week, EvapoGATOR has started planning for the upcoming Prototype Inspection Day (PID). This activity includes all teams in the class compiling a rough prototype of their projects to display and receive feedback on. Our team is… Read More
Concept Generation
Happy November, all! EvapoGATOR has had a bit of a quiet week because we are all struggling through sickness, midterms, and career showcase. But other than that, we’re doing great 🙂 After the PDR, our team is focusing on Prototype… Read More
PDR Presentation Week
Hello all! This week, EvapoGATOR had the great experience of presenting our preliminary design report (PDR) to our liaison, Dr. Andrew MacIntosh, and the department chair of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Dr. Sue Percival. We put a lot of… Read More
Reviewing our Peers and their PDRs
Hello everyone, and thank you for joining us for yet another weekly update. This past week, we finished a rough draft of our Preliminary Design Report (PDR) presentation, and we practiced with our peers. It was very fun and eye-opening… Read More
Prepping for the PDR
Happy October, everyone! Our team has had a productive week with many exciting things happening as we prepare for this next phase of our project! EvapoGATOR members completed the Vacuum Evaporation lab on Friday 10/7 with our liaison, Dr. MacIntosh,… Read More
Hurricane Week Blog
To begin, this week in Florida, we have been bracing for the hit of Hurricane Ian. Because of the inclement weather, classes were canceled at UF from Wed 9/28 through Fri 9/30. Luckily, everyone in EvapoGATOR is safe, and we’ve… Read More
The Secret Schematic to Success
Hello, and happy fall! The EvapoGATORs are starting to feel a chill in the air as we continue working on our design project. This week, we were able to settle into our roles a bit more and get the ball… Read More
The Wonderful Week of Research
Hi everyone! EvapoGATORs here! This week, we’ve been working on fully understanding the scope of our project by beginning our research, meeting with our liaison, and determining our stakeholders and project design specifications. We were very excited to meet with… Read More
Welcome to the EvapoGATOR Blog!
Hello! The EvapoGATOR team would like to introduce ourselves: Emily Ford — 4th year Mechanical Engineering major Ryan Pytosh — 4th year Chemical Engineering major Alli Porras — 5th year Mechanical Engineering major We are very excited to start working… Read More