{"663655":{"#nid":"663655","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Reducing Food Waste, Solving Sponsor Problems Shine at Fall Capstone Expo","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA talking trash can stole the show at the Fall 2022 Capstone Design Expo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDesigned to help reduce food waste in university dining halls, the can \u0026mdash; with a dash of behavioral psychology and a suite of computer vision and natural language processing \u0026mdash; quantifies uneaten food going in the trash, then quizzes people about why. The goal is to collect information that chefs can use to improve what and how much they serve. The bucket also helps students think about the carbon footprint of their trash.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Food waste is a major overlooked issue in the United States. That\u0026#39;s what really motivated us to tackle this problem,\u0026rdquo; said Ivan Zou, a computer engineering major and member of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/prod1\/portal\/portal.jsp?c=17462\u0026amp;p=413142918\u0026amp;g=413665329\u0026amp;id=416541507\u0022\u003ETeam Raccoon Eyes\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Our project is really about reducing waste at the source by improving food quality, helping with portion sizes, and making students more aware of what they\u0026#39;re actually throwing away.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0026rsquo;s approach to reducing the estimated 7 billion pounds of food discarded every year on college campuses won the Best Overall Project award Dec. 5 at Capstone Expo. This fall, the showcase of semester-long senior design projects featured 110 teams across seven schools in the Colleges of Engineering, Computing, and Design. They displayed work ranging from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/prod1\/portal\/portal.jsp?c=17462\u0026amp;p=413142918\u0026amp;g=413665329\u0026amp;id=416542569\u0022\u003EMartian missions\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/prod1\/portal\/portal.jsp?c=17462\u0026amp;p=413142918\u0026amp;g=413665329\u0026amp;id=416544220\u0022\u003Ehedge trimmers with a removable blade\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/prod1\/portal\/portal.jsp?c=17462\u0026amp;p=413142918\u0026amp;g=413665329\u0026amp;id=416540908\u0022\u003Eplay structures for kids\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and an\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/prod1\/portal\/portal.jsp?c=17462\u0026amp;p=413142918\u0026amp;g=413665329\u0026amp;id=416539599\u0022\u003Eeasier-to-use epinephrine injector for allergic reactions\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/reducing-food-waste-solving-sponsor-problems-shine-fall-capstone-expo\u0022\u003ERead a full wrap-up of the Expo and see the list of winners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Redesigned hedge trimmers, Martian missions, new gutter-cleaning tool and more among the senior design projects on display"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the showcase of semester-long senior design projects featured 110 teams across seven schools in the Colleges of Engineering, Computing, and Design. They displayed work ranging from\u0026nbsp;Martian missions\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;hedge trimmers with a removable blade\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;play structures for kids\u0026nbsp;and an\u0026nbsp;easier-to-use epinephrine injector for allergic reactions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"More than 100 teams competed at the Fall Capstone Design Expo"}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2022-12-06 06:20:45","changed_gmt":"2022-12-13 20:29:04","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663654":{"id":"663654","type":"image","title":"2022 Fall Capstone Design Expo","body":null,"created":"1670307365","gmt_created":"2022-12-06 06:16:05","changed":"1670307365","gmt_changed":"2022-12-06 06:16:05","alt":"Student with arm in air standing in front of flower","file":{"fid":"251219","name":"52545285157_171f2defba_c (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/52545285157_171f2defba_c%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/52545285157_171f2defba_c%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":133552,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/52545285157_171f2defba_c%20%281%29.jpg?itok=7y3YtFGB"}}},"media_ids":["663654"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\njstewart@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}