Hello dear readers, I am sad to say that this will be the last installment of EvapoGATOR’s weekly blog. However, I’m happy to say we achieved our goal of creating a brand-new, functional food vacuum evaporator for UF’s FSHN department!… Read More
Tag: FSHN
The Beginning of the End
Or the end of the beginning? Both could be argued. On the one hand, IPPD is almost over with our Final Design Review (FDR) presentations tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/25/23); however, on the other, the greatest journey comes after graduation, and IPPD… Read More
Hippity hoppity, FDR is on its way
Hello dear readers, EvapoGATOR hopes you all had a great holiday weekend! (Time check: Easter was yesterday, hence the title.) Your favorite IPPD team is still working vigorously to finish optimizing our system before the Final Design Review (FDR) on… Read More
Praying to the Heat Transfer Goddess
Hello everyone and welcome back to EvapoGATOR’s weekly diary… I mean, blog. First thing’s first, refer to the pictures to understand the title. EvapoGATOR had Prototype Inspection Day (PID) this week, and if I do say so myself, we killed… Read More
Happy Spring (Break)!
Hello lovely readers and welcome back to the final installment of EvapoGATOR’s blog before we take a week off for Spring Break! The past week has been pretty busy with all the assignments/projects/exams our professors are trying to squeeze in… Read More
So Close to Spring Break
Hello everyone, and welcome back! You must be dying for an update on how EvapoGATOR’s QRB2 went, and here I am to oblige. Of course, the big event last week was the second Qualification Review Board (QRB2), and we are… Read More
Prepping for QRB2
Hello all, and welcome back. It’s officially part 1 of midterms season, so we’re all enjoying that. Luckily, EvapoGATOR has been really productive, and we’ve accomplished a lot this week on top of exams and projects in our other classes.… Read More
Hello February
Welcome back and happy February! Here in Gainesville, we’re back to mid-70° weather, a couple of humid rainy days, and the yellow pollen that sticks to your windshield. Ahh, spring. Anyway, I’m here to report that EvapoGATOR has continued our… Read More
The Week We Started Testing
Hello friends! We hope everyone has had a great week and is settling into the new year. EvapoGATOR has no time to ease into the new semester because we’ve been busy: For QRB1, our team will have a presentation exhibiting… Read More
SLDR Week
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
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
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