Faculty Mentor/s:
Sabrina Jedlicka, Materials Science and Engineering
Christina Haden, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
Students on the team this summer:
Leah Canel, 2021
Aiden Galbraith, 2022
Eliza Howard, 2021
Dom Ocampo, 2022
Project Description:
Copra, the dried sections of the meat of coconuts, is valued for its many uses including coconut oil extract, but is also a major agricultural export for the Philippines. It is often processed using traditional, time-consuming and inefficient methods including sun-drying and smoke-drying, before being processed into its various products. This project’s goal is to improve copra processing and process streamlining for increased income of copra farmers in the Philippines. Identified needs include a faster, all-weather processing technique that yields better copra quality compared to manual methods, and a way for farmers to communicate over long distances.
Month/Year Project Began:
January 2020