This week was the last week of IPPD fall semester. Our team presented our system level design report to our Duke Energy liaisons. After weeks of hardwork, we are nearing the end. In honor of the end of the semester,… Read More
Our IPPD Wrapped
This week our team presented our system level design presentation to our peers for feedback for the real presentation next Tuesday! We received both positive feedback and constructive criticism for their presentation. Positive aspects included improved group energy, a well-received… Read More
Head above Crystal Clear water
This week, our team dove into the deep end with our prototype inspection day, making waves as we presented our “prototype” to judges for a splash of feedback. Instead of a physical prototype, we navigated the day with a PowerPoint… Read More
Hard Work! Work!
It’s never a dull week with Crystal Clear Waters, and currently, the waters are anything but clear. This semester has all of us stoking the flame, but we prevail and steer our ship towards dawn! This week has been focused… Read More
The Calm of the Eclipse
In the midst of the recent hustle and bustle, our team relished a comparatively tranquil week. Perhaps this was due to the energy from the lunar eclipse or the stressful past weeks. Nevertheless, this was a welcomed respite from the… Read More
Spooktacular week!
This week was an exhilarating one for Crystal Clear Waters as we conducted our PDR presentation with our liaison. Due to unforeseen obstacles, our team had to swiftly transition from an in-person meeting to a conference call. Nevertheless, nothing can… Read More
The Nightmare Before PDR
As the full moon loomed in the night sky, our dedicated team toiled tirelessly over cauldrons of ideas, concocting a bewitching brew for the upcoming peer-review preliminary design report (PDR) presentation on a fateful Tuesday. Unfortunately, we ran out of… Read More
Something is brewin’, ‘bout to begin
Winds in the east! The cold’s coming in, and so are we! This week, the team worked on developing rough drafts of process flow diagrams for the various technologies we have been researching. Rest assured, I won’t delve into the… Read More
Go, Greased Lightnin’!
Beep beep!! Here comes Crystal Clear Waters cruising through highway IPPD! This past week, our team revved up our car salesmanship skills at the IPPD FPL Six Sigma White Belt certification, hosted by the dynamic Florida Power Line Company (FPL).… Read More
When life gives you lime…
This week, Crystal Clear Waters embarked on an aquatic adventure to the Crystal River North water treatment plant! We got the opportunity to tour the facility and talk to both engineers and plant operators to uncover what the main… Read More
The Start of Something New
We are Crystal Clear Waters! This week our team has been working on the foundations of what our team will be. We have also designed our team logo to be a citrus, representative of our working being in Citrus County,… Read More
Week 1 – Meeting the Team
This week marks an exciting start to our two-semester long design journey. Myself and 5 others found ourselves assigned to the Duke Energy Water Treatment Improvement project on Friday, introduced ourselves via 2-sentence bio in our shared teams channel on… Read More